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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2002
Hirokazu Hirayama, Sakai, JP;
Kouji Ochiai, Sakai, JP;
Shimano, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A spinning reel bail tripping device returns a bail arm from the line-releasing posture to the line-guiding posture smoothly as a rotor rotates in its line-guiding direction. The bail tripping device includes a shifting member, a switching member, and a roller. The shifting member can shift, when the bail arm pivots, between a first position corresponding to the line-guiding posture and a second position corresponding to the line-releasing posture. The shifting member has a portion that protrudes toward a front portion of the reel unit when the shifting member is in the second position. The switching member is arranged at the front of a reel unit. When the rotor rotates in line-guiding direction, the switching portion contacts the protruding portion, shifting the shifting member toward the first position. The roller is provided on the switching member at a portion contacting the shifting member, and rolls against the switching member.