Patent ID: 8172295

Claim:
A height adjusting device for a cargo floor of a motor vehicle of the type that includes a cargo hold opening having a loading edge portion, the height adjusting device comprising: a guide on which the cargo floor is pivotably guided about a first pivoting axis and guided from a lower cargo floor position into an upper cargo floor position; a rear cargo floor section of the cargo floor that is pivotably connected to a front cargo floor section of the cargo floor about a second pivoting axis; a lower projection extending inwardly from the loading edge portion and adapted to support the rear cargo floor section in the lower cargo floor position; and an upper projection extending inwardly from the loading edge portion and adapted to support the rear cargo floor section in the upper cargo floor position; wherein the cargo floor can be lifted in a region of the second pivoting axis such that the rear cargo floor section is adapted to pivot relative to the front cargo floor section, wherein the guide is realized such that the cargo floor is adapted to be displaced from the lower cargo floor position into the upper cargo floor position along the guide by lifting the cargo floor in the region of the second pivoting axis; and wherein the guide comprises a continuous elongated groove having an essentially horizontal section longitudinally aligning with the upper projection, an inclined section beneath the essentially horizontal section and including a lower terminal end longitudinally aligning with the lower projection, and an arc-shaped section between the essentially horizontal section and the inclined section.