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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitsuru Naka, Toyota, JA;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ; G05G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74493 ; 74530 ; 74535 ; 74536 ; 74540 ;
Abstract
In a fastening device for a tiltable steering wheel assembly, the locking lever of the device is set in the locked position beyond the rotary dead point of a rotary cam element pivoted on a fastening bolt so as to firmly hold the steering wheel at a desired angle with respect to the driver. The fastening device is provided with a rack element and a ratchet element to give click feeling to the driver in adjustment of the steering wheel.