Patent ID: 6082650
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A spinning reel comprising:a reel body casing;a rotational frame member mounted on said reel body casing so as to be rotatable by means of a handle means supported on said reel body casing;a spool shaft slideably mounted on a cylindrical shaft of said rotational frame member;a spool secured to one end portion of said spool shaft;an oscillator secured to another end portion of said spool shaft;an oscillator gear mounted on said reel body casing so as to be rotatable by said handle means;a rotational plate disposed along a side surface of said oscillator gear so as to be rotatable;a cam engaging pin formed on one surface of said rotational plate, said cam engaging pin engaging with a cam groove having an elliptical shape, formed on an inside surface of said reel body casing, which faces said oscillator gear; andan oscillator drive pin formed on another surface of said rotational plate and connected to said oscillator,movement of said cam engaging pin relative to said oscillator gear being given by a change in radius of said cam groove along with rotation of said oscillator gear causing said oscillator drive pin together with said rotational plate to move reciprocally relative to said oscillator gear, and a reciprocal movement of said oscillator drive pin causing a rotational velocity of said oscillator drive pin to be changed relative to a rotational velocity of said oscillator gear.