Patent ID: 10858034

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a steering column for a vehicle. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a steering column for a vehicle includes: an outer column including a pair of distance parts protruding from the outer surface of the outer column and facing each other, and an outer circumferential surface having a partially cut-out portion between the pair of the distance parts; an inner column coupled to an inside of the outer column and provided movably in an shaft direction; and a telescopic member formed to absorb an impact load upon a vehicle collision and coupled with the inner column, wherein the telescopic member includes: a fixed gear coupled to the inner column and provided movably in the shaft direction together with the inner column when the inner column moves; a movable gear provided to fix the inner column after the inner column moves in the shaft direction, and provided with a plurality of gear teeth coupled to slit holes of the fixed gear; and an elastic support coupled with the movable gear to provide a fixing force in a direction toward the inner column, and provided so that the movable gear and the fixed gear are coupled with each other, wherein when an impact is applied to the vehicle, the fixed gear is formed to absorb the impact load by causing the inner column to move a predetermined distance and come into contact with a portion of the fixed gear.