Patent ID: 7434839

Claim:
A collapsible steering apparatus comprising; a steering column that includes a movable part capable of moving upon collision of a vehicle; a bracket that is made of a single sheet metal and is fixed to the movable part of the steering column; and a fixing member for fixing the movable part of the steering column to a vehicle body member via the bracket; wherein the bracket includes a main part, and an extended piece which is extended from the main part and is folded back into a U shape, the extended piece includes a base end connected to the main part, and an extension end superimposed on the main part by the folding, the main part and the extension end of the extended piece include respective insertion holes communicating with each other, the fixing member is inserted through each insertion hole of the main part and of the extension end of the extended piece, and is adapted to be fixed to the vehicle body member to fix the extension end to the vehicle body member, the insertion hole of the main part includes an open part, which is adapted to allow the fixing member to come out of the insertion hole of the main part upon the collision, and upon the collision as the main part of the bracket and the base end of the extended piece are adapted to move along with the movable part of the steering column, the base end and the extension end of the extended piece are adapted to move relative to each other to deform the extended piece to absorb a shock of the collision.