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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Soichiro Iwanaga, Kariya, JP;
Yasuaki Kurokawa, Kariya, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A steering apparatus for a vehicle capable of adjusting an operating position of a steering wheel with respect to a vehicle body, includes: a steering column supporting the steering wheel at a rear end, arranging a center of oscillation with respect to the vehicle body in front thereof, and supporting the steering wheel so as to oscillate around the center of oscillation; a fixing bracket holding the steering column between opposing holding sections extending to a lower part and fixing an upper part to the vehicle body; and a support mechanism interposed between the holding sections and the steering column and supporting the steering column to in a manner that the steering column is slidable, wherein the support mechanism includes a spring member interposed between one of the holding sections and the steering column and a rigid body interposed between the other of the holding sections and the steering column.