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JP-2026075883-A - Fishing line guide aid

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Abstract

[Problem] To provide a fishing line guide assisting the process of winding fishing line evenly onto the spool during reeling. [Solution] This fishing line guide aid 10 is applied to a fishing rod 11 to which a baitcasting reel 25 is attached. The fishing line guide aid 10 has an aid body 35 and a front grip 34 and is provided on the butt portion 14 of the fishing rod body 12. The aid body 35 has a fixing portion 32 and an auxiliary portion 33. The fixing portion 32 has an annular portion 36 and a fastening portion 37. The annular portion 36 is fitted into the front grip 34. The auxiliary portion 33 is located above 19 of the fixing portion 32 and extends in the left-right direction 22. A rectangular auxiliary surface 47 is formed on the upper surface of the auxiliary portion 33. The auxiliary surface 47 is a flat surface. [Selection Diagram] Figure 1

Inventors

  • 小澤 知之

Assignees

  • 株式会社シマノ

Dates

Publication Date
20260511
Application Date
20241023

Claims (11)

  1. A fishing line guide aid applicable to a fishing rod having a reel mounting section on top on which a fishing reel is mounted, A fixing part is positioned in front of the reel mounting part and is fixed to the fishing rod, A fishing line guide aid comprising: an auxiliary part formed along the left-right direction on the reel mounting side of the fixed part, which assists in guiding the fishing line in the left-right direction.
  2. The fixing portion has an annular portion that surrounds at least a part of the fishing rod, The fishing line guide aid according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary portion has an auxiliary surface formed by a part of the outer circumferential surface of the annular portion.
  3. The fishing line guide aid according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fixing portion has a grip, and the grip is integrally formed with the fixing portion.
  4. The fishing line guide aid according to claim 3, wherein the auxiliary part has an auxiliary surface positioned above the grip.
  5. The fishing line guide aid according to claim 1, 2, or 4, wherein the auxiliary part has an auxiliary surface on which a flat surface is formed.
  6. The fishing line guide aid according to claim 1, 2, or 4, wherein the auxiliary part has an auxiliary surface with an inclined surface that slopes along the front-rear direction.
  7. The fishing line guide aid according to claim 1, 2, or 4, wherein the auxiliary portion has an auxiliary surface formed with left and right curved surfaces that curve along the left-right direction.
  8. The fishing line guide aid according to claim 1, 2, or 4, wherein the auxiliary portion has an auxiliary surface formed with a front-to-back curved surface that curves along the front-to-back direction.
  9. The fishing line guide aid according to claim 1, 2, or 4, wherein the auxiliary portion has an auxiliary surface with a plurality of grooves extending along the left-right direction.
  10. The fishing line guide aid according to claim 1, 2, or 4, wherein the auxiliary portion has an auxiliary surface extending 5 mm to 20 mm in the front-rear direction and 30 mm to 60 mm in the left-right direction.
  11. The fishing line guide aid according to claim 1, 2, or 4, wherein the auxiliary part has an auxiliary surface with a Vickers hardness of 1000 HV or more and 2500 HV or less in a Vickers hardness test.

Description

This invention relates to a fishing line guide aid for a fishing rod. The fishing line guide aid is used by the angler to guide the fishing line to a desired position on the spool while reeling. A so-called baitcasting reel (a double-bearing reel) has the spool's central axis (rotation axis) supported at both ends by bearings. When the angler operates the handle, the spool rotates, and the fishing line is wound in or pulled out in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. To ensure the fishing line is wound evenly along the direction of the spool's rotation axis, conventional baitcasting reels are equipped with a level wind mechanism (see Patent Document 1). Generally, the level wind mechanism has a cross gear shaft arranged parallel to the handle shaft via a gear train, and the cross gear shaft rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the handle shaft. The level wind is engaged with this cross gear shaft, and the rotation of the cross gear shaft causes the level wind to reciprocate in the direction of the handle shaft, i.e., the direction of the spool's rotation axis. Incidentally, in fishing targeting large fish (known as "big game"), significant tension is generated in the fishing line, requiring the gear train, cross gear shaft, and level wind to possess corresponding rigidity and mechanical strength. Therefore, their size and weight increase, and consequently, the size and weight of the baitcasting reel also increase, inevitably reducing operability during actual fishing. To overcome this inconvenience, the level wind mechanism is deliberately omitted in big game baitcasting reels. When the level wind mechanism is omitted, the angler's operation is required to ensure the fishing line is wound evenly onto the spool. Specifically, when reeling, the angler grips the front grip of the fishing rod, pinches the line with their thumb and index finger, and moves their thumb and index finger back and forth along the direction of the spool's axis of rotation. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2021-90380 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the main part of a fishing rod 11 to which a fishing line guide aid 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention is attached.Figure 2 is a view taken along arrow II in Figure 1.Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in Figure 2.Figure 4 shows the state of use of the fishing rod 11.Figure 5 is a perspective view of the main part of the fishing line guide aid 10.Figure 6 is a front view of the main part of the fishing line guide aid 10.Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in Figure 6.Figure 8 shows the state of use of the fishing line guide aid 50 according to the first modified example of one embodiment of the present invention.Figure 9 is a front view of the main part of a fishing line guide aid 55 according to a second modified example of one embodiment of the present invention.Figure 10 is a front view of the main part of the fishing line guide aid 60 according to another embodiment of the second modified example.Figure 11 is a perspective view of the main body 66 of the fishing line guide aid 65 according to a third modified example of one embodiment of the present invention.Figure 12 is a front view of the main body 66 of the fishing line guide aid 65 according to the third modified example.Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIII-XIII in Figure 12.Figure 14 is a cross-sectional view of the auxiliary body 76 of the fishing line guide auxiliary device 75 according to a fourth modified example of one embodiment of the present invention.Figure 15 is a plan view of a fishing line guide aid 80 according to a fifth modified example of one embodiment of the present invention. The following describes preferred embodiments of the present invention, with reference to the drawings as appropriate. It should be noted that these embodiments represent only one aspect of the fishing line guide aid according to the present invention, and the embodiments may be modified without altering the essence of the invention. 1. Overview Figure 1 is a perspective view of the main part of a fishing rod 11 to which a fishing line guide aid 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention is attached. This fishing rod 11 has a fishing rod body 12 and a body support section 13, both of which have known structures. In this embodiment, the fishing rod body 12 consists of a single blank. Typically, the fishing rod body 12 is formed from a prepreg (a resin sheet containing carbon fibers) into a cylindrical shape and then fired by heat treatment. However, the fishing rod body 12 may also consist of multiple blanks connected in a known jointing manner. Multiple fishing line guides 18 are provided at predetermined positions on the fishing rod body 12. The body support section 13 is made of resin, metal, or wood, and in this embodiment, is formed in a cylindrical shape. The structures of the fishing line guide