Patent ID: 7086256

Claim:
A steering lock for selectively disabling steering by engaging a steering shaft of a vehicle, the steering lock comprising: a lock bar for disabling rotation of the steering shaft when engaged with the steering shaft, said lock bar having a longitudinal axis; a drive source for generating drive force for moving the lock bar along said longitudinal axis; a transmission mechanism for transmitting the drive force of the drive source to the lock bar, the transmission mechanism including a first movement portion reciprocally moved by the drive force of the drive source and a second movement portion moved integrally with the first movement portion to linearly move the lock bar, with the first and second movement portions being formed integrally in a single lock bar carrier; a stopper portion formed integrally with the lock bar carrier and extending along said longitudinal axis, the stopper portion including a flat outer surface; and a guide piece for contacting the stopper portion to restrict rotation of the lock bar carrier when the rotary shaft rotates and for guiding the linear movement of the lock bar carrier along said longitudinal axis, the guide piece extending along said longitudinal axis and including a flat outer surface facing the flat outer surface of the stopper portion.