Patent Publication Number: US-11384574-B2

Title: Vehicle handle device

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation of PCT application No. PCT/JP18/019877, which was filed on May 23, 2018 based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-101445 filed on May 23, 2017, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a vehicle handle device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In the related art, a handle device for performing an opening operation of a door of a vehicle is known. The handle device is provided, for example, on a side door. The side door is provided with a door lock device that is engaged with a vehicle body and holds the side door in a closed state, and the door lock device and the handle device are connected via a cable device. The cable device includes an inner cable and a hollow outer cable, and the inner cable is inserted into the outer cable. When the handle device is operated, an operating force of an operator is applied through the inner cable of the cable device, and the door lock device is operated accordingly. 
     In addition to a handle operated by the operator, the handle device includes a handle case that houses the handle. The handle case includes a cable fixing base on which an outer cable of the cable device is arranged, a cap portion that fixes the outer cable to the cable fixing base, and a thin plate shaped hinge portion that rotates the cap portion with respect to the cable fixing base. The handle case is manufactured as an integrally molded product that is obtained by linearly connecting the cable fixing base with the cap portion with the hinge portion therebetween, and is shipped to a vehicle manufacturing process as a part of the components constituting the handle device. 
     In the vehicle manufacturing process, the outer cable of the cable device is fixed to the cable fixing base. Specifically, first, an end portion of the outer cable is arranged on the cable fixing base. Next, the cap portion is rotated around the hinge portion, and the cap portion is opposed to the cable fixing base. Accordingly, the outer cable is clamped between the cable fixing base and the hinge portion, and is fixed to the cable fixing base. 
     For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a vehicle door lock device as a structure for fixing a cable device. In the vehicle door lock device, one end portion of an outer tube of an operation cable is fixed to a housing and a cover. The cover is constructed separately from the housing, and is assembled to the housing so as to be attachable to and detachable from the housing and rotatable between an open state and a closed state. Further, in Patent Literature 1, the housing and the cover are provided with a temporary retaining means. The temporary fixing means is for temporarily holding the cover in an open state with respect to the housing in a state where the cover is rotatably assembled to the housing. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     [Patent Literature 1] JP-A-2014-062441 
     However, when a thin plate-shaped hinge portion is realized in an integrally molded product, if the thickness of the hinge portion increases, the hinge portion may be distorted and cracked when the cap portion is rotated. On the other hand, when the thickness of the hinge portion is set to be thin, a short shot may occur at the time of molding, and a crack may occur. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle handle device is excellent in workability at the time of fixing a cable device while having a structure excellent in moldability. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle handle device configured to operate a door lock device via a cable device, the vehicle handle device includes an operation member connected to the cable device, and a handle case housing the operation member. The handle case includes a cable fixing base in which the cable device is arranged, a cap portion configured to fix the cable device to the cable fixing base, and a hinge portion configured to engage an engaging piece provided on one of the cable fixing base and the cap portion with an engaged piece provided in another of the cable fixing base and the cap portion, and rotatably connect the cap portion to the cable fixing base. The cable fixing base and the cap portion may be integrally molded via a connecting piece, in the handle case. The engaged piece and the engaging piece may face with each other. The connecting piece includes a breaking portion configured to be broken when an external force is applied to the cap portion. 
     According to the embodiment of the present invention, the breaking portion may be configured to be broken and the engaged piece and the engaging piece are configured to be engaged, when a pushing force pushing the cap portion toward the cable fixing base side such that the engaged piece and the engaging piece are engaged. 
     According to the embodiment of the present invention, the engaged piece and the engaging piece may include a protrusion portion provided on one of the engaged piece and the engaging piece and protruding outward, and a protrusion receiving portion provided on another of the engaged piece and the engaging piece, corresponding to the protrusion portion, and being concave. The protrusion portion and the protrusion receiving portion may be configured to be engaged with each other in a state that the engaged piece is engaged with the engaging piece by the pushing force, and may hold the posture of the cap portion with respect to the cable fixing base. 
