Antenna/mirror combination apparatus
US6081237A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2001/1261
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna/mirror combination apparatus in which the space occupied by a low-profile antenna is reduced with internal space of a mirror case being effectively utilized for the other purposes and which can be realized inexpensively in a small size without impairing the degree of freedom in design owing to an integral combination of the antenna array with a mirror. The apparatus includes a mirror (3) having an electrically conductive reflecting mirror surface (10) and a low-profile antenna (8) having an electrically conductive antenna element, wherein the low-profile antenna (8) is disposed and combined integrally with the mirror (3) such that at least a part of the antenna element functions as a part of the reflecting mirror surface (10).
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