Tilting and telescopic steering apparatus having rotatable locking member
A tilting and telescopic steering apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a tube surrounding a steering shaft, a distance member coupled to a circumferential face of the tube, a plate bracket surrounding a circumferential face of the distance member, an adjusting bolt passing through the distance member and the plate bracket, and a locking member rotatably provided on one end of the adjusting bolt. In the apparatus, there is provided the rotatable locking member instead of a gear engagement structure, so as to maintain the locked state of the tilting and telescoping operations, reducing the number of parts required, and therefore the manufacturing period and costs of manufacturing, assembling and installing the steering apparatus.
1 . A tilting and telescopic steering apparatus comprising:
a tube surrounding a steering shaft;
a distance member coupled to a circumferential face of the tube;
a plate bracket surrounding a circumferential face of the distance member;
an adjusting bolt passing through the distance member and the plate bracket; and
a locking member rotatably provided on one end of the adjusting bolt.
2 . The tilting and telescopic steering apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plate bracket is provided with a long hole through which the adjusting bolt passes.
3 . The tilting and telescopic steering apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the long hole is shaped like a circle.
4 . The tilting and telescopic steering apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the locking member is connected with the adjusting bolt via a hinge pin.
5 . The tilting and telescopic steering apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the locking member is shaped such that its radius increases according to the rotation thereof.
6 . The tilting and telescopic steering apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the locking member has an outer shape like an oval.
7 . The tilting and telescopic steering apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the plate bracket is provided, on its upper portion, with an upper bracket, and the upper bracket and the distance member are connected with an elastic member.