     According to the embodiment of the present invention, the protrusion portion and the protrusion receiving portion may be configured to be disengaged by applying a rotating force around the hinge portion to the cap portion. The cap portion may be configured to be rotated to a fixing position at which the cable device is clamped and fixed between the cap portion and the cable fixing base, when the protrusion portion and the protrusion receiving portion are disengaged. 
     According to the embodiment of the present invention, the connecting piece may connect the engaged piece with the engaging piece. 
     ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION 
     According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide the vehicle handle device excellent in workability at the time of fixing the cable device while having a structure excellent in moldability. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a front view schematically showing an inside door handle device. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of the inside door handle device shown in  FIG. 1  taken along a line A-A. 
         FIG. 3  is a front view of a cable holding portion manufactured as an integrally molded product. 
         FIG. 4  is a side view of the cable holding portion shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is a back view of the cable holding portion shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIGS. 6A and 6B  are illustrative diagrams showing an assembly process of a hinge portion. 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B  are illustrative diagrams showing a process of fixing a cable device to the cable holding portion. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, an inside door handle device  1  according to the present embodiment will be described as being applied to a side door of a vehicle. Here,  FIG. 1  is a front view schematically showing the inside door handle device  1  according to the present embodiment.  FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of the inside door handle device  1  shown in  FIG. 1  taken along a line A-A. 
     The inside door handle device  1  is a vehicle handle device for performing an opening operation of a side door of the vehicle from a vehicle interior side. The inside door handle device  1  is disposed in a door trim, that is an interior member, that covers the inside (vehicle interior side) of the side door, and is fixed to a required position of a door inner panel that constitutes the side door. The side door is provided with a door lock device (not shown) that includes a latch portion that is engaged with a vehicle body and holds the side door in a closed state, and cable devices  60 ,  70  that connect the door lock device with the inside door handle device  1 . 
     The inside door handle device  1  mainly includes a handle case  10 , a handle  45 , and a lock knob  50 . 
     The handle case  10  is arranged in an opening provided in the door trim and faces the vehicle interior side so as to be formed integrally with the door trim. 
     The handle case  10  includes a case body  11  and a cable holding portion  20 . 
     The case body  11  is a member that houses the handle  45  and the lock knob  50  and forms a space required for gripping the handle  45 . The case body  11  includes a flat plate-shaped vertical wall portion  12  and a peripheral wall portion  13  connected to a peripheral edge of the vertical wall portion  12 . A cross section of the case body  11  along an upper-lower direction is formed in a substantially U shape having the vertical wall portion  12  as a bottom portion. 
     A handle holding portion  14  holding the handle  45  and a lock knob holding portion  15  holding the lock knob  50  are formed on a vehicle rear side of the vertical wall portion  12 . 
     The handle holding portion  14  is set at a lower position in the case body  11 , and the lock knob holding portion  15  is set at an upper position of the handle holding portion  14  in the handle case  10 . In the case body  11 , the handle  45  and the lock knob  50  are disposed in the upper-lower direction. 
     The peripheral wall portion  13  has a flange shape extending toward the vehicle interior side from a connecting portion with the vertical wall portion  12  as a base point. The shape of a tip end side of the peripheral wall portion  13  is set along a peripheral shape of the opening of the door trim, and is designed to be integrated with the door trim. 
     The cable holding portion  20  is disposed on a vehicle rear side of the case body  11 . The cable holding portion  20  has a function of fixing a cable device (hereinafter, referred to as “first cable device” as necessary)  60  connected to the handle  45 , and a cable device (hereinafter, referred to as “second cable device” as necessary)  70  connected to the lock knob  50 . In a state in which the handle case  10  is disposed on the door trim, the cable holding portion  20  is located on a back side of the door trim and is hidden by the door trim. A structure of the cable holding portion  20  will be described in detail below. 
