Motor vehicle storage module closed at the rear by a facade forming an element of bodywork

In a motor vehicle comprising a bodywork and an impact absorber system with a shield, a rear storage module situated beneath the vehicle and movable between an open position and a closed position;

• said module:
• being accessible from outside the vehicle;
• being closed at the rear by a rear facade configured to constitute an element of bodywork when the module is in the closed position;
• being separate from the impact absorber system;
• comprising a front element and a rear element hinged relative to the front element, the front element including a housing capable of receiving a spare wheel, and the rear element including a storage bin enabling articles other than a spare wheel to be stored;
• and
• the front element being hinged relative to the vehicle and arranged to co-operate with a locking system carried by the vehicle and suitable for maintaining the front element in a road position without preventing the rear element from tilting.

In a motor vehicle comprising a bodywork, a trunk and an impact absorber system with a shield, a rear storage module including at least one compartment enabling articles other than a spare wheel to be stored;

• said module being:
• moveable between an open position and a closed position;
• situated beneath the trunk and the impact absorber system;
• accessible from outside the vehicle;
• closed at the rear by a rear facade arranged to constitute an element of bodywork when the module is in the closed position and said rear facade lies flush with an outside face of the shield;
• and
• secured to support elements enabling it to be mounted on the vehicle, said support elements being arranged to enable the module to be moved between the open position in which it projects rearwards or opens ajar beneath the shield to provide a user with access to a storage volume, and the closed position in which the rear facade of the module forms an element of the bodywork of the vehicle.

In a motor vehicle comprising a bodywork and an impact absorber system with a shield, a rear storage module, said module being:

• movable between an open position and a closed position;
• situated beneath the vehicle;
• accessible from outside the vehicle;
• and
• closed at the rear by a rear facade arranged to constitute an element of bodywork when the module is in the closed position and said rear facade lies flush with an outside face of the shield, said module further comprising:
• a front element hinged relative to the vehicle and including a housing capable of receiving a spare wheel;
• and
• a rear element hinged relative to the front element and including a storage bin enabling articles other than a spare wheel to be stored.

In a motor vehicle comprising a bodywork, a trunk and an impact absorber system with a shield, a rear storage module being:

• movable between an open position and a closed position;
• situated beneath the trunk and the impact absorber system;
• accessible from outside the vehicle;
• closed at the rear by a rear facade arranged to constitute an element of bodywork when the module is in the closed position and said rear facade lies flush with an outside face of the shield;
• and
• secured to the vehicle via fusible elements.

In a motor vehicle comprising a bodywork and an impact absorber system, a rear storage module situated beneath the vehicle and movable between an open position and a closed position;

• said module:
• being accessible from outside the vehicle;
• being closed at the rear by a rear facade;
• and
• comprising a front element and a rear element hinged relative to the front element, the front element including a housing capable of receiving a spare wheel, and the rear element including a storage bin, wherein the rear element includes hinge portions each presenting a housing for receiving the end of a hinge pin secured to the front element, each of said housings being rearwardly open so as to enable the rear element to be released in the event of a rear impact.