Patent ID: 9205857
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A steering apparatus comprising: a column supported in the way of being enabled to make a tilt adjustment and supporting a steering shaft rotatably; a vehicle body fitting bracket having a pair of side plates disposed to sandwich said column in therebetween from both sides in a vehicle widthwise direction; a first rock friction plate brought into surface-contact with one of said side plates and supported by said one side plate rotatably about a rotation center provided on said one side plate in a rockable manner; and a second rock friction plate brought into surface-contact with said first rock friction plate and supported by said first rock friction plate rotatably about a fixed rotation center provided on said first rock friction plate, wherein said column is formed with a through-hole in the vehicle widthwise direction, said one side plate is formed with a tilt adjustment elongate groove extending in a tilt adjusting direction in a way that corresponds to said through-hole, said first rock friction plate is formed with a first elongate groove corresponding to said through-hole, said second rock friction plate is formed with a second elongate groove corresponding to said through-hole, a fastening rod is provided, which is inserted through said through-hole, said tilt adjustment elongate groove, said first elongate groove and said second elongate groove and fastens said column, said pair of side plates, said first rock friction plate and said second rock friction plate, and said first rock friction plate and said second rock friction plate rock to allow said fastening rod to move when the fastening of said fastening rod is released to make the tilt adjustment.