     The handle  45  is an operation member that is operated by an operator to open the side door. The handle  45  is disposed in a lower part in the handle case  10 . The handle  45  includes a base portion  45   a  housed in the handle holding portion  14 , and an operation portion  45   b  extending forward of the vehicle from the base portion  45   a  and held by the operator. A pin  46  penetrating the base portion  45   a  is disposed in the handle holding portion  14  along the upper-lower direction. The handle  45  is pivotally supported by a pin  46  in a rotatable manner. The handle  45  rotates in a range between a closed position at which the handle  45  is housed in the case body  11  and an open position at which the handle  45  is rotated to a predetermined position in the vehicle interior side. 
     The first cable device  60  is a connecting member that connects the handle  45  with the door lock device, in which one end portion thereof is connected to the handle  45 , and another end portion thereof is connected to the door lock device. The first cable device  60  includes an inner cable  61  and a tubular outer cable  62 . The inner cable  61  is inserted into a hollow of the outer cable  62  and can move inside thereof. 
     One end portion of the outer cable  62  is fixed to the cable holding portion  20  of the handle case  10 , and another end portion thereof is fixed to the door lock device. That is, the outer cable  62  is held in a fixed state between the inside door handle device  1  and the door lock device. One end portion of the inner cable  61  is connected to the base portion  45   a  of the handle  45 , and another end portion thereof is connected to a movable point that operates the latch portion of the door lock device. 
     When the handle  45  is in the closed position, the base portion  45   a  of the handle  45  is housed in the handle holding portion  14 . In this case, the latch portion of the door lock device is engaged with the vehicle body, and the side door is maintained in the closed state. On the other hand, when the handle  45  is rotated from the closed position to the open position, the inner cable  61  connected to the base portion  45   a  is pulled. Accordingly, the movable point of the door lock device connected to the other end of the inner cable  61  is operated, and the engagement state between the latch portion and the vehicle body is released. In this way, when the operator operates the handle  45  to input an operating force to the first cable device  60 , the door lock device is operated to open the side door. 
     The lock knob  50  is an operation member that is operated by the operator to restrict opening of the side door. The lock knob  50  is disposed in an upper part in the handle case  10 . A first boss portion protruding downward is provided on an upper end side of the lock knob holding portion  15 . A second boss portion protruding upward is provided on a lower end side of the lock knob holding portion  15  at a position facing the first boss portion. The lock knob  50  is rotatably supported by the first boss portion and the second boss portion. The lock knob  50  rotates in a range between a closed position at which the lock knob  50  is housed in the case body  11  and an open position at which the lock knob  50  is rotated to a predetermined position on the vehicle interior side. 
     The second cable device  70  is a connecting member that connects the lock knob  50  with the door lock device, in which one end portion thereof is connected to the lock knob  50 , and another end portion thereof is connected to the door lock device. The second cable device  70  includes an inner cable  71  and a tubular outer cable  72 . The inner cable  71  is inserted into a hollow of the outer cable  72  and can move inside thereof. 
     One end portion of the outer cable  72  is fixed to the cable holding portion  20  of the handle case  10 , and another end portion thereof is fixed to the door lock device. That is, the outer cable  72  is held in a fixed state between the inside door handle device  1  and the door lock device. One end portion of the inner cable  71  is connected to the lock knob  50 , and another end portion thereof is connected to the door lock device. 
     When the lock knob  50  is in the closed position, the lock knob  50  is housed in the handle holding portion  14 . In this case, the door lock device comes into an unlocked state in which an input of the operating force applied to the movable point by the first cable device  60  is enabled. Therefore, it is possible to freely open the side door by the operation of the handle  45 . On the other hand, when the lock knob  50  is rotated from the closed position to the open position, the inner cable  71  connected to the lock knob  50  is pulled. Accordingly, the door lock device connected to the other end portion of the inner cable  71  is operated, and comes into a locked state in which the input of the operating force applied to the movable point by the first cable device  60  is disabled. In the locked state, since the operation of the door lock device by the handle  45  is canceled, the opening of the side door is restricted. In this way, by the operator operating the lock knob  50  and inputting the operating force to the second cable device  70 , the door lock device is operated and the opening operation of the side door can be restricted. 
