Abstract: A rotor braking device includes a moving member, a brake, and a protrusion. The moving member is disposed on the rotor so as to be capable of assuming a first position corresponding to a line-winding position and a second position corresponding to a line-releasing position in cooperation with a bail arm. The brake includes a friction portion rotatable relative to the reel body and frictionally engages the reel body, and a plurality of engagement portions that engage the moving member when the moving member moves to the second position, and brakes the rotation of the rotor when the moving member engages the engagement portions. The protrusion is on either the reel body or the friction portion, and in contact with the other of the friction portion or the reel body, and causes the friction portion to partially frictionally engage the reel body.

Abstract: A fishing reel includes a reel body and a sensor unit. The reel body has a handle configured to be rotated about a handle axis. The sensor unit is attached to the reel body. The sensor unit includes a unit body disposed coaxially with the handle axis, a behavior sensor disposed within the unit body and configured to detect behavior when the reel body is used, and a communicator disposed within the unit body and configured to transmit behavior data to the outside based on the behavior detected by the behavior sensor.

Abstract: A fish strike notification device includes a detection signal acquisition unit, a vibration generator and a vibration instructor. The detection signal acquisition unit is configured to acquire a detection signal that is output from a sensor configured to detect vibration generated by at least one detection target that includes a fishing reel and a fishing rod. The vibration generator is attachable to a user and configured to generate vibrations. The vibration instructor is configured to output a vibration instruction signal to cause the vibration generator to generate the vibrations based on the detection signal acquired by the detection signal acquisition unit.

Abstract: A handle operation assist device includes a handle angular velocity measuring unit, an error calculator and a notification unit. The handle angular velocity measuring unit is configured to measure a handle angular velocity based on an output of a sensor configured to detect an angular velocity corresponding to rotation of a fishing reel handle. The error calculator is configured to calculate an error in the handle angular velocity with respect to a reference angular velocity. The notification unit is configured to carry out notification regarding the error.

Abstract: A gear mechanism for a fishing reel includes first and second gears. The first gear has first gear teeth including a first driving side face, and a first reverse side face opposite the first driving side face. The second gear has second gear teeth including a second driven side face that meshes with a respective first driving side faces, and a second reverse side face that faces a respective first reverse side face, and opposite the second driven side faces. At least one of each of the first reverse side faces and each of the second reverse side faces includes an interference prevention portion to prevent interference with the other of the opposing first reverse side faces and second reverse side faces.

Abstract: A spinning reel includes a handle, a housing, a rotor, a bail arm, a moving member and an abutting member. The bail arm is attached to the rotor and is pivotable between a first posture and a second posture. The moving member is positioned in a first position when the bail arm is in the first posture, moving member positioned in a second position behind the first position when the bail arm is in the second posture, and is rotatable together with the rotor. The abutting member is attached to the housing and abuts the moving member in the second position to move the moving member toward the first position. The returning device returns the bail arm to the first posture from the second posture when the moving member moves toward the first position from the second position.

Abstract: A roller clutch for a fishing reel includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a roller, and a torsion spring. The roller is capable of moving between a transmitting position for transmitting power between the outer ring and the inner ring and a non-transmitting position for canceling the transmission of the power. The torsion spring biases the roller toward one of the transmitting position and the non-transmitting position. The torsion spring has a coil portion and a first arm portion extending from the coil portion. The first arm portion has a pressing portion. The pressing portion extends in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the roller and comes into contact with the roller.

Abstract: A roller clutch includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a rollers, a torsion spring, and a housing member. The roller is disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The roller i configured to move between a transmitting position and a non-transmitting position. The spring biases the roller to the transmitting position. The housing member has a housing hole and an inner wall surface. The housing hole houses the torsion spring. The inner wall surface defines the housing hole and is configured to support the torsion spring.

Abstract: A rotor brake mechanism includes a braking member, a moving member, an elastic member, and an adjustment member. The braking member is disposed in a reel body. The moving member is disposed in a rotor to move to a first position corresponding to a line-winding posture and a second position corresponding to a line-releasing posture, in conjunction with a bail arm, and includes an extended portion that extends toward the braking member when the moving member moves to the second position. The elastic member is disposed on the extended portion of the moving member, and comes into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the braking member when the moving member moves to the second position. The adjustment member is disposed between the extended portion of the moving member and the elastic member, and adjusts a position of the elastic member.

Abstract: A fishing reel capable of casting a fishing line in a forward direction includes a reel body, a rotor, a one-way clutch and a case member. The rotor is rotatable relative to the reel body about an axis of rotation and has an internal space. The one-way clutch is configured to transmit power in only one direction. The case member is disposed in the internal space of the rotor and houses the one-way clutch, and has a flange portion projecting in a radially outward direction and a fixing portion disposed behind the flange portion in a position overlapping a part of the flange portion, as viewed from an axial direction, and being fixed to the reel body.

