US 8,011,694 B2Granted

Steering member unit

AssigneeCalsonic Kansei Corporation

InventorsHitoshi Suzuki, Fumihiro Okazaki, Takeshi Anzai, Kazuhiko Horikoshi

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Abstract

A steering member unit includes a metal steering member body disposed to extend substantially in a vehicle width direction; metal side brackets that are fixed respectively to both ends of the steering member body and are attachable respectively to vehicle body side parts; and a metal stay that is fixed to an intermediate part of the steering member body and is attachable to a vehicle body floor. In an intermediate part of the steering member body, multiple ground current connecting members connectable to a vehicle body metal part are provided at intervals in a longitudinal direction (vehicle width direction) of the steering member body. Thereby, a resonance frequency of a wavelength depending on the distance of a magnetic field generated by a current flowing into the steering member body can be changed and adjusted.

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Dependent claims

A steering member unit, comprising:

a metal steering member body disposed to extend substantially in a vehicle width direction;
metal side brackets fixed respectively to both ends of the steering member body and are attachable respectively to vehicle body side parts;
a metal stay fixed to an intermediate part of the steering member body and is attachable to a vehicle body floor;
and
a magnetic control device on the steering member body and connectable to a vehicle body metal part, the magnetic control device being configured to cause a current flowing in the steering member body to flow into the vehicle body metal part;
wherein the magnetic control device comprises at least one ground current connecting member connectable to the vehicle body metal part, each of the at least one ground current connecting member being located on the steering member body between a respective one of the side brackets and the metal stay and being configured to allow adjustment of a resonance frequency of a wavelength based on a length of a magnetic field generated by current flowing through the steering member body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.