Column housing for vehicle steering system
US10239488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/189
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A column housing for a vehicle steering system is made of synthetic resin and coupled outside a column tube of a steering column for the vehicle system, the column housing including: a slit which is formed to be elongated in a predetermined direction so that the column housing is deformed inward when the column housing is pressed on and fixed to the column tube positioned inside the column housing; and a first reinforcing portion which is formed so as to protrude outward at a predetermined portion from an end position of an end portion of the slit to the periphery of the slit where the slit is not formed, and has a shape having an increased thickness relative to other portions of the column housing.
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