Patent ID: 8919816
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A steering apparatus for a vehicle comprising: a steering column for supporting a steering wheel of the vehicle; a tilting mechanism having a movable column member for pivotally supporting the steering column to be swung about a swinging center provided at a front part of a vehicle body, and a movable bracket holding the movable column member between a pair of holding portions facing each other, to adjust a manipulating position of the steering wheel; and a lift-up mechanism for holding the steering wheel at a predetermined lift-up position, which comprises: a fixing bracket fixed to the vehicle body, a link member with one end thereof being supported rotatably on the movable bracket, and the other one end thereof being disposed to be engaged with and removed from the fixing bracket at a rear part of the vehicle body, the link member selectively providing a hold state engaged with the fixing bracket at the rear part of the vehicle body to hold the movable bracket at an initial position or a lift-up position, and a release state for releasing the engagement with the fixing bracket, and a biasing portion disposed between the fixing bracket and the movable bracket for biasing the movable bracket in a direction to be lifted up from the fixing bracket, and biasing the link member in a direction to be engaged with the fixing bracket.