Patent ID: 6957787
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A centrifugal braking device for a bait casting reel, comprising: a spool having a spool shaft which is rotatably coupled to a reel body; a brake housing coupled to one end of the spool shaft to be rotated integrally with the spool and having a plurality of sliding grooves each of which extends radially; a plurality of brake elements slidably received in the sliding grooves of the brake housing, to be rotated integrally with the spool; a brake drum capable of being brought into frictional contact with the brake elements to selectively limit to some extent rotation of the brake housing due to a centrifugal force generated by rotation of the brake elements; and a cover coupled to the reel body to close one side of the reel body; wherein the brake elements are positioned differently from one another by a predetermined angle along a circumferential direction about a center of the brake housing and slidably received in the sliding grooves each of which extends radially, wherein a guide plate is coupled to the brake housing to be placed on the brake housing, and wherein a frictional force between outer end surfaces of the brake shoes and an inner surface of the brake drum is selectively increased or decreased depending upon a rotating direction of the brake elements.