Actuator, sub-assembly with actuator and mirror head, rear view device, door and vehicle

An actuator for a rear view device of a vehicle, the rear view device including a mirror head, the actuator comprising:

• a body defining a folding axis for the mirror head;
• a tilt axle fastened to the rear view device and defining a tilting axis for the mirror head;
• an actuator housing being rotatable borne by the body and being configured for rotatably bearing the tilt axle;
• and
• a drive assembly being arranged completely within the actuator housing and being configured for rotating the actuator housing about the folding axis relative to the body by a folding angle and for rotating the tilt axle about the tilting axis relative to the actuator housing by a tilting angle,
• wherein the drive assembly has a tilt drive train for rotating the tilt axle and a fold drive train for rotating the actuator housing, and
• the tilt drive train and the fold drive train are configured to work completely independently from each other, wherein a first gear of the fold drive train shares a common shaft with a second gear of the tilt drive train, the first and second gears configured to independently rotate on the common shaft, and
• wherein the actuator is operable to adjust the mirror head along the tilting axis and the folding axis, and wherein the tilting axis and the folding axis are substantially perpendicular.