Patent ID: 9615560
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A dual-bearing reel for forwardly casting a fishing line, comprising: a handle; a pivot shaft; a reel body having the pivot shaft disposed therein and the handle disposed to a side thereof; a drive shaft rotatably mounted to the reel body and being rotatable in conjunction with the handle; a ratchet wheel comprising a plurality of ratchet teeth disposed in a circumferential direction at intervals and being rotatable in conjunction with the drive shaft; a pawl member pivotally disposed on the pivot shaft between an engagement position in which the pawl member engages the ratchet teeth and a disengaged position in which the pawl member disengages the ratchet teeth; a spool rotatable with respect to the reel body and being configured to wind the fishing line with a rotation of the drive shaft in a line winding direction; and a pawl pivot controller at least partially rotatably disposed on the pivot shaft, having a first rotating member configured to rotate in response to the rotation of the drive shaft, and being configured to pivot the pawl member to the engagement position and the disengaged position in response to rotation of the first rotating member.