JP4028247B2 - fishing rod - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fishing rod, and more particularly to a fishing rod having at least one rod component mounted on the rod.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems]
Generally, fishing rods provided with various rod parts are known.
For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-275858 discloses a fishing rod grip provided with a cylindrical member having translucency on the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical body formed with coloring or a pattern. This fishing rod grip can visually recognize the pattern on the surface of the cylindrical body from the outside, and forms an excellent appearance.
However, since this grip for fishing rod can only visually recognize the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body arranged inside from the outside, it cannot form the texture or thickness of the cylindrical member having translucency. For this reason, an image different from the actual size or strength of the fishing rod grip is formed, which affects the operability.
[0003]
The present invention has been made on the basis of such circumstances, and a fishing rod having improved operability and design freedom by a rod part having a transparent portion that can immediately recognize its texture or thickness. The purpose is to provide.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The fishing rod of the present invention that achieves the above object includes a reel leg mounting portion for mounting a mounting leg portion of a fishing reel and an opening for receiving one end of the mounting leg portion on one end side of the reel leg mounting portion. The seat body having a fixed hood that opens toward the end side is fixed to the soot tube, and the moving hood having an opening facing the fixed hood is moved toward the fixed hood, so that both ends of the mounting leg portion Is a fishing rod that is fastened and fixed onto a reel leg mounting portion in a state in which it is accommodated in the respective openings of the fixed hood and the movable hood, wherein the seat body is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, and the reel leg The outer peripheral portion on the side facing the mounting portion has a decorative surface formed with less light transmission than the surface of the reel leg mounting portion, and this decorative surface is visible from the reel leg mounting portion side. It is possible to do this.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1-7 illustrate a fishing rod 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the fishing rod 10 of this embodiment is attached to a rod tube 12 that is preferably made of a fiber reinforced resin that forms a proximal rod on the hand side, and a rod butt portion of the rod tube. A handle body 14 is provided with a sheet body 16 for attaching a fishing reel (not shown) as a tubular part having a transparent portion visible from the outside as will be described later.
[0006]
The seat body 16 is integrally formed with a rear grip 18 on the rear portion, that is, on the buttock side. Further, a screw portion 16a is formed on the outer periphery of the front end side of the seat body 16, and a front grip portion 20 that also serves as a moving hood screwed to the screw portion can freely move on the seat body 16 along the axial direction. Can be moved to. The seat body 16 and the rear grip portion 18 are fixed to each other, for example, by an adhesive, through the soot tube 12 inserted therein and a joint surface inclined with respect to the soot tube 12. Of course, it is also possible to employ a suitable fixing means such as press fitting without using an adhesive.
[0007]
The seat body 16 has a reel leg mounting portion 22 on which a mounting leg portion of the reel is mounted on one side of the intermediate portion, and a rear end portion of the seat body 16 that receives the rear end portion of the mounting leg portion and engages it. A fixed hood is formed in which the opening 24 to be stopped is opened toward the tip side. Further, the rear end side inner peripheral portion of the front grip portion 20 is formed in an inclined surface shape whose diameter increases toward the rear end side, and the front end portion of the mounting leg portion of the fishing reel between the outer peripheral surface of the seat body 16 The opening 26 that opens to the buttock side is opened over the entire circumference. As a result, the mounting legs of the reels are placed on the reel leg mounting portions 22 of the seat body 16 and the front grip 20 is moved, so that both ends of the mounting legs are opened to the openings 24 and 26, respectively. In the accommodated state, it can be fastened and firmly fixed on the reel leg mounting portion 22.
[0008]
Further, in the vicinity of the rear end portion where the opening 24 of the seat main body 16 is formed, the trigger 26 protrudes from the other side, that is, the opposite side of the reel leg mounting portion 22 in the radial direction. A portion on the tip side of the trigger 26, that is, a portion facing the reel leg mounting portion 22 in the radial direction is a curved protrusion in the illustrated embodiment in order to facilitate a palming operation in which the entire reel is grasped and operated. forming two recesses in front and rear parts, also, the near portion of the opening 24 and the trigger 26, Yes formed wider structure overhanging sideways as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the intermediate of the seat body 16 The part is formed in a substantially flat structure.
