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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Nsk Ltd., Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Daiki Orihara, Gunma, JP;
Hiroshi Kakita, Gunma, JP;
Osamu Kurihara, Gunma, JP;
Daisuke Terasawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/027 (2006.01); B62D 1/187 (2006.01); B62D 1/19 (2006.01); B62D 1/184 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/027 (2013.01); B62D 1/187 (2013.01); B62D 1/192 (2013.01); B62D 1/184 (2013.01); B62D 5/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering apparatus () of the invention of the present application is disclosed, which includes an electrifying plate () secured to an inner column () and received within a guide groove () of an outer column (). The electrifying plate contacts an electrifying cover () of the outer column, and configures part of an electrifying path leading to the outer column from the inner column. The invention of the present application enables a new electrifying path to be ensured, which extends from a steering wheel () to a car body ().