     Hereinafter, a fixing structure of the cable devices  60 ,  70  included in the handle case  10 , which is one of the features of the present embodiment, will be described. The cable device  60 ,  70  are fixed to the handle case  10  by the cable holding portion  20 . The cable holding portions  20  fix the outer cables  62 ,  72  of the cable devices  60 ,  70 , and are provided corresponding to the two pairs of cable devices  60 ,  70 , respectively. 
     The cable holding portion  20  includes a cable fixing base  21  and a cap portion  30 . The cable fixing base  21  and the cap portion  30  face each other with a predetermined interval therebetween. Each of the outer cables  62 ,  72  is clamped between the cable fixing base  21  located at a vehicle inner side and the cap portion  30  located at a vehicle outer side, and is thereby fixed. 
     The cable fixing base  21  has a substantially flat plate shape. In order to reduce the weight of the cable fixing base  21 , a thinned region and a lightening region are set at appropriate positions. 
     A pair of protrusions  22  protruding toward the cap portion  30  is provided on the cable fixing base  21  along the outer cables  62 ,  72 . The pair of protrusions  22  are disposed in parallel at predetermined intervals and located on both sides of the outer cables  62 ,  72  with the outer cables  62 ,  72  being arranged on the cable fixing base  21 . The pair of protrusions  22  has a function of locating the outer cables  62 ,  72  and preventing positional deviation of the outer cables  62 ,  72 . 
     Further, the cable fixing base  21  is provided with a claw portion  23  for fixing the cap portion  30 . The claw portion  23  includes a pillar portion  23   a  standing from the cable fixing base  21  to the cap portion  30  side, and an engaging claw  23   b  located at a tip end of the pillar portion  23   a . The claw portion  23  is engaged with claw receiving portions  32  provided in the cap portion  30  to fix the cap portion  30  in a state in which each of the outer cables  62 , is clamped. In this embodiment, two sets of claw portions  23  are prepared and are disposed facing each other with a predetermined interval so as to clamp the pair of protrusions  22  therebetween. 
     The cap portion  30  is a member that fixes each of the outer cable  62 ,  72  to the cable fixing base  21 . The cap portion  30  has a substantially flat plate shape. The cap portion  30  is provided with a clamping portion  31  that clamps each of the outer cables  62 ,  72  with the cable fixing base  21 . When each of the outer cables  62 ,  72  is clamped between the clamping portion  31  and the cable fixing base  21 , the clamping portion  31  abuts against the outer surface of each of the outer cables  62 ,  72 . 
     Further, in the cap portion  30 , the claw receiving portions  32  for engaging with the claw portion  23  are provided on both sides of the clamping portion  31 . The claw receiving portion  32  includes an opening  32   a  through which the engaging claw  23   b  on a tip end side of the claw portion  23  is inserted, and an engaging portion  32   b  engaged with the engaging claw  23   b  which has passed through an opening  32   a.    
     The cable holding portion  20  further includes a hinge portion  40  that rotatably connects the cap portion  30  to the cable fixing base  21 . By the hinge portion  40 , the cap portion  30  can be rotated between a fixing position at which the cap portion  30  faces the cable fixing base  21  and each of the outer cables  62 ,  72  is clamped between the cable fixing base  21  and the cap portion  30  and an open position at which the cap portion  30  is open at a constant opening angle with respect to the cable fixing base  21 . In the present embodiment, the open position is set to an opening angle (for example, about 180°) in which the cable fixing base  21  and the cap portion  30  form a straight line shape via the hinge portion  40 . 
     The hinge portion  40  includes a first hinge piece  25  provided on the cable fixing base  21  and a second hinge piece  35  provided on the cap portion  30 . The hinge portion  40  has a link structure that bends around an engagement point formed by engaging the first hinge piece  25  and the second hinge piece  35  with each other. 
