Patent ID: 7530610

Claim:
A door handle assembly for a vehicle comprising: a handle for opening a vehicle door; a base fixed to an outer panel which has an opening including a portion having a first width, the handle being supported by the base so as to be pivotable relative to a longitudinal axis of the base, the base rotatably supporting the handle, the base including a base frame formed on one end of the base, the base frame including a portion having a second width larger than the first width, the portion of the base frame having the second width positioned on a vehicle interior side of the outer panel at the portion of the opening having the first width so that the portion of the outer panel having the first width prevents the portion of the base frame having the second width from moving toward the vehicle exterior side of the outer panel when the handle is rotated to open the vehicle door; and a tightening portion formed on the other end of the base tightened to the outer panel from the vehicle exterior side of the outer panel by a bolt.