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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1991
Mitsuo Ichikawa, Maebashi, JP;
Nippon Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tilt type steering apparatus comprising a support bracket fixed to a vehicle body, a steering column having one end thereof pivotally supported on the support bracket by a first cross member, a first engagement member having first engagement teeth formed on the underside thereof forming an arcuate convex surface centering around the first cross member, the first engagement member being fixed to the underside of the steering column, a second engagement member having one end forming an arcuate convex surface centering around the first cross member, the first engagement member being fixed to the underside of the steering column, a second engagement member having one end thereof pivotally supported on a second cross member provided in the support bracket, and having second engagement teeth formed on the upper edge portion of the other end thereof, the second engagement teeth being engageable and disengageable with the first engagement teeth, a third cross member having an eccentric cam portion on that portion thereof which is opposed to the underside of the other end of the second engagement member and rotatably supported in the steering column under the second engagement member, arcuate follower teeth centering around the third cross member and secured to the third cross member in that portion thereof which deviates from the eccentric cam portion, and a tilt lever having arcuate driving teeth meshing with the follower teeth, the tilt lever being pivotally supported on the first cross member, whereby the first engagement teeth and the second engagement teeth can be brought into and out of engagement with each other by the rotation of the eccentric cam portion resulting from the pivotal movement of the tilt lever.