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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Masayoshi Mashimo, Maebashi, JP;
Tadashi Hibino, Maebashi, JP;
Tooru Matsushima, Maebashi, JP;
Tetsuo Arakawa, Maebashi, JP;
Masayoshi Mashimo, Maebashi, JP;
Tadashi Hibino, Maebashi, JP;
Tooru Matsushima, Maebashi, JP;
Tetsuo Arakawa, Maebashi, JP;
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A steering device is provided that facilitates an operation of mounting a friction plate on a mounting bracket. A first friction plate and a second friction plate just need to be mounted on an outer column only. It is possible to greatly facilitate an operation of assembling alternate layers of the first friction plate and the second friction plate at specified orientations. When the outer column is displaced telescopically, a tightening rod touches a long slit in the second friction plate. The second friction plate rocks around a columnar protrusion as the rocking center. The long slit is formed lengthwise in a direction of tilt positioning. The long slit absorbs a difference between a rocking trajectory formed by the second friction plate and a linear trajectory formed by the outer column. The second friction plate smoothly rocks. The outer column can be smoothly adjusted in the telescopic direction.