Patent ID: 7731266

Claim:
A folding top mechanism for a convertible car with an articulated connection, the mechanism comprising: a pivot pin ( 30 , 30 ′, 30 ″), on which at least two elements ( 18 , 27 ; 18 , 25 ; 27 , 23 ) are mounted next to one another rotationally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the pivot pin ( 30 , 30 ′, 30 ″); and at least one bushing ( 1 ) located on the pivot pin ( 30 , 30 ″, 30 ″), wherein the at least one bushing includes a hollow cylindrical section ( 2 ) on which a first element ( 23 , 27 , 33 ) is mounted for prevention of rattling noises during driving, and an elastically formed collar ( 3 , 3 ′) extending in the radial direction including an undulating profile in the axial direction, which is designed to compensate for at least one of an axial play and a radial play between the first element ( 23 , 27 , 33 ) and a second element ( 18 , 27 ), characterized in that the collar ( 3 , 3 ′) has at least one recess ( 6 , 7 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ) extending from an outer edge of the collar ( 3 , 3 ′) to the hollow cylindrical section ( 2 ) to define a material lug ( 4 , 4 ′, 5 , 5 ′).