[0009]
In this embodiment, the sheet main body 16 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin such as nylon, polycarbonate, acrylic, or urethane, for example, and is formed in a transparent portion that allows the inside of the sheet main body 16 to be visually recognized from the outside. . Reference numeral 28 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 denotes air bubbles mixed in such a transparent synthetic resin. Such air bubbles 28 are preferable in order to sense the depth or thickness of the sheet body 16. Instead of such air bubbles 28, it is also possible to mix appropriate granular or flaky members together with the air bubbles 28. Of course, it is obvious that such air bubbles 28 or fine members may be mixed only partially or not at all.
[0010]
In addition, the transparent synthetic resin material forming the sheet body 16 which is such a transparent soot tube part is not limited to colorless and transparent, and includes an achromatic color or a chromatic color as long as the inside can be visually recognized. It may be colored and transparent. Furthermore, the ratio of transmitting light is not only close to 100%, but it can be formed of, for example, a semi-transparent synthetic resin material of about 50%, or can be divided into a plurality of portions and formed of different materials. is there.
[0011]
Further, a decorative surface 30 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the seat body 16 on the trigger 26 side. The decorative surface 30 has an outer peripheral portion on the trigger 26 side up to the side edge portion 28 of the sheet body 16 so that the texture or thickness of the sheet body 16 formed of a transparent synthetic resin can be immediately recognized. It is preferable to form over the whole. Thereby, when viewed from the reel leg mounting portion 22 side, the decorative surface 30 can be visually recognized through the transparent material of the sheet main body 16, and the three-dimensional effect that can sense the depth or thickness of the sheet main body 16. It can be made a design with. The sheet body 16 forms an appearance image corresponding to the actual size or strength while being transparent. The decorative surface 30 does not need to be uniformly formed on the outer peripheral portion of the sheet main body 16 as long as it can form the three-dimensional feeling of the transparent sheet main body 16, and is formed according to a suitable pattern or design. Can do.
[0012]
5 to 7 show various specific examples for forming such a decorative surface 30. FIG.
The decorative surface 30 shown in FIG. 5 has a two-layer structure of an inner layer 34 and an outer layer 36, and the inner layer 34 adjacent to the sheet body 16 is painted with a bright or bright colored layer with increased brightness, for example. It is also possible to form various decorations such as letters, figures or patterns on the inner layer. The outer layer 36 is a concealing layer coated with a colored layer that reduces the amount of light transmitted, such as black. Thereby, the depth or three-dimensional effect of the sheet body 16 is emphasized, and an excellent appearance is formed from the viewpoint of beauty. Such a decorative surface 30 is not limited to the illustrated two-layer structure as long as it can be viewed through the sheet body 16 from, for example, the reel leg mounting portion 22 side. It is also possible to form a multilayer structure having more than that.
[0013]
The outer layer 36 may be formed as a layer containing a particle-containing layer or a material having a higher frictional resistance than the sheet body 16 such as urethane, and may act as an anti-slip material. Such an anti-slip may be formed on the entire decorative surface 30 or may be formed only at a necessary portion such as a grip portion. In particular, gripping properties can be improved by forming a slip stopper on the grip portion.
[0014]
In FIG. 6, the decorative surface 30 is formed directly on the sheet body 16. The decorative surface 30 has, on the whole or a part thereof, minute irregularities 38 that diffusely reflect light transmitted from the reel leg mounting portion 22 side. As long as the minute unevenness 38 can reduce the amount of transmitted light as compared with the surface on the reel leg mounting portion 22 side, an appropriate depth or interval of the unevenness may be appropriate and mechanical. Alternatively, it can be formed using an appropriate means such as a chemical treatment method. Since the decorative layer 30 can transmit light through the minute unevenness 38, the entire sheet body 16 is formed in a bright color tone. Further, such minute unevenness 38 can also act as a slip stopper. Furthermore, in order to obtain a bright color tone, the decoration layer 30 may be formed of a translucent layer that transmits less light than the sheet body 16. Such a semi-transparent layer can be formed by using a semi-transparent resin material in addition to the fine irregularities 38. Furthermore, when forming the micro unevenness | corrugation 38, you may form the outer layer of such a micro unevenness | corrugation.
