Patent ID: 7219926

Claim:
A steering apparatus for supporting a steering shaft to which a steering wheel is attached so that said steering shaft is displaceable in an axis-direction, comprising: an inner column for supporting said steering shaft rotatably; a pair of brackets constructed to be fitted to a vehicle body and disposed in positions facing each other with respect to an axis of said steering shaft; a tension member extending between said pair of brackets; two fixing members for fixing said tension member from outside of said pair of brackets; a displacement causing member, disposed between one of said brackets and one of said fixing members, for causing a relative displacement between said pair of brackets; and an outer column constructed to be held on the vehicle body through a connection between said tension member, said brackets and said fixing members, having a pressing portion between said pair of brackets, of which an outer periphery is engaged with both of said pair of brackets due to relative displacement of said brackets, and having an inner peripheral surface embracing an outer periphery of said inner column, wherein said pair of brackets cooperating with said tension member approach one another due to displacement caused by said displacement causing member, a pressing force is thereby applied to said inner column via said pressing portion of said outer column, and said inner column maintains its axis-directional position with respect to said brackets through said outer column, wherein an axis of said displacement causing member extends through said outer column, and wherein an axis of said steering shaft substantially intersects a straight line that connects centers of said two fixing members.