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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2003
Applicant:
Yasuhisa Yamada, Gunma-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuhisa Yamada, Gunma-ken, JP;
Assignee:
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A telescopic shaft used for steering of a vehicle to be used in the steering shaft of a vehicle has a male shaft and a female shaft that are fitted to each other non-rotatably and slidably. The telescopic shaft is provided with at least one set of torque transmission members disposed in at least one set of intermediate fitting portions formed on the outer circumferential surface of the male shaft and the inner circumferential shaft of the female shaft and a stopper plate for regulating movement of the at least one set of torque transmission members with respect to the axial direction.