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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Naoyuki Takezawa, Gunma-ken, JP;
Yoshiyuki Satou, Gunma-ken, JP;
Naoyuki Takezawa, Gunma-ken, JP;
Yoshiyuki Satou, Gunma-ken, JP;
Yamada Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kiryu-Shi, Gunma-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A steering apparatus includes a fixed bracket, an outer column, an arm unit, an inner column, a steering shaft, and a tightening tool. The outer column includes a main holding body portion, a divided portion, and a tightening portion. The arm unit includes by a bifurcated arm portion that extends axially outward in a substantially bifurcated shape at the axial front side of the main holding body portion and a linking portion formed between the arms of the bifurcated arm portion. The inner column is held by the outer column. The steering shaft is pivotally supported by the linking portion. Two tightening plate pieces of the tightening portion are disposed inside two fixed side portions of the fixed bracket and tightenably connected by the tightening tool.