Patent ID: 7661710

Claim:
A blind member for a vehicle, which is used in a steering device provided with a tilting structure that can adjust a position of a steering wheel in a vertical direction, and closes a gap between: an opening in an instrument panel provided on a driver's seat side and in which a steering column is inserted; and a column cover which surrounds the steering column, wherein the blind member comprises: a blind main body including an outwardly extending flange wall, said blind main body being arranged next to the column cover; and a hinge portion having a first leg and a second leg that form a substantial L-shape in cross section, said first leg being attached to the instrument panel and said second leg being attached to the flange wall, wherein a first bending portion is disposed between the first leg and the second leg and a second bending portion is disposed between the second leg and the flange wall such that the blind main body can swing in the vertical direction.