Patents Assigned to Wilhelm Karmann GmbH i.l.
  • Patent number: 7731266
    Abstract: An articulated connection of at least two elements of a folding top mechanism of a convertible vehicle is provided, with a pivot pin, on which at least two elements are mounted next to one another rotationally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the pivot pin, wherein at least one bushing is located on the pivot pin on which a first element is mounted on its hollow cylindrical section, and for which an elastically formed collar extending in the radial direction is formed with an undulating profile in the axial direction, which is designed to compensate for axial and/or radial play between the first element and a second element. The collar has at least one recess forming a material lug extending from the outer edge to the hollow cylindrical section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Wilhelm Karmann GmbH i.l.
    Inventor: Heinrich Selle