Outer handle device for vehicle door

An outer handle device for a vehicle door, comprising:

• an outer handle (16, 56) provided to a vehicle door (DA, DB);
• and
• a cover (38, 70A, 70B),
• the outer handle (16, 56) includes a handle body (17, 57) that is disposed outside an outer panel (15, 55) of the vehicle door (DA, DB) and extends in a front-rear direction of a vehicle,
• the cover (38, 70A, 70B) is configured to cover, from an outside of the vehicle door (DA, DB), a cylinder lock (30, 64) located in a position adjacent to a first end (17a, 57a) of the handle body (17, 57), the cover (38, 70A, 70B) is configured to be attached to the outer panel (15, 55) or an attached member (19, 65A, 65B) that is to be attached to the outer panel (15, 55), and the cover (38, 70A, 70B) has an extension part (39a, 70f),
• the outer handle (16, 56) is turnable between a non-operation position and an operation position,
• while the outer handle (16, 56) is in the non-operation position, the first end (17a, 57a) of the handle body is proximate to the outer panel (15, 55), and the extension part (39a, 70f) is engaged with the first end (17a, 57a) of the handle body and overlaps the first end (17a, 57a) of the handle body in a side view, and
• while the outer handle (16, 56) is in the operation position, the first end (17a, 57a) of the handle body is away from the outer panel (15, 55), the engagement between the extension part (39a, 70f) and the first end (17a, 57a) of the handle body is released, and the cover (38, 70A, 70B) is attachable to the attached member (19, 65A, 65B) or the outer panel (15, 55) and is detachable from the attached member (19, 65A, 65B) or the outer panel (15, 55).