Patent ID: 7311334
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B62D,F16F

Abstract:
1. A shock absorbing steering device comprising: a first column which is cylindrical-shaped; a second column is cylindrical-shaped and is press fitted into an opening at one end of said first column; and a shock absorber provided on an inner wall of said first column, said shock absorber including a first shock absorbing section having convex portions arranged on the inner wall with predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the column and a second shock absorbing section having convex portions arranged on the inner wall with predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the column; wherein said first shock absorbing section is provided nearer to the opening of said first column than said second shock absorbing section, and an inside diameter of said first shock absorbing section is different from an inside diameter of said second shock absorbing section, and wherein said inside diameter of said first shock absorbing section is smaller than said inside diameter of said second shock absorbing section.