Handle device of vehicle
An inside handle device of a vehicle includes a handle unit and a cable unit. In the handle unit, an operation member including an operation handle is rotatably connected to a handle base. The cable unit movably holds one end of a cable device configured to connect the operation member to a latch device fixed to a door on a cable cover. The cable cover has a first locking portion formed at a cable introduction edge and a second locking portion formed at an opposite-end edge. The first locking portion is rotatably locked to the handle base with the opposite-end edge as a rotating end. The second locking portion is elastically locked in a state of being rotated around the first locking portion.
1. An inside handle device of a vehicle comprising:
a handle unit; and
a cable unit,
wherein in the handle unit, an operation member including an operation handle is rotatably connected to a handle base,
wherein the cable unit movably holds one end of a cable device configured to connect the operation member to a latch device fixed to a door on a cable cover,
wherein the cable cover has a first locking portion formed at a cable introduction edge and a second locking portion formed at an opposite-end edge,
wherein the first locking portion has a hook shape configured to wrap around an edge of the handle base and rotatably lock to the handle base with the opposite-end edge as a rotating end,
wherein the second locking portion is elastically locked to the handle base after being rotated around the first locking portion, and
wherein the operation member is locked to a connecting body formed at the one end of the cable device in a state where the cable unit is connected to the handle unit.
2. The inside handle device for the vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the operation member includes a lock knob,
wherein the operation handle of the handle unit is biased toward an initial rotational position, and
wherein the cable cover includes a drive piece configured to contact the lock knob and to move the lock knob to a lockable position with the connecting body when the handle unit is connected to the cable unit.
3. The inside handle device for the vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the cable cover includes a protrusion part for mark configured to be exposed to a visible position from a surface of the handle unit when connection with the handle base is completed.
4. The inside handle device for the vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein the second locking portion has a hook shape configured to lock to a locking opening provided on the handle base, and
wherein the hook shape is configured to be exposed from the locking opening of the handle base as the protrusion part for mark, when the cable unit is connected to the handle unit.
5. The inside handle device for the vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inside handle device of the vehicle is fixed to a door panel by a fastening bolt, and
wherein the second locking portion is restricted from moving in an unlocking direction by the fastening bolt when fixed to the door.