Patent ID: 6073870
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A spinning reel for fishing comprising:a reel body,a cylindrical drive shaft;a handle linked to said cylindrical drive shaft for rotating said cylindrical drive shaft;a spool shaft inserted into said cylindrical drive shaft;a front bearing and a rear bearing disposed in a support section formed on a front side of the reel body for rotatably supporting the cylindrical drive shaft;a rolling type one-way clutch disposed axially between the front and rear bearings and radially between the cylindrical drive shaft and the support section of the reel body, said rolling type one-way clutch permitting the cylindrical drive shaft to rotate in one direction and prohibiting the cylindrical drive shaft from rotating in the other, opposite direction, and wherein said rolling type one way clutch is a one-way clutch using rolling members;a reciprocating drive system including a cam shaft along which a sliding member moves in a reciprocating fashion, and a pinion gear for driving said cam shaft, wherein said pinion gear is disposed outside said front and rear bearings; anda rotor having a fishing line guide section for winding a fishing line around a spool disposed in a front portion of the spool shaft.