Patent ID: 9510577
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A fishing reel having a clutch, comprising: a frame; a spool rotatably installed in the frame by a shaft, with a fishing line wound around an outer circumferential surface of the spool; a handle having a rotating shaft, the handle being rotated in conjunction with the shaft of the spool; and a clutch selectively coming into contact with a ratchet provided on the rotating shaft of the handle and controlling rotation of the spool, the clutch including: wherein the frame has a receiving space communicating with a front opening, and the spool is installed in the receiving space by the shaft, with a first coupling part and a second coupling part being provided on left and right side surfaces of the frame, the clutch link is connected to a portion of a perimeter of the clutch cam, and is disposed both in a first guide slot formed in a rear portion of the first coupling part and in a second guide slot formed in a rear portion of the second coupling part, a guide protrusion is provided on an end of the clutch link and is disposed in the second guide slot such that opposite ends of the clutch link are slidably disposed in and supported by the first guide slot and the second guide slot, the clutch cam has therein a first guide slot so that the integrated plastic clutch unit is rotatably supported by the first coupling part of the frame, and the integrated plastic clutch unit further includes a reinforcing member coupled to a junction between the clutch cam and the clutch link or a junction between the clutch link and the clutch bar, wherein the reinforcing member includes a reinforcing plate that covers an outer surface of the clutch cam and is coupled to the clutch cam by a bolt, and wherein the reinforcing plate is a planar member covering both a junction between the clutch link and the clutch cam and a portion of the outer surface of the clutch cam, and further has a coupling hole for bolt coupling, and an auxiliary guide slot corresponding to the first guide slot for use in guiding rotation of the integrated plastic clutch unit.