Antenna/mirror combination apparatus
First Claim
1. An antenna/mirror combination apparatus, comprising:
- a mirror having an electrically conductive reflecting mirror surface; and
a low-profile antenna having an electrically conductive antenna element including a radiating portion;
wherein said low-profile antenna is combined integrally with said mirror; and
wherein at least a part of said antenna element functions as a part of said reflecting mirror surface.
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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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17 Claims
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1. An antenna/mirror combination apparatus, comprising:
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a mirror having an electrically conductive reflecting mirror surface; and a low-profile antenna having an electrically conductive antenna element including a radiating portion; wherein said low-profile antenna is combined integrally with said mirror; and wherein at least a part of said antenna element functions as a part of said reflecting mirror surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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