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US 9,868,457 B2Granted
Steering apparatus and method for manufacturing same
AssigneeYamada Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsRyosuke Takahashi, Norihiko Yokota
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Abstract
A steering apparatus includes: a fixing bracket fixed by being suspended to a vehicle body and having fixed side portions on both sides in a width direction of the vehicle body; and an outer column formed of aluminum by die-casting and sandwiched between the fixed side portions, wherein protrusion portions protruding toward both sides in the width direction are integrally formed on a rear end of the outer column.
Claims10
A steering apparatus comprising:
- a fixing bracket fixed by being suspended on a vehicle body and having fixed side portions on both sides in a width direction of the vehicle body;
- and
- an outer column formed of aluminum by die-casting and sandwiched between the fixed side portions, wherein
- protrusion portions protruding toward both sides in the width direction are integrally formed on a rear end of the outer column, and
- the protrusion portions protrude outward in the width direction further than the fixed side portions on both sides of the fixing bracket.
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A steering apparatus comprising:
- a fixing bracket fixed by being suspended on a vehicle body and having fixed side portions on both sides in a width direction of the vehicle body;
- and
- an outer column formed of aluminum by die-casting and sandwiched between the fixed side portions, wherein
- protrusion portions protruding toward both sides in the width direction are integrally formed on a rear end of the outer column, and wherein
- a rear side of the protrusion portion is thinner than a front side of the protrusion portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.