Steering device
View Patent ↗A steering device includes: a steering shaft and a column jacket that are telescopically adjustable in an axial direction; a lock plate provided with a plurality of holes; a support shaft that extends in a cross direction crossing the axial direction and includes a low-strength portion to be broken when a load acts on the steering shaft and the column jacket; and a lock member that advances to the lock plate to be engaged with one of the holes. The lock member is disengaged from the one of holes when the support shaft is broken in a state in which the lock member is engaged with the one of the holes.
1. A steering device comprising:
a steering shaft including a first end to which a steering member is mounted and a second end, wherein the steering shaft is telescopically adjustable in an axial direction of the steering shaft;
a column jacket rotatably supporting the steering shaft and including an upper jacket positioned on a first end side and a lower jacket positioned on a second end side, wherein the column jacket is telescopically adjustable together with the steering shaft with movement of the upper jacket relative to the lower jacket in the axial direction;
a lock plate fixed to the upper jacket and provided with a plurality of holes arranged in the axial direction;
a support bracket fixed to a vehicle body and supporting the column jacket;
an operation member supported by the support bracket, wherein the operation member is operated when the steering shaft and the column jacket are telescopically adjusted;
a support shaft that is supported by the lower jacket, extends in a cross direction crossing the axial direction, and includes a low-strength portion to be broken when a load acts on the steering shaft and the column jacket; and
a lock member that is rotatably supported by the support shaft, advances to and retreats from the lock plate in accordance with operation of the operation member, and advances to the lock plate to be engaged with one of the holes, wherein the lock member is disengaged from the one of holes when the support shaft is broken in a state in which the lock member is engaged with the one of the holes.
2. The steering device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the support shaft includes a first shaft portion that extends in the cross direction and a second shaft portion that is thicker than the first shaft portion; and
the low-strength portion includes a boundary portion between the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion.
3. The steering device according to claim 2 , further comprising a biasing component that biases the support shaft such that a gap between the lock member and the boundary portion in the cross direction is reduced.