Patent ID: 7221968

Claim:
An on-vehicle DSRC apparatus including a main body of the on-vehicle DSRC apparatus to be mounted on a motor vehicle; a signal processing unit provided in said main body of said on-vehicle DSRC apparatus; an external storage medium insertion slot which is integrally formed in said main body of said on-vehicle DSRC apparatus and into which an external storage medium can removably be inserted; and an antenna array electrically connected to said signal processing unit to perform intercommunication with on-road equipment, wherein said signal processing unit is designed to process signals received through said antenna array and send out a variety of signals to said on-road equipment through transaction of information with said external storage medium inserted in said external storage medium insertion slot, said on-vehicle DSRC apparatus further comprising: a mounting member for mounting said antenna array at a predetermined location of said motor vehicle; and antenna angle holding means mounted swingably on said mounting member for holding the angle of said antenna array relative to the horizontal plane of said motor vehicle within a predetermined range of angle, wherein said antenna angle holding means is designed to set said predetermined range of angle such that a proper angle can be ensured for enabling intercommunication between said on-road equipment and said antenna array within said predetermined communication area.