Patent ID: 7234660

Claim:
A rotor braking device of a spinning reel for braking a rotor that is rotatably mounted on a reel unit according to a pivot of a bail arm that pivots between a line-winding position and a line-releasing position, comprising: a moving member configured to be mounted in the rotor and arranged to move to a first position corresponding to the line-winding position and to a second position corresponding to the line-releasing position in association with the bail arm; a braking member that includes an annular body member configured to be mounted on an outer periphery of a front end of the reel unit, a drag portion formed in an inner peripheral side of the body member and configured to frictionally engage the reel unit to rotate relative thereto, and a plurality of engaging portions formed in an outer peripheral side of the body member, the moving member engaging one of the engaging portions when the moving member is moved to the second position, the braking member frictionally sliding the drag portion with respect to the reel unit when the moving member engages with the engaging portions; and a frictional force adjusting unit configured to be disposed between the reel unit and the braking member and to adjust a frictional force generated when the drag portion frictionally slides with respect to the reel unit.