Patents by Inventor Kunio Takechi
Kunio Takechi 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).
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Publication number: 20190090466Abstract: A dual-bearing reel having a level winding mechanism includes a first main body that rotatably supports one end of a spool and rotates the spool, a second main body including a gear that rotates in conjunction with rotation of the spool, a worm shaft that has the gear attached thereto and rotates together with the gear, a level wind pipe through which the worm shaft passes, and a level winder. The level wind pipe has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the gear. The second main body includes a gear housing portion for housing the gear. The gear housing portion has an opening that is larger than the gear to allow the level wind pipe to enter the opening. The dual-bearing reel also has a gap filling portion that fills a gap between the level wind pipe and an inner wall surface of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Kunio TAKECHI
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Patent number: 10231445Abstract: A dual-bearing reel is attachable to a fishing rod and releases a fishing line forward. The dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a spool for winding the fishing line, a handle and a level wind mechanism. The spool is rotatably disposed in the reel unit. The handle is rotatably disposed on a lateral part of the reel unit. The level wind mechanism uniformly winds the fishing line onto the spool. The level wind mechanism includes a worm shaft, a guide member and a slide member. The worm shaft includes a helical groove. The guide member is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the worm shaft, and includes an opening and at least one water drain. The opening extends in a lengthwise direction of the worm shaft. The slide member slides along the guide member while engaged with the helical groove.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Inventors: Akira Niitsuma, Kunio Takechi, Kenji Yoshida
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Patent number: 10219500Abstract: A dual-bearing reel being capable of regulating relative rotation between a drive gear that interlocks with a spool and a drive shaft includes a braking device, a ring, a drag adjustment part and a sound unit. The ring is configured to be integrally rotatable with the drive shaft, configured to be pressed toward the drive gear, and has a sound generating part disposed at an outer periphery thereof. The drag adjustment part is configured to adjust a pressing force of the braking device. The sound unit is mounted to the drive gear and extends toward the sound generating part, so as to contact the sound generating part in an axial direction of the drive gear, and is configured to generate sound by interfering with the sound generating part by relative rotation between the drive gear and the drive shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Kunio Takechi
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Patent number: 10219501Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Kunio Takechi, Takeshi Ikuta, Yohei Toake
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Patent number: 10172338Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Yohei Toake, Kunio Takechi, Takeshi Ikuta, Hirokazu Hiraoka
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Publication number: 20190000057Abstract: A device for a fishing reel comprising a resin composition includes a polyarylene sulfide resin composition (component A), a glass fibers (component B) contains 10 to 300 parts by weight of the component B based on 100 parts by weight of the component A, an aramid fibers (component C) contains 1 to 100 parts by weight of the component C based on 100 parts by weight of the component A, and a fluoric resin (component D) contains 5 to 100 parts by weight of the component D based on 100 parts by weight of the component A.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Tomomitsu ONIZAWA, Satoshi NOMURA, Kunio TAKECHI
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Publication number: 20180368378Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a regulating member, a fixation member and an operating lever. The regulating member includes a flange part. The operating lever includes a through hole penetrated by the regulating member. The operating lever is attached to the regulating member and interposed between the flange part and the fixation member. Additionally, the through hole has a minor axis and a major axis. One of the regulating member and the operating lever includes at least one engaging recess that is aligned in a circumferential direction and is opened in a radial direction. The other of the regulating member and the operating lever includes an engaging protrusion to be engaged with the at least one engaging recess. The engaging protrusion and the at least one engaging recess are set in an engaged state or a disengaged state by moving the operating lever in a direction of the major axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Kunio TAKECHI
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Publication number: 20180332834Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a cover member and a casting control mechanism. The cover member is disposed to cover the reel body from a first side plate side, and includes a cover part, a bulging part and a first boss part. The cover part is located outside a first side plate of a reel body of the dual-bearing reel in an axial direction. The bulging part bulges outward from the cover part in the axial direction. The first boss part has a shape protruding outward from the bulging part in the axial direction, and causes a spool shaft to be inserted therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2017Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Kunio TAKECHI, Youhei TOAKE, Motohiro NIITSUMA
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Publication number: 20180332835Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a first reel body, a second reel body, a spool, a brake mechanism, a regulating member, an operating lever and a nut member. The brake mechanism brakes rotation of the spool. The regulating member is attached to the first reel body. The regulating member regulates a braking force to be applied by the brake mechanism. The regulating member has a tubular shape. The regulating member includes a screw part and a flange part. The screw part is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the regulating member. The flange part extends outward from the outer peripheral surface in a radial direction. The operating lever is attached to the regulating member, and is disposed between the flange part and the first reel body. The nut member is disposed between the operating lever and the first reel body, and is screwed onto the screw part.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Kunio TAKECHI
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Publication number: 20180199559Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Kunio TAKECHI, Takeshi IKUTA, Yohei TOAKE
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Publication number: 20180199557Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Yohei TOAKE, Kunio TAKECHI, Takeshi IKUTA, Hirokazu HIRAOKA
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Publication number: 20180199558Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a drive shaft, a roller clutch, and a prevention member. The reel body includes a boss portion. The drive shaft extends through the boss portion and is rotatably supported in the reel body. The roller clutch includes an outer race non-rotatably mounted in the boss portion, an inner race connected to the drive shaft so as to be integrally rotatable, and a rolling element disposed between the outer race and the inner race. The roller clutch prevents rotation of the drive shaft in one direction. The prevention member is mounted on the outer perimeter of the boss portion to prevent radially outward expansion of the boss portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Akira NIITSUMA, Kunio TAKECHI
