Patent ID: 9164125
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: E05B,G01R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle door handle apparatus comprising: a handle main body formed by coupling a first cover and a second cover; and a capacitance sensor accommodated in a hollow space in the handle main body, wherein the capacitance sensor is configured as a unit by covering a detection circuit and an electrode with an outer shell member made of synthetic resin, wherein one of the first cover and the second cover includes partition walls and a bottom wall which are integrally formed with said one of the first cover and the second cover, the partition walls including an inner wall surface intersecting a bottom surface of the bottom wall, wherein an accommodation recess defined by the partition walls and the bottom wall is formed in said one of the first cover and the second cover, and wherein the capacitance sensor is accommodated in the accommodation recess and fixed by a potting agent which prevents water from entering the bottom wall of the accommodation recess, the potting agent being positioned at a first gap between the inner wall surface and the capacitance sensor such that, after the potting agent has cured, a second gap between the bottom surface of the bottom wall and the potting agent in the first gap is formed.