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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Nsk Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshifumi Kurokawa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jessica Elaine Lipa, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
NSK LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/181 (2006.01); B62D 1/19 (2006.01); B62D 1/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/181 (2013.01); B62D 1/185 (2013.01); B62D 1/192 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering jacket includes a first jacket member and a second jacket member in this order from a side proximal to a steering wheel, and the first jacket member and the second jacket member overlap each other such that the steering jacket is extendable and retractable in an axial direction. An actuator is connected to an extension bracket that is attached to an outer surface of the first jacket member and extends toward the front of a vehicle body, so as to extend and retract the first jacket member with respect to the second jacket member.