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Granted Patent B2
US 12690577 · App. 18/385,931 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Fishing reel

Inventor: Kentaro Okuma (Higashikurume, JP)
Assignee: GLOBERIDE, INC.
A01K89/011223A01K89/0113
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12690577
App. No.
18/385,931
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fishing reel of the present invention comprises: a pinion gear that is rotatably driven by a rotating operation of a handle; and a bearing that rotatably supports the pinion gear with respect to a reel main body. The bearing comprises a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion, an axial movement of the bearing is restricted by fitting the first engagement portion into a movement restricting portion provided in the reel main body, and a rotational movement of the bearing is restricted by fitting the second engagement portion into a rotation restricting portion provided in the reel main body.

Claims (15)

1 . A fishing reel comprising:

a drive member that is rotatably driven by a rotating operation of a handle provided in a reel main body; and

a bearing that rotatably supports the drive member with respect to the reel main body, wherein

the bearing comprises a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion, and

an axial movement of the bearing is restricted by fitting the first engagement portion into a movement restricting portion in the reel main body, and a rotational movement of the bearing is restricted by fitting the second engagement portion into a rotation restricting portion in the reel main body,

the first engagement portion is on an outer side of the bearing in a radial direction,

the second engagement portion is at a position radially opposite to the first engagement portion,

the movement restricting portion comprises a groove in the reel main body and into which the first engagement portion is fitted, and

the rotation restricting portion comprises a shaft member in the reel main body inserted through the second engagement portion.

2 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein the drive member is a pinion gear on a spinning reel, and the bearing is a collar member that supports the pinion gear on a rear end side.

3 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein

the first engagement portion is a projecting piece projecting radially outward, and

the second engagement portion is a recess through which the shaft member is inserted.

4 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein the movement restricting portion into which the first engagement portion is fitted has a fixing portion to locate a fixing position of the first engagement portion.

5 . The fishing reel according to claim 1 , wherein the movement restricting portion and the rotation restricting portion have engagement structures respectively on the bearing and the reel main body, and restrict the axial movement and the rotational movement of the bearing by causing both of the engagement structures to be engaged.