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Publication number: 20180132463Abstract: A dual-bearing reel being capable of regulating relative rotation between a drive gear that interlocks with a spool and a drive shaft includes a braking device, a ring, a drag adjustment part and a sound unit. The ring is configured to be integrally rotatable with the drive shaft, configured to be pressed toward the drive gear, and has a sound generating part disposed at an outer periphery thereof. The drag adjustment part is configured to adjust a pressing force of the braking device. The sound unit is mounted to the drive gear and extends toward the sound generating part, so as to contact the sound generating part in an axial direction of the drive gear, and is configured to generate sound by interfering with the sound generating part by relative rotation between the drive gear and the drive shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventor: Kunio Takechi
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Publication number: 20180125048Abstract: A fishing reel waterproof structure prevents water intrusion into a bearing member that supports an end of a handle shaft to make the end of the handle shaft rotatable respective to a reel body. The fishing reel waterproof structure includes a flange part, a fixation plate, a seal member and a water stop part. The flange part is on the handle shaft in a vicinity of the end of the handle shaft. The fixation plate restricts axial movement of the bearing member. The fixation plate has an annular shape and is fixed to the reel body. An inner peripheral part of the fixation plate is disposed between the flange part and the bearing member to contact a lateral surface of the bearing member. The seal member seals between the reel body and the fixation plate. The water stop part prevents water intrusion between the flange part and the fixation plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicants: Shimano Inc., Shimano Components (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.Inventors: Kunio TAKECHI, Youhei TOAKE, Abu Supian Bin AHMAD
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Publication number: 20180125049Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a spool and a waterproof member. The reel body includes a first side plate and a second side plate. The spool includes a bobbin trunk and a first flange. The bobbin trunk is rotatably disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate. The first flange is provided on a first side plate-side end of the bobbin trunk and has a larger diameter than the bobbin trunk. The waterproof member has an annular shape and is disposed in a first side plate-side position in the reel body. Additionally, the first flange includes a rib having an annular shape. The rib extends axially outward from the first flange and has a smaller diameter than an outermost diameter part of the first flange. The waterproof member is disposed in adjacent opposition to an inner peripheral surface of the rib of the first flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicants: Shimano Inc., Shimano Components (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.Inventors: Youhei TOAKE, Kunio TAKECHI, Akira NIITSUMA, Takeshi IKUTA, Abu Supian Bin AHMAD
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Publication number: 20180103627Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body and a spool. The reel body includes a first body part, a second body part, and a thumb rest. The spool is rotatably disposed between the first body part and the second body part. The spool includes a bobbin trunk, a first flange, and a second flange. The first flange is on a first body part side of the bobbin trunk, and has a smaller diameter than the first body part. The second flange is on a second body part side of the bobbin trunk, and has a smaller diameter than the second body part. The first body part includes a cutout part on an outer edge of the first body part. The cutout part is adjacent to the thumb rest and to an outer edge of the first flange of the spool.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Kunio TAKECHI, Takeshi IKUTA, Youhei TOAKE, Motohiro NIITSUMA
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Publication number: 20180092343Abstract: A spool for a dual-bearing reel is rotatably disposed in a reel body. The spool includes a bobbin trunk, a first flange and a second flange. The bobbin trunk enables a fishing line to be wound about an outer periphery thereof. Each of the first and second flanges includes an inner wall surface and an outer peripheral surface. The inner wall surface is provided on one end of the bobbin trunk. The outer peripheral surface extends axially outward from a distal end of the inner wall surface. Additionally, the distal end of the inner wall surface of the first flange has a larger outer diameter than the distal end of the inner wall surface of the second flange. The inner wall surface of the first flange and the outer peripheral surface of the first flange are connected through a smooth curved surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Kunio TAKECHI
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Patent number: 9901084Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a spool rotatable relative to the reel body, a spool shaft integrally rotatable with the spool, a one-way clutch and an operating lever. The one-way clutch includes an outer ring rotatable relative to the reel body and a rolling body configured to transmit rotation of the spool shaft in a casting direction to the outer ring. The one-way clutch is attached to the spool shaft. The operating lever has a flat shape, is attached to the reel body, and extends in a radial direction. The operating lever is configured to adjust a braking force that brakes the rotation of the outer ring.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Kunio Takechi
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Publication number: 20180042207Abstract: A dual-bearing reel is attachable to a fishing rod and releases a fishing line forward. The dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a spool for winding the fishing line, a handle and a level wind mechanism. The spool is rotatably disposed in the reel unit. The handle is rotatably disposed on a lateral part of the reel unit. The level wind mechanism uniformly winds the fishing line onto the spool. The level wind mechanism includes a worm shaft, a guide member and a slide member. The worm shaft includes a helical groove. The guide member is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the worm shaft, and includes an opening and at least one water drain. The opening extends in a lengthwise direction of the worm shaft. The slide member slides along the guide member while engaged with the helical groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Akira NIITSUMA, Kunio TAKECHI, Kenji YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 9861086Abstract: A drag device for a dual bearing reel includes a drag device, a sound generating member, and a housing member. The drag plate is integrally rotatable with the drive shaft, and is capable of being pressed by a drag adjustment member. The drag plate includes a sound generating plate opposed to the drive gear. The sound generating member includes a head portion configured to contact the sound generating plate, and a shaft portion connected to the head portion. The sound generating member is configured to generate a sound by interference between the sound generating plate and the head portion during relative rotation between the drive gear and the drag plate. The housing member is configured to be mounted to the drive gear and includes a holding portion to hold the shaft portion of the sound generating member, and a regulating portion configured to regulate movement of the head portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Kunio Takechi, Takeshi Ikuta