Patent ID: 8777266
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: B62D,F16B,F16F

Abstract:
1. A steering device comprising: a steering column that rotatably supports a steering shaft to which a steering wheel is connected; and a pair of support mechanisms that tiltably supports the steering column relative to a vehicle main body, wherein each of the support mechanisms includes: a support bracket having a column-side fastening part that is tiltably fastened to the steering column and a vehicle body-side fastening part that is fastened to a fixing member fixed to the vehicle main body; a fulcrum bolt that is inserted into an axle hole formed in the column-side fastening part, becomes a fulcrum upon tilting of the steering column, and fastens the column-side fastening part to the steering column; and a bush that is interposed between the fulcrum bolt and the axle hole, wherein the vehicle body-side fastening part is formed with a fastening hole into which a fastening bolt for fastening the support bracket to the fixing member is inserted, wherein each of the support mechanisms includes an elastic member that is fitted to an outer periphery of an axle part of the fulcrum bolt, and is configured to oscillate relative to the steering column as the support bracket compresses the elastic member in an axial direction of the fulcrum bolt, and wherein the elastic member that is provided to at least one of the support mechanisms is formed so that the axle part is press-fitted thereto at a state before the column-side fastening part is fastened to the steering column.