Patent ID: 6467807
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A steering device for a car, comprising:an upper steering shaft and a lower steering shaft telescopically connected to the upper steering shaft to be rotatable together; an inner column member for rotatably supporting therein an upper end of said upper steering shaft; an outer column member for rotatably supporting therein a lower end of said lower steering shaft, said outer column member having a unitary integral structure which comprises: a lower column portion which is extended over a certain length in an axial direction of the steering device to surround a substantial length of the lower shaft and which is formed with a fixing portion supported to a lower bracket as a car body structure member; an outer jacket portion continuous to an upper end of said lower column portion, the outer jacket portion having an inner peripheral surface extended over a certain length in the axial direction of the steering device and having an inner column embracing portion for embracing an outer peripheral surface portion of a lower end portion of the inner column member; and a pair of clamp portions extended upwardly from said column embracing portion and having inner side surfaces opposed to each other with a clearance therebetween and outer side surfaces to be in face-to-face relationship with respective inner side surfaces of a substantially inverse U-shaped upper bracket as a car body structural member; and a fastening mechanism for fastening said upper bracket and said pair of clamp portions so that said outer jacket portion firmly embraces and fixes said inner column member and is fixed to the upper bracket; whereby when said fastening mechanism is released a telescopic position is adjustable and when said fastening mechanism is fastened said steering device is fixed to said upper bracket.