STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a steering wheel connected to an upper steering shaft, the steering wheel comprising;
a housing having first and second openings,first and second partial wheels configured to be movable to be inserted into or protrude out of the housing through the first and second openings, anda wheel actuator disposed in the housing and associated with the first and second partial wheels to provide driving force; and
a steering column comprising;
an inner cover shaft coupled to the upper steering shaft connected to the steering wheel,an inner housing coupled to the inner cover shaft and having a guide protrusion formed on an outer surface of the inner housing,a control housing having a guide slit formed to receive the guide protrusion of the inner housing, anda cover housing fixed to the vehicle, wherein the control housing is rotatably disposed in the cover housing.
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Abstract
According to embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a steering apparatus for a vehicle, the steering apparatus including: a steering wheel including a housing connected to a upper steering shaft of the vehicle and having a first opening and a second opening on both sides, a first movable partial wheel and a second movable partial wheel configured to be inserted into and protruded out of the housing through the first opening and the second opening, and a wheel actuator disposed in the housing and combined with the first movable partial wheel and the second movable partial wheel to provide a driving force; and a steering column including an inner cover shaft having an end coupled to an end of an upper steering shaft, an inner housing coupled to an end of the inner cover shaft and having a guide protrusion on the outer side thereof, a control housing having a guide hole axially formed to receive the guide protrusion, and a cover housing in which the control housing is rotatably inserted and that is fixed to a car body of the vehicle.
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1. A steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a steering wheel connected to an upper steering shaft, the steering wheel comprising; a housing having first and second openings, first and second partial wheels configured to be movable to be inserted into or protrude out of the housing through the first and second openings, and a wheel actuator disposed in the housing and associated with the first and second partial wheels to provide driving force; and a steering column comprising; an inner cover shaft coupled to the upper steering shaft connected to the steering wheel, an inner housing coupled to the inner cover shaft and having a guide protrusion formed on an outer surface of the inner housing, a control housing having a guide slit formed to receive the guide protrusion of the inner housing, and a cover housing fixed to the vehicle, wherein the control housing is rotatably disposed in the cover housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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