Patent ID: 11970205
Assignee: NSK LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A steering column device, comprising:
a steering column including a column-side bracket having a column-side through hole penetrating in a width direction;
a vehicle-body-side bracket including a pair of support plate portions arranged on both sides in the width direction of the column side bracket, each having a vehicle-body-side through hole penetrating in the width direction;
an adjusting rod inserted in the width direction through the column-side through-hole and the pair of vehicle-body-side through-holes;
a pair of pressing portions provided at portions of the adjusting rod protruding in the width direction from outer-side surfaces of the pair of support plate portions;
an expansion/contraction mechanism configured to expand or contract a distance between the pair of pressing portions;
a friction plate having a long hole extending in a direction in which a position of a steering wheel should be adjustable and through which the adjusting rod is inserted, and a mounting hole, and sandwiched at least one of a portion between one of inner-side surfaces of the pair of support plate portions and an outer-side surface of the column-side bracket, and a portion between one of outer-side surfaces of the pair of support plate portions and one of inner-side surfaces of the pair of pressing portions; and
a hook portion having a cantilever beam structure and inserted in the width direction through the mounting hole;
the hook portion having a restricting projection for restricting movement in the width direction of the friction plate.