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Full display mirror with gear-driven toggle mechanism

  • US 9,963,074 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2016
  • Issued: 05/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rearview mirror for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a housing defining an interior cavity and an open side;

    a substrate coupled within the open side of the housing and having a reflective surface thereon; and

    an actuation mechanism coupled within the housing and including;

    a mounting plate rotatably coupled within the cavity of the housing at a first end thereof;

    a spring plate coupled with the mounting plate and having a resiliently deformable arm portion extending away from the mounting plate;

    a socket body rotatably coupled within the interior cavity of the housing, the arm portion of the spring plate being operably coupled with the socket body along a coupling axis; and

    a motor rigidly coupled within the interior cavity of the housing and operably coupled with the socket body to drive rotation thereof.

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