Shock absorbing apparatus for steering column

Details Shock absorbing apparatus for steering column Shock absorbing apparatus for steering column

1995-06-21

1997-04-01

Johnson, Brian L.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

188374, 74492, B62D 119

Patent

active

056159161

ABSTRACT:
A shock absorbing apparatus for a steering column includes an energy absorbing member which is immovably fixed to a vehicle body and a bracket adapted to move together with the steering column with respect to the energy absorbing member. The bracket is provided with a horizontally crushing through-hole portion, while the energy absorbing member is provided with a pair of crushable abutment portions formed respectively on opposite sides of a flat plate-like main portion. The energy absorbing member is disposed by being passed through the horizontally crushing through-hole portion, and both sides of the horizontally crushing through-hole portion normally abut against the crushable abutment portions.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5425553 (1995-06-01), Yazane et al.
patent: 5452917 (1995-09-01), Fujiu et al.

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