Patent ID: 6533525
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B60P,B60R

Abstract:
Extendable loading floor for a motor vehicle provided with a rear flap, comprising at least one supporting element which is fitted to the loading floor and is adjustable along an associated supporting rail extending in a pull-out direction and is connectable to the vehicle, and an adjusting device for adjusting the loading floor between a retracted position, in which the loading floor is arranged on a lowered level (Nu) completely within a loading space bounded by a loading edge, and an extended position, in which the loading floor protruding at least partially over the loading edge juts out of the loading space and is arranged on a raised level (No) rising above the loading edge, the adjusting device having lifting apparatus which is connectable to the vehicle and supports the loading floor in a vicinity of the loading edge, and the lifting apparatus being configured to carry out a lift (H) which corresponds to a difference in level between the raised level (No) and lowered level (Nu) of the loading floor, wherein the associated supporting rail rises between a first rail section which faces away from the loading edge in which the supporting element of the loading floor is supported in its retracted position, and a second rail section which faces the loading edge and in which the supporting element of the loading floor is supported in its extended position, a difference in level (&Dgr;N) between the first rail section and second rail section corresponding to the lift (H) of the lifting apparatus.