Shimano Inc.

Ong San Cheng

Keigo Kitajima

Noboru Sakaguchi

Dual-bearing reel, having two clutch-operating handles for performing different clutch operations, designed to facilitate maintenance work on the interior of the handle-mounting side. A mechanism mounting plate ( ) for the dual-bearing reel is provided on a side cover ( ) on the handle-mounting side of the reel body, and meanwhile on a side plate ( ) on the handle-mounting side, which lets the spool ( ) pass through, two clutch-operating handles ( ), ( ) are fitted for shifting without coming of. Further, a clutch plate ( ) that, linked to the two clutch-operating handles ( ), ( ) engages with a clutch switching mechanism, is provided within the mechanism mounting space.

Dual-bearing reel

The present invention relates to a fishing reel that has a variable brake mechanism. The variable brake mechanism includes a plurality of small brake weights mounted on radially extending shafts. The brake weights are positioned within a brake race that is fixed to the fishing reel body. The brake weights are further configured to rotate about a spool shaft with the spool about which fishing line is wound. Upon rotation of the spool, the brake weights are urged radially outward due to centrifugal forces. The brake weights further formed with collars that extend through an opening in a cam collar. The openings in the cam collar define cam surfaces which, upon rotation of the cam collar with respect to the spool, urge the brake weights into and away from a position where the weights may contact the brake race. An adjuster dial accessible from the outer surface of the fishing reel body is configured to selectively engage the cam collar for rotation of the cam collar.

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