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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shotaro Inoue, Nisshin, JP;
Yutaka Kondoh, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A column cover unit may include: a column cover configured to cover a steering column of a vehicle and comprising a first cover portion and a second cover portion, wherein a boundary between the first cover portion and the second cover portion extends from a front end of the column cover at a front portion of the vehicle toward a rear portion of the vehicle; and a contact member configured to separate the first cover portion and the second cover portion from each other at the boundary by contacting the column cover when the column cover is moved toward the front portion of the vehicle with the steering column.