Spinning reel for fishing

Abstract: In a spinning reel for fishing, to a rotor (7), there is attached a brake member (47) which, when a bail support member (21,23) is operated or reversed from its fishing line retrieving state to its fishing line casting state, can be pressed against a spool (37) to thereby brake the rotation of the rotor (7). The bail support member (21,23) can be returned from the fishing line casting state to the fishing line retrieving state through a reversing mechanism if the rotor (7) is rotated in the fishing line retrieving direction. The spinning reel for fishing can prevent the wrong operation of a bail in a fishing line casting operation as well as can improve the fishing operation of the spinning reel.

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a spinning reel for fishing according to the preamble of claim 1. As known well, conventionally, in most of spinning reels for fishing, a semi-circular bail is mounted on the leading end portions of a pair of support arms provided in a rotor in such a manner that it can be freely reversed between a fishing line retrieving position and a fishing line casting position through a bail support member. If the bail is fallen down to the fishing line casting position and the terminal tackles of the spinning reel are thrown, then a fishing line wound around a spool can be released in a spiral manner. Also, if the bail is returned back to the fishing line retrieving position and a handle is operated to thereby rotate the rotor in a fishing line retrieving direction, then the fishing line can be wound around the spool which traverses back and forth in linking with the rotation of the rotor. However, conventionally, in the spinning reel of this type, there is a fear that, when the bail is fallen down to the fishing line casting position and the fishing line is released, the handle can be turned due to the casting motion to thereby rotate the rotor in the fishing line retrieving direction, with the result that the bail support member can be reversed to the fishing line retrieving position by a reversing mechanism and the fishing line can thereby be cut. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, recently, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei. 3-16867, there is known a lock device in which a connecting member having a leading end portion engageable with the bail support member and a trailing end portion engageable with an uneven portion provided in the front portion of a reel main body when the fishing line is released is so mounted as to extend from the interior of the rotor into the support arms, so that the fishing line casting state of the bail support member can be locked by the connecting member. However, since the above-mentioned lock device is structured such that the leading end portion of the connecting member is engaged with the bail support member and the trailing end portion of the connecting member is engaged with the uneven portion provided in the front portion of the reel main body, there is pointed out a drawback that the base portions of the support arms and the front portion of the reel main body are complicated in shape and structure. Also, because the present lock device is so structured as to lock the rotor to the reel main body through the connecting member in the fishing line casting operation, the bail cannot be reversed and returned from its fishing line casting state to its fishing line retrieving state with the rotation of the rotor by means of the handle retrieving operation, which results in a poor efficiency in the operation of the lock device. A spinning reel as indicated in the preamble of claim 1 is known from US 4 509 705. A similar device is also known from EP 0 026 084 A1. The present invention aims at eliminating the drawbacks found in the above-mentioned conventional spinning reels for fishing. Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a spinning reel for fishing which can prevent the wrong operation of a bail in a fishing line casting operation as well as can improve the fishing operation of the spinning reel. The afore-indicated objective is performed by the features of claim 1. Accordingly, the present invention acquires the advantage that the bail can be freely reversed between a fishing line casting position and a fishing line retrieving position through the bail support member and the fishing line can be wound around the spool when the rotor is rotated in a fishing line retrieving direction but said spool cooperating with some brake member which, as the bail support member is reversed from its fishing line retrieving position to its fishing line casting position, can be pressed against the spool to thereby brake the rotation of the rotor. Preferably, the bail support member can be returned through a reversing mechanism from the fishing line casting position to the fishing line retrieving position by rotating the rotary fishing line in the retrieving direction. According to the spinning reel for fishing, if the bail support member is operated or switched from its fishing line retrieving state to its fishing line casting state, then the brake member provided in the rotor is pressed against the spool to thereby brake the rotation of the rotor, which in turn prevents the wrong operation of the bail support member in the fishing line casting operation. Then, if the rotor is rotated in the fishing line retrieving direction by operating the handle, the bail support member can be returned from the fishing line casting state to the fishing line retrieving state through the reversing mechanism. In an embodiment of the invention, the