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Title:
ENERGY ABSORBING STEERING COLUMN JOINT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH08175401
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To protect occupants even at the time of collision by relieving a load by the rearward protrusion of a steering, and ensuring a space while minimizing deformation load after plastic deformation starts.

CONSTITUTION: This steering column joint is provided with a steering column guide 11 which has joint plates 12, 12 integrally-connected to a steering column 55 at its end, is jointed to a steering column support 59 through a pin 57, and permits the steering column 55 move forward, and collapsible arms 14, 14 which is integrally-formed with the joint plates 12, 12 with its end contacting with the pin 57, and decreases deformation load when plastic deformation starts.


Inventors:
AKIYAMA KOHEI
SHIMOJIMA SHIGEAKI
Application Number:
JP33628494A
Publication Date:
July 09, 1996
Filing Date:
December 22, 1994
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HINO MOTORS LTD
International Classes:
B62D1/19; B60R21/05; F16F7/12; (IPC1-7): B62D1/19; F16F7/12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yamada Jiya