Door handle device

A door handle device comprising:

• a mechanism unit that causes a state of a door handle provided on a side of a door outer panel to transition from a first state where the door handle is retracted along a surface of the door outer panel, via a second state where the door handle protrudes from the surface of the door outer panel, to a third state where the door handle is further pulled out toward a vehicle outer side from the second state;
• a door latch device including a movable portion that is movable between an upper position and a lower position, and being switched between a door locking state and an unlocking state in response to a change in position of the movable portion in an up-down direction;
• and
• a rod or lever that includes one end connected to the mechanism unit and an opposite end connected to the movable portion of the door latch device, wherein
• the mechanism unit includes a latch drive mechanism that moves the opposite end of the rod or lever in the up-down direction, based on movement of the door handle from the second state to the third state.