Patent ID: 6957788

Claim:
A sound generating mechanism for a fishing reel that is disposed between a tubular knob mounting portion that is arranged on a reel unit of the fishing reel and a closed end tubular knob member that is rotatively mounted on the knob mounting portion, the sound generating mechanism generating sounds by a relative rotation between the knob mounting portion and the knob member and comprising: a sounding member adapted to be rotatively mounted to an engagement portion of the knob member and be non-rotative with respect to the knob mounting portion, the sounding member having a disk portion that is formed into a ring shape and a plurality of sounding concavities that are formed circumferentially apart on the disk portion; a retaining member adapted to be mounted to the knob member such that the sounding member is sandwiched between the retaining member and the engagement portion of the knob member; a sounding pin that is mounted to the engagement portion of the knob member at a position opposite at least one of the plurality of sounding concavities, the sounding pin being mounted so as to be movable toward and away from the plurality of sounding concavities; and urging means mounted to the engagement portion of the knob member for urging the sounding pin toward the plurality of sounding concavities.