Patent ID: 9561710
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B60J,F16C

Claim:
1. An articulation device arranged between first and second arms of a vehicle roof, the vehicle roof being configured for moveable adjustment between a closed position which spans a passenger compartment of the vehicle and an open position which exposes the passenger compartment, the articulation device comprising: a rivet device configured to support the first arm and the second arm, the rivet device comprising a rivet sleeve, a securing disc, a blind rivet and a rivet shaft which extends through holes of the first arm and the second arm, respectively, the blind rivet having a collar configured to abut a stop of the second arm by way of a collar of the rivet sleeve and the securing disc, the blind rivet having a gudgeon head configured for movement in a direction towards a shaft stop in the hole of a bearing connection piece of the first arm; and first and second bearing bushes provided between the bearing connection piece of the first arm and the bearing hole of the second arm, wherein the first and second bearing bushes have substantially the same structural dimensions.