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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2025
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takumu Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotaka Masuda, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoya Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Arikawa, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A steering apparatus includes a steering shaft to an end portion of which a steering wheel is fixed; a steering column supporting the steering shaft while allowing the steering shaft to rotate; and a support bracket fixed to a vehicle body frame and supporting a portion of the steering column that is located close to the steering wheel. The support bracket includes a pair of clamp plates disposed opposite each other and configured to clamp the steering column at two opposite side surfaces of the steering column. The clamp plates each have a multilayer structure including steel sheets and damping matter interposed between each adjacent two of the steel sheets. The steel sheets and the damping matter are stacked in a direction in which the steering column is to be clamped. The clamp plates each include a bead projecting outward and extending in a top-bottom direction.