     The first hinge piece  25  includes an extension portion  26  extending from the cable fixing base  21  and a plurality of bearing arms  27  provided at a tip end of the extension portion  26  (see also  FIGS. 3 to 5  described below). The plurality of bearing arms  27  are engaging pieces that engage with a rotation shaft  37  of the second hinge piece  35  described below. The plurality of bearing arms  27  have a function of pivotably supporting the rotation shaft  37  in a rotatable manner. The plurality of bearing arms  27  are disposed at a predetermined pitch along a front-rear direction of the vehicle. The bearing arms  27  each have an arc shape that circumscribes the rotation shaft  37 , and the circumscribed positions are alternately disposed so as to alternate between the vehicle inner side and the vehicle outer side. The front end side of the bearing arm  27  is opened to mount the rotary shaft  37 . 
     The second hinge piece  35  includes an extension portion  36  extending from the cap portion  30  and the rotation shaft  37  provided orthogonal to a tip end of the extension portion  36  (see also  FIGS. 3 to 5  described below). The rotation shaft  37  is an engaged piece that is engaged with the plurality of bearing arms  27  serving as engaging pieces. The rotation shaft  37  is mounted (engaged) with respect to the bearing arm  27  from an open side of the plurality of bearing arms  27 , and the bearing arms  27  circumscribe around the rotation shaft  37 , so that the rotation shaft  37  is pivotally supported. When the rotation shaft  37  is pivotally supported by the plurality of bearing arms  27 , the first hinge piece  25  and the second hinge piece  35  are engaged with each other. 
     The hinge portion  40  is provided with a structure for holding the posture of the cap portion  30  with respect to the cable fixing base  21  in an open state. Specifically, the rotation shaft  37  of the second hinge piece  35  is provided with a protrusion portion  37   a  protruding outward. On the other hand, the bearing arm  27  of the first hinge piece  25  is provided with a concave protrusion receiving portion  27   a  corresponding to the protrusion portion  37   a . The protrusion receiving portion  27   a  is set to any one of the bearing arms  27  of the plurality of bearing arms  27 . When the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  are engaged with each other, an engagement force between the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  restricts the rotation of the cap portion  30 . Accordingly, the posture of the cap portion  30  is held in the open state. 
     The engagement force between the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  can be set according to the size and the number of protrusions  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portions  27   a . However, as will be described below, the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  are disengaged by applying a rotating force to the cap portion  30 . Therefore, these settings can be set in consideration of operability associated with the disengagement between the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  and stability of holding the posture of the cap portion  30 . 
     As one of the features of the present embodiment, the handle case  10  is formed of an integrally molded product which is integrally formed by molding using a required resin. Hereinafter, a structure of the cable holding portion  20  forming a part of the handle case  10  will be described. Here,  FIG. 3  is a front view of the cable holding portion  20  manufactured as an integrally molded product.  FIG. 4  is a side view showing the cable holding portion  20  shown in  FIG. 3 , and  FIG. 5  is a rear view showing the cable holding portion  20  shown in  FIG. 3 .  FIGS. 6A and 6B  are illustrative diagrams showing an assembly process of the hinge portion  40 . 
     In the cable holding portion  20  obtained by molding, the plurality of arms  27  of the first hinge piece  25  and the rotation shaft  37  of the second hinge pieces  35  are not engaged with each other, and the rotation shaft  37  and the plurality of bearing arms  27  face each other with a predetermined distance therebetween. Here, a posture in which the rotation shaft  37  faces the plurality of bearing arms  27  refers to a posture in which the rotation shaft  37  can be engaged with the plurality of bearing arms  27 , and preferably a posture in which the rotation shaft  37  facing the plurality of bearing arms  27  can be engaged with the plurality of bearing arms  27  by a pushing force in a predetermined direction. 
