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US 5,495,732 AGranted
Steering lock apparatus
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsKazuaki Nagae, Minoru Morikawa
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Abstract
A steering lock apparatus of the type that a lock bar moving along the guide section of a lock body is protruded toward the steering shaft for locking, has a device for cooperating with the guide section to regulate the protrusion of the lock bar towards the steering shaft when the lock bar is accidentally released.
Claims7
A steering lock apparatus comprising:
- a lock body including a cylindrical body section and a cylindrical guide section protruding from said body section toward a steering shaft;
- a cam member provided rotatably in said body section;
- a lock stopper provided movably along an inner surface of said guide section in accordance with a rotation of said cam member;
- urging means for urging said lock stopper toward said steering shaft;
- a lock bar having a first end portion engaged with said lock stopper for being moved together with said lock stopper, and a second end portion protruding toward said steering shaft for locking said steering shaft, said lock bar including a spring accommodating chamber near said first end portion;
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- regulating means for regulating said lock bar from protruding toward said steering shaft in cooperation with said guide section when said lock bar is disengaged from said lock stopper, said regulating means including an engaging step portion formed on said inner surface of said guide section and a torsion coil spring held in said spring accommodating chamber.
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A steering lock apparatus comprising:
- a lock body including a cylindrical body section and a cylindrical guide section protruding from said body section toward a steering shaft;
- a cam member provided rotatably in said body section;
- a lock stopper provided movably along an inner surface of said guide section in accordance with a rotation of said cam member;
- urging means for urging said lock stopper toward said steering shaft;
- a lock bar having a first end portion engaged with said lock stopper for being moved together with said lock stopper, and a second end portion protruding toward said steering shaft for locking said steering shaft, said lock bar including a spring accommodating chamber near said first end portion in such a manner that said spring accommodating chamber crosses said lock bar;
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- regulating means for regulating said lock bar from protruding toward said steering shaft in cooperation with said guide section when said lock bar is disengaged from said lock stopper, said regulating means including an engaging step portion formed on said inner surface of said guide section and a compression coil spring held in said spring accommodating chamber;
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- said lock stopper including spring receiving portions for receiving both ends of said compression coil spring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.