| US 7,573,428 B2 | ||
| Mirror device with antenna | ||
| Masahiko Muramatsu, Shizuoka (Japan); Mitsuyoshi Nagao, Shizuoka (Japan); Hidenori Sato, Shizuoka (Japan); Takeshi Nakayama, Saitama (Japan); and Jinichi Inoue, Saitama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Murakami Corporation, Shizuoka-Shi (Japan) | ||
| Filed on May 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/415,213. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-220666 (JP), filed on Jul. 29, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0024512 A1, Feb. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 343—711 [343/713; 343/766; 343/846; 343/829] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A mirror device with an antenna comprising:
a mirror base fixed on a vehicle;
a mirror housing rotatably provided at a shaft vertically provided at the mirror base wherein a mirror configured to reflect
a rear of the vehicle is attached;
a motor provided in the mirror housing and configured to rotate the mirror housing around an axial direction of the shaft;
and
the antenna placed in the mirror housing,
wherein a grounding case that covers the motor from outside and at least part of which is composed of a conductive material
is provided in the mirror housing, and the antenna is electrically connected to the conductive material of the grounding case.
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