Full display mirror actuator with linkage arm

A rear-vision system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a video camera mounted on the vehicle in a position to capture an image of a portion of an exterior thereof;
• and
• a display mirror, including:
• a housing defining an interior cavity and an open side;
• a substrate coupled over the open side of the housing and having a display in electronic communication with the camera for presenting the image thereon and a one-way reflective layer overlying the display;
• and
• an actuation mechanism operably coupled within the housing and including:
• a mounting plate rotatably coupled within the cavity of the housing at a first end of the mounting plate;
• a first wheel rotatably mounted within the interior cavity and including a pin extending therefrom at a location offset from the output shaft of the motor;
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• a first linkage arm rotatably coupled between the pin of the first wheel and the second end of the mounting plate.

A rearview mirror for a vehicle, comprising:

• a housing defining an interior cavity and an open side;
• a substrate coupled over the open side of the housing and having a reflective surface thereon;
• and
• an actuation mechanism operably coupled within the housing and including:
• a mounting plate rotatably coupled within the cavity of the housing at a first end of the mounting plate;
• a first linkage arm having a first end rotatably coupled with the second end of the mounting plate and a second end remote therefrom;
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• a second linkage arm having a first end rotatably coupled with the second end of the first linkage arm and a second end rotatably mounted within the interior cavity of the housing.