Patent ID: 7258356

Claim:
A steering damper apparatus adapted to be installed on a vehicle between a vehicle body side and a pivotally movable steering system member that allows steering of the vehicle, said steering damper apparatus comprising: a damper housing having an oil chamber formed therein; a rotary damper comprising a pivotally movable damper shaft and a partition wall attached to the damper shaft, the partition wall disposed within the oil chamber of the damper housing; a first torque arm having a first end fixed to the pivotally movable shaft of said rotary damper and a second end opposite said first end, and a second torque arm having a first end which is pivotally attached to the second end of said first torque arm, and a second end opposite said first end of said second torque arm; wherein the second end of said second torque arm is operatively attached to one of the vehicle body side and the steering system member, and the damper housing of said steering damper apparatus is operatively attached to the other of the vehicle body side and the steering system member.