Patent ID: 11937592
Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A waterproof structure for a spinning reel including a reel main body, a cylindrical member disposed on an outer periphery of a spool shaft and a rotor disposed at a front of the cylindrical member in the reel main body, the waterproof structure comprising:
a seal member configured to waterproof an entire circumference in an area between the cylindrical member and the rotor, the seal member including a main lip that is in liquid-tight contact at a contact portion in an axial direction of the spool shaft; and
an annular wall portion disposed on one of the rotor or the cylindrical member, the annular wall portion configured to cover the contact portion along an entire circumference of an outer peripheral side of the contact portion;
wherein the main lip extends gradually from a radially inner side to a radially outer side towards the rotor in the axial direction.