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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2009
Tomoki Iwanari, Sakai, JP;
Soushi Iwata, Sakai, JP;
Kazuma Taniguchi, Izumiohtsu, JP;
Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A rod body for a fishing rod, in which torsional rigidity and the like are enhanced by exercising ingenuity in direction of arrangement of a prepreg tape, is provided. An inner layeris formed by winding a main pattern, which is constituted by a prepreg sheethaving a length corresponding to the length of a rod body and provided with reinforcing fibersuniformly aligned, so that reinforcing fibersare tilted relative to the rod axis. An outer layeris formed by helically winding a prepreg tape with small-width, which is constituted by reinforcing fibersuniformly aligned in the longitudinal direction, in the rod axis direction so that ends of the prepreg tapein the small-width direction thereof abut closely against each other. The reinforcing fibersof the prepreg sheetand the reinforcing fibersof the prepreg tapeare wound so as to cross each other when viewed in a radial direction, with the winding being made helically in directions opposite to each other.