Steering apparatus for vehicle

A steering apparatus for a vehicle capable of steering road wheels by a steering mechanism mechanically disconnected with a steering device, the apparatus comprising a clutch capable of mechanically connecting the steering device and the steering mechanism, wherein

• the clutch includes:
• a shaft which is rotated by operating force onto the steering device and has a rotating protrusion rotated integrally;
• an internal gear ring which is rotatable around a center axis of the shaft as a rotation center, has internal teeth on an inner circumference, and is mechanically connected to the steering mechanism;
• an external gear ring which is rotatable around an axis, which is eccentrically located with respect to the center axis of the shaft, is disposed between the shaft and the internal gear ring, and has external teeth partially intermeshed with the internal teeth;
• lock members which are rotated by being pushed by the rotating protrusion while the shaft is rotated, and makes the external gear ring intermeshed with the internal teeth;
• and
• a lock operating member for moving the lock members to a lock position,
• the lock member is rotated by the rotating protrusion without wedging the lock members between the external gear ring and the shaft when the lock members are not located at the lock position by the lock operating member, and
• the shaft, the lock members and the external gear ring are rotated integrally by wedging the lock members between the external gear ring and the shaft when the lock members are located at the lock position by the lock operating member.