Reengageable Responsive To Drive Rotation Patents (Class 242/262)
  • Patent number: 11039606
    Abstract: A baitcaster includes a body, a spool, a handle, and a drive. The body defines a proximate end and a distal end opposite the proximate end. The spool extends between the proximate end and the distal end. The handle extends from the proximate end and is configured to receive an input torque. The drive is configured to receive the input torque from the handle at the proximate end and drive the spool through a coupling at the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Trika Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Pulkrabek, Ty Warner, Danny Uribe, Ron Hedberg
  • Patent number: 8777146
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a spool, a handle, a clutch mechanism, a clutch operation member, a clutch return mechanism, and a clutch control mechanism. The clutch control mechanism includes a clutch plate that moves in conjunction with movement of the clutch operation member from the on position to the off position and causes the clutch operation member to move from the off position to the on position in conjunction with the operation of the clutch return mechanism. The clutch operation member includes a contact portion at which the clutch operation member contacts at least first end surfaces of the clutch plate. The contact portion includes a first contact portion that is urged to the side of the reel unit by the clutch plate when the clutch operation member is moved from the off position to the on position by the clutch plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Ikebukuro, Takanori Maruoka
  • Patent number: 8746603
    Abstract: A one-way clutch for a fishing reel includes an outer race, an inner race, a first roller, a second roller, and a cam surface. The first roller is disposed between the outer race and the inner race, and is disposed to make contact with the outer race and the inner race. The second roller is disposed between the outer race and the inner race, and is disposed to make contact with the outer race and the inner race. The cam surface is disposed on either an inner peripheral surface of the outer race or an outer peripheral surface of the inner race, and is disposed to allow the first roller and the second roller being stuck with the cam surface. The first roller has a coefficient of friction greater than a coefficient of friction of the second roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Kentaro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8523096
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a handle shaft, a one-way clutch, a drag mechanism, a drag regulation member, a handle, a spool, and a rotation transmission mechanism. The one-way clutch including an outer race being attached to the reel unit, where the outer race being not rotatable to the reel unit, an inner race unitarily and rotatably coupled to the handle shaft, and rollers disposed between the outer race and the inner race. The drag mechanism includes a drag washer unitarily and rotatably coupled to the handle shaft. The handle disposed between the drag regulation member and the reel unit, and includes a through hole. The handle shaft penetrates in the through hole, and is unitarily and rotatably coupled to the inner race around the through hole. The spool is rotatably attached to the reel unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kawasaki, Shouji Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8382022
    Abstract: A spinning reel for fishing includes: a reel body including a front portion; a handle provided in the reel body; a cap-shaped cover body including a surrounding wall mounted in the front portion of the reel body; a spool on which a fishing line is to be wound; a rotor including a fishing line guide part, the rotor being rotated by the rotational manipulation of the handle to wind the fishing line on the spool; a driving part passing through the cover body and transmitting the rotation of the handle to the rotor; a support part provided in the front portion of the reel body and supporting the driving part; and a magnetic seal device mounted in the cover body and including a magnet, a cylindrical magnetic body forming a magnetic circuit between the magnetic body and the magnet and magnetic fluid maintained between the magnet and the magnetic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Globeride, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Masashi Fujioka
  • Patent number: 7721987
    Abstract: A roller clutch arranged to transmit rotation in only one direction includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of rollers, a retainer, a cam surface, and a plurality of spring members. The inner ring is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring. The rollers are disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring in a circumferential direction and are allowed to frictionally engage the outer and inner rings. The retainer includes a plurality of holding portions disposed among the rollers, and shaft portions that protrude from the holding portions toward the rollers. The cam surface is an oblique surface on the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring and arranged to contact the outer peripheral surface of the rollers. The spring members are disposed on the outer peripheral side of the shaft portions and urge the rollers to frictionally engage the cam surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Kentaro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7406752
    Abstract: A stretching device for filiform elements comprises a main body member (1) having ends, with one of the ends having a connection opening (2) and the opposite end of the plate member having a rotating mounting opening (3) in the rotating mounting opening there is a rotating part (6) having a command head (11) which forms a winding reel (7) for the wire to be stretched; mounted on the main body (1) is a slide mobile cramp (12). The winding to stretch the element is done by turning the command head (11). Once the suitable stretching has been achieved, the slide mobile cramp (12) is slided until said command head (11) is introduced into the cramp recess (15) formed by the cramp fork (14). Under these conditions, the rotating part (6) is fixed, keeping the tension on the filiform element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Inventors: Eduardo Roberto Fernández, Cesar Hugo Olivera
  • Patent number: 6270028
