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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2007
Shinichi Fuchigami, Maebashi, JP;
Masaharu Igarashi, Maebashi, JP;
Satoru Nagasawa, Maebashi, JP;
Masaya Jouta, Maebashi, JP;
Shinichi Fuchigami, Maebashi, JP;
Masaharu Igarashi, Maebashi, JP;
Satoru Nagasawa, Maebashi, JP;
Masaya Jouta, Maebashi, JP;
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
End portions of lower-side telescopic friction plateswhich lie to face a front side of a vehicle body are connected integrally by a connecting portion, and a lower endof the connecting portionis fixed to an outer circumference of an upper-side lower columnA by means of welding. When an upper columnis fastened on to a vehicle body mounting bracketfor tilt and telescopic positioning of the upper column, the lower-side telescopic friction platesand upper-side telescopic friction platesare fastened together. The upper columnand the lower columnare connected together via the lower-side telescopic friction platesand the upper-side telescopic friction plates, whereby the rigidity and vibration properties of a steering apparatus as a whole are enhanced.