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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Components (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Pontian, Johor, MY;
Youhei Toake, Sakai, JP;
Kunio Takechi, Sakai, JP;
Akira Niitsuma, Sakai, JP;
Takeshi Ikuta, Sakai, JP;
Abu Supian Bin Ahmad, Johor, MY;
SHIMANO INC., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
SHIMANO COMPONENTS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD., Pontian, Johor, MY;
Abstract
A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a spool and a waterproof member. The reel body includes a first side plate and a second side plate. The spool includes a bobbin trunk and a first flange. The bobbin trunk is rotatably disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate. The first flange is provided on a first side plate-side end of the bobbin trunk and has a larger diameter than the bobbin trunk. The waterproof member has an annular shape and is disposed in a first side plate-side position in the reel body. Additionally, the first flange includes a rib having an annular shape. The rib extends axially outward from the first flange and has a smaller diameter than an outermost diameter part of the first flange. The waterproof member is disposed in adjacent opposition to an inner peripheral surface of the rib of the first flange.