Spinning reel having an anti-reverse mechanism

摘要

A spinning reel has a rotor mounted forwardly of a reel body, and an anti-reverse mechanism for preventing the rotor from rotating in a line unwinding direction. The anti-reverse mechanism includes teeth formed on an element rotatable with the rotor, and a stopper engageable with the teeth. When a force is applied to the rotor in the line unwinding direction, a brake mechanism applies a braking force to rotation of the rotor through a one-way clutch mechanism while allowing the rotation until the stopper engages one of the teeth. The anti-reverse mechanism also includes a switfching member operable to switch the stopper between a position engageable with the teeth and a position retracted from the teeth. A release mechanism cancels the braking force in response to an operation the switching member to retract the stopper from the teeth.