Patent ID: 8622427
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A steering column support apparatus, comprising: a bracket on the vehicle side having a locking hole that extends in the axial direction of a steering column and that is located in the center section in the width direction of the bracket, this bracket on the vehicle side being supported by and fastened to the vehicle so as not to displace in the forward direction during a secondary collision; a bracket on the column side that is supported by the steering column; and a locking capsule that is fastened to the bracket on the column side, and in this fastened state, comprises a locked section, both end sections thereof being locked inside the locking hole, and a top side section that is formed on the top side of the locked section and having a width dimension that is greater than the maximum width dimension of the locking hole, and that in fastened state, is located on the portion of the top side of the bracket on the vehicle side on both sides of the locking hole, by combining the locking capsule and the bracket on the vehicle side when the portion of the bracket on the vehicle side on both sides of the locking hole is held between the bottom surface of a flange section of the locking capsule and the top surface of an underneath support plate that is located below the flange section, the bracket on the column side being supported by the bracket on the vehicle side so as to be able to break away in the forward direction due to an impact load that is applied during a secondary collision, and means for suppressing a rise in contact pressure being further provided, this means suppressing a rise in contact pressure that increases at the area of contact between the front edge of the top surface of the underneath support plate and the bottom surface of the bracket on the vehicle side, when the front edge of the top surface of the underneath support plate is pressed against the bottom surface of the bracket on the vehicle side due to a moment that is applied from the steering column to the bracket on the column side during a secondary collision.