Steering apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9944311
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15060041

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A steering apparatus includes a steering shaft; a column jacket including an outer jacket including a slit and a pair of fastened portions, and an inner jacket; a fastening mechanism; an engaged tooth formation member including at least one engaged tooth and fixed to the inner jacket; a support shaft including end portions supported by support holes of the fastened portions; a tubular reinforcing member fitted to an outer peripheral surface of the support shaft at a prescribed area between the pair of end portions; and an engaging tooth formation member including an engaging tooth that engages with the engaged tooth.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 TOYOTA-CHO TOYOTA-SHI AICHI-KEN 471-8571
JTEKT CORPORATIONJAPAN OSAKA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hoshino, Shigeru Toyota, JP 37 418
Ishimura, Shoji Kashihara, JP 13 72
Kubota, Tatsuro Shiki-gun, JP 13 115
Sugiura, Tomonori Yamatokoriyama, JP 53 301
Takahashi, Yuji Obu, JP 370 5926

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