     A connecting piece  41  is provided between the first hinge piece  25  and the second hinge piece  35 . That is, the cable holding portion  20  is formed of the integrally molded product obtained by integrally molding the cable fixing base  21  and the cap portion  30  via a connecting piece  41  that connects the first hinge piece  25  with the second hinge piece  35 . The cable fixing base  21  and the cap portion  30  are linearly laid out so as to face each other with the connecting piece  41  therebetween. 
     The connecting piece  41  is a solid rod-shaped connecting member. One end of the connecting piece  41  is connected to the bearing arm  27  located at the center of the plurality of bearing arms  27  of the first hinge piece  25 , and the other end thereof is connected to the rotation shaft  37  of the second hinge piece  35 . The connecting piece  41  is set at a position where the connecting piece  41  does not buffer during an assembly work of the hinge portion  40 . 
     The connecting piece  41  has a tapered shape of which the cross-sectional area decreases from the bearing arm  27  to the rotation shaft  37 . Therefore, a connecting portion of the connecting piece  41  that is connected to the rotation shaft  37  has a smallest cross-sectional area, and functions as a breaking portion  41   a  that is broken when an external force is applied to the cap portion  30 . 
     When the handle case  10  (cable holding portion  20 ) is manufactured as the integrally molded product, the assembly work of the hinge portion  40  is performed before being shipped to a vehicle manufacturing process. In the assembling operation, a pushing force (external force) is applied to the cap portion  30  toward the cable fixing base  21  side such that the first hinge piece  25  and the second hinge piece  35  are brought close to each other, that is, the rotation shaft  37  is engaged with the plurality of bearing arms  27 . The pushing force is applied in a constant direction along an arrangement direction of the cable fixing base  21  and the cap portion  30 . When the pushing force is received, the connecting piece  41  is broken at the breaking portion  41   a . Upon receiving the pushing force, the cap portion  30  moves toward the cable holding portion  20 . Accordingly, the rotation shaft  37  of the second hinge piece  35  also moves toward the bearing arm  27  side of the first hinge piece  25  facing the rotation shaft  37 . Then, the rotation shaft  37  enters from the open side of the plurality of bearing arms  27  to the inside thereof, and is engaged with (mounted on) the plurality of bearing arms  27 . As a result, the rotation shaft  37  is pivotally supported by the plurality of bearing arms  27 . 
     When the rotary shaft  37  is engaged with the plurality of bearing arms  27 , the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  are engaged with each other. When the protrusion portion  37   a  is engaged with the protrusion receiving portion  27   a , the posture of the cap portion  30  is held in the open state. Therefore, when the assembling work of the hinge portion  40  is completed, the handle case  10  is completed in a state in which the posture of the cap portion  30  is held. The handle case  10  is shipped to the vehicle manufacturing process as a part of the components configuring the inside door handle device  1 . 
     Next, a method of fixing the cable devices  60 ,  70  to the cable holding portions  20  in the vehicle manufacturing process will be described. Hereinafter, the first cable device  60  will be described as an example, but the same applies to the second cable device  70 .  FIGS. 7A and 7B  are illustrative diagrams showing a process of fixing the cable device  60  to the cable holding portion  20 . 
     First, the end portion of the outer cable  62  of the cable device  60  is disposed onto the cable fixing base  21 . At this time, the end portion of the outer cable  62  is arranged onto the cable fixing base  21  so as to be clamped between the pair of protrusions  22 . 
     Next, the rotating force is applied to the cap portion  30  so as to bend the hinge portion  40  around the engagement point between the first hinge piece  25  and the second hinge piece  35 , that is, around the rotation shaft  37 . A force in the rotational direction is applied to the rotation shaft  37  by the rotating force. When a predetermined value or more of the rotating force is applied to the cap portion  30 , the rotation shaft  37  is rotated while the protrusion portion  37   a  is crushed. When the protrusion portion  37   a  is crushed, the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  are disengaged. As a result, the rotation shaft  37  is rotatable, that is, the rotation of the cap portion  30  becomes possible. 
