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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2005
Tetsurou Tanimoto, Anjo, JP;
Masaki Nishikawa, Kariya, JP;
Yoshimasa Suzuki, Chita, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A door handle for a vehicle including a handle for opening and closing a vehicle door, and a base fixed to an outer panel of the vehicle door and rotatably supporting the handle includes an opening formed on the outer panel and including a portion having a first width, and a base frame formed on one end side of the base and including a portion having a second width larger than the first width. The portion having the second width of the base frame intrudes into a vehicle interior side of the outer panel through the opening when the base frame is fixed to the outer panel from a vehicle exterior side. The door handle for a vehicle further includes a tightening portion formed on the other end side of the base and tightening the base relative to the outer panel.