Patent ID: 8136853
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle door handle unit comprising: a handle shaft rotatably mounted on a vehicle door; a handle section pivotably mounted on said handle shaft; a lever extending from the handle section; and a detection section for detecting locking/unlocking operation of the vehicle door or opening/closing-related operation including opening/closing operation of the vehicle door, wherein said handle shaft comprises first and second handle shaft members axially spaced apart from each other, and said detection section is provided axially between said first and second handle shaft members, and wherein each handle shaft member is supported by two support portions that extend outwardly from an outer door-side concave section of the vehicle door and the outer door-side concave section has an opening between each pair of support portions, said lever extending through one of the openings to operatively connect the handle section to a vehicle latch mechanism.