    Abstract: A fishing reel wherein is incorporated a spool free mechanism comprising: a crank handle nonrotatably secured to a crankshaft which rotates a drive gear. A mating pinion gear includes an inner shoulder and an outer shoulder which are supported by bearings, and a feature for drivingly engaging the spool shaft. The inner and outer shoulders are slidable within the supporting bearings such that, in a first position, the pinion gear is drivingly engaged with the spool shaft for rewinding the line and, in a second position, the pinion gear is disengaged from the spool shaft, allowing the spool to freely rotate during casting. In the second position, there is no contact between the spool shaft and the pinion gear, hence, the pinion gear does not cause unnecessary friction during a casting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Hyunkyu Kim, Christopher S. Littau
  • Patent number: 5954285
    Abstract: A driving arrangement for a motorized fishing reel has a first or driving gear, a second larger gear, a third or pinion gear, and a fourth gear. The driving gear is mounted to and driven by a shaft of a motor. The second gear is meshed with and driven by the driving gear. The pinion gear is meshed with and driven by the second gear. The fourth gear is meshed with and driven by the pinion gear. A clutch arrangement including a cam clicker input drive and a cam plate output drive is disposed such that the cam clicker positively engages and is driven by the fourth gear for rotation in one direction when the motor is actuated and the cam clicker yields from engagement with the fourth gear when the clutch arrangement rotates in that one direction relative to the fourth gear. A reel shaft is connected to the cam plate such that the reel shaft and the cam plate rotate with each other in that one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Inventor: Kelsie C. Whisenhunt
  • Patent number: 5921490
    Abstract: A double-bearing reel is equipped with a reel main body, which has a pair of side plates, a spool, a handle, a rotation transmitting mechanism which transmits the rotational force of the handle to the spool, a clutch mechanism which is used for the transmission or interruption of rotational force between the handle and spool, left and right levers, a thumb rest, and a connecting member. The left and right levers are respectively installed adjacent to the side plates, and are levers which are used to operate the clutch mechanism. The connecting member is installed below and behind the axis of rotation of the spool, and is a member which connects the left and right levers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Sato
  • Patent number: 5810273
    Abstract: A fishing reel having a frame, a line carrying spool, first structure for mounting the line carrying spool to the frame for rotation about a first axis, and a reel operating mechanism that is placeable selectively in a) a cast state and b) a retrieve state. The reel operating mechanism includes a crank handle with a crank shaft and second structure responsive to operation of the crank handle for a) rotating the line carrying spool around the first axis to retrieve line onto the spool with the reel operating mechanism in a retrieve state and b) changing the reel operating mechanism from the cast state into the retrieve state. The second structure includes a slider that is movable relative to the frame between a first position with the reel operating mechanism in the retrieve state and a second position with the reel operating mechanism in the cast state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Zebco Div. of Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Leon Carpenter
  • Patent number: 5305967
    Abstract: A fishing reel having a spool for taking up a line between a pair of side cases, a control member for setting the spool freely rotatable. The control member is so disposed as to move along a path in parallel with inner wall members of the respective side cases. The control member has, at each side end thereof, a holding portion contactable with inner faces of the respective inner wall members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Sato
  • Patent number: 5228639
    Abstract: A fishing reel having a spool rotatable for winding a fishing line thereabout, a clutch for freely setting a revolution of the spool and a clutch control member for operating the clutch. The clutch control member is movable up and down as the reel is attached to a fishing rod held in a horizontal posture. A moving path of the clutch control member is curved concave facing a handle end of the fishing rod relative to a side view of the fishing rod held in the horizontal posture and attached with the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Sato
  • Patent number: 5222995
    Abstract: A fishing reel having a pair of side frames, a spool pivotably supported between the side frames, a drive mechanism for rotating the spool, a clutch for selectively connecting and disconnecting power transmission between the spool and the drive mechanism and a clutch control member attached to one of the side frames. According to the improvement, the clutch control member includes a pair of control portions to be selectively depressed for engaging or disengaging the clutch. The control member is pivotably supported to the one side frame such that depression of one of the control portions causes projection of the other from an outer surface of the side frame, and the projected control portion is stopped at a position higher than that of the depressed control portion relative to the outer surface. With the improvement of the invention, the user can readily and reliably recognize the present condition, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Sato
  • Patent number: 5158245
    Abstract: A fishing reel of the multiplier type has a frame and a shaft extending through the frame and carrying a rotatable line spool. A clutch member is mounted on the shaft to be shifted between a coupling position, in which it engages the line spool for rotating it, and a neutral position, in which it is disengaged from the spool. A mounting plate carried by the frame has a plurality of mounting pins parallel to the shaft. The mounting plate carries on these pins a clutch mechanism having a yoke in which the clutch member is rotatably mounted and which is displaceably mounted on two of the mounting pins for shifting the clutch member between its two positions. A spring presses the yoke in such a direction that the clutch member is urged towards its coupling position. A link arm is pivotally mounted at one end on one of the mounting pins and has at its other end a pivot pin on which a U-shaped member is pivotally mounted. The link arm is pivotable by a trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Abu Garcia Produktion AB
    Inventor: Arne Johansson
  • Patent number: 4955552
    Abstract: A yarn winding machine comprising a plurality of rotatable vertical spindles arranged in a longitudinal alignment on a support frame; single yarn guide members for the yarn to be wound on the bobbin placed on each spindle, are provided on mobile support members operatively connected to respective reciprocating drive members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Inventor: Carlo Menegatto