Steering apparatus for vehicle
US-9216759-B2 · Dec 22, 2015 · US
Steering apparatus for an automobile
US8997600B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8997600-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213574028-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | May 18, 2011 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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Construction is achieved wherein the front-end section of an outer column 18 a is assembled in the rear-end section of a housing 11 a that houses an electric power steering apparatus 10 a from below. A block shaped connection and fastening section 36 is provided on the rear-end section of the housing 11 a. A pair of slits 37 is formed in portions of the connection and fastening section 36 near the left and right ends, and are open on the bottom end surface and rear end surface of the connection and fastening section 36. At least the front-end section of the outer column 18 a has a pair of side plate sections 30 and a bottom plate section 31 that is formed in a U shape that is open at the top. The side plate sections 30 are inserted inside the slits 37 from below. In this state, the connection and fastening section 36 and the front-end section of the outer column 18 a are connected and fastened by a bolt 39.
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What is claimed is: 1. A steering apparatus for an automobile comprising: a steering column that has a front-end section that is formed in a U shape that is open at the top and comprises a pair of left and right side plate sections that face each other and a bottom plate section that connects to the edges on the bottom ends of these side plate sections; a housing for an electric power steering apparatus that is supported by the vehicle body and that has a connection and fastenin…
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- What does patent US8997600B2 cover?
- Construction is achieved wherein the front-end section of an outer column 18 a is assembled in the rear-end section of a housing 11 a that houses an electric power steering apparatus 10 a from below. A block shaped connection and fastening section 36 is provided on the rear-end section of the housing 11 a. A pair of slits 37 is formed in portions of the connection and fasten…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yamamoto Kou, Narita Noritomo, Nakazato Youhei, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62D1/16. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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