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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Eiji Tanaka, Kitakatsuragi-gun, JP;
Susumu Imagaki, Tondabayashi, JP;
Takeshi Matsuda, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hiroyuki Yao, Okazaki, JP;
Shigeru Hoshino, Toyota, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A steering column device is provided with a suspension mechanism which is supported on a fixed bracket, suspends a movable jacket through a movable bracket, and can move in a column movement direction at the time of a secondary collision. The suspension mechanism includes a suspension bolt which is inserted into a first plate of the fixed bracket and a second plate of a tilt bracket and is screwed into a nut. A leaf spring which is interposed between a head portion of the suspension bolt and the second plate in a state of bringing a stepped portion of the suspension bolt into contact with the second plate biases the first plate to the second plate side. Further, the second plate is pinched between the stepped portion and the nut.