Patent ID: 7234328

Claim:
A steering lock device for locking a steering shaft, the steering lock device comprising: a sleeve assembly surrounding the steering shaft, the sleeve assembly including an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve having an open end arranged in the outer sleeve, the outer sleeve being movable relative to and along the inner sleeve when the sleeve assembly is shortened; a main body portion mounted on the outer sleeve; and a lock member supported by the main body portion, wherein: the lock member is movable between a lock position for restricting rotation of the steering shaft and an unlock position for enabling rotation of the steering shaft; the lock member has a distal portion engaged with the steering shaft when the lock member is located at the lock position, the distal portion of the lock member when located at the unlock position abuts against the open end of the inner sleeve in process of shortening of the sleeve assembly; and at least one of the open end of the inner sleeve and the distal portion of the lock member includes a slope.