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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Susumu Imagaki, Tondabayashi, JP;
Masayoshi Sakuda, Kashihara, JP;
Kota Higuchi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kazuki Fujiwara, Toyohashi, JP;
Kenji Utsunomiya, Toyohashi, JP;
Takuya Adachi, Toyohashi, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A steering system includes an upper jacket, a lower jacket, a support, a lock mechanism, and a shock absorber. The support supports the lower jacket. The lock mechanism switches a restriction of a telescopic adjustment and a termination of the restriction. The upper jacket includes a protruding stopper configured to regulate a position of the upper jacket at one end of a telescopic stroke range. The lock mechanism includes an opening and closing portion configured to enter a path of the stopper while the restriction of the telescopic adjustment is terminated, and configured to open the path of the stopper while the telescopic adjustment is restricted.