Patents by Inventor Yohei TOAKE

Yohei TOAKE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10721923
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel capable of reeling in and reeling out a fishing line includes a reel body, a spool, a spool shaft, an operating member, and an oscillating mechanism. The spool is rotatably supported by the reel body. The spool shaft supports the spool. The operating member is movably provided on the reel body and moves to perform an adjustment operation on a braking force that acts on the spool. The oscillating mechanism causes the fishing line to oscillate in the axial direction in synchronization with a rotation of the spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikuta, Kunio Takechi, Yohei Toake, Shunsaku Asaka, Kohei Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20190150418
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel capable of reeling in and reeling out a fishing line includes a reel body, a spool, a spool shaft, an operating member, and an oscillating mechanism. The spool is rotatably supported by the reel body. The spool shaft supports the spool. The operating member is movably provided on the reel body and moves to perform an adjustment operation on a braking force that acts on the spool. The oscillating mechanism causes the fishing line to oscillate in the axial direction in synchronization with a rotation of the spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi IKUTA, Kunio TAKECHI, Yohei TOAKE, Shunsaku ASAKA, Kohei NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10219501
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a tubular pinion gear, a first bearing, a spool shaft, a spool attached to the spool shaft, and a clutch mechanism. The first bearing member supports an outer perimeter surface of a first end portion of the pinion gear. The spool shaft extends through an interior of the pinion gear and is rotatably supported in the reel body. The clutch mechanism is configured to switch between a clutch on state to connect the pinion gear and the spool shaft, and a clutch off state to release the connection between the pinion gear and the spool shaft. The spool shaft includes a support portion configured to support an inner perimeter surface of a second end portion of the pinion gear in the clutch on state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Kunio Takechi, Takeshi Ikuta, Yohei Toake
  • Patent number: 10172338
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body and a spool. The reel body includes a first side plate, a second side plate, and a connecting portion connecting the first and second side plates. The spool includes a bobbin trunk, a first flange portion, and a second flange portion. The first flange portion is disposed on a first side plate side of the bobbin trunk, and has a diameter larger than the diameter of the bobbin trunk and a first cylindrical surface disposed face to an inner perimeter portion of the first side plate and extends toward the first side plate side. The second flange portion is disposed on a second side plate side of the bobbin trunk and has a diameter larger than the diameter of the bobbin trunk. The first side plate has a groove portion recessed radially outwardly in at least a portion of an inner perimeter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Yohei Toake, Kunio Takechi, Takeshi Ikuta, Hirokazu Hiraoka
  • Publication number: 20180199559
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a tubular pinion gear, a first bearing, a spool shaft, a spool attached to the spool shaft, and a clutch mechanism. The first bearing member supports an outer perimeter surface of a first end portion of the pinion gear. The spool shaft extends through an interior of the pinion gear and is rotatably supported in the reel body. The clutch mechanism is configured to switch between a clutch on state to connect the pinion gear and the spool shaft, and a clutch off state to release the connection between the pinion gear and the spool shaft. The spool shaft includes a support portion configured to support an inner perimeter surface of a second end portion of the pinion gear in the clutch on state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kunio TAKECHI, Takeshi IKUTA, Yohei TOAKE
  • Publication number: 20180199557
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body and a spool. The reel body includes a first side plate, a second side plate, and a connecting portion connecting the first and second side plates. The spool includes a bobbin trunk, a first flange portion, and a second flange portion. The first flange portion is disposed on a first side plate side of the bobbin trunk, and has a diameter larger than the diameter of the bobbin trunk and a first cylindrical surface disposed face to an inner perimeter portion of the first side plate and extends toward the first side plate side. The second flange portion is disposed on a second side plate side of the bobbin trunk and has a diameter larger than the diameter of the bobbin trunk. The first side plate has a groove portion recessed radially outwardly in at least a portion of an inner perimeter portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yohei TOAKE, Kunio TAKECHI, Takeshi IKUTA, Hirokazu HIRAOKA