Evaluation of Feel of Fishing Reel by Elucidating the Relationship Between Tactile Sensation and Gear Vibration

Abstract

Fishing spinning reels use a pair of face gear; when the handle of the reel is rotated, vibration is generated by the engagement of the gear pair. An angler feels the gear vibration as a sensation in the fishing reel. In this study, a new method is proposed to improve the fishing reel sensation. In this method, several grooves are added on the tooth flank of the face gear. The optimal groove width and number of grooves are determined by investigating the influence the grooves have on vibration. In addition, by introducing the concept of the tactile-response delay time, the authors elucidate the reason that the vibration sensation can be improved by specifying the number of grooves.