Patent ID: 7011349
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle door handle device comprising: a frame equipped on a door panel of a vehicle door; a handgrip having a first end portion rotatably mounted on the frame and a second end portion forming an operation portion of the handgrip that is linked with a door lock mechanism, the handgrip being rotatable within a predetermined angle to operate the door lock mechanism and effect opening of the vehicle door when the operation portion of the handgrip is moved away from the frame to rotate the handgrip relative to the frame; an arm portion formed at the second end portion of the handgrip; a pair of grooves formed along an extending direction of the arm portion formed on the handgrip; a hole formed on the frame; a pair of projections formed extending from inner walls of the hole, the projections positioned in opposition to one another and projecting towards each other; and the projections being positioned in the grooves to move within the grooves when the operation portion of the handgrip is moved away from the frame to rotate the handgrip relative to the frame, the projections being engageable with peripheries of the grooves to inhibit dislocation of the handgrip from the frame; the arm portion being provided with a projecting portion at one end of the grooves that engages a portion of the frame to define a limit of the predetermined angle when the operation portion of the handgrip is moved away from the frame; wherein the handgrip is engaged with the frame by enabling the arm portion to pass through the hole when the projections are positioned and moved through the grooves.