Title:
STEERING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/002288
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A steering apparatus (1) is provided with a first member (37) that rotates integrally with a rotatably operated operating lever (20), and a third member (70) rotatably supported via a thrust bearing (80) (a friction-reducing mechanism) by a second member (38) of which the rotation is restricted. A cam mechanism (40) for pressure-welding a stationary-side plate (26) into a column-side plate (23) is provided with an axial-direction facing surface (37a) provided to the first member (37) and having a cam surface (44) formed thereon, an axial-direction facing surface (70a) provided to the third member (70), a ball (41) (a rolling element) interposed between the two axial-direction facing surfaces (37a, 70a), and a holding device (42) for holding the ball (41), the rotation of the holding device being restricted by the second member (38).
Inventors:
KUBOTA TATSURO (JP)
YOSHIHARA YOSHIHITO (JP)
TANAKA EIJI (JP)
SUGIURA TOMONORI (JP)
OKANO RYOTA (JP)
NAGAOKA MASAYUKI (JP)
YOSHIHARA YOSHIHITO (JP)
TANAKA EIJI (JP)
SUGIURA TOMONORI (JP)
OKANO RYOTA (JP)
NAGAOKA MASAYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2014/067877
Publication Date:
January 08, 2015
Filing Date:
July 04, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JTEKT CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B62D1/184
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2004089722A1 | 2004-10-21 |
Foreign References:
| US20020084644A1 | 2002-07-04 | |||
| US5392667A | 1995-02-28 | |||
| JP2007091210A | 2007-04-12 | |||
| US20090019963A1 | 2009-01-22 | |||
| US5394767A | 1995-03-07 | |||
| US7878543B2 | 2011-02-01 | |||
| US5088767A | 1992-02-18 | |||
| JP2010528935A | 2010-08-26 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3018032A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
UENO, HIDEKI (JP)
Ueno Hideki (JP)
Ueno Hideki (JP)
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