Shock-absorbing steering assembly

摘要

A lower bracket (5) for mounting a steering column (3) to a vehicle body is formed as a single element that is fixed to the vehicle body by inserting a bolt (8) with a collar (81) therethrough. Upon application of an impact load, the lower bracket (5) forces the bolt (8) and collar (81) into a path (5c) of a smaller width (W) than the collar (81) thereby plastically deforming an edge portion (5d) of the path (5c) for absorption of the impact energy. <IMAGE>