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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 21, 2018
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomonori Sugiura, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Kentaro Kikuiri, Kashihara, JP;
Shoji Ishimura, Kashihara, JP;
Naohiro Oosono, Nara, JP;
Yuuji Ishii, Shiki-gun, JP;
Kosuke Ito, Shiki-gun, JP;
Shigeru Hoshino, Toyota, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A steering device includes a column shaft, a column jacket, a fastening mechanism including a fastening shaft having a first flat portion, a first tooth member, a second tooth member, an energizing member, and a release member including: a cylindrical portion having a second flat portion; and a release portion, wherein: the release member is configured to cause the release portion to be engaged with the second tooth member; and a projecting portion formed on at least one of the first flat portion and the second flat portion is elastically engaged with the other one of the first flat portion and the second flat portion and restrain backlash between the first flat portion and the second flat portion.