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Luggage compartment actuation

US7988091B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignees

AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH · DE
Airbus Societe Par Actions Simplifiees · FR

Inventors

Olaf Von Wieding · Neuenkirchen, DE
Lars Rowold · Varel, DE
Bodo Wisch · Bremen, DE
Bruno Alquier · Blagnac, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 14, 2005
Grant date	Aug 2, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/003
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This device is provided for a luggage compartment designed to be placed overhead. The compartment comprises a mobile part (4) between an open position and a closed position and a mechanism for acting on said mobile part (4) to promote its closing. Said mobile part (4) presents an opening (14) designed for introducing and retrieving luggage as well as a lower exterior surface (12). The control device comprises detection means reacting when pressure is exerted on a predetermined zone of the lower exterior surface (12) of the mobile part (4) as well as for sending a control signal to the mechanism acting on the mobile part (4) to close the part when pressure is exerted on said detection means. The detection means are disposed at the lower exterior surface (12) of the mobile part (4).

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