Abstract: A reciprocating mechanism includes a first supporting member, a second supporting member, and a biasing member. The worm shaft includes a shaft portion, a first shaft supporting portion having a spherical portion formed in a convex spherical shape at a distal end, and a second shaft supporting portion. The first supporting member includes a first bottom portion abutting the spherical portion. The second supporting member includes a second bottom portion abutting a distal end of the second shaft supporting portion. The biasing member biases at least one of the first supporting member and the second supporting member in an axial direction.

Abstract: A handle knob for a fishing reel is mounted on a knob shaft to be rotatable about an axis of the knob shaft, and is fixed to an operation body rotatably combined with a reel body. The handle knob includes an inner knob, an outer knob integrally formed therewith, and bearings having an inner ring fitted to the outer surface of the knob shaft and an outer ring fitted to the inner surface of the inner knob, and that rotatably support the inner knob on the knob shaft about the axis. The inner knob includes a bearing surface with which the outer ring contacts, and the bearing surface including a through-hole having an opening in the bearing surface while penetrating the inner knob in a radial direction and through which an insertion portion of the outer knob is inserted.

Abstract: A line clip includes a mounting member that is mountable to a spool of the spinning reel and a clip body that is able to clip a fishing line. The clip body has a main body, a first projection, a second projection, and a groove. The main body extends from the mounting member. The first projection projects from the main body. The second projection projects from the main body between the mounting member and the first projection. The groove is formed in a concave shape in the main body between the first projection and the second projection.

Abstract: A spinning reel that forwardly releases a fishing line includes a reel unit, a handle, a drive shaft, a joint structure, and a rotation transmission mechanism. The handle includes a handle shaft and a handle arm, the handle shaft is rotatably supported by the reel unit at a first position, and the handle arm is mounted to the handle shaft and is unitarily rotatable with the handle shaft. The handle arm extends in a radial direction from a rotational axis of the handle shaft. The drive shaft includes a first end and a second end disposed opposite to the first end, and is rotatably supported by the reel unit at a second position different from the first position. The joint structure joins the handle shaft and the drive shaft, and the handle shaft is unitarily rotatable with the drive shaft.

Abstract: A gear mechanism for a fishing reel includes a drive gear, a handle, and a vibration damper. The drive gear includes a gear having a prescribed gear diameter, and a drive gear shaft rotated together with the gear and having a smaller dimension than the prescribed gear diameter. The handle rotates the drive gear shaft. The vibration damper is disposed between the drive gear shaft and the handle, and dampens the transmission of the vibration of the drive gear.

Abstract: A handle knob for a fishing reel is mounted on a knob shaft to be rotatable about an axis of the knob shaft, and is fixed to an operation body rotatably combined with a reel body. The handle knob includes an inner knob, an outer knob integrally formed therewith, and bearings having an inner ring fitted to the outer surface of the knob shaft and an outer ring fitted to the inner surface of the inner knob, and that rotatably support the inner knob on the knob shaft about the axis. The inner knob includes a bearing surface with which the outer ring contacts, and the bearing surface including a through-hole having an opening in the bearing surface while penetrating the inner knob in a radial direction and through which an insertion portion of the outer knob is inserted.

Abstract: A roller clutch for a fishing reel includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a roller, and a torsion spring. The roller is capable of moving between a transmitting position for transmitting power between the outer ring and the inner ring and a non-transmitting position for canceling the transmission of the power. The torsion spring biases the roller toward one of the transmitting position and the non-transmitting position. The torsion spring has a coil portion and a first arm portion extending from the coil portion. The first arm portion has a pressing portion. The pressing portion extends in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the roller and comes into contact with the roller.

Abstract: A spinning reel includes a handle, a housing, a rotor, a bail arm, a moving member and an abutting member. The bail arm is attached to the rotor and is pivotable between a first posture and a second posture. The moving member is positioned in a first position when the bail arm is in the first posture, moving member positioned in a second position behind the first position when the bail arm is in the second posture, and is rotatable together with the rotor. The abutting member is attached to the housing and abuts the moving member in the second position to move the moving member toward the first position. The returning device returns the bail arm to the first posture from the second posture when the moving member moves toward the first position from the second position.

Abstract: A spinning reel for casting a fishing line forward includes a reel main body and a lid. The reel main body has an accommodating portion including an accommodating space, an opening located in a side of the accommodating portion, and a cylindrical portion disposed in front of the accommodating portion. The lid has a lid main body for sealing the opening, and a projection projecting forward from the lid main body. The projection overlaps with the cylindrical portion in a side view.

Abstract: A rotation transmission mechanism of a spinning reel for fishing transmits a rotation of a handle to a driven gear of a reciprocating mechanism. The rotation transmission mechanism includes an intermediate gear, a shaft member, and a biasing member. The intermediate gear rotates in response to rotation of the handle, meshes with the driven gear, and transmits the rotation of the handle to the driven gear. The shaft member rotatably supports the intermediate gear. The biasing member biases the intermediate gear in an axial direction of the shaft member.