Back door handle device

A back door handle device configured to be provided above a license plate of a back door of a vehicle and serve as both a license lamp configured to illuminate the license plate and a handle switch configured to unlock or lock the back door, the back door handle device comprising:

• a light emitting element that is configured to serve as a light source of the license lamp;
• a switch that is configured to output a signal for unlocking or locking the back door;
• a housing that houses the light emitting element and the switch;
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• an outer cover that covers an outer side of the housing and includes an integrally molded article including:
• a transparent portion formed of a material that transmits light emitted from the light emitting element;
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• an elastic portion formed of a material having elasticity and covering an outer side of the transparent portion,
• wherein the transparent portion includes a lens portion configured to extract light emitted from the light emitting element, and
• wherein the elastic portion includes a switch cover portion that is a portion configured to be applied with a pushing force from an outside for outputting the signal from the switch.