Rear view mirror for a vehicle with an antenna module and an electronic display module

DRIVE July 6, 2011
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The present invention relates to a rear view mirror for a vehicle comprising a mirror housing (12), an antenna module (14) arranged on the backside of said mirror housing (12) for receiving data of at least one radio data service (78), an electronic display unit (16) being arranged on the front side of said mirror and an electronic unit (18) in electrical communication with said antenna module (14) and said display unit (16) for displaying at least portions of said data received by said antenna module (14) onto said display unit (16). An antenna module sealing mechanism (76) can hide said antenna module (14) inside a casing (20) of said mirror housing (12) in a deactivated state and can expose said antenna module (20) towards a windscreen side (22) in an activated state. A multiple radio data service antenna module integrated in a rear view mirror being exposed towards a windscreen in an activated state enhances quality of reception of multiple radio data services and a display unit being integrated in a rear view mirror surface (80) displaying information received by said antenna module informs a driver about relevant data of said data service without distracting the driver.

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