Patent ID: 7069809

Claim:
In a tilt adjustable type steering apparatus for a vehicle, constructed such that a rear column member is connected in a swayable manner within an on-driving tilt adjustable range to a front column member fixed to a car body, a fixed gear provided on one of said front column member and said rear column member is engaged with a movable gear provided on the other of said front column member and said rear column member when said rear column member is fixed to a tilt adjusted position, and said two fixed and movable gears are disengaged from each other by swaying said movable gear when said rear column member is released from the tilt adjusted position, the improvement characterized in that a tension spring is provided which elastically pulls said rear column member when said rear column member is tilted up through a large angle in excess of the on-driving tilt adjustable range, and said tension spring is interposed between said front column member and said rear column member.