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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yuji Takahashi, Obu, JP;
Tomonori Sugiura, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Shoji Ishimura, Kashihara, JP;
Tatsuro Kubota, Shiki-gun, JP;
Shigeru Hoshino, Toyota, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka-shi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A steering apparatus includes an upper bracket that supports a column jacket. The upper bracket includes a first member including a first top plate and fixed to the vehicle body, and a second member fixed to the first member and supporting the column jacket. The second member includes: a second top plate fixed to the first top plate, a pair of side plates extending downward from the second top plate and placed on both side of the column jacket; and a pair of restricted portions extended laterally from the pair of side plates, respectively. The first member includes a pair of restricting portions extending downward from the first top plate, the pair of restricting portions each including a second fixed portion fixed to its corresponding restricted portion.