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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Nsk Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masaya Johta, Gunma, JP;
Daiki Orihara, Gunma, JP;
Assignee:
NSK LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/19 (2006.01); B62D 1/184 (2006.01); B62D 1/189 (2006.01); B62D 1/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/192 (2013.01); B62D 1/184 (2013.01); B62D 1/189 (2013.01); B62D 1/185 (2013.01); B62D 1/19 (2013.01); B62D 1/195 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering device includes a cylindrical inner column that supports an input shaft connected to a steering wheel so as to allow the input shaft to be rotatable, a cylindrical outer column into which at least a part of the inner column is inserted, and a cylindrical lower column that supports an output shaft connected to the input shaft so as to allow the output shaft to be rotatable and is supported by a dash panel. The lower column moves to a rear side at the time of a primary collision, and the inner column and the outer column move relative to each other at the time of a secondary collision.