Patent ID: 8157301
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door handle device for a vehicle comprising: a frame member adapted to be mounted to a door of the vehicle, the frame member including a protrusion formed thereon; a handle main body pivotally fitted with the frame member; an engaging arm formed at the handle main body and pivotally engaging with the frame member; a handle axial portion formed at the engaging arm and serving as a pivotal center of the handle main body; a bearing member provided with a supporting shaft, the supporting shaft being supported by the frame member for allowing the bearing member to pivot relative to the frame member, the bearing member including at an end thereof an engaging hole; a holding portion formed at the bearing member, the holding portion being shifted between a first position and a second position by a pivotal movement of the bearing member; wherein when the holding portion is at the first position, the handle axial portion is engageable with or disengageable from the holding portion; wherein when the holding portion is at the second position the handle axial portion is pivotally supported by the holding portion; and wherein when the holding portion is at the second position, the engaging hole receives the protrusion.