Patent ID: 9399483
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: B62D,F16M

Claim Text:
1. A supporting apparatus for a steering bracket, comprising: a steering bracket supporting a steering column, the steering bracket including a first capsule-side hole and a second capsule-side hole opened thereon; a separation capsule to fix a vehicle body-side member to the steering bracket, the separation capsule including a first bracket-side hole and a second bracket-side hole opened thereon; a resin member arranged at a position straddling the first bracket-side hole and the first capsule-side hole in a state before separation; a shear pin arranged at a position straddling the second bracket-side hole and the second capsule-side hole in a state before separation; and a cam mechanism including a rotatable weight portion to pull out the shear pin from the second bracket-side hole, the weight portion constituted to rotate around the shear pin by inertia due to a primary collision and to move to a front of a vehicle, and the cam mechanism constituted to pull out the shear pin from the bracket-side hole by a rotation of the weight portion.