spinning reel for fishing is structured as follows: The brake member comprises a brake member main body, which is fixedly secured inside the support arms of the rotor and can be deformed as the bail support member is operated, and a brake portion to be mounted on the leading end portion of the brake member main body, and the brake portion can be projected from within the support arms toward the spool to be thereby pressed against a cylindrical portion of the spool by operating the bail support member from the fishing line retrieving position to the fishing line casting position. In this case, if the bail support member is operated from the fishing line retrieving state to the fishing line casting state, then the brake member main body can be deformed to thereby cause the brake portion to project from within the support arms toward the spool and thus to press against the cylindrical portion of the spool, so that the wrong operation of the bail support member can be prevented. In another embodiment of the invention, the spinning reel for fishing is structured as follows: the brake member comprises a brake member main body fixedly secured to a front wall portion of the rotor and shiftable in position by means of the operation of the bail support members, and a brake portion provided in said brake member main body, and the brake portion can be shifted in the direction of a cylindrical portion of the spool to be thereby pressed against the cylindrical portion of the rotor by operating the bail support member from the fishing line retrieving position to said fishing line casting position. In this case, if the bail support member is operated or reversed from the fishing line retrieving state to the fishing line casting state, then the brake member main body is shifted in position to thereby cause the brake portion to move in the direction of the cylindrical portion of the spool and thus to press against the inner periphery of the present cylindrical portion, so that the wrong operation of the bail support member can be prevented. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are laid down in the further subclaims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a section view of the main portions of a first embodiment of a spinning reel for fishing according to the invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of a rotor, a support arm and a spool respectively employed in the above first embodiment. Fig. 3 is a side view of the rotor, support arm and spool when a bail is set in a fishing line retrieving state. Fig. 4 is a side view of the rotor, support arm and spool when a bail is set in a fishing line casting state. Fig. 5 is a side view of the main portions of the rotor, support arm and spool when a bail is set in the fishing line retrieving state. Fig. 6 is a side view of the inside of a bail holder employed in the above embodiment. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the bail holder shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a section view of the main portions of the support arm, rotor and spool when the bail is set in the fishing line casting state. Fig. 9 is a side view of the inside of a modification of the bail holder employed in the above embodiment. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the bail holder shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 a section view of the main portions of a second embodiment of a spinning reel for fishing according to the invention. Fig. 12 is a section view of the main portions of a support arm, a rotor, and a spool respectively employed the spinning reel for fishing shown in Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is a section view of the main portions of a third embodiment of a spinning reel for fishing according to the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Now, description will be given below in detail of the embodiments of a spinning reel for fishing according to the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of a spinning reel for fishing according to the invention and, in Fig. 1, reference character 1 designates a hollow flier shaft which is rotatably journaled on the front portion of a reel main body 5 through a bearing 3, while a rotor 7 is fixed to the leading end portion of the flier shaft 1 by a nut 9. A pinion is formed in the rear end portion of the flier shaft 1 and a drive gear 13 is fixed to a handle shaft of a handle 11, while the drive gear 13 is in mesh with the pinion. The rotor 7 can be rotated by operating or turning the handle 11. Similarly to the conventional spinning reel for fishing, the rotor 7 includes a pair of support arms 15 and 16 and, as shown in Figs. 2 to 4, a semicircular bail 17 is mounted on the respective leading end portions of the two arms 15 and 16 through bail support members such as bail arm 21 having a line roller 19 mounted thereon and a bail holder 23 in such a manner that the bail 17 can be freely reversed between a fishing line retrieving position and a fishing line casting position. Also, in Fig. 1, reference character 25 stands for a spool shaft which is inserted through the flier shaft 1 and is mounted on the reel main body 5. The spool shaft 25 is structured such that it can be reciprocated in the axial direction thereof when the handle 11 is operated. A spool 37 is mounted on the projecting end portion of the spool shaft 25 situated on the rotor 7 side thereof through a well-known drag device 35 which comprises a plurality of drag washers 27, a plurality of lining washers 29, a compression spring 31, a knob 33 and the like. If the spring force of the compression spring 31 to be applied to