Patent ID: 8459401

Claim:
A steering apparatus comprising: a steering wheel that is used to steer a vehicle, a shaft that is secured at an end portion to the steering wheel, and that transfers a rotational force from the steering wheel, a steering column that rotatably supports the shaft, a fitting member with which the steering column is fitted to a vehicle body-side member, and which supports the steering column, a rotational force assist mechanism that is secured to the steering column and that applies a rotational force which differs from the rotational force from the steering wheel to the shaft, and a force receiving portion that is secured to an outer periphery of the shaft and that receives the rotational force from the rotational force assist mechanism, wherein: the fitting member comprises a support portion that supports the steering column, and a secured portion that is secured to the vehicle body-side member; the fitting member is structured in such a manner that the secured portion and the support portion and the force receiving portion lie in a same plane that is perpendicular to a rotational axis of the shaft; the fitting member is formed of a first plane portion and a second plane portion that extends perpendicularly to the first plane portion; the second plane portion is arranged so as to be oblique to one of sides of the first plane portion; a through-hole that is used when the support portion supports the steering column is formed in the first plane portion; and a through-hole that is used when the secured portion is fitted to the vehicle body-side member is formed in the second plane portion.