Patent ID: 9402380
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A pinion gear for a dual-bearing reel, the pinion gear configured to mesh with a drive gear and function as a clutch mechanism by moving in a direction of a spool shaft, the drive gear configured to transmit rotation of a handle to a spool, the handle rotatably mounted to a reel unit of the dual-bearing reel, the pinion gear comprising: a body having a tubular shape and an inner peripheral part, the inner peripheral part being configured to receive the spool shaft; a first support part disposed on a first end side of the body and being configured to be supported by the reel unit through a first bearing so as to be rotatable and axially movable; a second support part disposed on a second end side of the body and being configured to be supported by the reel unit through a second bearing so as to be rotatable and axially movable; a gear part disposed so as to be spaced from the first support part at an interval between the first support part and the second support part and being configured to mesh with the drive gear, the gear part including a module which is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 0.4, the module defined by dividing a pitch circle diameter of the gear part by a number of teeth of the gear part; and a clutch control part disposed between the first support part and the gear part, the clutch control part including an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the second support part and less than a root circle diameter of the gear part.