Patent ID: 7661618
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A drag mechanism for a dual-bearing reel constructed to brake a spool attached to a reel unit of the dual-bearing reel by moving along the axial direction of the spool, the drag mechanism comprising: a friction disk including at least one engaging recess formed on an outer peripheral end thereof and extending in the radial direction, the friction disk being disposed in a storage space formed in a flange portion of the spool; a cover member including a cylindrical portion formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cover member in the axial direction, the cylindrical portion being arranged to firmly fit within the storage space of the spool and having at least one engaging protrusion extending along the axial direction toward the flange portion, the at least one engaging protrusion being configured to engage the engaging recess of the friction disk, and a circular disk-shaped portion extending from the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion in the outwardly radial direction and fixedly coupled to an end face of the flange portion; a brake disk disposed in the storage space facing opposite the friction disk, the brake disk being configured not to rotate in a line reel-out direction; and a movement mechanism configured and arranged to move the friction disk and the spool together along the axial direction of the spool, and relative to the brake disk, such that the friction disk and the brake disk are pressed together.