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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2015
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Hiromitsu Tomiyama, Kashihara, JP;
Atsumune Nagatani, Kashihara, JP;
Hidenobu Tanaka, Shiki-gun, JP;
Masayuki Nagaoka, Kashiba, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A steering system includes an upper bracket having a first tooth row, a rigid tooth member, a second tooth row provided on the tooth member, a first moving member, and an elastic member disposed between the tooth member and the first moving member. The first tooth row includes a plurality of first teeth. The second tooth row includes a plurality of second teeth. The elastic member exerts a constant restoration force. The second tooth row meshes with the first tooth row when the first teeth and the second teeth are alternately arranged in a tilt direction.