IP Library Granted Patent US 11,089,769
Granted Patent B2
US 11,089,769 · App. 15/778,126 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Guide member for fishing line

Inventor: Shunji Mikaki (Satsumasendai, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
A01K87/04C04B35/1015C04B35/111C04B35/117C04B35/119C04B35/64C04B2235/3217C04B2235/3225C04B2235/3232C04B2235/3241C04B2235/3244C04B2235/3262C04B2235/3272C04B2235/3275C04B2235/3418C04B2235/6567C04B2235/786C04B2235/788C04B2235/80C04B2235/9607C04B2235/9661
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Patent No.
US 11,089,769
App. No.
15/778,126
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A guide member for a fishing line including an alumina ceramic including Ti and Al, a content of Ti being not less than 0.5 mass % in terms of TiO 2 , a content of Al being not less than 92 mass % in terms of Al 2 O 3 , and a main phase of the alumina ceramic being alumina crystals, wherein a content ratio of aluminas crystal with an aspect ratio of not less than 2 within the alumina crystals is not less than 15%.

Claims (16)

1. A guide member for a fishing line; wherein the guide member comprises:

an alumina ceramic including Ti and Al, wherein a content of Ti is not less than 0.5 mass % in terms of TiO 2 , wherein a content of Al is not less than 92 mass % in terms of Al 2 O 3 , and wherein a main phase of the alumina ceramic is alumina crystals, wherein

a content ratio of alumina crystal with an aspect ratio of not less than 5 within the alumina crystals is not greater than 10%;

wherein the guide member comprises a radial crushing strength of at least 410 MPa.

2. The guide member for a fishing line according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum aspect ratio of the alumina crystals is less than 5.

3. The guide member for a fishing line according to claim 1 , wherein a standard deviation of aspect ratios of the alumina crystals is not greater than 0.6.

4. The guide member for a fishing line according to claim 1 , wherein a degree of circularity of the alumina crystals is not less than 0.55 and not greater than 0.70.

5. The guide member for a fishing line according to claim 1 , wherein an average crystal particle size of the alumina crystals is not less than 1.8 μm and not greater than 3.0 μm.

6. The guide member for a fishing line according to claim 1 , wherein

a lightness factor in CIE 1976 L*a*b* color space by a diffuse reflection process is not less than 15 and not greater than 25,

a psychometric chroma coordinate a* is not less than 2 and not greater than 7, and

a psychometric chroma coordinate b* is not less than −25 and not greater than −8.

7. A guide member for a fishing line; wherein the guide member comprises:

an alumina ceramic including Ti and Al, wherein a content of Ti is not less than 0.5 mass % in terms of TiO 2 , wherein a content of Al is not less than 92 mass % in terms of Al 2 O 3 , and wherein a main phase of the alumina ceramic is alumina crystals;

wherein a maximum aspect ratio of the alumina crystal is 5; and

wherein the guide member comprises a radial crushing strength of not less than 410 MPa.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2018
From: MIKAKI, SHUNJI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045874/0808 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2015-232503 · Nov 28, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180343841A1 · Dec 6, 2018