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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2013
Nsk Ltd., Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The electric steering wheel position adjustment apparatus of the present invention comprises: a non-expandable steering shaft; a non-expandable steering column; a column holderthat supports the steering columnso as to be able to move in the axial direction; a pair of left and right tilt shaftsthat support the column holderso as to be able to pivotally move around the center axis thereof; and an expandable intermediate shaftthat is connected to the steering shaftby way of a universal joint; and a tilt shaftsthat are arranged so that the center axis thereof is orthogonal to the center axis of the steering shaft. The center axis Oof the pair of left and right tilt shaftsis located in a range between the position Oof the center of displacement of the front-end section and the position Oof the center of displacement of the rear-end section of the universal joint