JPH10276632A - Fishing reel handle knob - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] When idle winding, the handle knob holds the T shape,
Provided is a handle knob in which the handle knob can be changed into an a shape when interacting with fish. A turning direction restricting function provided in a movable connecting portion restricts a turning direction of a grip portion such that both ends in a longitudinal direction thereof turn only in a direction intersecting an axis of a shaft portion. Therefore, it can be freely changed into a T-shape or an A-shape depending on the strength of the arm. In addition, the grip section 3 is always held at the fixed position by the return means 5, and can be automatically returned to the fixed position from the rotation position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a double bearing reel,
The present invention relates to a handle knob used for a handle of a fishing reel such as a spinning reel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, handle knobs used for the handle of fishing reels have various forms such as size and shape in accordance with the form and size of the reel.
For example, a fishing boat T-shaped handle knob can be gripped by wrapping it around the entire palm, so that it fits in the palm and is very easy to grip.

When the handle of a reel attached to a fishing rod is rotated, the fishing rod is positioned at the center of the user's body, and the arm toward the T-shaped handle knob is positioned rearward with respect to the axis of the handle knob grip. The hand gripping the handle knob bends the wrist and follows the axis of the grip. That is,
In the case of empty winding, it can be wound simply by turning the wrist lightly with little force, but the interaction with the fish that has been hung has a large resistance to the handle of the weight of the fish and the swimming power, so the resistance When the handle is rotated against the force, the handle is rotated while pressing the handle knob toward the reel side according to the direction of the arm as described above, so the arm force is concentrated on the bent wrist and considerably large The burden will be added.

[0004] For this reason, there has been developed one in which the grip portion is formed in an a-shape in which the grip portion is inclined with respect to the shaft portion so as to be along the above-described arm direction. According to such an a-shape, since the direction of the arm and the direction of the grip are along, the hand holding the grip naturally becomes straight with the arm without bending the wrist. Therefore, when the handle is rotated against the large resistance, the force of the arm in the direction of pressing against the reel side is received by all of the straight arm, wrist, and hand.
The handle can be rotated without imposing a heavy load only on the wrist as in the case of a mold.

[0005]

However, the a-shaped one is very easy to handle when the handle is rotated with a large force as described above, but since the wrist is straight with the arm and hand, In the case of idle winding, it is difficult to rotate the wrist as compared with the T-shaped one. Thus, T-shaped and A-shaped handle knobs have the disadvantages and advantages of turning over in use, respectively.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and aims to solve the drawbacks while making use of the advantages of the T-shaped and A-shaped handle knobs. It is an object of the present invention to provide a handle knob that retains its shape and can be changed into an a shape when interacting with fish.

[0007]

The technical means taken to achieve the above object is provided on a side surface of a handle arm so as to be rotatable, and the longitudinal direction of the grip portion is perpendicular to the axis of the shaft portion. The handle knob of the fishing reel formed in a T-shape provided in the above, the handle knob is rotatable via a movable connecting portion provided at a tip of a shaft portion with a grip portion provided opposite to the shaft portion and the grip portion. The movable connection portion has a rotation direction regulating function in which the grip portion is movable only in a direction in which both longitudinal ends of the grip portion intersect the axis of the shaft portion with respect to the shaft portion. A rotation range restricting means for restricting the rotation range is provided, and further, the grip portion is always held at a fixed position over the shaft portion and the grip portion, and automatically moved from the rotation position of the grip portion to the fixed position. By having return means to return That. (Claim 1)

According to the technical means of the first aspect, the following operation and effect can be obtained. The handle knob is formed by rotatably connecting a shaft portion and a grip portion via a movable connecting portion,
By the rotation direction restricting function provided in the movable connecting portion, the direction of rotation of the grip portion is restricted so as to rotate only in the direction in which both ends in the longitudinal direction intersect the axis of the shaft portion.
Further, the rotation range restricting means for restricting the rotation range of the grip portion prevents extreme rotation of the grip portion and can always stop at the optimum position. In addition, as the above-mentioned optimal position, the position where the rotated grip part is along the direction of the arm,
That is, a position where the arm, wrist, and hand are in a straight line is preferable. Further, the return portion provided between the shaft portion and the grip portion allows the grip portion to be always held at the fixed position and to be automatically returned to the fixed position from the rotation position.

[0009] For this reason, in the case of idle winding performed only by rotation of the wrist, since the arm force is hardly applied to the handle knob, the handle knob retains the T shape, and when exchanging with the hooked fish. Since the force of the arm pushes the handle knob, the handle knob changes its shape from the T-shape to the A-shape by rotating so that the grip portion thereof is in the same direction as the direction of the arm. Then, by releasing the handle knob or releasing the strength of the arm, the grip portion automatically returns to the home position.

