Shock-absorption steering device
US7490855B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/195
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shock-absorption steering device includes a steering shaft connected to a steering wheel, a column housing for housing and supporting the steering shaft, the steering shaft and the column housing making a telescopic movement in order to absorb an impact energy, the column housing comprised of a first tube and a second tube, a first tube portion formed at the second tube fitted into the first tube, a second tube portion formed at the second tube so that a space is formed between the first tube and the second tube, a plate formed so as to extend in a longitudinal direction of the column housing, one end portion of the plate being bent and fixed to the second tube portion, the other end of the plate not being fixed; and the plate pulled into the space by a predetermined bending load according to a movement of the second tube.
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