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Combination ETC terminal and rear view mirror for vehicles

  • US 7,649,503 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2008
  • Issued: 01/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A combination Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) terminal and rear view mirror for a vehicle, which comprises:

  • a stay fastened to a portion of a front windshield of a vehicle;

    a housing mounted to the front windshield via the stay, in which a mirror part and a cover are coupled;

    an ETC module mounted in the housing; and

    a Radio Frequency (RF) antenna fastened to an upper end of the stay for transmitting and receiving RF signals to and from an RF module disposed outside the vehicle,wherein the ETC module and the RF antenna are connected via a wire, and the wire passes both through an interior of the stay and an interior of the housing, without being exposed to an outside and the wire has a length of less than 50 cm.

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