JP3527370B2 - Braking force adjusting device for fishing reel - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a shape of an adjusting knob in a braking force adjusting device for a fishing reel. 2. Description of the Related Art A fishing reel provided on a handle shaft with an operation knob for adjusting a braking device for applying a braking force to a spool rotatably supported between side plates of a reel body is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No.
-107174 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-18682. And
The adjusting knob has a plurality of arms extending radially at predetermined intervals. By the way, when adjusting the braking force in this braking device, the thumb or the index finger of the hand holding the handle rotates the adjusting operation knob in a direction to loosen, or rotates the spool in the tightening direction to weaken the braking force. , Strengthening and exchanging in response to fish. [0003] However, since the arm portion of the adjusting knob has a plate shape having a uniform thickness (dimension in the handle axis direction), when the rotating operation is performed with the finger, the finger is held. It hurt and I couldn't fish comfortably. Further, since this kind of arm portion has an enormous portion that is enormous in the circumferential direction, a finger is stuck during the rotation operation, and there is a problem that a smooth and rapid rotation operation cannot be performed. [0004] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is intended to perform a rotating operation smoothly without giving a pain to a finger at the time of a rotating operation and holding a handle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a braking force adjusting device for a fishing reel that can be operated. [0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a handle shaft provided with a drive gear for winding and driving a spool rotatably supported between side plates of a reel body. The drive gear is frictionally connected to the handle shaft by pressing the brake plate engaged with the drive gear with an adjusting knob screwed on the handle shaft so as to advance and retreat. In the braking force adjusting device for a fishing reel, the board surface shape of a plurality of arms extended radially from the base of the adjusting operation knob is tapered to be symmetrical with respect to the center line from the base to the tip .
It is formed in a star shape and the thickness of the arm in the axial direction of the handle.
The characterized by being formed gradually thicker shape toward the tip from the base. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 3 show a dual-bearing reel to which a braking force adjusting device for a fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and a side plate 1a of a reel body.
The spool 3 is rotatably supported between 1b. A drive gear 4 meshes with a pinion 3b engaged with a spool shaft 3a of the spool 3, and the drive gear 4 is associated with a handle shaft 5 integrally mounted with a handle H so as to rotate integrally therewith. I have. A plurality of brake plates 7 are provided outside the drive gear 4 so as to allow the handle shaft 5 to pass therethrough, and a pressing member 8 is interposed outside the brake plate 7. On the distal end side of the handle shaft 5 and inside the fixed mounting portion of the handle H, an adjusting operation knob 9 of a braking force adjusting device capable of pressing the pressing member 8 is interposed. The adjusting knob 9 has a star shape, and a screw hole 9b is formed in the center of the central boss 9a to be screwed into a male screw formed on the outer periphery of the handle shaft 5. From the boss portion 9a, an arm portion 9c which is symmetrical with respect to a plurality of center lines P extends in the radial direction at a predetermined angle interval. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the arm 9c has a tapered shape such that the board surface converges from the boss 9a side toward the tip. As shown in FIG. 1, the thickness of the adjusting operation knob 9 (shape in the axial direction of the handle) is such that the tip, which is a portion to which a finger is hooked during operation (see FIG. 2), is thick. . In FIG. 2, reference numeral F1 denotes a thumb, F2 denotes an index finger, and R1 denotes a rotation direction of an adjustment operation knob 9 for weakening a braking force by operation of the thumb F1,
R2, on the contrary, is the direction of rotation in the direction to increase the braking force by operation of the index finger F2. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the arm 9c is configured so that the thickness gradually increases from the base to the tip, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the arm 9c is not limited to this. The thickness may be uniform from the base to the tip. In addition, although the adjustment operation knob 9 shown in the attached drawings has five arms 9c, it is not limited to this, but may have another number. Further, it goes without saying that the braking device including the braking plate 8 and the pressing plate 9 is not limited to the illustrated one. According to the present invention, the shape of the arm surface of the adjusting knob of the braking force adjusting device is changed from the base to the tip.
It is formed in a tapered star shape that is symmetrical with respect to the center line, and the thickness in the axial direction of the handle is gradually increased from the base to the tip. <br/> The handle is held. Operation with the thumb to reduce the braking force or operate the index finger.
It is possible to smoothly rotate the arm without fingers catching during operation such as strengthening the braking force by operation, and to quickly adjust the braking force according to the fishing situation and the type of fish Can be. Further, since the distal end of the arm is formed thick, it is possible to enjoy comfortable fishing without causing the adjusting operation knob to bite into a finger during operation and causing pain.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a partially sectional plan view showing a dual-bearing reel to which a braking adjustment device for a fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a side view of a dual-bearing reel to which the braking adjustment device for a fishing reel according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an adjusting operation knob used in a brake adjusting device for a fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Description of Signs] 1a Side plate 1b Side plate 3 Spool 4 Drive gear 5 Handle shaft 8 Pressing member 9 Adjustment operation knob H Handle

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Claims (1)

(57) Claims 1. A drive gear for winding and driving a spool rotatably supported between side plates of a reel body is rotatably supported on a handle shaft provided on the side plates. In a braking force adjusting device for a fishing reel in which the drive gear is frictionally coupled to the handle shaft by pressing a brake plate engaged with the drive gear with an adjustment operation knob screwed forward and backward on the handle shaft. A plurality of arms extending radially from the base of the adjustment operation knob in a radially symmetrical shape with respect to a center line from the base to the tip .
It is formed in a star shape and the thickness of the arm in the axial direction of the handle.
A braking force adjusting device for a fishing reel, wherein the device is formed so as to be gradually thicker from the base toward the tip.