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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2004
Applicants:
Kenji Sato, Kitagunma-Gun, JP;
Naoki Sawada, Maebashi, JP;
Tetsuya Koike, Takasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
NSK Ltd., Shinagawa-Ku, JP;
NSK Steering Systems Co., Ltd., Shinagawa-Ku, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steering column adjustable height and inclination of steering wheel has a singularity of control lever for controlling clamping/unclamping of a telescopic mechanism and a tilting mechanism for the adjustment. An energizing direction inverting mechanism inverts direction of biasing force applied to the lever by an energizing member from clamping direction to unclamping direction halfway through operation of the lever by a driver.