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US 2006/0214410 A1Published application
Steering device for motor vehicle
AssigneesNsk Ltd., NSK Steering Systems Co., Ltd.
InventorsNaoki Sawada, Yuichi Tomaru
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Abstract
In a steering apparatus for a vehicle in which an inner column is supported to be movable in the axial direction by an outer jacket supported by a body-side bracket and a steering shaft is fixed to an adjustment position by clamping the inner column by the use of telescopic clamping means through the outer jacket, the outer jacket is provided with a slit entirely along the axial direction thereof.
Claims9
A steering apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a body-side bracket attached to the vehicle body;
- a column assembly supported by said body-side bracket and consisting of an inner column for supporting a steering shaft to be rotatable and an outer jacket for supporting said inner column to be movable in the axial direction;
- and
- telescopic clamping means for fixing the steering shaft at an adjustment position by clamping said inner column through said outer jacket,
- wherein said outer jacket is provided with a slit entirely along the axial direction.
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A steering column apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- an inner column for supporting a steering shaft to be rotatable;
- an outer jacket for supporting said inner column from the outer peripheral side thereof;
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- a bracket for supporting said outer jacket so as to adjust the position thereof on a body-side strength member;
- and
- a clamping mechanism for releasing a clamped state in which the position of said outer jacket is fixed to said bracket and the position of said outer jacket fixed to said bracket so as to allow position adjustment,
- wherein said outer jacket has a portion for pressing and supporting said steering column from the outer diameter side of said steering column, and
- said portion for pressing and supporting is formed with a slit entirely along the axial direction of the steering.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.