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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
Nsk Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yoshifumi Kurokawa, Maebashi, JP;
Nobuyuki Nishimura, Maebashi, JP;
NSK LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Reinforcing ribs (and) are provided between mounting plate parts (and) and support plate parts (and) forming a support bracket (). Side plate parts (and) forming a distance bracket () are disposed between the support plate parts (and), and an outer column (). When an adjustment lever () is operated to hold a steering wheel at a position after adjustment, a steering column () is pushed toward an upper side by column pressing parts (and) provided at the side plate parts (and), and, therefore, a pair of widened parts (and) provided at upper parts of the side plate parts (and) are pushed and expanded to the outside in a width direction. The widened parts (and) are sandwiched between the support plate parts (and) and the outer column ().