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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
Nsk Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Suemasu, Takasaki, JP;
Masaya Jouta, Takasaki, JP;
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A steering apparatus includes a key lock collar () fitted on a steering shaft () and restricted from rotating by a steering lock mechanism when performing a steering lock, and a cylindrical slip ring () interposed between the steering shaft () and the key lock collar () in radial directions. The slip ring () includes a plurality of protruded portions () protruding outwardly or inwardly in the radial directions and being provided in a circumferential direction, and an axis-directional portion of the steering shaft () covered by the slip ring () is formed with a large-diameter portion () and a small-diameter portion (), thereby further stabilizing slip torque of the key lock collar () and enlarging a range of a dimensional allowance.