Steering device

A steering device comprising:

• a column pipe for supporting a shaft;
• an outer column;
• a fixing bracket;
• and
• a tightening tool, wherein
• the outer column includes an embracing main body portion that holds the column pipe so that the column pipe can move in a front-rear direction, and clamp portions for widening and narrowing a slit formed in the embracing main body portion in a width direction;
• the fixing bracket includes fixing side portions that clamp respective width direction sides of the outer column;
• the tightening tool includes a clamping bolt and a clamping lever, the clamping bolt being inserted into a tightening hole formed in each of the clamp portions of the outer column and a support hole formed in each of the fixing side portions so that tightening and release can be performed freely using the clamping lever;
• and
• an inner peripheral recessed portion is formed on an inner peripheral side of the embracing main body portion opposite the slit so as to extend from a rear end of the embracing main body,
• wherein the inner peripheral recessed portion is formed to the rear of respective rear ends of the clamp portions, and a rear end of the inner peripheral recessed portion is formed to be wider than a front end thereof.