     When the cap portion  30  is rotatable, the hinge portion  40  is bent to approximately 180°, and the cap portion  30  is allowed to reach the fixing position. In the process of the cap portion  30  reaching the fixing position, the claw portion  23  of the cable fixing base  21  enters the opening  32   a  of the claw receiving portion  32  provided on the cap portion  30  side. In addition, the clamping portion  31  of the cap portion  30  abuts against the outer cable  62 . When the cap portion  30  is further rotated, the clamping portion  31  presses the outer cable  62  in a radial direction, and the cap portion  30  reaches the fixing position. At this time, the engaging claw  23   b  of the claw portion  23  slips through the opening  32   a  of the claw receiving portion  32  and is engaged with the engaging portion  32   b  of the claw receiving portion  32 . When the cap portion  30  reaches the fixing position, the cap portion  30  is held in a posture facing the cable fixing base  21 , and the outer cable  62  is clamped between the cap portion  30  and the cable fixing base  21 . Accordingly, the outer cable  62  is fixed to the cable holding portion  20  of the handle case  10 . 
     As described above, in the present embodiment, the handle case  10  is formed of the integrally molded product obtained by integrally molding the cable fixing base  21  and the cap portion  30  via the connecting piece  41  in a posture in which the rotation shaft  37  and the plurality of bearing arms  27  face each other. In this case, the connecting piece  41  includes the breaking portion  41   a  that is broken when an external force is applied to the cap portion  30 . 
     According to this configuration, by connecting the cable fixing base  21  with the cap portion  30  by the connecting piece  41 , the handle case  10  can be easily obtained as the integrally molded product. Further, by applying an external force to the cap portion  30 , the connecting piece  41  can be broken at the breaking portion  41   a . Accordingly, the rotation shaft  37  can be engaged with the plurality of bearing arms  27 , and the hinge portion  40  can be configured. As a result, it is possible to perform the rotation operation of the cap portion  30  for fixing each of the cable devices  60 ,  70 . In this way, since the hinge portion  40  is made into an engagement structure, it is not necessary to design a complicated wall thickness, and a structure having excellent moldability can be obtained. Further, since the hinge structure is provided, the rotation operation of the cap portion  30  is easy, and the workability at the time of fixing the cable devices  60 ,  70  is excellent. 
     In the present embodiment, the breaking portion  41   a  is set at a connection portion of the connecting piece  41  that is connected to the rotation shaft  37 . However, the breaking portion  41   a  may be set at any position of the connecting piece  41 . However, when the breaking portion  41   a  is set at the connecting portion connected to the rotation shaft  37 , burrs (residual pieces after breaking) hardly occur on the surface of the rotation shaft  37 . Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the rotation of the rotation shaft  37 , that is, the rotation of the cap portion  30  is prevented. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the connecting piece  41  is set to the central bearing arm  27  of the plurality of bearing arms  27 , but may be set to any of the bearing arms  27 . However, by setting the connecting piece  41  to the central bearing arm  27 , the external force can be appropriately applied to the connecting piece  41 , and the workability at the time of breaking is excellent. In addition, the connecting piece  41  may connect the first hinge piece  25  with the second hinge piece  35  in addition to the form of connecting the bearing arm  27  and the rotation shaft  37 , or may connect the cable fixing base  21  and the cap portion  30 . 
     In the present embodiment, by the pushing force that pushes the cap portion  30  toward the cable fixing base  21  side such that the rotation shaft  37  and the plurality of bearing arms  27  are engaged, after the breaking portion  41   a  is broken, the rotation shaft  37  is engaged with the plurality of bearing arms  27 . 
     According to this configuration, the breaking of the breaking portion  41   a  and the engagement of the first hinge piece  25  and the second hinge piece  35  can be performed by the same operation that applies the pushing force to the cap portion  30 . Accordingly the hinge portion  40  for rotating the cap portion  30  can be configured without complicated works. 
