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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2001
Katsuhisa Kodama, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transmitting antenna ( ) which is mounted in the interior of a door mirror of a vehicle and radiates transmitted waves through the surface of said door mirror, and a receiving antenna ( ) that receives reflective waves from an object existing near the vehicle through the surface of said door mirror are rotated by a drive portion equipped within the door mirror. Also, the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna are fixed to a support portion ( ) that supports the surface of the door mirror; and the support portion is joined to the drive portion by a joint portion ( ) and rotates vertically and horizontally with the joint portion ( ) as a fulcrum, to thereby vertically and horizontally rotate the transmitting antenna ( ) and the receiving antenna ( ) with the joint portion as the fulcrum. Further, the support portion of the door mirror surface, the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna are molded integrally.