Door handle apparatus for vehicle
A door handle apparatus for a vehicle is assembled to a door panel of the vehicle. The door handle apparatus includes a base, a grip, and a switch device. The grip is supported by the base, rotates from a state in which an outer surface of the grip is located in a same plane as an outer surface of the door panel, and is transitionable to a state of protruding from the outer surface of the door panel. The switch device includes a switch body and a switch cover. The switch cover is supported by the base, rotates around the second shaft, enters an inner surface of the door panel, and engages with the switch body to switch ON and OFF states of a switch element.
1. A door handle apparatus for a vehicle, which is assembled to a door panel of the vehicle, the door handle apparatus comprising:
a base that is fixed to the door panel
a grip that is allowed to be gripped from a vehicle exterior of the door panel; and
a switch device that is disposed adjacent to the grip,
wherein the grip is supported by the base so as to be rotatable around a first shaft extending in a predetermined direction, rotates from a state in which an outer surface of the grip is located in a same plane as an outer surface of the door panel, and is transitionable to a state of protruding from the outer surface of the door panel,
the switch device includes a switch body disposed in the door panel, a switch cover covering the switch body, and a holder,
the switch cover is supported by bearing portions provided in a housing portion of the base so as to be rotatable around a second shaft extending in a predetermined direction, rotates around the second shaft from a state in which an outer surface of the switch cover is located in a same plane as the outer surface of the door panel, enters an inner surface of the door panel, and engages with the switch body to switch ON and OFF states of a switch element,
the switch cover includes a cover portion, a button pressing portion on a surface of the cover portion, and a pair of upper and lower shaft portions on a rear end portion of the surface of the cover portion, the second shaft including the pair of upper and lower shaft portions, and
the holder includes a base portion, and a pair of upper and lower shaft support portions, the pair of upper and lower shaft support portions extending from an upper end portion and a lower end portion of a rear end portion of a surface of the base portion, the upper and lower shaft support portions supporting the upper and lower shaft portions of the switch cover.
2. The door handle apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the grip extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle,
the first shaft extends in a vehicle height direction,
the switch cover is disposed adjacent to one end of the grip in a longitudinal direction, and
the first shaft is disposed between the one end and a central portion of the grip in the longitudinal direction.
3. The door handle apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the holder includes a stopper configured to restrict rotation of the switch cover.
4. The door handle apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein flange portions protruding rearward are formed at distal end portions of the upper and lower shaft support portions, the stopper protrudes from a front end portion of the surface of the base portion, the stopper includes a pair of support portions and a bridge portion bridged between distal ends of the pair of support portions, and
wherein the holder is fastened to the base in a stage in which the flange portions of the holder are put on the bearing portions such that the pair of upper and lower shaft portions are rotatable without coming off from the bearing portions.
5. The door handle apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the stopper has an arch shape.