Steering device
AssigneeNsk Ltd.
InventorsShin Mihara, Osamu Kurihara
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Abstract
A steering device including a steering column supporting a steering shaft to be coupled to a steering wheel. The steering column is sandwiched between a bracket including a first support plate and a second support plate with a tightening shaft penetrating the first support plate and the second support plate and including a male thread at an end of the tightening shaft on a side close to the second support plate having a nut attached thereon. An operation lever is disposed between the nut and the second support plate and penetrated by the tightening shaft. A case including a bottom surface facing an end surface of the tightening shaft is attached to the operation lever, and a coil spring coming into contact with the bottom surface and the tightening shaft.
Claims12
A steering device comprising:
- a steering column supporting a steering shaft to be coupled to a steering wheel;
- a bracket including a first support plate and a second support plate, the steering column being sandwiched between the first support plate and the second support plate;
- a tightening shaft penetrating the first support plate and the second support plate and including a male thread at an end of the tightening shaft on a side close to the second support plate;
- a nut attached to the male thread;
- an operation lever disposed between the nut and the second support plate and penetrated by the tightening shaft;
- a case including a bottom surface facing an end surface of the tightening shaft, the case being attached to the operation lever;
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- a coil spring coming into contact with the bottom surface and the tightening shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.