Koyo Seiko Company, Ltd.

Masahito Kohno

Yoshiyuki Nakamura

A tilt steering device comprising a fixed bracket fixed to the body of a vehicle and supporting a lower steering shaft thereon by a lower column, a tilt bracket pivoted to the fixed bracket and supporting an upper steering shaft thereon by an upper column, the upper steering shaft being connected to the lower steering shaft by a universal joint, a spring provided between the fixed bracket and the tilt bracket and biasing the tilt bracket into an upward pivotal movement, a pivot member secured to the fixed bracket, a stopper member pivotally movably attached to the pivot member and selectively movable to a usual operation position or a retraction position, engaging means provided between the tilt bracket and the stopper member to hold the tilt bracket in an operation position against the spring when the stopper member is in its operation position or to permit the tilt bracket to be pivotally moved to an upward retracted position by the spring when the stopper member is in its retraction position, a retraction control lever pivotally movably attached to the pivot member so as to be selectively movable to an operation position or a retraction position, and change-over means provided between the control lever and the stopper member for holding the stopper member in its operation position when the control lever is in its operation position or permitting the stopper member to move to its retraction position when the control lever is in its retraction position.

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Osaka, Japan

Masahito Kohno