Manual type tilting apparatus for vehicle
US6279414A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2072
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A manual type tilting apparatus of a vehicle is provided to improve convenience of a driver who can take an action to release the intermeshed state of a movable latch member of an upper steering column and a fixed latch member of a lower steering column and conveniently adjust the slope of the steering axis for a tilting operation while the driver's both hands hold the steering handle at the same time, the apparatus having the upper steering column and the lower steering column coupled at the upper steering column by a pivot point for rotation, a movable latch member with a long hole mounted to rotate at the upper steering column, and a fixed latch member formed at the lower steering column to selectively intermesh with the movable latch member, wherein the movable latch member rotates so as to be detached from the fixed latch member via movable latch member manipulating means eccentrically inserted into the long hole by repeating protrusion and insertion with one touch system, thereby releasing the intermeshed state of the movable latch member and the fixed latch member.
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