Patent ID: 7300190

Claim:
A vehicle door handle device, comprising: a door handle main body elongated in a first direction and defining a main body hollow interior, the main body hollow interior having an opening on one side thereof; a cover separate from and independent of the main body, the cover elongated in the first direction and fixed to the main body so as to close the opening on the one side of the main body; a retaining member separate from and independent of the main body and cover, the retaining member having an outer profile that fits into the main body hollow interior from the opening of the hollow interior, the retaining member having a retaining member hollow interior; and a sensor unit separate from and independent of the retaining member, the sensor unit having an outer profile that is sized and shaped to closely fit within the retaining member hollow interior and to adjoin and confront an inner surface of the main body hollow interior, wherein the sensor unit comprises a detection circuit that is insert molded in a plastic member, the door handle main body is provided with a U-shaped cross section defining the opening of the main body hollow interior, and the retaining member is provided with a U-shaped cross section, the retaining member being received in the door handle main body with the open end thereof facing inward in the main body hollow interior.