Therefore, the wrist may be bent or straightened with respect to the arm toward the handle knob and the hand to be gripped, depending on the magnitude of the resistance applied to the handle. It is easy to turn the wrist when it is, and it places a heavy burden on the wrist when exchanging fish that is hung, and the A-shaped type can be done without burdening the wrist when exchanging the fish that is hung, but when it is empty winding it is wrist It is possible to provide a handle knob of a fishing reel that can solve the disadvantages while making the most of the advantages of the respective handle knobs, which makes it difficult to rotate.

[0011] The movable connecting portion only needs to have a structure in which the grip portion rotates only in the direction along the arm direction. As a specific configuration, for example, a radial center line is provided on the opposing surface of the shaft portion and the grip portion. A disk provided in parallel with the axis of the shaft portion, and a center line orthogonal to the axis of the shaft portion is made parallel to the longitudinal direction of the grip portion, and is adapted to the disk along the periphery of the disk. This can be attained by providing a concave portion which is rotatably fitted with the concave portion. (Claim 2)

According to the technical means of the second aspect, the center line in the radial direction of the disk is made parallel to the axis of the shaft portion, and is perpendicular to the axis of the shaft portion of the concave portion into which the disk is rotatably fitted. Since the center line in the radial direction is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the grip portion, the rotation direction of the grip portion is restricted.

The turning range restricting means may include, for example, a long groove provided on the surface of the movable connecting portion facing the shaft portion and the grip portion along the turning direction of the grip portion and having stopper portions at both ends. This can be achieved by providing a protruding portion which is slidably fitted in the long groove so as to face each other. (Claim 3)

According to the above technical means, the convex portion slides along the long groove with the rotation of the grip portion. Then, the sliding of the grip part is prevented by the sliding convex part coming into contact with the stopper part.

In addition to the above-mentioned structure in which the movable connecting portion is provided with a disk and a concave portion which fits and fits the disk, the disk is replaced with a spherical body and the concave portion is fitted with the spherical body. In this case, the rotation range restricting means also has a rotation direction restricting function.

The return means may be any means capable of automatically returning from the rotation position to the home position when the grip is released or the arm is released. For example, this can be achieved by using a soft material having an expansion / contraction return action, forming a cover that covers the entire shaft portion and the outside of the grip portion in close contact, and fixing the cover to the shaft portion. (Claim 4) Incidentally, examples of the soft material having an expansion / contraction returning action include elastomer, rubber, urethane and the like. or,
As a method of fixing the cover to the shaft portion, it can be achieved by a method such as engagement with unevenness and adhesion.

The cover extends with the rotation of the grip when the handle knob is changed from a T-shape to an A-shape by applying a force to the handle knob. The cover shrinks due to a return action when the hand is released from the rotated grip portion or the arm is released. Therefore, the handle knob is returned to the home position and returns to the T-shape because the grip portion is pulled by the return action of the cover, and the T-shape is maintained.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a handle knob of a fishing reel according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 5 show an example of the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the handle arm B is formed in a T-shape and is rotatably provided at a front end of a side surface of a handle arm B fixed to a fishing reel C.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the handle knob A is a mandrel rotatably attached to the handle arm B.
A shaft portion 1 comprising a shaft cylinder 12 into which the mandrel 11 is press-fitted;
The tip of the shaft portion 1 has a rotation direction regulating function,
A grip portion 3 rotatably mounted via a movable connecting portion 2 having a rotation range restricting means 4 for restricting the range of the rotation, and a fixed position of the grip portion 3 is held,
The cover comprises a return means 5 for automatically returning from the turning position to the home position.

In this embodiment, the case where the return means 4 is a cover will be described, and hereinafter, the cover will be denoted by reference numeral 4.

The movable connecting portion 2 is integrally formed at the tip of the shaft portion 1 with a disk 13 having a diameter larger than the diameter of the shaft portion 1 so that a radial center line thereof is along the axis of the shaft portion 1. On the other hand, the center of the grip portion 3 in the longitudinal direction is opposed to the disk 13, and a concave portion 31 having a diameter matching the disk 13 is formed so that the center line orthogonal to the axis of the shaft portion 13 is aligned with the longitudinal direction of the grip portion 3. It is formed so as to be parallel. The opening 32 of the recess 31 is slightly narrower than the maximum diameter of the disk 13 so that both ends 321 of the opening 32 prevent the disk 13 from coming off when fitted. Has become.

Therefore, the movable connecting part 2 is
By fitting the concave portion 31 of the grip portion 3 to the disk 13 in the above, the concave portion 31 can be moved only in the direction along the circumference of the disk 13, so that the rotation direction of the grip portion 3 is regulated.

