Door handle device for vehicle

A door handle device for opening a door of a vehicle comprising:

• a handle body configured to be rotationally operated;
• an output lever configured to be operated in a plane parallel to a rotation axis of the handle body;
• a clutch member;
• and
• a detection member,
• wherein the clutch member is configured to move translationally in a plane parallel to an operating surface of the output lever, configured to be driven by the handle body in a rotational operation direction of the handle body, and configured to move between a connected location and a disconnected location along a rotation axis of the handle body,
• wherein the detection member is configured to be biased toward a protruding position side and translationally movable between a protruding position and a retracted position, and configured to drive the clutch member from a connected position to a disconnected position as the detection member moves from the protruding position to the retracted position,
• wherein a first connection section is positioned between the clutch member and the handle body,
• wherein a second connection section is positioned between the clutch member and the output lever,
• wherein a clutch portion is positioned at the first connection section or at the second connection section, and
• wherein the connection of the clutch portion is released as the clutch member moves to the disconnected position and disconnects transmission of an operation force input to the handle body to the output lever.