Patent ID: 7503584
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A steering column positioning device, comprising: a vehicle body mounting bracket comprising a pair of vertical plate portions; a cylindrical steering column comprising a bulge portion gripped by the pair of vertical plate portions of the bracket; a rotatable steering shaft inside the steering column; a shaft rod member passing through the bulge portion of the steering column and the pair of vertical plate portions of the bracket; and a fastening mechanism, on the shaft rod member and which secures the steering column by adjusting a distance between the opposing pair of vertical plate portions; wherein the bulge portion comprises a pair of flat surface portions formed in opposition to the pair of vertical plate portions of the bracket, projection portions protruding from the pair of flat surface portions toward the opposing vertical plate portions, and elongated holes perforated into the projection portions for allowing telescopic adjustment.