the washers 27 and 29 is adjusted by operating or turning the knob 33, then the drag force of the spool 37 with respect to the spool shaft 25 can be adjusted. Then, similarly to the conventional spinning reel for fishing, after the bail 17 is operated or reversed to the fishing line retrieving position as shown in Fig. 3, if the handle 11 is operated to thereby rotate the rotor 7 in the fishing line retrieving direction, then a fishing line can be wound around the spool 37 which reciprocates back and forth in linking with the rotation of the rotor 7. Also, as shown in Fig. 4, if the bail 17 is reversed to the fishing line casting position side and the terminal tackles of the fishing reel are then thrown, then the fishing line wound around the spool 37 can be released in a spiral manner. Accordingly, a spinning reel 39 according to the present embodiment has not only the above-mentioned structure similar to the conventional spinning reel but also the following characteristics. That is, in Fig. 1, 41 designates a cover for covering a recessed portion 43 which is formed in the outside portion of the support arm 15. The cover 41, as shown in Fig. 5, is screwed to a cylindrical support portion 45 which is provided-on and projected from the inner surface of the recessed portion 43 of the cover 41. Also, within the recessed portion 43, there is mounted a brake member 47 which is used to prevent the bail 17 from being operated in error when the fishing line is released. As shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the brake member 47 comprises a deformable brake member main body 49, which is formed in a substantially J shape and has flexibility, and a cylindrically shaped brake portion 51 mounted on the leading end portion of the brake member main body 49. The brake member main body 49 includes a cylindrical portion 49a formed in the base portion thereof. With the cylindrical portion 49a in engagement with the support portion 45, the brake member main body 49 is fixedly secured to the support arm 15 together with the cover 41. On the other hand, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, to the back surface side of the bail holder 23 to be mounted on the leading end portion of the support arm 15, there is fixed an arc-shaped plate spring 53 including a slanting surface 53a the leading end side of which projects sequentially in the direction of the spool 37 from the fishing line retrieving position of the bail 17 toward the fishing line casting position thereof (in Figs. 6, in the direction of an arrow A). As shown in Figs. 3 and 5, when the bail 17 is held at the fishing line retrieving position, the leading end portion of the brake member main body 49 is positioned on the flat surface 53b of the plate spring 53 that is situated on the base portion side thereof. As shown in Figs. 4 and 8, if the bail 17 is fallen down to the fishing line casting position side, then the brake member main body 49 is sequentially pressed against and deformed by the slanting surface 53a of the plate spring 53 and, in linking with such deformation of the brake member main body 49, the brake portion 51 is projected in the spool 37 direction from a brake portion insertion hole 55 formed in the support arm 15, so that the brake portion 51 can be pressed against the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37. Then, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, if the bail 17 is returned back to the fishing line retrieving position, then the brake member main body 49 is restored to its original shape due to its own restitutive force, so that the brake portion 51 can be stored again into the support arm 15. As described above, according to the present embodiment, by pressing the brake portion 51 of the brake member 47 mounted on the support arm 15 against the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37 when the fishing line is released, a brake force can be applied onto the rotor 7 to thereby prevent the bail holder 23 from being reversed to the fishing line retrieving position. Also, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the above-mentioned structure, as shown in Fig. 1, a reversing mechanism 57, which is able to reverse the bail 17 from the fishing line casting position to the fishing line retrieving position due to the rotation of the rotor 7 in the fishing line retrieving direction by means of the handle operation, is mounted on the support arm 16 on which the bail arm 21 is to be installed. The reversing mechanism 57, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, comprises an actuator 59 which is installed in a recessed portion 58 formed in the outside portion of the support arm 16 and is movable in the longitudinal direction of the support arm 16, an arc-shaped recessed portion 63 which is formed on the back surface side of the bail arm 21 and also into which a projection 61 provided on and projected from the leading end portion of the actuator 59 can be fitted, and a cam member 65 which is provided on and projected from the front portion of the reel main body 5. In the lower end portion of the actuator 59, there are formed a bent piece 59a which is inserted through an insertion hole 67 formed in the rotor 7 and extends toward the front portion of the reel main body 5. Also, as shown in Fig. 2, if the bail 17 is fallen from the fishing line retrieving position down to the fishing line casting position, then the engaging wall portion 63a of the recessed portion 63 that is situated on the rear end side thereof is engaged with the projection 61 to thereby move the actuator 59 in a direction of an arrow B and, as the actuator 59 is