Vehicle steering apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9469331
APP PUB NO 20150344063A1
SERIAL NO

14723877

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A steering apparatus for a vehicle capable of adjusting an operating position of a steering wheel with respect to a vehicle body, includes: a steering column supporting the steering wheel at a rear end, arranging a center of oscillation with respect to the vehicle body in front thereof, and supporting the steering wheel so as to oscillate around the center of oscillation; a fixing bracket holding the steering column between opposing holding sections extending to a lower part and fixing an upper part to the vehicle body; and a support mechanism interposed between the holding sections and the steering column and supporting the steering column to in a manner that the steering column is slidable, wherein the support mechanism includes a spring member interposed between one of the holding sections and the steering column and a rigid body interposed between the other of the holding sections and the steering column.

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AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 ASAHI-MACHI 2-CHOME KARIYA-SHI AICHIKEN 448-8650

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Iwanaga, Soichiro Kariya, JP 3 3
Kurokawa, Yasuaki Kariya, JP 6 71

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