Steering apparatus
US8540280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/09
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering apparatus has a column 46, a column 42 fitted to the column 46 and able to make collapsing movement or move, a bracket 21 attached to a vehicle body in such a way that it can be detached with the column 42 by an impact force of a secondary collision, a guide bracket 61 fixed to the column 46 and having a guide groove 63, and a pin 71 fixed to the bracket 21 and movable with the bracket 21 while being guided by the guide groove 63. The guide bracket 61 has a flat plate portion 61d that is not contact with the bracket 21. A guide groove 63 is provided in the flat plate portion 61d. The pin 71 has a head portion 713 at the top having a diameter larger than its shaft portion. The apparatus has a gap setting portion that is in abutment with the upper surface of the bracket 21 when the pin 71 is fixed to the bracket 21 to set the distance between the lower surface of the head portion 713 and the upper surface of the bracket 21 to a predetermined value. Thus, there is provided a steering apparatus in which the detaching force upon detachment of the column 42 in the forward direction with respect to the vehicle body by the impact force of a secondary collision can be adjusted ac…
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