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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Nsk Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NSK Ltd., , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/02 (2013.01); B60R 25/021 (2013.01); B60R 25/0215 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/02105 (2013.01); B60R 25/0211 (2013.01); B60R 25/0215 (2013.01); Y10T 70/5956 (2015.04);
Abstract
A steering lock apparatus is provided that can protect a steering columnfrom damage, such as cracking, even when a steering wheel is forcibly rotated with the ignition key off. Protrusionsin the circumferential direction are provided at a plurality of locations in the axial direction of peripheral edge portions on both sides in the circumferential direction, which is a rotational direction of the steering wheel, of a peripheral edge of a lock through hole. The protrusionsin the circumferential direction absorb the large force, that is applied to the peripheral edge portions of the lock through holein an attempt to rotate the steering wheel with the ignition key off by plastically deforming.