Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Hand operated
Patent
1984-06-13
1986-09-23
Herrmann, Allan D.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Hand operated
74409, 74805, 280775, B62D 118
Patent
active
046128220
ABSTRACT:
In a tilt steering equipment including a main bracket mounted to a vehicle body; an upper bracket with a steering wheel, which is pivoted at the main bracket around a tilt center; and a driving means supported by the main bracket to tilt the upper bracket against the main bracket, the driving means in fixed to the main bracket and has a drive center spaced from the tilt center and an engaging pin which rotates around the drive center. The upper bracket has an engaging slotted hole in which the engaging pin is inserted. According to the tilt steering equipment of this invention, the drive center of the driving means is spaced from the tilt center. Therefore, it is easy to assemble the equipment with high accuracy and a smaller torque is enough to tilt the upper bracket to the main bracket.
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Ishii Hakumi
Ishikawa Masanobu
Nishikawa Masumi
Sato Hiroki
Toyoda Shuhei
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
Herrmann Allan D.
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
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