STEERING COLUMN OF VEHICLE
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1. A steering column of a vehicle, comprising:
- a hollow lower tube that encloses a steering shaft connected to a steering wheel; and
an upper tube formed in a hollow shape such that the lower tube is inserted into and coupled to the upper tube, and provided with telescopic guide portions that protrude from an outer circumferential surface of the upper tube to face each other and are formed with telescopic long holes, through which an adjustable bolt is coupled, the telescoping long holes being formed to be inclined by a predetermined angle in relation to a direction parallel to an direction of a central axis of the steering shaft, and a slot cut in the direction of the central axis of the steering shaft being formed at the outer circumferential surface between the telescopic guide portions.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a steering column of a vehicle. In the steering column, inclined telescopic long holes are formed in the telescopic guide portions, thereby solving the problem of uneven diffusion of a lever force. Further, locking operations after tilt and telescopic operations can be achieved only with tilt locking gears. Therefore, the number of required elements can be reduced, material costs can be reduced and the column can be configured in a compact size.
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1. A steering column of a vehicle, comprising:
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a hollow lower tube that encloses a steering shaft connected to a steering wheel; and an upper tube formed in a hollow shape such that the lower tube is inserted into and coupled to the upper tube, and provided with telescopic guide portions that protrude from an outer circumferential surface of the upper tube to face each other and are formed with telescopic long holes, through which an adjustable bolt is coupled, the telescoping long holes being formed to be inclined by a predetermined angle in relation to a direction parallel to an direction of a central axis of the steering shaft, and a slot cut in the direction of the central axis of the steering shaft being formed at the outer circumferential surface between the telescopic guide portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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