Patent ID: 6065700
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing reel comprising:a frame; andan operating mechanism for the fishing reel on the frame,said operating mechanism comprising a line carrying spool mounted to the frame for rotation relative to the frame around a first axis to retrieve line onto the fishing reel,said operating mechanism further comprising a magnetic brake assembly that cooperates with the spool,said operating mechanism further comprising an actuator assembly for selectively moving at least a part of the magnetic brake assembly in a path towards the spool to a first position and away from the spool to a second position to thereby vary a braking effect produced by the magnetic brake assembly on the spool,said actuator assembly comprising first and second cam surfaces and an actuator that is movable relative to the frame between third and fourth positions to thereby cause the first and second cam surfaces to be moved guidingly against and relative to each other as an incident of which the at least part of the magnetic brake assembly is caused to move towards and away from the spool,said actuator assembly causing the at least part of the magnetic brake assembly to move from the first position into the second position as an incident of the actuator moving from the third position into the fourth position and causing the at least part of the magnetic brake assembly to move from the second position into the first position as an incident of the actuator moving from the fourth position into the third position,said first and second cam surfaces being configured so that as the actuator is moved at a constant rate between the third and fourth positions, the at least part of the magnetic brake assembly moves at a non-constant rate over at least part of the path between the first and second positions,said first and second cam surfaces being configured so that as the actuator is moved at a constant rate between the third and fourth positions, the at least part of the magnetic brake assembly moves at a first rate from the first position to a predetermined position between the first and second positions and at a second rate between the predetermined position and the second position,said second rate being greater than the first rate,wherein the at least part of the magnetic brake assembly is biased towards the second position for the at least part of the magnetic brake assembly.