Tilt apparatus for vehicular steering column
First Claim
1. A tilt apparatus for a vehicular steering column, comprising:
- a tilt bracket comprising a tilt guide portion supported on an outer side of a distance bracket and having a first tilt hole in the tilt guide portion;
a fixed gear comprising a second tilt hole communicating with the first tilt hole and a first screw portion having a thread peak and a thread valley on opposite side ends thereof, the fixed gear being installed outside the tilt guide portion and the first screw portion being spaced apart from the tilt guide portion;
a movable gear comprising a second screw portion having a thread peak and a thread valley to be meshed with or separated from the first screw portion during a tilt operation of an adjusting lever; and
a lever bolt configured to rotate in cooperation with the adjusting lever and installed through the first tilt hole, the second tilt hole, and the movable gear,wherein the fixed gear comprises;
a fixed gear body spaced apart from the tilt guide portion; and
a fixing portion disposed on at least one of upper or lower portions of the fixed gear body, the fixing portion being bent to be spaced apart from the fixed gear body and coupled to the tilt guide portion.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein provide a tilt apparatus for a vehicular steering column. The tilt apparatus includes: a tilt bracket including a tilt guide portion supported on an outer side of a distance bracket and having a first tilt hole in the tilt guide portion; a fixed gear including a second tilt hole communicating with the first tilt hole and a first screw portion having a thread peak and a thread valley on opposite side ends thereof, the fixed gear being installed outside the tilt guide portion and the first screw portion being spaced apart from the tilt guide portion; a movable gear including a second screw portion having a thread peak and a thread valley to be meshed with or separated from the first screw portion during a tilt operation of an adjusting lever; and a lever bolt configured to rotate in cooperation with the adjusting lever and installed through the first tilt hole, the second tilt hole, and the movable gear.
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12 Claims
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1. A tilt apparatus for a vehicular steering column, comprising:
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a tilt bracket comprising a tilt guide portion supported on an outer side of a distance bracket and having a first tilt hole in the tilt guide portion; a fixed gear comprising a second tilt hole communicating with the first tilt hole and a first screw portion having a thread peak and a thread valley on opposite side ends thereof, the fixed gear being installed outside the tilt guide portion and the first screw portion being spaced apart from the tilt guide portion; a movable gear comprising a second screw portion having a thread peak and a thread valley to be meshed with or separated from the first screw portion during a tilt operation of an adjusting lever; and a lever bolt configured to rotate in cooperation with the adjusting lever and installed through the first tilt hole, the second tilt hole, and the movable gear, wherein the fixed gear comprises; a fixed gear body spaced apart from the tilt guide portion; and a fixing portion disposed on at least one of upper or lower portions of the fixed gear body, the fixing portion being bent to be spaced apart from the fixed gear body and coupled to the tilt guide portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tilt apparatus for a vehicular steering column, comprising:
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a tilt bracket comprising a tilt guide portion supported on an outer side of a distance bracket and having a first tilt hole in the tilt guide portion; a fixed gear comprising a second tilt hole communicating with the first tilt hole and a first screw portion having a thread peak and a thread valley on opposite side ends thereof, the fixed gear being installed outside the tilt guide portion and the first screw portion being spaced apart from the tilt guide portion; a movable gear comprising a second screw portion having a thread peak and a thread valley to be meshed with or separated from the first screw portion during a tilt operation of an adjusting lever; and a lever bolt configured to rotate in cooperation with the adjusting lever and installed through the first tilt hole, the second tilt hole, and the movable gear, wherein the fixed gear comprises; a fixed gear body spaced apart from the tilt guide portion, the second tilt hole being disposed in a center of the fixed gear body and the first screw portion being provided on each of outer surfaces of opposite side ends thereof; a bent fixing portion arranged in any one of upper and lower portions of the fixed gear body and connected to the a first end portion of the fixed gear body, the bent fixing portion being slit such that an empty space is defined between the opposite side ends and the second tilt hole, and the bent fixing portion being bent toward and coupled to the tilt guide portion; and a flat fixing portion arranged in a remaining one of the upper and lower portions of the fixed gear body and connected to a second end of the fixing gear body being bent toward the tilt guide portion, the flat fixing portion being slit such that an empty space is defined between the opposite side ends and the second tilt hole, and the flat fixing portion being coupled to the tilt guide portion.
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12. A tilt apparatus for a vehicular steering column, comprising:
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a tilt bracket comprising a tilt guide portion supported on an outer side of a distance bracket and having a first tilt hole in the tilt guide portion; a fixed gear comprising a second tilt hole communicating with the first tilt hole and a first screw portion having a thread peak and a thread valley on opposite side ends thereof, the fixed gear being installed outside the tilt guide portion and the first screw portion being spaced apart from the tilt guide portion; a movable gear comprising a second screw portion having a thread peak and a thread valley to be meshed with or separated from the first screw portion during a tilt operation of an adjusting lever; and a lever bolt configured to rotate in cooperation with the adjusting lever and installed through the first tilt hole, the second tilt hole, and the movable gear, wherein the fixed gear comprises; a fixed gear body spaced apart from the tilt guide portion, the second tilt hole being disposed in a center of the fixed gear body and the first screw portion being disposed on each of outer surfaces of opposite side ends thereof; and a flat fixing portion arranged in each of the upper and lower portions of the fixed gear body, each of the upper and lower portions of the fixing gear body being bent toward the tilt guide portion, wherein the flat fixing portion is connected to each of the upper and lower portions of the fixing gear body, the flat fixing portion being slit such that an empty space is defined between the opposite side ends and the second tilt hole, and the flat fixing portion being coupled to the tilt guide portion.
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Specification