Abstract: A dual-bearing reel configured to feed a fishing line forward is disclosed. The dual-bearing reel includes a reel body and a handle. The reel body has a first side plate, a second side plate, and a connecting portion. The first side plate includes a circular portion having a circular shape, and a bulging portion bulging forward and downward from the circular portion. The second side plate is circular and disposed apart from the first side plate. The connecting portion connects the first side plate and the second side plate. The handle is rotatably mounted on the first side plate. A first central axis of the circular portion of the first side plate is offset forward and downward from a second central axis of the second side plate.

Abstract: A braking operation lever includes a lever main body, an operating section, a brake shoe, and an elastic member. The lever main body has a first end part and a second end part, and is rotatably supported by the reel body. The operating section is configured to cause a braking operation, and is disposed on the first end part of the lever main body. The brake shoe is disposed on the second end part of the lever main body, and is configured to be pressed by the rotor while operating the operating section. The elastic member is disposed between the brake shoe and the lever main body.

Abstract: A braking operation lever for a rotor braking device of a spinning reel for applying a braking force to the rotation of a rotor rotatably supported by a reel body, the braking operation lever includes a lever main body, an operating section, a brake shoe, an elastic member, and a fall out prevention mechanism. The lever body is rotatably supported by the reel body. The operating section is configured to perform a braking operation, and is disposed on a first end part of the lever main body. The brake shoe is disposed on a second end part of the lever main body, and is configured to be pressed against the rotor by operation of the operating section. The elastic member is disposed between the brake shoe and the lever main body. The fall out prevention mechanism prevents the elastic member from falling out of the brake shoe.

Abstract: A roller clutch includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a roller, a first spring member, a retainer, and a protrusion portion. The roller is disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring and is movable between a transmitting position and a non-transmitting position. The retainer has a roller holding space holding the roller and a support section supporting the first spring member. The protrusion portion is configured to regulate the movement of the roller, and resist the biasing force of the first spring member at a predetermined position.

Abstract: A braking operation lever for a rotor braking device of a spinning reel for applying a braking force to the rotation of a rotor rotatably supported by a reel body, the braking operation lever includes a lever main body, an operating section, a brake shoe, an elastic member, and a fall out prevention mechanism. The lever body is rotatably supported by the reel body. The operating section is configured to perform a braking operation, and is disposed on a first end part of the lever main body. The brake shoe is disposed on a second end part of the lever main body, and is configured to be pressed against the rotor by operation of the operating section. The elastic member is disposed between the brake shoe and the lever main body. The fall out prevention mechanism prevents the elastic member from falling out of the brake shoe.

Abstract: A braking operation lever includes a lever main body, an operating section, a brake shoe, and an elastic member. The lever main body has a first end part and a second end part, and is rotatably supported by the reel body. The operating section is configured to cause a braking operation, and is disposed on the first end part of the lever main body. The brake shoe is disposed on the second end part of the lever main body, and is configured to be pressed by the rotor while operating the operating section. The elastic member is disposed between the brake shoe and the lever main body.

Abstract: A dual-bearing reel drag regulation mechanism includes a drag regulation lever including an attachment potion configured to pivot about a rotation axis of the spool between a free position and a maximum position, an operating portion extending from the attachment portion to a tip of the drag regulation lever, and an intermediate positioning mechanism including a positioning member. The positioning member is retractably attached to the lateral surface of the reel unit at an intermediate position between the free position and the maximum position. The positioning member is arranged to be in a protruding state or a retracting state. The intermediate positioning mechanism is configured to cause the positioning member to make contact at the intermediate position with a contact portion of the operating portion in pivoting the drag regulation lever, when the positioning member is in the protruding state.

Abstract: A drag adjusting mechanism for a dual-bearing reel comprises a drag adjusting lever, a cam mechanism, and a rotation restricting portion. The drag adjusting lever rotates about a spool shaft between a drag release position and a maximum drag position. The cam mechanism has a cam surface that converts rotation of the drag adjusting lever into axial movement of the drag mechanism along the axial direction of the spool shaft. The rotation restricting member is provided on the cam surface and regulates rotation of the drag adjusting lever to the drag release position. The rotation restricting member has a protrusion with an apex, a first slanted surface extending from the apex toward a first position corresponding to a drag release position, and a second slanted surface extending from the apex in the direction opposite to the drag release position. The angle of the first slanted surface is smaller than the angle of the second slanted surface.

Abstract: A spinning-reel drag switch device includes a return mechanism. The return mechanism includes a first arm, a second gear member, and a press member. The first arm is configured to pivot in conjunction with the operation member. The second gear member rotates about an axis that is positioned to interpose the rotation shaft between the axis and a spool such that a distance between the axis and a fishing-rod attachment is greater than a distance between a handle rotation shaft and the fishing-rod attachment. The second gear member is configured to receive rotation force from the first gear member. The press member is mounted to the second gear member to press the first arm. The return mechanism presses the first arm in conjunction with rotation of the handle in a fishing line winding direction to return the operation member to a first position from a second position.