     In the present embodiment, the rotation shaft  37  and the bearing arms  27  include the protrusion portion  37   a  and a concave protrusion receiving portion  27   a  corresponding to the protrusion portion  37   a . Here, the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  are engaged with each other when the second hinge piece  35  is engaged with the first hinge piece  25  by the pushing force, and hold the posture of the cap portion  30  with respect to the cable fixing base  21 . 
     According to this configuration, the rotation of the cap portion  30  can be restricted by the engagement force between the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a . As a result, wobbling of the cap portion  30  is suppressed, so that handling of the handle case  10  becomes easy at the time of shipment or manufacture of the vehicle. 
     In the present embodiment, the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  is provided on the first hinge piece  25  (bearing arm  27 ) side, and the protrusion portion  37   a  is provided on the second hinge piece  35  (rotation shaft  37 ) side, but these relationships may be reversed. 
     In the present embodiment, the posture of the cap portion  30  is held in the open position, but the position where the posture of the cap portion  30  is held may be a position where the cap portion  30  is rotated by the predetermined angle from the open position to the fixing position. However, when the posture is held in the open position, the cap portion  30  and the cable fixing base  21  are disposed in a straight line. Thus, packaging at the time of shipment of the handle case  10  and the handling thereof in a vehicle manufacturing line become easy. 
     In the present embodiment, the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  are disengaged by applying a rotating force around the hinge portion  40  to the cap portion  30 . Here, the cap portion  30  is rotated to a fixing position at which each of the cable devices  60 ,  70  is clamped and fixed between the cap portion  30  and the cable fixing base  21  when the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  are disengaged. 
     According to this configuration, it is possible to release the engagement between the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  by the rotation operation of the cap portion  30  for fixing the cable devices  60 ,  70 . Accordingly, the protrusion portion  37   a  and the protrusion receiving portion  27   a  can be disengaged from a series of rotation operations for fixing the cable devices  60 ,  70 . 
     The vehicle handle device according to the present embodiment has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. The handle device applied to the side door has been described in the embodiment described above, but the present invention can be applied to various parts such as a back door as the vehicle handle device according to the present invention. 
     The handle device of the vehicle according to the present embodiment is not limited to the inside door handle device, and may be applied to an outside door handle device. 
     In the present embodiment, the handle case is formed of the integrally molded product obtained by integrally molding the cable fixing base and the cap portion via the connecting piece. The handle case may be configured by a component that is independent of the cable holding portion and the case body, and the cable holding portion forming a part of the handle case may be assembled to the case body forming a part of the handle case. In this case, the cable holding portion may be formed of the integrally molded product obtained by integrally molding the cable fixing base and the cap portion via the connecting piece. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the “engaging piece” and the “engaged piece” refer to one part and the other part in an engagement relation, and are not intended to limit the shapes thereof according to these names. The “engaging piece” may be provided at the cap portion, the “engaged piece” may be provided at the cable fixing base, and the “engaging piece” may be provided at one of the cable fixing base and the cap portion, and the “engaged piece” may be provided at the other. 
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               1  inside door handle device 
               10  handle case 
               11  case body 
               20  cable holding portion 
               21  cable fixing base 
               22  protrusion 
               23  claw portion 
               23   a  pillar portion 
               23   b  engaging claw 
               25  first hinge piece 
               26  extension portion 
               27  bearing arm 
               27   a  protrusion receiving portion 
               30  cap portion 
               31  clamping portion 
               32  claw receiving portion 
               32   a  opening 
               32   b  engaging portion 
               35  second hinge piece 
               36  extension portion 
               37  rotation shaft 
               37   a  protrusion portion 
               40  hinge portion 
               41  connecting piece 
               41   a  breaking portion 
               45  handle 
               50  lock knob 
               60 ,  70  cable device (first cable device, second cable device) 
               61 ,  71  inner cable 
               62 ,  72  outer cable