moved in the arrow B direction in this manner, the cam member 65 is positioned on the rotational path of the bent piece 59a of the actuator 59. In this state, if an angler operates the handle to thereby rotate the rotor 7 in the fishing line retrieving direction, then the cam member 65 is operated to thereby press down the actuator 59 in a direction of an arrow C and, as the actuator 59 is depressed in the arrow C direction, the projection 61 of the actuator 59 is engaged with the engaging wall portion 63a of the recessed portion 63 so that the bail arm 21 can be reversed or returned from the fishing line casting position to the fishing line retrieving position. Besides, in Fig. 1, reference character 69 designates a cover which covers the recessed portion 58 and is screwed to the support arm 16. Since the spinning reel 39 according to the present embodiment is structured in this manner, similarly to the conventional spinning reel, if the bail 17 is fallen down to the fishing line casting position side and the terminal tackles are thrown, then the fishing line wound around the spool 37 can be released in a spiral manner. On the other hand, if the bail 17 is operated or reversed to the fishing line retrieving position side and the handle 11 is operated to rotate the rotor 7 in the fishing line retrieving direction, then the fishing line can be wound around the spool 37 which can be caused to reciprocate back and forth in linking with the rotation of the rotor 7. When the bail 17 is held at the fishing line retrieving position, as shown in Fig. 5, the brake portion 51 is stored within the support arm 15. In this state, as shown in Figs. 4 and 8, if the bail 17 is fallen down to the fishing line casting position side, then the brake member main body 49 of the brake member 47 is sequentially pressed against and deformed by the slanting surface of the plate spring 53 to thereby cause the brake portion 51 provided on the leading end portion of the brake member main body 49 to be projected toward the spool 37 from the brake portion insertion hole 55 and to be pressed against the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37, which in turn applies a brake force onto the rotor 7 to thereby prevent the bail 17 from being reversed to the fishing line retrieving position. Also, if the bail 17 is fallen down to the fishing line casting position in this manner, as shown in Fig. 2, the engaging wall portion 63a of the recessed portion 63 formed in the bail arm 21 is then engaged with the projection 61 of the actuator 59 to thereby move the actuator 59 in the arrow B direction, so that the cam member 65 is positioned on the rotational path of the bent portion 59a of the actuator 59. Therefore, after the fishing line is released, if the angler operates the handle to thereby rotate the rotor 7 in the fishing line retrieving direction, then the bent piece 59a is butted against the cam member 65 to thereby cause the cam member 65 to press down the actuator 59 in the arrow C direction, so that the projection of the actuator 59 is engaged with the engaging wall portion 63a of the recessed portion 63 of the bail arm 21 to thereby reverse or return the bail arm 21 and bail holder 23 from their respective fishing line casting positions to their respective fishing line retrieving position. As a result, the above-mentioned brake member main body 49 is restored to its original shape due to its own restitutive force, which in turn causes the brake portion 51 of the brake member 47 to be stored again into the support arm 15. As described above, according to the present embodiment, in one aspect thereof, the brake portion 51 of the brake member 47 installed within the support arm 15 is pressed against the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37 to thereby apply a brake force onto the rotor 7 so as to be able to prevent the bail 17 from being reversed to the fishing line retrieving position; and, in the other aspect thereof, the reversing mechanism 57 capable of reversing the bail 17 from the fishing line casting position to the fishing line retrieving position with the rotation of the rotor 7 in the fishing line retrieving direction by means of the handle operation is installed on the support arm 16 on which the bail arm 21 is to be mounted. Due to this, according to the present embodiment, the wrong operation of the bail 17 in the fishing line casting operation can be prevented as well as the bail 17 can be returned from the fishing line casting state to the fishing retrieving state by operating the handle. As a result, the spinning reel according to the present embodiment is greatly improved in practical use when compared with the conventional spinning reel disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei. 3-16867. Besides, in the spinning reel according to the present embodiment, since the base portion of the rotor 7 and the front portion of the reel main body 5 are simplified in structure when compared with the above-mentioned conventional spinning reel, not only the lowered strength of the respective base portions of the support arms 15 and 16 can be prevented but also there is increased a freedom for installation of the reversing mechanism within the rotor 7. Here, in the present embodiment, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, on the back surface side of the bail holder 23, there is mounted the arc-shaped plate spring 53 including the slanting surface 53a the leading end side of which is sequentially projected in the spool 37 direction from the fishing line retrieving position toward the fishing line casting position. However, this is not limitative