Vehicle exterior mirror with antenna
First Claim
1. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case and a reflective member, said mirror case having a mirror case interior with an interior surface, and said interior surface having a conductive layer thereon forming an antenna for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals.
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Abstract
An exterior rear view mirror for a motor vehicle comprises a case containing a reflective member and an antenna, consisting of an electrically conductive layer on a surface of the case, for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency electromagnetic radiation. The electrically conductive layer has at least one zone having its periphery shaped in accordance with the frequency of said electromagnetic radiation.
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35 Claims
- 1. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case and a reflective member, said mirror case having a mirror case interior with an interior surface, and said interior surface having a conductive layer thereon forming an antenna for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals.
- 5. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case having a mirror case interior with an interior surface, a pair of mirror image conductive layers on said interior surface, and said conductive layers being connected at one end and providing an antenna for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals.
- 8. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case having a curved interior surface that is curved to the general shape of at least a portion of a conical antenna, and a conductive layer on said curved interior surface to provide an antenna for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals.
- 11. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case, a reflective member and a plurality of different antennas for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals, said mirror case having a mirror vase interior and at least one of said plurality of different antennas being shaped as at least a portion of a conical antenna within said mirror case interior.
- 15. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case, a reflective member and a plurality of different antennas for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals, said mirror case having a mirror case interior that includes an interior surface, and at least one of said plurality of different antennas comprises a conductive layer on said interior surface.
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20. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case, a reflective member and a plurality of different antennas for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals, one of said plurality of different antennas being for transmitting and receiving mobile telephone signals.
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21. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case, a reflective member and a plurality of different antennas for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals, one of said plurality of different antennas being for receiving FM radio signals.
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22. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case, a reflective member and a plurality of different antennas for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals, said mirror being on a vehicle having electrically operated door locks, and one of said plurality of different antennas being for remote operation of the car door locks.
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23. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case and a reflective member, said mirror case having a mirror case interior, a plurality of different antennas within said mirror case interior for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals of different frequencies, and one of said plurality of different antennas being for transmitting and receiving mobile telephone signals.
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24. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case and a reflective member, said mirror case having a mirror case interior, a plurality of different antennas within said mirror case interior for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals of different frequencies, and one of said plurality of different antennas being for receiving FM radio signals.
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25. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror case and a reflective member, said mirror case having a mirror case interior, a plurality of different antennas within said mirror case interior for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals of different frequencies, said mirror being on a vehicle having electrically operated door locks, and one of said plurality of different antennas being for remote operation of the car door locks.
- 26. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including a mirror cast and a reflective member, said mirror case having a mirror case interior, a plurality of different antennas within said mirror case interior for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals of different frequencies, said mirror case interior having an interior surface, and at least one of said plurality of different antennas comprising a conductive layer on said interior surface.
- 34. A rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles, said mirror assembly including at least two different antennas that have different physical shapes and are for receiving and/or transmitting different radio frequency signals, said assembly including a mirror case having a mirror case interior, said two different antennas being within said mirror case interior, said mirror case interior including an interior surface, and at least one of said different antennas comprising a conductive layer on said interior surface.
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