Patent ID: 6964439

Claim:
A vehicle door handle device comprising: a frame equipped on a door panel of a vehicle door; a handgrip having a first end portion rotatably mounted on the frame and a second end portion forming an operation portion linked with a door lock mechanism, the handgrip being rotatable within a predetermined angle to operate the door lock mechanism and effect opening of the vehicle door when the operation portion of the handgrip is moved to rotate the handgrip relative to the frame; a projection formed on one of the frame and the first end portion of the handgrip; a groove formed on the other of the frame and the first end portion of the handgrip, the projection being positioned in the groove to move within the groove when the operation portion of the handgrip is moved to rotate the handgrip relative to the frame, the projection being engageable with a periphery of the groove to inhibit dislocation of the handgrip from the frame; and the first end portion of the handgrip being rotatably mounted on the frame by way of a shaft portion provided on the frame so that the handgrip rotates about the shaft portion, the shaft portion being different from the projection and being received in a slot provided on the first end of the handgrip, the slot being different from the groove.