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US 9,845,104 B2Granted
Steering column tilting device
AssigneeNamyang Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsSung Jong Hong, Jeong Nam Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for tilting a steering column, capable of smoothly guiding tooth-on-tooth between a moving gear moved along with a tilt shaft when an operating lever is operated such that a steering column tilts up and down, and a fixing gear fixed to a vehicle body. Consequently, it is possible to resolve faulty operation and prevent the emotional quality of product from deteriorating.
Claims7
An apparatus for tilting a steering column, comprising:
- a tilt bracket coupled to a mounting bracket, for fixing a steering column tube in a predetermined portion of a vehicle, with the column tube interposed therebetween, so that the column tube tilts in a tele-out and tele-in manner relative to the mounting bracket when an operating lever is operated;
- a tilt shaft, one end of which is connected to the operating lever arranged outside a first side part of the tilt bracket, the other end thereof extending outward through the first side part and a second side part facing the first side part;
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- a fixation-holding unit comprising a fixing gear and a moving gear coupled to the second side part, and coupled to the other end of the tilt shaft extending through the second side part, thereby enabling the tilt bracket to be tilted or not tilted while the fixing gear and the moving gear come into contact with or are decoupled from each other when the operating lever is operated,
- wherein the fixing gear is fixed outside the second side part of the tilt bracket, and the moving gear is arranged to be rotatable about a rotary shaft provided in the fixing gear and be movable along the rotary shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.