Hinge device and passenger car equipped with same

A passenger vehicle, comprising:

• a luggage compartment which has a luggage compartment trim and which is selectively openable or closable by a luggage compartment cover, wherein the luggage compartment trim has an opening which is delimited by a wall;
• and
• a curved hinge apparatus which has a curved hinge and a curved hinge cover;
• wherein the luggage compartment cover is mounted on the curved hinge and wherein the curved hinge is movable between an open position and a closed position through the opening;
• wherein the curved hinge is surrounded by the curved hinge cover and wherein the curved hinge cover is fixed in position with respect to the curved hinge;
• wherein an outer side of the curved hinge cover has, in a region facing away from the luggage compartment cover, a portion which expands in a longitudinal direction of the curved hinge cover and which closes the opening in the open position;
• wherein an inner side of the curved hinge cover has a support portion which abuts at least partially against an outer side of the curved hinge;
• wherein the support portion, when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the curved hinge cover, is spaced apart from the portion of the curved hinge cover;
• wherein the portion of the curved hinge cover is in a form of a continuous path which protrudes from the curved hinge cover, wherein a greatest width of the portion is located in a region of the curved hinge cover which abuts against the wall in an upright state of the luggage compartment cover, wherein an extent of a first portion located above the greatest width of the portion and an extent of a second portion located below the greatest width of the portion have a smaller width than the greatest width.

A passenger vehicle, comprising:

• a luggage compartment which has a luggage compartment trim and which is selectively openable or closable by a luggage compartment cover, wherein the luggage compartment trim has an opening which is delimited by a wall;
• and
• a curved hinge apparatus which has a curved hinge and a curved hinge cover;
• wherein the luggage compartment cover is mounted on the curved hinge and wherein the curved hinge is movable between an open position and a closed position through the opening;
• wherein the curved hinge is surrounded by the curved hinge cover and wherein the curved hinge cover is fixed in position with respect to the curved hinge;
• wherein an outer side of the curved hinge cover has, in a region facing away from the luggage compartment cover, an expanded portion which closes the opening in the open position;
• wherein an inner side of the curved hinge cover has a support portion which abuts at least partially against an outer side of the curved hinge;
• wherein the support portion, when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the curved hinge cover, is spaced apart from the portion of the curved hinge cover;
• wherein the wall starting from a side opposite the luggage compartment cover tapers in a direction of the luggage compartment cover.