SUPPORT DEVICE FOR STEERING COLUMN, AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF

摘要

Construction of a steering column support apparatus is achieved that is capable of simplifying tuning for stabilizing the forward displacement of the steering wheel 1 during a secondary collision, and lowering and stabilizing the break away load of the steering column 6c. A connecting bracket 30 is used that comprises an installation plate section 31 that connects and fastens to the portion on the top surface of the top plate section 23 of a bracket 12b on the column side which is exposed on the inside of a locking notch 28, a raised section 32 that rises upward from the installation plate section 31, and a restraining plate section 33 that is bent and extends outward from the edge on the top end of the raised section 32. With the installation plate section 31 connected and fastened to the top plate section 23, the portion of a bracket on the vehicle side 11 that surrounds the locking cutout section 28 is elastically held between the top surface of the top plate section 23 and the bottom surface of the restraining plate section 33, and the bracket 12b on the column side is supported by the bracket 11 on the vehicle side so as to be able to displace in the forward direction during a secondary collision.