Patent ID: 11939004
Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 3:
4. The steering device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retainer has an outside diameter with respect to the second axis of the retainer; the outside diameter of the retainer is smaller than an inside diameter of the retainer receiving portion with respect to the second axis by a first length;
the spring holding member is provided within the retainer receiving portion so that the retainer second end portion and the spring holding member abutment surface are apart from each other in the second axis direction by a second length when the rack bar is in a static state; and
an equation: L1/2<L2 is satisfied where the first length is L1, and the second length is L2.