Vehicle door handle device
A vehicle door handle device includes: a base frame formed of a resin and arranged on an inner side of a door outer panel; a pad member arranged on an outer side of the door outer panel; a first fastening member formed of a metal and having a base frame engaging portion and a first panel engaging portion engageable with the inner side of the door outer panel; and a second fastening member formed of a metal and having a held portion and a second panel engaging portion engageable with the outer side of the door outer panel. The first and second fastening members are fastened to each other, the door outer panel is sandwiched between the first and second panel engaging portions, and the base frame engaging portion engages the base frame to restrict movement of the base frame in a direction away from the door outer panel.
1. A door handle device for a vehicle door, the door handle device comprising:
a base frame formed of a resin material and arranged on a vehicle inner side of a door outer panel of the vehicle door;
a pad member arranged on a vehicle outer side of the door outer panel;
a first fastening member formed of a metal material and having 1) a base frame engaging portion that is directly engaged with the base frame and 2) a first panel engaging portion that is directly engaged with a surface of the door outer panel on the vehicle inner side of the door outer panel; and
a second fastening member formed of a metal material and having 1) a held portion held by the pad member by contact of the pad member with a surface of the held portion facing away from the door outer panel and with a surface of the held portion facing toward the first fastening member when the first fastening member and the second fastening member are fastened to each other such that the held portion is sandwiched between the door outer panel and the pad member, and 2) a second panel engaging portion that is directly engaged with a surface of the door outer panel on the vehicle outer side of the door outer panel, wherein
when the first fastening member and the second fastening member are fastened to each other, the first panel engaging portion is directly engaged with the surface of the door outer panel on the vehicle inner side of the door outer panel and the second panel engaging portion is directly engaged with the surface of the door outer panel on the vehicle outer side of the door outer panel such that the door outer panel is sandwiched between the first panel engaging portion and the second panel engaging portion, and the base frame engaging portion is directly engaged with the base frame so as to restrict movement of the base frame in a direction away from the door outer panel,
the second fastening member has a male screw portion,
the first fastening member has a female screw portion that is fastenable with the male screw portion of the second fastening member, and
the male screw portion and the female screw portion are fastened to each other on the vehicle inner side of the door outer panel.
2. The door handle device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first fastening member has a portion having a first outer diameter, and a portion having a second outer diameter larger than the first outer diameter, the portion having the first outer diameter being disposed between the door outer panel and the portion having the second outer diameter,
the first panel engaging portion is an end surface of the first fastening member, and
the base frame engaging portion is a surface stepped between the portion having the first outer diameter and the portion having the second outer diameter.