Spare wheel carrier with a rotatable latch for rotating the spare wheel

A spare wheel carrier intended to be mounted on a motor vehicle comprising a chassis for storing a spare wheel, the spare wheel carrier comprising:

• a mounting bracket intended to be mounted on the chassis of the motor vehicle;
• and
• a latch mounted on the mounting bracket, the spare wheel being intended to be attached to the latch;
• wherein the latch is movable, with at least a rotation movement relative to the mounting bracket, between a storage position in which the spare wheel is intended to extend in a horizontal plane, in a horizontal position and a release position in which the spare wheel is intended to extend in a vertical plane perpendicular to the horizontal plane, in a vertical position perpendicular to the horizontal position;
• wherein one of the mounting bracket and the latch comprises at least one first pin and the other one of the mounting bracket and the latch comprises at least one first groove in which the first pin is slidably engaged, the first groove defining a first path intended to be followed by the first pin to guide the latch when the latch is moved between the storage position and the release position;
• wherein the at least one first groove comprises a straight part vertically extending when the latch is in the storage position, and a circular part extending along a circular arc;
• and
• wherein the at least one first pin comprises a main pin, the main pin being engaged in the straight part of the first groove when the latch is in the storage position, and in the circular part of the first groove when the latch is in the release position.