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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2015
Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Akira Niitsuma, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Ikuta, Osaka, JP;
Kunio Takechi, Osaka, JP;
Yutaka Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The waterproof structure includes a reel body, a spool, a first abutting member, and a second abutting member. The first abutting member includes a first body portion and at least one first annular protrusion. The first body portion abuts with the reel body. The first annular protrusion protrudes from the first body portion. The second abutting member includes a second body portion and at least one second annular protrusion. The second body portion abuts with the spool and is adjacently disposed at a predetermined first waterproof gap from the first annular protrusion. The second annular protrusion protrudes from the second body portion and is adjacently disposed at a predetermined second gap from the first body portion. The first annular protrusion and the second annular protrusion are adjacently disposed with a predetermined second waterproof gap therebetween.