Patent ID: 8113456

Claim:
A dual-bearing reel speed-change operation mechanism configured to switch handle rotation between high-speed rotation and low-speed rotation to deliver the handle rotation to a spool, comprising: a handle including a handle arm having a proximal end, a distal end opposite the proximal end in a longitudinal direction of the handle arm, a first through hole formed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a handle knob attached to a distal end of the handle arm; a handle shaft including a base end extending into the first through hole of the handle arm and being unitarily rotatable with the handle arm, and a second through hole axially passing through the inside of the handle shaft; an operation shaft including a shaft portion inserted through the second through hole of the handle shaft, the shaft portion having an interlock-target portion on an outer periphery of a base end of the shaft portion, and a press operation portion formed on the base end of the shaft portion, the press operation portion having a diameter larger than that of the shaft portion, the press operation portion configured to switch the handle rotation from the high-speed rotation to the low-speed rotation through a press operation; an operation shaft urging member configured to urge the operation shaft in an axially outward direction; a lock member including a main body disposed to have a clearance between the main body and a surface of the handle arm, the main body having an interlock portion on a lateral part of the main body, the interlock portion configured to be interlocked with the interlock target portion of the shaft portion of the operation shaft, a pivot shaft extending in the main body perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handle arm, the pivot shaft allowing the interlock portion to pivot thereon between a direction to interlock the interlock portion with the interlock-target portion and a direction to release the interlock portion from the interlocked state with the interlock-target portion, and a pivot operation part disposed to close a first part of the clearance between the main body and the handle arm while maintaining a second part of the clearance; and a lock member urging member urging the lock member towards the operation shaft.