Patent ID: 8113568

Claim:
A collapsible roof assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising: a roof movable between a closed position and an opened position relative to the vehicle body; an actuating linkage system having a guide rod connected at a first end to the roof for moving the roof between the closed and opened positions; and a main bearing connectable to the vehicle body, the main bearing having first and second bearing plates, the first and second bearing plates each having at least one corresponding connecting section, wherein the corresponding connecting sections are connected together such that the first and second bearing plates are joined together with surface regions other than the corresponding connecting sections spaced apart from one another with a parallel spacing delimited by a cavity; wherein the guide rod is articulately connected at a second end to the main bearing via a bearing pin extending through one of the corresponding connecting sections; wherein the first and second bearing plates each having first, second, and third corresponding connection sections which are connected together to provide a three-point support.