Patent ID: 8342057

Claim:
A steering column for a vehicle, comprising: a hollow inner tube enclosing a steering shaft; and a hollow outer tube having a first cutout defined at an end portion of the outer tube, the outer tube being configured to receive the inner tube at the end portion of the outer tube, the first cutout being elongated in a direction of the steering shaft, wherein a telescoping hole through which a tilting bolt is penetrated and which extends in the direction of the steering shaft is defined in a pair of guiding parts spaced apart from each other and facing each other, the guiding parts being disposed on an outer surface of the outer tube and extending in a radial direction of the outer tube on respective sides of the outer surface opposite from the first cutout, and wherein second cutouts spaced apart from each other and opened toward the direction of the steering shaft are defined at a portion of the guiding parts that make contact with the outer surface of the outer tube.