US-12616180-B2 - Fishing rod handle member and fishing rod

Abstract

A fishing rod handle member including a fishing rod reel seat and a fishing rod grip, that is lightweight, that makes it difficult for vibration from a rod body to attenuate, and that can hold strength without reinforcing an end of the grip with a separate member, and a fishing rod equipped therewith. In a fishing rod handle member, a reel seat main body in which a reel leg placement portion on which a reel leg is placed is formed and a grip connected to the reel seat main body are integrally molded, and the grip is connected to the reel seat main body at one end, and has a closed structure at the other end.

Inventors

• Takuji Kawamura
• Kazuki KAWAI

Assignees

• GLOBERIDE, INC.

Dates

Publication Date

20260505

Application Date

20221014

Priority Date

20211105

Claims (8)

1. 1 . A fishing rod handle member comprising: a reel seat main body including a reel leg placement portion configured to receive a reel leg, and a grip integrally molded with the reel seat main body, wherein the grip is continuous with the reel seat main body at one end of the grip, and has a closed structure at a second, opposite end of the grip, the reel seat main body and the grip are hollow except for the closed structure, and the fishing rod handle member is configured for an end of a fishing rod body to be attached to the reel seat main body only at an end of the reel seat main body that is opposite to the grip.
2. 2 . The fishing rod handle member according to claim 1 , wherein the closed structure is a wall covering the second end of the grip.
3. 3 . The fishing rod handle member according to claim 2 , wherein the wall is perpendicular or inclined with respect to an extending direction of the grip.
4. 4 . The fishing rod handle member according to claim 1 , wherein the reel seat main body and the grip are formed from carbon fiber-reinforced plastic.
5. 5 . The fishing rod handle member according to claim 4 , wherein carbon fibers of the carbon fiber-reinforced plastic are continuous in a longitudinal direction of the fishing rod handle member and along the closed structure.
6. 6 . The fishing rod handle member according to claim 1 , wherein the one end of the reel seat main body is a hollow shape configured to receive to the end of the fishing rod body.
7. 7 . A fishing rod comprising: the fishing rod handle member according to claim 1 ; and a rod body.
8. 8 . The fishing rod handle member according to claim 1 , wherein the reel seat main body and the grip are not filled with a fishing rod body.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE The present application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-181143 (filed on Nov. 5, 2021), the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a fishing rod handle member comprising a reel seat main body and a grip, and a fishing rod equipped therewith. BACKGROUND ART In the related art, various fishing rods including a fishing rod reel seat and a fishing rod grip have been known. In such a fishing rod, usually, the fishing rod reel seat and the fishing rod grip are placed on a rod body, and a reel leg placement portion for placing a reel leg is formed on an upper side or a lower side of a main body of the fishing rod reel seat. As such a fishing rod, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a fishing rod including: a rod body; a reinforcing resin layer having a cylindrical shape, which is provided on a peripheral surface of the rod body and at the outer periphery of which an uneven surface is formed; and a reel seat injection-molded on an outer peripheral surface of the reinforcing resin layer. In addition, Patent Literature 2 discloses a fishing rod including a rear grip portion on a rear side of a reel seat including a reel seat main body having a cylindrical shape and including a reel leg placement portion on which a reel leg portion is placed, the fishing rod including: a rod main body; and a rear grip rod body in which the rear grip portion is integrally formed by increasing the diameter of a rear portion of a hollow rod body at a rate of change larger than the rate of change in the diameter of a rod main body when the hollow rod body is formed from a prepreg. A rear portion of the rod main body and a front portion of the rear grip rod body are integrally and externally overlapped, joined, and integrated to form an overlapping portion of a predetermined length, and at least a part of the overlapping portion is located inside the reel seat main body. CITATION LIST Patent Literature Patent Literature 1: JP H11-137132 APatent Literature 2: JP 2013-21923 A SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem However, in the fishing rod disclosed in Patent Literature 1, since the rod body is provided with the solid reel seat injection-molded on the outer peripheral surface of the reinforcing resin layer having a cylindrical shape, the weight is increased, and since the reel seat is thick, the reel seat functions as a cushioning material, whereby the sensitivity of the fishing rod decreases significantly, which is a problem. In addition, in the fishing rod disclosed in Patent Literature 2 as well, since the rear grip rod body and the reel seat main body are joined to the rod main body, an increase in weight due to adhesion is unavoidable, and since an adhesion portion or a plurality of layers are interposed, the adhesion portion or the plurality of layers function as cushioning materials, whereby the sensitivity of the fishing rod decreases significantly, which is a problem. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fishing rod handle member comprising a fishing rod reel seat and a fishing rod grip, that is lightweight, that makes it difficult for vibration from a rod body to attenuate, and that can hold strength without reinforcing an end of the grip with a separate member, and a fishing rod equipped therewith. Other objects of the present invention will become apparent upon reference to the entirety of the present specification. Solution to Problem According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a fishing rod handle member in which a reel seat main body in which a reel leg placement portion on which a reel leg is placed is formed and a grip connected to the reel seat main body are integrally molded. The grip is connected to the reel seat main body at one end, and has a closed structure at the other end. In the fishing rod handle member according to one embodiment of the present invention, the closed structure is a wall member covering the other end of the grip. In the fishing rod handle member according to one embodiment of the present invention, the wall member is formed to be perpendicular or inclined with respect to an extending direction of the grip. In the fishing rod handle member according to one embodiment of the present invention, the reel seat main body and the grip are formed from carbon fiber-reinforced plastic. In addition, in the fishing rod handle member according to one embodiment of the present invention, carbon fibers of the carbon fiber-reinforced plastic are continuously formed in a longitudinal direction of the fishing rod handle member and along the closed structure. In the fishing rod handle member according to one embodiment of the present invention, an end of a fishing rod body is attached to one end of the reel seat main body, which is an end located opposite