Lowerable luggage compartment with a rear force supporting device

A lowerable luggage compartment ( 10 ); in particular for a passenger aircraft, comprises a force assistance device ( 12 ) disposed behind the back of the luggage compartment ( 10 ) for providing an assistance force during opening and/or closing of the luggage compartment ( 10 ). The force provided by the force assistance device ( 12 ) is transmitted by means of a flexible force-transmitting device (cable 14 ) to the luggage compartment ( 10 ). The force assistance device ( 12 ) is the sole force assistance device acting upon the luggage compartment ( 10 ). In order to be able to enlarge the useful volume of the luggage compartment ( 10 ) without increasing its external dimensions and in order to combine improved maintainability with weight saving, the force assistance device takes the form of a force assistance module ( 12 ) with its own housing ( 24 ), in which a spring system generates the assistance force, and the force provided by the force assistance device is transmitted by means of a single flexible force-transmitting device to the luggage compartment ( 10 ).