Luggage storage compartment for an aircraft, and aircraft comprising the luggage storage compartment

US8944375B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Diehl Aircabin GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Simon Merz · Aalen, DE
• Michael Zinke · Schallstadt, DE
• Oleg Graf · Burgrieden, DE
• Max Failenschmid · Neu-Ulm, DE
• Ulrich Evers · Ulm, DE
• Annica Dieterich · Ulm, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 16, 2012
• Grant date: Feb 3, 2015
• Expiry date: Jul 19, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

Luggage storage compartment for an aircraft, comprising a housing and a luggage container being mounted pivotably in the housing about a pivot axis A, and being transferrable with a first pivoting motion S1 from a closed position G into an open position Ö and the luggage storage compartment being opened, and being transferrable with a second pivoting motion S2 from the open position Ö into the closed position G and the luggage storage compartment being closed, the luggage storage compartment having a pivoting apparatus, comprising a cable winding device with a winding roll and with a winding medium, the pivoting apparatus comprising a drive device with a drive motor for driving the winding roll, an axis of rotation D of the winding roll running in the same direction as and/or parallel to the pivot axis A of the luggage container.