Patent ID: 7735391

Claim:
A steering device, comprising: a fixed bracket comprising fixed side parts on both sides in a width direction; a movable bracket arranged between the fixed side parts; a friction plate fixed and oppositely arranged with a suitable gap with respect to at least one fixed part of the fixed side parts of the fixed bracket; and a friction washer that is disposed between the fixed side part and the friction plate, wherein the friction plate comprises a plate-shaped part, an installation part, and a separation part, wherein the installation part is formed at a top edge of the plate-shaped part, the separation part is formed between the plate-shaped part and the installation part, the installation part and the separation part are formed by bending a top of the plate-shaped part, and the installation part is formed from an edge of the separation part in a vertical direction, wherein a lock bolt is passed through to couple the fixed bracket, the movable bracket, the friction plate and the friction washer in a lockable and unlockable fashion, and wherein dot-shaped projections for correctly positioning the friction washer are formed in the friction plate, and a gap is formed by the separation part between the fixed side part and the friction plate, the gap having a dimension wherein the friction washer to be inserted is able to drop with respect to the fixed side part until a perimeter of the friction washer is supported by the dot-shaped projections of the friction plate.