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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2014
Nsk Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Construction of an outer column for a telescopic steering apparatus is achieved in which sufficient strength is maintained even when a steering lock apparatus is assembled, and smooth operation is maintained when making it possible to adjust the forward/backward position of a steering wheel, and when maintaining the adjusted position. Of the end sectionsof the sub slit sectionsof an approximately H-shaped slitfor expanding or contracting the inner diameter of a fitting support portionof an outer column, the rigidity of the nearest end sectionportion that exists in the location closest to a lock through holeand of the furthest end sectionportion that exists in a location diagonally from the nearest end section, is greater than the rigidity of the end sectionsin the remaining two locations. Moreover, convex sectionsare provided at two locations in the up/down direction on the outside surfaces of each of a pair of held plate sections