Vehicle steering column support structure
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakayuki Aoki
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Abstract
A vehicle steering column support structure efficiently supports a steering column. A steering support bracket that supports a steering column is fixed to instrument panel reinforcement disposed along the vehicle width direction between left and right front pillars. A floor brace spans between a side portion of a first support member of the steering support bracket and a side wall portion of a floor tunnel portion. A steering brace spans between a side portion of the first support member and a lower portion of the front pillar. Up-down vibration of the steering column can accordingly be supported by axial force of the floor brace and the steering brace.
Claims12
A vehicle steering column support structure comprising:
- instrument panel reinforcement disposed that is along the vehicle width direction between left and right front pillars and is configured as a pressed structural body with a square cross-section divided into two to which a steering support bracket is fixed that supports a steering column;
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- a brace with a top end portion fixed to a rear portion of the steering support bracket, and a bottom end portion fixed to a vehicle body floor or a lower portion of the front pillar, wherein
- the pressed structural body comprises an upper member configuring an upper section side of the square cross-section and a lower member configuring a lower section side of the square cross-section;
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- the steering support bracket comprises a first support member that is fixed to the upper member, and a second support member that is fixed to the lower member and extends towards the first support member side and is fixed to the first support member.
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