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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2020
Aisin Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Masaki Yoshino, Kariya, JP;
AISIN CORPORATION, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicular door handle device includes: a main body portion being disposed on an outside surface of a door panel of a vehicle, extending in a predetermined direction, and including a hollow portion in an intermediate portion in the extending direction; a touch sensor being housed in the hollow portion for detecting a change in capacitance, and being connected to a control device that controls an opening mechanism for setting a closed vehicular door in an openable state; a frame portion including a shaft portion that extends in the predetermined direction and rotatably supports the main body portion; and a fixing mechanism for fixing the main body portion to the frame portion. Fixing of the main body portion to the frame portion by the fixing mechanism is temporarily released, and the opening mechanism is configured to be driven by rotating the main body portion.