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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2016
Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd., Kosai-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Mitsuyoshi Matsuno, Kosai, JP;
Koji Sawamura, Kosai, JP;
So Tanaka, Kosai, JP;
Tadao Ito, Toyohashi, JP;
Aya Shimada, Hamamatsu, JP;
Masatoshi Sakamoto, Toyohashi, JP;
Reo Katakura, Hamamatsu, JP;
FUJI KIKO CO., LTD., Kosai-shi, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a steering column apparatus including an impact energy absorbing mechanism for absorbing an impact energy at a secondary collision. The impact energy absorbing mechanism includes an energy absorbing section that serves as a load generating section for absorbing the impact energy. The energy absorbing section includes (a) a resistive member that extends along an axial direction of the middle jacket and is fixed to the middle jacket and (b) a wire having a bent portion that is wound around the resistive member to have a curvature and a front portion that is fixed to the upper jacket, the front portion being at a more forward position than the bent portion.