The rotation range restricting means 4 is provided with a long groove 41 having stopper portions 411 at both ends along the periphery of the disk 13 at the end of the peripheral side surface of the disk 13, while a concave portion facing the long groove 41. The inner peripheral surface of 31 is provided with a convex portion 42 slidably fitted in the long groove 41, and the convex portion 42 slides along the long groove 41 with the rotation of the grip portion 3 and the convex When the portion 42 comes into contact with the stopper portion 411, the slide of the grip portion 3 is stopped. (See Fig. 4 and Fig. 5)

The cover 5 is made of a soft material having a function of restoring expansion and contraction, and is formed in a T-shape so as to be able to cover the entire outside of the shaft portion 1 and the grip portion 3 in close contact. The cover 5 has a plurality of protrusions 51 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the shaft 1 covering the shaft 1, and a plurality of recesses 52 provided on the outer surface of the shaft 1. It is fixed by uneven engagement. Therefore, the cover 5 extends with the rotation of the grip portion 3 when a force is applied to the handle knob A to change from the T-shape to the A-shape, and the cover 5 When you let go of your hand or relax your arm, your body will return and shrink.

Accordingly, the handle knob A is returned to the home position by returning the handle 5 to the T-shape by the return operation of the cover 5 and the grip portion 3 is pulled by the return operation of the cover 5, and no force is applied. , The T-shape is always maintained.

The soft material having the function of returning to expansion and contraction includes, for example, elastomer, rubber and the like.

Hereinafter, another example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, but the same reference numerals will be given to the same parts as those in the above embodiment, and the description will be omitted. .

In this embodiment, as in the case of the above-described embodiment, the movable connecting portion 2 is formed by fitting the disc 13 of the shaft portion 1 and the concave portion 31 of the grip portion 3.

The rotation range restricting means 4 is provided at the peripheral edges of the upper and lower surfaces of the disk 13 while leaving a flat portion 15 having substantially the same width as the diameter of the shaft portion 1 at the base of the shaft 1 and the disk 13. Is formed along the notch 43. In this way, a step at the boundary between the flat portion 15 and the cutout portion 43 is formed as the stopper portion 411. On the other hand, on the peripheral edge in the concave portion 31, a convex portion 44 along the peripheral edge and matching the
Is formed.

Therefore, in the rotation restricting means 4 configured as described above, the convex portion 44 slides along the notch 43 along with the rotation of the grip portion 3, and the rotation of the grip portion 3 is Since the stopper 44 is stopped by contacting the stopper portion 411, the same operation and effect as in the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a state in which a handle knob according to the present invention is attached to a handle arm.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line (A)-(A) of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state in which a grip portion is removed from a shaft portion.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which a grip portion is rotated.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line (B)-(B) of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line (C)-(C) of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a grip portion is rotated.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: Handle knob 1: Shaft 2: Movable connection
3: Grip part 4: Rotation range restricting means 5: Cover (return means)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A handle knob of a fishing reel, which is rotatably provided on a side surface of a handle arm and has a longitudinal direction of a grip portion provided in a direction perpendicular to an axis of a shaft portion and is formed in a T-shape. The handle knob is rotatably connected to a tip of the shaft portion via a movable connection portion provided opposite to the shaft portion and the grip portion, and the movable connection portion is configured such that the grip portion is attached to the shaft portion. The end portion in the longitudinal direction of the grip portion has a movable direction restricting function that is movable only in a direction intersecting with the axis of the shaft portion, and a rotation range restricting means for restricting the rotation range of the grip portion is provided. A handle knob for a fishing reel, characterized in that a return means for holding the grip portion at a fixed position and automatically returning the grip portion to the fixed position is provided between the grip portion and the grip portion. 2. The disk according to claim 1, wherein the movable connecting portion includes a disk provided on a surface facing the shaft portion and the grip portion with a radial center line parallel to the axis line of the shaft portion, and a center perpendicular to the axis line of the shaft portion. The wire is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the grip portion, and a concave portion which is fitted to the disk and is rotatably fitted around the circumference of the disk is provided opposite to the disk. 2. The handle knob of the fishing reel according to 1. 3. The turning range restricting means includes: a long groove having stopper portions at both ends along a turning direction of the grip portion on a surface of the movable connecting portion opposite to the shaft portion and the grip portion; The handle knob of a fishing reel according to any one of claims 1 and 2, further comprising a projection provided to be slidably fitted in the elongated groove. 4. The return means comprises a cover which is made of a soft material having an expansion / contraction return action and which covers the shaft part and the entire outside of the grip part in tight contact with each other, and the cover is fixed to the shaft part. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
The handle knob of the fishing reel according to any one of the above.