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Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 24, 2012
Applicants:

Seiichi Moriyama, Gunma, JP;

Shin Mihara, Gunma, JP;

Inventors:

Seiichi Moriyama, Gunma, JP;

Shin Mihara, Gunma, JP;

Assignee:

NSK Ltd., , JP;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/18 (2006.01); B62D 1/184 (2006.01); B62D 1/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/184 (2013.01); B62D 1/185 (2013.01);
Abstract

Construction is achieved capable of stably maintaining an inner columnon the inner diameter side of an outer column. The outer column, including a support sectionis formed by using hydroforming to swell a hollow tube outward in the radial direction. A displacement bracketis also integrally formed with the outer columnby tube swelling. Furthermore, raised sectionsof the support sectionare formed at three or more location in the circumferential direction on the inner circumferential surface of the outer column, and these raised sectionsand the outer circumferential surface of the inner columncome in contact with each other at three or more locations in the circumferential direction.


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