Patent ID: 6840572

Claim:
An arrangement in a hatch structure for installation in a vehicle body comprising: a hatch having downwardly bent edges and being disposed substantially horizontally when in a closed position, an opening in the vehicle body which is smaller in size than said hatch, a packing for sealing the hatch and the opening in relation to one another when the hatch is in the closed position thereof, and a hatch operating mechanism to allow for movements of the hatch between said closed position wherein the hatch and the opening are sealed in relation to one another and an open position wherein the hatch is in spaced relation to the hatch, wherein said hatch operating mechanism comprises: at least one body part fixed to a lower surface of the hatch so as to be within said opening when said hatch is in said closed position thereof, said at least one body part including slide faces which are oriented in a direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, a slide operatively connected to the slide laces of said at least one body part so as to be slideable between an advanced position close to a respective hatch edge adjacent said at least one body part, and a retracted position which is spaced inwardly from said respective edge, a lever having one end that is connected to the slide by means of a first joint and an opposite end that is connected near the edge of the opening in the vehicle body by means of a second joint, and a compression spring operatively associated with the at least one body part so as to constantly exert a force on the slide in a direction so as to push said slide into said advanced position thereof.