IP Library Granted Patent US 12,728,907
Granted Patent B2
US 12,728,907 · App. 18/857,061 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Steering device

Inventors: Kodai Seki (Gunma, JP); Yasuyuki Matsuda (Gunma, JP)
Assignee: NSK STEERING & CONTROL, INC.
B62D1/185B62D1/181
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Patent No.
US 12,728,907
App. No.
18/857,061
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A steering device includes a first steering column arranged outside a steering shaft, and a second steering column arranged outside the first steering column and movable relative to the first steering column in a first direction. The first steering column includes a pin extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second steering column includes a projection arranged on one side in the first direction of the pin and capable of abutting on the pin to prevent movement of the first steering column.

Claims (43)

1 . A steering device comprising:

a steering shaft extending in a first direction and having a steering wheel coupled to an end portion on one side in the first direction;

a first steering column arranged outside the steering shaft; and

a second steering column arranged outside the first steering column and is movable relative to the first steering column in the first direction via a first actuator device, wherein

the first steering column includes a pin extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction,

the second steering column includes a projection arranged on one side in the first direction of the pin and capable of abutting on the pin,

the first steering column has a first flange and a second flange that protrude toward a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction and that are apart in the second direction,

each of the first flange and the second flange has a through hole penetrating in the second direction,

the pin penetrates a pair of the through holes,

a part of the pin protrudes from one side of the first flange and the second flange toward the second direction, and

the part is capable of abutting on the projection.

2 . A steering device comprising:

a steering shaft extending in a first direction and having a steering wheel coupled to an end portion on one side in the first direction;

a first steering column arranged outside the steering shaft; and

a second steering column arranged outside the first steering column and is movable relative to the first steering column in the first direction via a first actuator device, wherein

the first steering column includes a pin extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction,

the second steering column includes a projection arranged on one side in the first direction of the pin and capable of abutting on the pin, and

the projection protrudes in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction.

3 . The steering device according to claim 2 , wherein

the projection is provided with a cutout portion on an other side in the first direction, and the pin is capable of abutting on the cutout portion.

4 . The steering device according to claim 3 , wherein

the projection is a plate-shaped member having a rectangular shape when viewed from the second direction, and

the cutout portion is provided at a corner between a side on the other side in the first direction and a side on one side in the third direction in the plate-shaped member.

5 . A steering device comprising:

a steering shaft extending in a first direction and having a steering wheel coupled to an end portion on one side in the first direction;

a first steering column arranged outside the steering shaft; and

a second steering column arranged outside the first steering column and is movable relative to the first steering column in the first direction via a first actuator device, wherein

the first steering column includes a pin extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction,

the second steering column includes a projection arranged on one side in the first direction of the pin and capable of abutting on the pin,

a third steering column extending along the first direction is provided between the steering shaft and the first steering column;

the third steering column is movable relative to the first steering column in the first direction via a second actuator device; and

the second actuator device is attached to the first steering column via the pin.

6 . The steering device according to claim 5 , wherein:

a through hole penetrating in the second direction is provided in an attachment portion of the second actuator device;

the first steering column has a flange protruding to one side in a third direction, the flange being provided with a through hole penetrating in the second direction; and

the pin penetrates the through hole of the attachment portion and the through hole of the flange, and the second actuator device is attached to the first steering column.

7 . A steering device comprising:

a steering shaft extending in a first direction and having a steering wheel coupled to an end portion on one side in the first direction;

a first steering column arranged outside the steering shaft;

a second steering column arranged outside the first steering column and is movable relative to the first steering column in the first direction; and

a third steering column arranged between the steering shaft and the first steering column and extending along the first direction, wherein

the third steering column is movable relative to the first steering column in the first direction via an actuator device including a motor and a gear box, and

the second steering column includes a frame portion that is arranged on one side in the first direction of the motor and the gear box and is capable of abutting on the motor or the gear box.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2024
From: MATSUDA, YASUYUKI
To: NSK STEERING & CONTROL, INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-083948 · May 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250256759A1 · Aug 14, 2025
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