but, for example, instead of the plate spring 53, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, on the back surface side of the bail holder 23, there may be mounted an arc-shaped cam member 71 including a slanting surface 71a the leading end side of which is sequentially projected in the spool 37 direction from the fishing line retrieving position toward the fishing line casting position. Also, in place of the above-mentioned reversing mechanism 57, there may be employed a conventionally well-known outward-kick type reversing mechanism in which a reversing projection for reversing the bail arm 23 from the fishing line casting state to the fishing line retrieving state is provided on the leg portion 5a of the reel main body 5. Now, referring to Figs. 11 and 12, there is shown a second embodiment of a spinning reel for fishing according to the invention. From now on, description will be given below in detail of the present embodiment with reference to Figs. 11 and 12. However, in the present embodiment, the same parts as those employed in the previous embodiment are given the same designations and thus the structural description thereof is omitted here. In Figs. 11 and 12, reference character 73 designates a rotor which is fixedly secured to the leading end portion of a flier shaft 1 by a nut 9 and includes a pair of support arms 75 and 77; and, a bail 17 is mounted on the pair of support arms 75 and 77 in such a manner that it can be freely reversed between a fishing line retrieving position and a fishing line casting position through a bail holder 23 and a bail arm 21. Also, in these figures, similarly to the above-mentioned actuator 59, reference character 79 stands for an actuator forming part of a reversing mechanism 81 which reverses the bail 17 from the fishing line casting position to the fishing line retrieving position due to the rotation of the rotor 73 in a fishing line retrieving direction by means of the operation of a handle 11. That is, the reversing mechanism 81 according to the present embodiment also comprises the actuator 79 which is mounted in a recessed portion 58 formed in the outside portion of the bail support arm 77 and can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the bail support arm 77, an arc-shaped recessed portion 63 which is formed on the back surface side of the bail arm 21 and also into which a projection 61 provided on and projected from the leading end portion of the actuator 79 can be fitted, and a cam member 65 which is mounted on the front portion of a reel main body 5. In the lower end portion of the actuator 79, there is formed a bent piece 79a which is inserted through an insertion hole 83 formed in the rotor 73 and extends toward the front portion of the reel main body 5 and, in the bent piece 79a, there is provided a brake member operation piece 79b which extends into between the rotor 73 and the cylindrical portion 37a of a spool 37. Similarly to the previous embodiment, if the bail 17 is fallen from the fishing line retrieving position down to the fishing line casting position, then the engaging wall portion 63a of the recessed portion 63 is engaged with the projection 61 of the actuator 79 to thereby move the actuator 79 forwardly of the support arm 77; and, as the actuator 79 is moved forwardly in this manner, the cam member 65 is positioned on the rotational path of the bent portion 79a of the actuator 79. Then, in this state, if an angler operates the handle 11 to thereby rotate the rotor 73 in the fishing line retrieving direction, then the cam member 65 is operated to thereby press down the actuator 79 backwardly; and, as the actuator 79 is depressed backwardly in this manner, the projection 61 of the actuator 79 is engaged with the engaging wall portion 63a of the recessed portion 63 of the bail arm 21, thereby causing the bail arm 21 to be reversed or returned from the fishing line casting position to the fishing line retrieving position. Also, in Fig. 11, reference character 85 designates a brake member which covers the outer periphery of the rotor 73 and is fixedly secured to the front wall portion of the present rotor 73. In particular, the brake member 85 includes a cylindrical brake member main body 87 so formed as to have a substantially U-shaped section, and an annular brake portion 89 formed integrally with the leading end side of the outer periphery of the brake member main body 87, while the present brake portion 89 is formed in a shape which projects in the inner peripheral direction of the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37. Further, as shown in Fig. 12, the rear end portion of the brake member main body 87 is slightly curved outwardly and, as described above, if the bail 17 is raised from the fishing line retrieving position up to the fishing line casting position to thereby move the actuator 79 forwardly, then the brake member operation piece 79b provided on the bent portion 79a is caused to project from an insertion hole 91 formed in the rotor 73. That is, the present embodiment is characterized in that the brake member operation piece 79b so arranged as to project from the insertion hole 91 in this manner deforms and shifts the rear end portion of the brake member main body 87 outwardly as shown by a two-dot chained line to thereby press the brake portion 89 against the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37. Since the spinning reel 93 according to the present embodiment is structured in this manner, similarly to the previous embodiment, if the bail 17 is fallen down to the fishing line casting position side and the terminal tackles are thrown, then the fishing