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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Kenichi Kawasaki, Osaka, JP;
Shouji Nakagawa, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Kawasaki, Osaka, JP;
Shouji Nakagawa, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a handle shaft, a one-way clutch, a drag mechanism, a drag regulation member, a handle, a spool, and a rotation transmission mechanism. The one-way clutch including an outer race being attached to the reel unit, where the outer race being not rotatable to the reel unit, an inner race unitarily and rotatably coupled to the handle shaft, and rollers disposed between the outer race and the inner race. The drag mechanism includes a drag washer unitarily and rotatably coupled to the handle shaft. The handle disposed between the drag regulation member and the reel unit, and includes a through hole. The handle shaft penetrates in the through hole, and is unitarily and rotatably coupled to the inner race around the through hole. The spool is rotatably attached to the reel unit.