Door handle apparatus

A door handle apparatus, comprising:

• a frame member configured to be assembled on a door outer panel that forms an outer surface of a door;
• a handle body configured to be mounted on the frame member via a first arm portion and a second arm portion, the handle body being configured to be rotatable relative to the frame member at the first arm portion;
• and
• a retainer mounted on the frame member and moveable between an assembly ready position and an assembly completion position, wherein, when the retainer is in the assembly ready position, the handle body is moveable within the frame member in a first direction, and wherein, when the retainer is in the assembly completion position, the retainer maintains the second arm portion of the handle body in cooperation with a door opening member mounted on the frame member;
• a displacement member configured to displace the retainer from the assembly ready position to the assembly completion position in the first direction such that the retainer, in the assembly completion position, causes the second arm portion of the handle body to engage the door opening member to allow the door to be opened by an operation of the handle body, the displacement member being mounted on the frame member and configured to be actuated between a first position and a second position, wherein, in the second position, the displacement member maintains the retainer against the second arm portion of the handle body, wherein the retainer is moveable in translation between the assembly ready position and the assembly completion position in the first direction parallel to a gripping portion of the handle body when the door handle apparatus is mounted to the door outer panel, and
• wherein the retainer is disposed inside the door outer panel and between the displacement member and the second arm portion when the door handle apparatus is mounted to the door outer panel.