line wound around the spool 37 can be released in a spiral manner. On the other hand, if the bail 17 is returned back to the fishing line retrieving position side and the rotor 73 is rotated in the fishing line retrieving direction by means of the operation of the handle 11, then the fishing line can be wound around the spool 37 which reciprocates back and forth in linking with the rotation of the rotor 7. Also, although, when the bail 17 is set at the fishing line retrieving position, as shown in Fig. 11, the brake portion 89 of the brake member 85 is spaced apart from the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37, if the bail 17 is fallen down to the fishing line casting position side, then the actuator 79 is moved forwardly of the support arm 77, so that the brake member operation piece 79b provided on the bent piece 79a deforms and shifts the brake member main body 87 as shown by the two-dot chained line to thereby press the brake portion 89 of the brake member 85 against the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37. As a result, a brake force is applied to the rotor to thereby prevent the bail holder 23 from being reversed to the fishing line retrieving position. After the fishing line is released, if an angler operates the handle 11 to thereby rotate the rotor 73 in the fishing line retrieving direction, then the bent piece 79a is butted against the cam member 65 to thereby cause the cam member 65 to press down the actuator 79 backwardly, so that the projection 61 of the actuator 79 is engaged with the engaging wall portion 63a of the recessed portion 63 to thereby reverse or return the bail arm 21 and bail holder 23 from the fishing line casting position to the fishing line retrieving position. As a result, the above-mentioned brake member main body 87 is restored to its original shape due to its own restitutive force, so that the brake portion 89 can be separated from the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37. As described above, in the spinning reel according to the present embodiment, when the fishing line is released, the brake portion 89 of the brake member 85 fixed to the front wall portion of the rotor 73 is pressed against the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37 to thereby apply a brake force onto the rotor 73 so as to be able to prevent the bail 17 from being reversed to the fishing line retrieving position; and, at the same time, the reversing mechanism 81 for reversing the bail 17 from the fishing line casting position to the fishing line retrieving position due to the rotation of the rotor 73 in the fishing line retrieving direction by means of the operation of the handle 11 is mounted on the support arm 77 on which the bail arm 21 is to be installed. Due to this, with use of the present embodiment as well, it is possible to prevent the wrong operation of the bail 17 when the fishing line is released as well as, as the rotor 73 is rotated in the fishing line retrieving direction by means of the operation of the handle 11, the bail 17 can be returned from the fishing line casting state to the fishing line retrieving state, thereby being able to improve the efficiency of the fishing operation of the present spinning reel. Also, according to the present embodiment, since the brake portion 89 is pressed against the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion 37a of the spool 37, which is not so exposed to seawater, water, foreign matter or the like as the outer periphery of the present cylindrical portion 37a, to thereby apply a brake force to the rotor 73, the rotation of the rotor 73 can be braked more stably when compared with the embodiment shown in Fig. 1. Here, in Fig. 13, there is shown a third embodiment of a spinning reel according to the present invention, in which the brake members 47 and 85 employed in the above-mentioned respective embodiments are combined with the reversing mechanism 81 of the last-mentioned embodiment. Since the structure of this embodiment is similar to those of the above-mentioned respective embodiments, the same parts are given the same designations and the description thereof is omitted here. Thus, with use of the spinning reel 95 according to the present embodiment as well, similarly to the above-mentioned respective embodiments, the expected object of the invention can be achieved. As has been described heretofore, according to the spinning reels for fishing, not only the wrong operation of the bail in the fishing line casting operation can be prevented, which in turn makes it possible to prevent the fishing line from being cut, but also the bail can be returned from the fishing line casting state to the fishing line retrieving state due to the rotation of the rotor in the fishing line retrieving direction by means of the handle operation, so that the fishing operation of the present invention can be greatly improved in efficiency when compared with the conventional spinning reel. Also since the base portion of the rotor and the front portion of the reel main body are simplified in structure, it is possible not only to prevent the lowered strength of the base portion of the bail support arm but also to increase the freedom for installation of the reversing mechanism within the rotor. Further since the brake portion of the brake member is pressed against the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion of the spool, which is not so exposed to seawater, water, foreign matter or the like as the outer periphery of the present cylindrical portion, to thereby apply a brake force to the rotor, the rotation of the rotor can be braked more stably.

