Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Reeling device – Fishing rod reel
Reexamination Certificate
2001-04-27
2002-10-15
Ellis, Christopher P. (Department: 3654)
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Reeling device
Fishing rod reel
C411S903000, C411S301000, C428S472100, C428S472200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06464159
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to coated components, and more particularly, to paint-coated fishing components utilized in fishing reels.
2. Description of Related Art
The main types of fishing reels that are mounted on a fishing rod and used for reeling out and winding in fishing line are spinning reels, dual-bearing reels, and single-bearing reels. These types of fishing reels are provided with a reel body that attaches to a fishing rod, and a spool attached to the reel body for winding fishing line. The main parts of the reel bodys in dual-bearing reels, for example, are a frame, and side covers fastened with screws to both sides of the frame. In these side covers, protrusions, such as bosses for holding screws, are formed protruding on the reverse side of the side covers, in order to prevent the screw terminals from being exposed on the surface of the side covers. The protrusions have recesses, such as threaded sockets, whose tip ends are open, forming a so-called cap-screw configuration (in which the sockets are not bores completely penetrating the protrusions to otherwise open their base ends onto the obverse side of the side covers).
The main components of such a fishing reel (such as de covers) are made of an aluminum alloy or a magnesium alloy, for example, in order to make the fishing reel lighter. Especially when the main components are made of a magnesium alloy, their surface is coated with paint to increase their corrosion resistance. Coating with paint is carried out by spray coating or electrodeposition, for example. To coat the main components by electrodeposition, an anodic oxide film layer is usually formed on the main components, and then the main components are immersed in a paint bath to adhere the paint.
To coat the main components, such as the above-mentioned side covers, of a fishing reel by electrodeposition, the entire side cover is immersed in the paint bath, so that the paint adheres not only to the obverse side of the side cover, but also to the reverse side where the protrusion portions are formed. Herein, in particular with the protrusions of a cap screw construction, there is the risk that paint invading the protrusion openings builds up in the threaded sockets. Paint building up in the threaded sockets brings about the need to reprocess the screw hole, as it may become impossible to insert the screw all the way to the end.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is, for coated fishing components formed with recesses, to make build-up of coating paint in the recesses unlikely.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, a painted fishing gear component used for a fishing reel, includes a main component and a paint film layer formed by soaking the main component with paint. The main component includes a main part, a recess portion provided with an opening formed on the main part, and a conduit formed on the main part, communicating the recess portion with its exterior.
In this painted fishing gear component, the main component is coated by immersion in paint after the main part has been provided with a recess portion and a conduit. The main part is provided with a conduit communicating the recess portion with its exterior. Consequently, excess paint is discharged through the conduit to the outside, so that paint is unlikely to build up in the recess portion.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a painted fishing gear component as in the first aspect, the main part is provided with a protrusion portion provided with said conduit and said recess portion with said opening at the protrusion portion's end. In this case, the main part is provided with a protrusion portion having a recess portion for attaching a screw or positioning, for example. The protrusion portion is provided with the conduit for lo communicating the recess portion with the exterior thereof, so that as in the first aspect of the present invention, paint is unlikely to build up in the recess portion.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a painted fishing gear component as in the first or second aspect, the paint film layer is an electrodeposition layer formed by electrodeposition. This improves the deposition of paint on the main component.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a painted fishing gear component as in the third aspect further includes an anodic oxide film layer between the main component and the electrodeposition layer. This improves the corrosion resistance of the main part, as well as the deposition of the electrodeposition layer.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in a painted fishing gear component as in any of the second to fourth aspect, the conduit is a slit formed in the protrusion portion. Such a slit can be arranged in the protrusion direction of the protrusion portion (that is, vertically) or perpendicular to the protrusion direction (that is, horizontally).
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in a painted fishing gear component as in any of the second to fifth aspect, the conduit is formed on a base side of the protrusion portion. In this case, the paint can be discharged easily, because the conduit is formed near the bottom of the recess portion.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in a painted fishing gear component as in any of the second to fifth aspect, the conduit is formed extending from the opening to a base side of the protrusion portion. In that case, it is easy to form the conduit, for example by forming a vertical slot extending from the opening.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in a painted fishing gear component as in any of the first to seventh aspect, the conduit is formed by cutting. In that case, it is easy to form the conduit, for example with a cutting tool, such as a T-slot cutter.
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in a painted fishing gear component as in any of the first to eighth aspect, the main component is made of an alloy selected from the group consisting of magnesium alloy, aluminum alloy and titanium alloy. Using a light metal, such as magnesium alloy, aluminum alloy and titanium alloy, it is possible to make a light-weight main component.
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in a painted fishing gear component as in any of the first to ninth aspect, the main component is a side cover attached to a frame of a fishing reel. In that case, paint is unlikely to build up in the recess portions of the protrusion portions for attaching a screw or for positioning, formed protruding from a protrusion portion side (rear side) of the side cover. Furthermore, because the conduit is formed in the protrusion portion, the protrusion portion side is not communicated with the exterior on the opposite side (obverse side) by otherwise penetrating the main part through the recess portion in the protrusion portion. Thus, water is prevented from entering from the obverse side to the reverse side through the conduit in the side cover when the side cover is attached to the frame.
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in a painted fishing gear component as in the tenth aspect, the side cover is screwed to the frame, the protrusion portion is a boss portion for attaching a screw, and the recess portion is provided with a female thread into which said screw is screwed. In that case, the recess portion is a screw hole into which the screw for fastening the cover is screwed, and the conduit averts build-up of paint in the screw hole, so that reprocessing the screw hole becomes unnecessary.
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, a painted fishing gear component as in any of the first to eleventh aspect further includes a reinforcement member mounted on the protrusion portion. In that case, it is possible to keep up the strength of the protrusion portion, even when the protrusion portion has been provided with a vertical slot extending from the opening serving as the
Morise Taisei
Nakagawa Shouji
Sato Jun
Sugawara Ken'ichi
Ellis Christopher P.
Kim Sang
Shimano Inc.
Shinjyu Global IP Counselors, LLP
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