Patent ID: 8327734
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A steering column of a vehicle installed in a column cover, comprising: a main housing provided with a column tube therein; an upper housing rotatably connected to the column tube, comprising gear teeth at a lower portion of the upper housing; a bracket comprising a first end rotatably connected to the main housing, and a second end comprising gear teeth engaged with the gear teeth of the upper housing in a locked state, the bracket having a first protrusion at a lower surface of the second end; and an operation lever comprising a first end rotatably connected to a column cover, the operation lever having a second protrusion at an interior surface of the first end thereof such that the second protrusion pushes the first protrusion toward the upper housing in order to engage the gear teeth of the bracket with the gear teeth of the upper housing in the locked state, a shock-absorbing member for protecting a driver's knee, wherein the shock-absorbing member is attached to an interior surface of the operation lever and is formed of a material different from the operation lever.