Patent ID: 7236103

Claim:
A motor vehicle infrared (IR) communication device ( 2 ) preferably for an electronic fee-charging system, comprising IR transmitting and receiving elements ( 9 ) arranged in a housing ( 4 ) and oriented according to a first direction ( 10 ), which first direction extends at least substantially in the travel direction of the motor vehicle when the communication device ( 2 ) is in a state installed in a motor vehicle, and comprising further IR elements ( 13 ) additionally arranged in the housing ( 4 ) and oriented at least according to a second direction ( 14 ), this second direction ( 14 ) being oriented towards one side, relative to the first direction ( 10 ), and transmitting and receiving electronics ( 36 , 37 ), wherein, as further IR elements ( 13 ) oriented in the second direction ( 14 ), only IR transmitting elements are provided, and in that for the IR receiving elements ( 9 ) oriented in the first direction ( 10 ), a directional characteristic ( 11 ) which is sufficiently broad also for receiving in the lateral direction is provided.