| 摘要 |
A steering apparatus 1 includes a steering shaft 2 for transferring a steering force, a steering column 3 for rotatably supporting the steering shaft 2, a vehicle body-sided bracket 4 for supporting the steering column 3 to a vehicle body, a fixing mechanism 5 for fixing a position of the steering column 3 and releasing steering column from being fixed, and an operation lever 9 fitted to the fixing mechanism 5 to switch over by a sway thereof fixing the position of the steering column 3 and releasing the steering column from being fixed, the steering apparatus 1 being thus capable of adjusting the position of the steering column, wherein the operation lever 9 is provided with an operating portion 8 disposed on a more rear side of a vehicle than a swaying center of the operation lever 9, and an extended portion 9b extending on a more front side of the vehicle than the swaying center of the operation lever 9 and being provided with a weight member 10. The steering apparatus thus configured, can prevent the steering column in a fixed state from being released by an impact load. |
