Steering device
US7328917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/184
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To provide a steering apparatus having an excellent operationality and capable of suppressing backlash and preventing an axis deviation of the steering shaft. A line R connecting the centers of two fixing members 16, 17 is shifted with respect to an axis line of an inner column 11, and thus a component Fv of a force transmitted from the fixing members 16, 17 to the inner column 11 via an outer column 21 is applied to press the inner column 11 in a direction orthogonal to the line R connecting the centers of the two fixing members 16, 17. It is, therefore, possible to reduce backlash between the inner column 11 and the outer column 21.
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