Patent ID: 8128137
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle door handle apparatus, comprising: a handle base for rotatably supporting one end side of a handle grip; and a lever which has a shaft section rotatably supported by a bearing section of the handle base and which is rotated upon pulling of the handle grip, wherein the lever comprises: (i) a first shaft tip section projecting from the shaft section to a shaft tip side and having a part cut away so as to form a circular face; and (ii) a second shaft tip section projecting from the first shaft tip section to the shaft tip side and having a width smaller than that of the first shaft tip section, the second shaft tip section being formed on an end face of the first shaft tip section, wherein the handle base comprises: (i) a bearing hole for rotatably supporting the first shaft tip section and the second shaft tip section of the lever; (ii) a first guide rail for guiding the first shaft tip section to the bearing hole, the first guide rail having a width smaller than the bearing hole; and (iii) a second guide rail for guiding the second shaft tip section to the bearing hole, the second guide rail being narrower than the first shaft tip section, wherein the first guide rail is displaced from a straight line passing through a center of the bearing hole, and wherein the second guide rail includes one lateral face disposed on the same plane as the straight line passing through the center of the bearing hole, and the other face of the second guide rail is disposed on the same plane as a lateral face of the first guide rail.