STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE

• US 20140327235A1
• Filed: 05/01/2014
• Published: 11/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HL Mando Corporation (Halla Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mando Corporation
• Inventors: KWON, Hyun Bi
• Granted Patent: US 8,998,258 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/777
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 1/195 Yieldable supports for the steering column

Abstract

Provided is a steering apparatus for a vehicle including a steering column, a mounting bracket laterally installed at the steering column and having a pair of through-holes formed at each of both sides and spaced apart from each other, a guide block including a base section and a pair of guide sections extending upward from the base section and spaced apart from each other to be inserted into the through-holes, and a capsule including a fixing section fixed to the mounting bracket and configured to be separated from the mounting bracket upon a collision of a vehicle, and a slide section lengthily extending from the fixing section and slidably inserted between the pair of guide sections.

Claims

1. A steering apparatus for a vehicle comprising:

a steering column (1);

a mounting bracket (10) laterally installed at the steering column (1) and having a pair of through-holes (12) formed at each of both sides and spaced apart from each other;

a guide block (20) comprising a base section (22) and a pair of guide sections (24) extending upward from the base section (22) and spaced apart from each other to be inserted into the through-holes (12); and

a capsule (30) comprising a fixing section (32) fixed to the mounting bracket (10) and configured to be separated from the mounting bracket (10) upon a collision of a vehicle, and a slide section (36) lengthily extending from the fixing section (32) and slidably inserted between the pair of guide sections (24).

2. The steering apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the guide block (20) further comprises extension sections (26) extending upward from the guide section (24) to face each other and preventing separation of the slide section (36).

3. The steering apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 2, wherein an inner side of the extension section (26) is formed in a curved shape.

4. A steering apparatus for a vehicle comprising:

a steering column (1);

a mounting bracket (410) laterally installed at the steering column (1) and having a pair of bending sections (420) formed at each of both sides, spaced apart from each other, and extending upward; and

a capsule (30) comprising a fixing section (32) fixed to the mounting bracket (410) and configured to be separated from the mounting bracket (410) upon a collision of a vehicle, and a slide section (36) lengthily extending from the fixing section (32) and slidably inserted between the pair of bending sections (420).

5. The steering apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the bending section (420) is bent upward from a cutting line formed around the mounting bracket (410) except a portion connected thereto.

6. The steering apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the bending section (420) comprises a dual bending section laterally bent at an upper end of the bending section (420) to prevent separation of the slide section (36).