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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Hidenobu Tanaka, Shiki-gun, JP;
Hiromitsu Tomiyama, Kashihara, JP;
Masayuki Nagaoka, Kashiba, JP;
Yoshihito Yoshihara, Kashihara, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A steering system includes an insertion shaft that is movable in a tilt direction C along with a column jacket, a first tooth member including a plurality of first teeth aligned along a first linear direction, and a second tooth member including a plurality of second teeth aligned along the first linear direction. A first restriction portion restricts movement of the first tooth member in the first linear direction with respect to an upper bracket. A second restriction portion is movable in the first linear direction and immovable in a second linear direction, with respect to a linear slot in the first tooth member that extends along the first linear direction. The second restriction portion restricts movement of the second tooth member in the second linear direction with respect to the first tooth member.