Patent ID: 8171819

Claim:
A tilt steering apparatus, comprising: a tilt adjusting mechanism in which a tilt lock release state is established when an oscillation-free end of an operating arm portion of a tilt operating lever screwed to a tilt bolt attached to a movable bracket is positioned toward a steering wheel side; an oscillation latch portion formed on a circumference of an oscillation center portion of an oscillation base portion of said tilt operating lever to move reciprocally in a circumferential direction; a hook portion formed in said movable bracket; and a spring that extends between said oscillation latch portion and said hook portion, and is elastically urged in a direction of contraction, a centerline of the spring being able to pass through an oscillation center portion of said tilt operating lever, wherein, in a tilt lock state, said spring causes a torque to be generated at said tilt operating lever in a tightening direction around the tilt bolt, and wherein, in a state where the tilt lock is released, said spring causes a torque to be generated at said tilt operating lever in a loosening direction around the tilt bolt.