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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2011
Kazutaka Kamiya, Shiga, JP;
Kazutaka Kamiya, Shiga, JP;
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A steering roll connector includes a rotator, a sleeve, and a fixed casing. The rotator includes a claw and an inner cylindrical part, and is mounted to a steering shaft such that the rotator is rotated integrally with the steering shaft inserted in the inner cylindrical part. The sleeve includes a projection connectable with the claw, and is mounted to the rotator such that the sleeve is rotated integrally with the rotator. The fixed casing includes an outer cylindrical part, and is mounted such that the fixed casing does not follow rotation of the steering shaft inserted in the outer cylindrical part and such that the fixed casing is in contact with the sleeve. A combination of materials of the claw and the projection is such that occurrence of a squeak caused when the claw and the projection are rubbed against each other is suppressed.