Vehicle steering apparatus
US7806224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/183
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle steering apparatus includes a steering member for rotational operation, and a support mechanism that supports the steering member so as to be movable between a housing position where the steering member is housed in a fixed frame of an instrument panel and a projection position where the steering member projects to an outside of the fixed frame. The steering member includes a main body supported by the support mechanism, a pair of grip sections which are movable between the housing position and the projection position together with the main body, and which are supported so as to be movable between a nonoperating position and an operating position by the main body, and a grip section drive actuator which is supported by the main body, and drives the pair of grip sections to the nonoperating position and the operating position.
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