Vehicle door handle device

A vehicle door handle device mounted on a side of a vehicle door facing a passenger compartment, the vehicle door handle device comprising:

• a door lock knob provided on a base member for pivoting movement between a locking position for placing the door in a locked state and an unlocking position for placing the door in an unlocked state;
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• a stopper provided on the base member for limiting the pivoting movement of the door lock knob between the locking position and the unlocking position of the door lock knob, the stopper having an elastic section,
• the door lock knob having a locking surface section for abutting against the elastic section of the stopper when the door lock knob is in the locking position and an unlocking surface section for abutting against the elastic section of the stopper when the door lock knob is in the unlocking position,
• wherein the stopper protrudes from the base member in a protruding direction, and
• wherein the stopper has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape along a plane perpendicular to the protruding direction of the stopper, and wherein the locking surface section of the door lock knob abuts against a surface portion of the elastic section corresponding to one short side of the substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape of the stopper when the door lock knob is in the locking position, and the unlocking surface section of the door lock knob abuts against another surface portion of the elastic section corresponding to another short side of the substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape of the stopper when the door lock knob is in the unlocking position.