Patent ID: 7029053

Claim:
A roof for a convertible vehicle, comprising: first and second roof parts and a bearing mechanism for moving the first and second roof parts between a closed position for covering an interior of a vehicle and a lowered position in a rear roof deposition space for exposing the vehicle interior; and a locking device for interlocking of the first and second roof parts in the closed position of the roof, wherein the locking device has a first closing unit for mutual interlocking of the first and second roof parts and which is coupled to a drive means, and wherein the first closing unit has a coupling means for coupling to a second closing unit which acts on one of the first and second roof parts and which interlocks the acted upon roof part to a third roof part or to a body part; and wherein one of the closing units has a bearing part which is attached to one of the first and second roof parts, the bearing part having a centering journal which is adapted to engage a centering sleeve which is attached to a bearing part on the other of the first and second roof parts so as to produce, when the roof closes, a centering engagement from when the first and second roof parts come into proximity with one another until they border each other and locking elements of the locking device engage.