Claims: A spinning reel for fishing comprising: a rotor (7,73) rotatable in linking with operation of a handle (11) for winding a fishing line around a spool (37); a bail (17) pivotable with respect to the rotor (7,73) and movable from a fishing line casting position to a fishing line retrieving position and vice versa; a brake member (47,85) provided on the rotor (7,73) wherein the brake member (47,85) is brought into pressure contact with the spool (37) in linking with movement of the bail (17) from the fishing line retrieving position to fishing line casting position and is released from the spool (37) in linking with movement of the bail (17) from the fishing line casting position to the fishing line retrieving position, characterized in that said brake member (47,85) either comprises a flexibly deformable and substantially J-shaped main body (49) adapted to be pressed against the outer periphery of a cylindrical portion (37a) of the spool (37) in order to brake the rotation of the rotor, with said main body (49) restoring to its original shape under its own restitutive force when the bail (17) is returned back to the fishing line retrieving position or said brake member comprises a cylindrical brake member main body (87) adapted to engage the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion (37a) of the spool (37) in order to prevent the bail (17) from being reversed to the fishing line retrieving position. Spinning reel according to claim 1, wherein a reversing mechanism (57,81) is provided to return a bail support member (21) from said fishing line casting position to said fishing line retrieving position. Spinning reel according to claim 2, wherein said reversing mechanism (57) is installed within the rotor (7). A spinning reel according to claim 3, wherein an arc-shaped plate spring (53) including a slanting surface (53a) is mounted on a back surface side of a bail holder (23), a leading end of said slanting surface (53a) being sequentially projected in the direction of the spool (37) from the fishing line retrieving position toward the fishing line casting position. A spinning reel according to claim 3, wherein an arc-shaped cam member (71) including a slanting surface (71a) is provided on a back surface side of a bail holder (23), a leading end of said slanting surface (71a) being sequentially projected in the direction of the spool (37) from the fishing line retrieving position toward the fishing line casting position. A spinning reel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reversing mechanism (81) comprises an actuator (79) engageable to a brake member main body (87) to bend same radially outwardly so as to press a brake portion (89) of the brake member (85) against the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion (37a) of the spool (37). A spinning reel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reversing mechanism (107) comprises an actuator member (109) rotatably mounted on a support shaft (105) projecting from a surface of an outside portion of a bail support arm (101). A spinning reel according to claim 7, wherein said cylindrical brake member (129) comprises the cylindrical brake portion (139) adapted to be pressed against the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion (37a) of the spool (37) under the action of a prebiasing spring (141) while said actuator member (109) comprises a projection (123) projecting between two engaging portions (103,135) of the brake member (129) as to urge the brake member (129) against the spring force of the prebiasing spring (141), separating the brake member (129) from the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion (37a) of the spool (37). A spinning reel according to claim 1, wherein said brake member (47) comprises a brake member main body (49) fixedly secured inside of support arms (15) of said rotor (7) and deformable by means of the operation of said bail support member (23). Spinning reel according to claim 9, wherein said brake member (47) comprising a brake portion (51) to be mounted on a leading end portion of a brake member main body (49), said brake portion (51) projecting from inside said support arm (15) towards said spool (37) when said bail support member (23) is reversed from its fishing line retrieving position to its fishing line casting position. Spinning reel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said brake member (85) comprises a brake member main body (87) fixedly secured to a front wall portion of said rotor (73) and shiftable in position as said bail support member (23) is operated and said cylindrical brake portion (89) being provided in said brake member main body (87) to be shifted in a position towards a cylindrical portion (37a) of said spool (37) to be thereby pressed against said cylindrical portion of said rotor (73) when said bail support member (23) is reversed from said fishing line retrieving position to said fishing line casting position. Spinning reel according to claim 10, wherein said brake portion (51) is movable substantially radially with respect to the rotor. (73). Spinning reel according to claim 10 or 12, wherein the brake portion (51,89) is brought into pressure contact with an outer periphery of a cylindrical skirt portion (37a) of the spool (37). Spinning reel according to claim 2, wherein said reversing mechanism (57,81,107) being activated in linking with rotation of the handle for returning the bail (17) from the fishing line casting position back to the fishing line retrieving position while driving the brake member (47,85,129) so that the brake member (47,85,129) is released from the spool (37) cam means rotatable in linking with pivot motion of the bail support for driving the brake member toward and away from the spool (37).

Inventors: TAKEUCHI SHINJI, TAKEUCHI, SHINJI
Applicants: DAIWA SEIKO INC, DAIWA SEIKO INC.
Application year: 1996
Main classification: A01K89
IPC codes: A01K89