Panel cover for a forward area of the frame opening of a top storage compartment

Panel covering for a forward area of a frame opening of a top storage compartment having a rear lid in which, with the rear lid open, a folding top with a fixed rear end can be folded inward, wherein:

• the panel cover comprises a cover panel that serves as a parcel shelf when the folding top is closed, said cover panel being displaced rearward when the top is open;
• a pair of side flaps arranged with mirror symmetry, articulated at their ends, movement of the side flaps being mechanically controlled by a tensioning cable system that depends on a position of the cover panel that is displaceable in a lengthwise direction of a vehicle,
• further wherein each of the side flaps are constantly under spring tension in an upwardly folded direction and each is capable of being folded down and back into a covering position by displacement of the cover panel rearward into a covering position by a tensioning cable of the tensioning cable system, said tensioning cable being fixed at a forward end, and a deflecting device being provided on lateral end areas of the cover panel for each corresponding tensioning cable fastened at its rear end to the side flap.