Luggage compartment system especially for a passenger aircraft cabin

US5820076A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Markus Schumacher · Buxtehude, DE
• Andrew Muin · Buxtehude, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 1, 1996
• Grant date: Oct 13, 1998
• Expiry date: Nov 1, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D11/003
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A luggage compartment system for a passenger cabin, especially for commercial airliners, is equipped with compartment units each formed by at least two compartments interconnected or coupled through a coupling, guide and drive mechanism (13) for moving the compartments of a unit from a closed upper position to an open lower position and vice versa. Each unit has a large compartment and a small compartment, the latter is intended for smaller luggage items, including fragile items, while the larger compartment is intended for large luggage including suitcases. In the closed position the two compartments of a unit are arranged next to each other in a direction extending crosswise to a longitudinal central vertical plane (10) through the aircraft cabin. The compartments have for their bottom contoured panels that are integrated into the ceiling of the cabin in the closed compartment position. The coupling, guide and drive mechanism (13) moves both compartments of a unit either up or down, whereby the compartments in their down position are located just above the passenger seats for loading and unloading with the smaller compartment being positioned above the larger compartment. Opening…