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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
May. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Tetsuya Murakami, Nara, JP;
Hiroaki Shinto, Nara, JP;
Shuzo Hirakushi, Nara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collapsible telescopic steering apparatus comprises a steering column having an inner tube and an outer tube which are engaged with each other. The engagement state of the tubes is switchable between a press-fit state and a loose-fit state. Upon vehicle collision, the tubes in the press-fit state are slid relative to each other for shock absorption. For telescopic adjustment, the tubes in the loose-fit state are slid relative to each other to adjust the fore-and-aft position of a steering wheel.