Patent ID: 7028937

Claim:
A reel unit for a spinning reel being adapted to be mounted to a fishing rod and configured to transmit rotation of a handle to a rotor to wind fishing line onto a spool, said reel unit comprising: a housing unit made of a magnesium alloy and having a mechanism accommodation space in an interior thereof; a master gear non-rotatably coupled to a master gear shaft and disposed inside said mechanism accommodation space for transmitting rotation of the handle to the rotor; a first lid made of an aluminum alloy and detachably and reattachably coupled to said housing unit so as to close said mechanism accommodation space and interpose said master gear with said housing unit, said first lid rotatably supporting said master gear shaft; a second lid made of a synthetic resin and detachably and reattachably coupled to said housing unit so as to close said mechanism accommodation space; and a rod-attachment portion being formed integrally with one of said housing unit and said first lid, said rod-attachment portion being adapted to be attached to the fishing rod.