Patent ID: 7325833

Claim:
In a steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: an upper bracket fixed to a rear side portion of a vehicle body and including a pair of opposed flat plate portions formed with first holes opposing each other and separated from each other; a lower bracket fixed to a front side portion of the vehicle body and including a pair of opposed flat plate portions formed with second holes opposing each other and separated from each other; a steering column rotatably supporting a steering shaft; a first support member held between said opposed flat plate portions of said upper bracket, formed with first support holes opposing to the first holes and supporting said steering column; a second support member held between said opposed flat plate portions of said lower bracket, formed with second support holes opposing the second holes and supporting said steering column; a third support member for supporting a harness member between said first support member and said second support member; a first support mechanism for supporting said steering column on said upper bracket via the first holes of said upper bracket and via the first support holes of said first support member; and a second support mechanism for supporting said steering column on said lower bracket via the second holes of said lower bracket and via the second support holes of said second support member, an improvement characterized in that said steering column is integrally formed with at least two said support members among said first support member, said second support member and said third support member, said first support member is integrally formed with a first swelling portion having a pair of side portions that respectively press-abut on said pair of opposed flat plate portions of said upper bracket, said second support member is integrally formed with a swelling portion having a pair of side portions supported respectively via a hinge device on said pair of opposed flat plate portions of said lower bracket, and said third support member is integrally formed with a third swelling portion having a third support hole for fixing a support member that supports said harness member.