Patent ID: 9623897
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. A steering system comprising: a steering shaft that is configured to contract and extend in a column axial direction during telescopic adjustment; a column jacket including an outer jacket having a slit and a pair of clamped portions arranged on opposite sides of the slit and an inner jacket fitted in the outer jacket, the column jacket being configured to contract and extend in the column axial direction during telescopic adjustment; a clamping mechanism including a clamping shaft supported in clamping shaft through-holes in the clamped portions and an operation lever that rotates the clamping shaft, the clamping mechanism clamping the clamped portions via the clamping shaft so that the outer jacket holds the inner jacket at a predetermined position within a telescopic stroke range; and a tooth locking mechanism that brings first teeth into meshing engagement with second teeth to achieve telescopic locking during clamping by the clamping mechanism, wherein