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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yuichiro Fukunaga, Gunma-ken, JP;
Assignee:
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/18 ;
Abstract
In a device for rockably supporting a steering column for a tilt-type steering apparatus, a front end of the steering column is passed through a hole formed through a support bracket fixed to a car body. The steering column is rockable with respect to the support bracket to effect tilt adjustment, and is fixed in the tilt-adjusted position. When the steering column is moved forward upon a secondary collision (a collision of the driver with the steering wheel), the support bracket deforms plastically to absorb collision energy.