System for covering the luggage compartment of a motor vehicle

A system for covering the luggage compartment of a motor vehicle, the system comprising:

• two lateral supports,
• a front panel pivotably connected to the supports about a first transverse shaft positioned along the front edge of the panel,
• a rear panel pivotably connected to the supports about a second transverse shaft, the second shaft being slidably mounted longitudinally with respect to the supports,
• a hinge connecting the rear edge of the front panel to the front edge of the rear panel about a third transverse axis of rotation (4), the hinge being arranged so that, when force is applied to the second shaft in a forward direction, the panels are caused to rotate in an upward direction, causing them to transition from a covering configuration, in which they lie horizontally as an extension of each other, to an access configuration for accessing the compartment, in which they are folded against each other,
• the system further comprises:
• a first carriage receiving a first end of the second shaft, the carriage being slidably mounted on a first longitudinal guide rail rigidly connected to a first of the supports,
• a first and a second cable section, each having an end associated, with either side of the carriage, and being kept permanently tensioned along a longitudinal axis,
• a wheel actuated by a motor, the wheel being rigidly connected to the cable sections and adapted to be pulled in a longitudinal direction, in order to move the carriage forwards or backwards in order to move the panels into the access configuration or the covering configuration.