Abstract: A drag adjusting mechanism for a dual-bearing reel comprises a drag adjusting lever, a cam mechanism, and a rotation restricting portion. The drag adjusting lever rotates about a spool shaft between a drag release position and a maximum drag position. The cam mechanism has a cam surface that converts rotation of the drag adjusting lever into axial movement of the drag mechanism along the axial direction of the spool shaft. The rotation restricting member is provided on the cam surface and regulates rotation of the drag adjusting lever to the drag release position. The rotation restricting member has a protrusion with an apex, a first slanted surface extending from the apex toward a first position corresponding to a drag release position, and a second slanted surface extending from the apex in the direction opposite to the drag release position. The angle of the first slanted surface is smaller than the angle of the second slanted surface.

Abstract: The present invention has a spool mounted on a spool shaft and rolled thereon with a fishline, a rotor rotated by a rolling operation of a handle and enabling to roll the fishline round the spool via a fishline guiding part, and a changeover mechanism installed between the spool and the spool shaft for changing over the spool to the dragging operation state and the dragging free state, characterized in that the spool is rotated in an opposite direction to a fishline drawing direction when the spool is under a spool dragging condition, thereby to release a connecting state of the changeover mechanism and to change over the spool under a dragging free state.

Abstract: A screw operation structure includes a screw-in portion that is capable of being mounted to a rear portion of a reel unit, a screw member, and an operation member. The screw-in portion includes an outer threaded portion, and a tubular portion that is integrally formed with the outer threaded portion. The tubular portion is formed such that the diameter thereof is larger than the inner diameter of the inner threaded portion of the screw member. In this configuration, the screw member is prevented from falling off of the screw-in portion by the tubular portion of the screw-in portion, which has a diameter that is larger than the inner diameter of the inner threaded portion of the screw member. In this manner, it is easy to mount an the operation member and the screw member in the reel unit.

Abstract: A spinning reel in accordance with the present invention is provided with a reel body 2, a rotor 3, a spool 4 and a rotor brake mechanism 9. The reel body 2 has a handle 1 and is mountable on a fishing rod. The rotor 3 has a first arm portion 31 and a second arm portion 32 disposed to face each other, a bail arm 25 provided to be reversible between a line winding position and a line releasing position at a tip end of the two arm portions, and a bail reversing mechanism 26 for maintaining the bail arm 25 at the line winding position and the line releasing position and for reversing the bail arm 25 between the two positions and is rotatably supported to a front portion of the reel body 2. The spool 4 is disposed in a front portion of the rotor 3 for winding the fishing line thereabout. A rotor brake mechanism 9 brakes the rotor 3 when the bail arm 25 is positioned in the line releasing position.

Abstract: A spinning reel for mounting on a fishing rod includes a reel body having a reel body section and a mounting leg member with a rod attachment member, a rotor, and a spool disposed on the rotor. A guard arm is disposed between the mounting leg member and the rotor.

Abstract: In a spinning reel for fishing, a brake member is attached to a rotor, which, when a bail support member is operated or reversed from its fishing line retrieving state to its fishing line casting state, is pressed against a spool to thereby brake the rotation of the rotor. The bail support member can be returned from the fishing line casting state to the fishing line retrieving state through a reversing mechanism if the rotor is rotated with a handle in the fishing line retrieving direction. The spinning reel for fishing can prevent the inadvertent operation of a bail in a fishing line casting operation and thereby improve the fishing operation of the spinning reel.

Abstract: A multi-function-trigger actuated reel for allowing both actuation of the free spool mechanism and adjustment of the drag brake mechanism of a close face spinning reel with a single actuating trigger. The inventive device includes a main body having a reel mechanism mounted thereto. The reel mechanism includes a spool upon which fishing line can be wound, a drag plunger effecting frictional drag on the spool, and a main shaft which can be forwardly biased to cause free-spooling of the reel mechanism. A trigger assembly is mounted relative to the main body and includes a trigger arm which can be pivoted in a plurality of directions to selectively effect movement of the drag plunger and the main shaft through the single trigger arm.

Abstract: A spool braking force switching device for fishing constructed such that a clutch switching mechanism enables selectively controlling the rotation of the spool shaft. The spool shaft can be freely rotated in one state while a braking force is exerted to the rotation of the spool shaft in the case winding of the fishline is desired. According to the invention, the construction of the reel can be simplified, mounting space and operating range are reduced, whereby the miniatarizing of the reel can be obtained, designing and manufacturing are easy, and efficiency for disassembling and assembling can be improved.