Door outer handle device for vehicle

A door outer handle device for a vehicle, comprising:

• a base member configured to be fixed to a door for the vehicle;
• an outer handle attached to the base member in a movable manner in vehicle inner and outer directions, the outer handle being operable between a door closed position and a door open position, the door open position being arranged in the vehicle outer direction relative to the door closed position;
• a link mechanism configured to transmit a door opening operation of the outer handle as an unlatched operation of a door latch mechanism;
• and
• a door opening prevention mechanism restricting a component member of the link mechanism from moving in a door opening direction by a predetermined inertia force applied to the door in the vehicle outer direction;
• the door opening prevention mechanism including a lever member being rotatable to a set rotation position where the lever member is held at the base member to restrict the component member of the link mechanism from moving in the door opening direction in a case where the outer handle is arranged at the door closed position in a state where the inertia force is prevented from being applied, the lever member being rotatable to a retracted rotation position that is positioned at least in the vehicle inner direction from the set rotation position, the lever member being shifted to the retracted rotation position in an early stage of an operation of the outer handle from the door closed position to the door open position in a case where the outer handle is operated from the door closed position to the door open position in a state where the inertia force is prevented from being applied, the lever member allowing the component member of the link mechanism to move in the door opening direction when the lever member is arranged at the retracted rotation position, the lever member being rotatable to a locked rotation position that is positioned at least in the vehicle outer direction from the set rotation position, the lever member being shifted to the locked rotation position to restrict the component member of the link mechanism from moving in the door opening direction in a state where the inertia force is applied, the door opening prevention mechanism further including a biasing member biasing the lever member to the retracted rotation position.