Patent ID: 7516986

Claim:
A steering support beam, comprising: a cylindrical support beam body; a plurality of brackets each having a fitting portion externally fitted on the cylindrical support beam body and fixed thereto; and an outer pipe externally fitted on the support beam body such that the support beam body is provided within an internal space of the outer pipe, wherein the fitting portion of a first bracket of the plurality of brackets is disposed so as to be in contact with a first axial end of the outer pipe, wherein the fitting portion of a second bracket of the plurality of brackets is disposed so as to be in contact with a second axial end of the outer pipe such that the outer pipe is interposed between the fitting portions of the first and second brackets, and wherein the fitting portion of at least one of the first and second brackets is fixed to the support beam body in an axially positioned state and configured to hold the outer pipe externally fitted on the support beam body.