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Steering column apparatus

US7364197B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 2004
Grant dateApr 29, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D1/184
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering column apparatus, includes: a fixed column member having a vehicle body attachment portion to be attached to a vehicle body; a column head supported by the fixed column member movably in a direction of a center shaft of the fixed column member; a wheel shaft, rotatably supported by the column head, for fixing a steering wheel to an end thereof; a column clamp, provided in the column head, for putting the column head into a state in which the column head is clamped to or unclamped from the fixed column member; an operation lever having a rocking shaft in the column head; and a mechanical transmission apparatus for transmitting a rocking motion of the operation lever to the column clamp.

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