Patent ID: 8118328

Claim:
A power steering device for a vehicle, comprising: an input shaft linked to a steering wheel; an output shaft linked to a vehicle wheel; a torsion bar that connects the input shaft to the output shaft; and a cylindrical member supported by a housing that is fastened to a vehicle body; the input shaft including: a first input shaft that is inserted into the cylindrical member, supported rotatably by the cylindrical member via a bearing, and linked to the steering wheel; a second input shaft that connects the first input shaft to the torsion bar; a latch member provided on the first input shaft and directly latched to the housing; and a connection portion between the first input shaft and the second input shaft that is constituted such that a rotation of the first input shaft is transmitted to the second input shaft and the first input shaft is free to move in an axial direction relative to the second input shaft.