Patent ID: 9033368
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A tilt or tilt and telescopic steering apparatus for use in a vehicle, the steering wheel comprising: plate brackets provided on both sides of a telescopic guide portion protruding on outer circumferential surface of an outer tube, the telescopic guide portion being formed with an axial telescopic elongated hole and the plate brackets being formed with tilt elongated holes which face each other; a cam member including a fixed cam, which is coupled to one of the plate brackets and formed with several first protrusions on one side thereof, and an operating cam, which is coupled to a control lever and formed with several second protrusions, the second protrusions correspondingly abutting on the first protrusions; an adjustment bolt extending through the telescopic elongated hole and the tilt elongated holes, the cam member being coupled to one end of the adjustment bolt and a head portion a linear protruding portion formed on an outer surface of the telescopic guide portion along the telescopic elongated hole; and a locking member coupled to the plate bracket facing the linear protruding portion, the locking member being formed with a slot in a tilt direction and several rolling members being provided in the slot such that, when the control lever is locked, the linear protruding portion is inserted between the rolling members to lock the tilt or tilt and telescopic operation.