Patent ID: 6709038
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A loading system for a cargo space of a motor vehicle comprising:a cargo floor; a guide system for supporting and longitudinally moving said cargo floor with respect to the motor vehicle from a rest position which lies inside of the cargo space of the motor vehicle to an extended position in which the cargo floor projects outside of the cargo space of the motor vehicle, said guide system being supported entirely within said cargo space and including a lifting means for lifting one end of said cargo floor upwardly with respect to the cargo space of the motor vehicle while a first end of the guide system is vertically fixed for enabling said cargo floor to be moved by said guide system into said extended position, said guide system further comprising a first guide element fixedly attached so as to be stationary with respect to the cargo space of the motor vehicle at said first end, and a second guide element movably supported for vertical movement by said lifting means at a second end, said cargo floor being supported by said first guide element and said second guide element for movement along an inclined path from said rest position within said cargo space into said extended position projecting outward from within said cargo space, said second guide element being a roller; wherein said second guide element supports said cargo floor essentially at one point.