Patent ID: 9321476
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: B62D

Claim Text:
1. A steering apparatus for a vehicle comprising: a fixing bracket fixed to a vehicle body; a steering column supported on the vehicle body to be swingable; a driving unit adjusting a relative position of the steering column to the fixing bracket; a biasing member having one end supported on the fixing bracket, and holding the steering column at a predetermined neutral position when the driving unit is not actuated; a tilt bracket holding the steering column and supported on the fixing bracket to be relatively movable thereto; and a tilt shaft extending in a lateral direction of the vehicle body and supported on the fixing bracket to be relatively movable thereto in an axial direction of the steering column, wherein the steering column is adjusted to be placed at a tilt position with a desired tilt angle relative to the fixing bracket, wherein the driving unit comprises a crank member having one end fixed to the tilt shaft, an electric motor fixed to the tilt bracket, and a speed reducer reducing an output of the electric motor and rotating the other end of the crank member, and wherein the tilt bracket is rotated about an axis of the tilt shaft in response to rotation of the electric motor, to adjust a relative position of the tilt bracket to the fixing bracket.