Patent ID: 9409591
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B62D

Claim Text:
1. A steering device comprising: an inner column having a cylindrical shape and rotatably supporting an input shaft connected to a steering wheel; an outer column having a cylindrical shape into which at least a part of the inner column is inserted, and having a slit formed by notching one end thereof at which the inner column is inserted; a column bracket fixed to a vehicle body side member and tightening the outer column by a pressing bracket squeezing the outer column; a pressed portion provided on the outer periphery of the inner column; a first tightening mechanism tightening the outer column in response to a rotation of a manipulation lever; a second tightening mechanism biasing a lock member to the pressed portion in a tilt direction in response to the rotation of the manipulation lever; and a separation mechanism causing the inner column to be detachable when the inner column changes a relative position with respect to the pressing bracket, in a state where the first tightening mechanism tightens the outer column and the second tightening mechanism biases the lock member to the pressed portion in the tilt direction.