[0015]
Further, FIG. 7 shows a case where decorative surfaces 30 are partially formed on the reel leg mounting portion 22 side of the seat body 16 and the trigger 26 side opposite thereto. Between these decorative surfaces 30, a window 40 that can visually recognize the inside of the sheet body 16 is formed. The decorative surface 30 and the window portion 40 are preferably arranged in a state of being shifted from each other on both sides of the seat body 16. In both cases, when viewed from the reel leg mounting portion 22 side and when viewed from the trigger 26 side, the decorative surface 30 can be visually recognized through the window portion 40, and the depth is emphasized, resulting in a three-dimensional effect. And forms an excellent aesthetic appearance. In this case, the decorative surface 30 can be formed by combining one or both of the above-described colored coating and minute unevenness.
[0016]
8 to 10 show a fishing line guide which is a rod component.
Although not included in the invention described in the claims, the fishing line guide 42 includes a guide body 44 formed of a transparent synthetic resin similar to the above-described sheet body 16. The guide main body 44 has, on one end side, a soot tube fitting portion in which a soot tube fitting hole 46 through which the soot tube is inserted is formed. Protrusions having a triangular cross-section for preventing rotation are formed along the circumferential direction, and can be fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the soot tube by press-fitting or bonding. Further, the fishing line guide 42 has a support portion on the other end side, and a guide ring 48 through which the fishing line is slidably inserted supports a guide ring 48 that is preferably made of a hard material for fixing by press-fitting or bonding. . The guide ring 48 is fixed to the support portion by press-fitting or bonding, and guides a fishing line (not shown) fed out or caught from a fishing reel with a small sliding resistance.
[0017]
A decorative surface 50 similar to that of the above-described embodiment is formed on one side of the guide main body 44, and the decorative surface 50 is visually recognized through the transparent guide main body 44 when viewed from the other side. be able to. Thereby, the texture or thickness of the guide body 44 can be immediately recognized. If necessary, it is possible to form a decorative surface not only on one side of the heel side or buttock side but also on the side surface portion.
The fishing line guide 42 can also have a three-dimensional design that allows the depth or thickness of the guide body 44 to be sensed, as in the above-described embodiment.
[0018]
In addition, the soot tube component having such a transparent portion is not limited to the sheet main body 16 and the guide main body 44 as described above, but can be applied to a grip, a plug body or a stopper, and various rings or It can also be applied to decorative parts such as plates. It is also clear that the decorative surface can be formed by appropriately combining various decorative surfaces shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 as long as the decorative surface is visible from the outside through the transparent portion.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above, according to the present invention, the sheet main body formed of a transparent synthetic resin is more lightly disposed on the outer peripheral portion on the side facing the reel leg mounting portion than the surface of the reel leg mounting portion. Has a decorative surface formed with a small amount of permeation, and by making this decorative surface visible from the reel leg mounting portion side , it is possible to immediately recognize the texture or thickness of the seat body , The operability and design freedom of the fishing rod can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a fishing rod according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a plan view of the fishing rod of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a part of the fishing rod of FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an example of a decorative surface of a sheet body that is a soot tube component.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing another example of a decorative surface.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view showing still another example of the decorative surface.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a fishing line guide that is a rod component.
9 is a front view of the fishing line guide of FIG.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ... fishing rod, 12 ... rod, 16 ... seat body, 30 ... decorative surface.

Claims (2)

A reel leg mounting portion for mounting a mounting leg portion of a fishing reel, and a fixed hood having an opening for receiving one end of the mounting leg portion at one end side of the reel leg mounting portion facing the other end side; By fixing the seat body having a fixed pipe to the vertical pipe and moving the movable hood having an opening facing the fixed hood toward the fixed hood, the both ends of the mounting leg portion are respectively opened by the fixed hood and the movable hood. A fishing rod that is fastened and fixed on the reel leg mounting portion in a state of being housed in
The seat body is made of a transparent synthetic resin, and has a decoration in which the amount of light transmitted is smaller than the surface of the reel leg mounting portion on the outer peripheral portion on the side facing the reel leg mounting portion. A fishing rod having a surface, the decorative surface being visible from the reel leg mounting portion side. The decorative layer, according to claim 1, having an inner layer formed of a colored layer with a higher the bright or glittering brightness, and an outer layer formed of a colored layer to reduce the transmission amount of light such as black The fishing rod described in 1.

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