Apparatus for opening and closing a hatch cover, in particular for an armoured vehicle

The device has a guide (4) with a guiding slide (5), which carries a hatch cover (1) across a parallel guide (6), and guide rolls (7) that are integrated in the guiding slide. Compression springs are connected with the slide and a deflecting lever that is connected with the hatch cover. A mechanical drive (9) adjoins to a shaft which is functionally connected with the slide, where the drive is activated by a crank lever.