Patent ID: 8919831

Claim:
A door handle device for a vehicle, comprising: a door handle configured to be supported by a door panel and being rotatable in an outward direction of the door panel, the door handle including a first handle case arranged to have a void relative to the door panel, a second handle case fixed to the first handle case at a side opposite from the door panel, and a lock command detection sensor detecting a lock command based on a capacitance; the lock command detection sensor including a lock detection signal processing circuit fixed to an inner side of the first handle case, a circuit connection portion electrically connected to the lock detection signal processing circuit, and a lock detection electrode assembled on the second handle case along an inner surface of the second handle case, wherein, the lock detection electrode is electrically connected to the circuit connection portion when the second handle case is fixed to the first handle case, the lock detection electrode is not electrically connected to the circuit connection portion when the second handle case is not fixed to the first handle case, and the circuit connection portion includes a pair of circuit connection terminals which are electrically connected to the lock detection signal processing circuit and a circuit connection ring which is electrically connected to the lock detection electrode.