Luggage compartment and means of transport

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9308996-B2
Application number	US-201414271499-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2014
Priority date	May 10, 2013
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

A luggage compartment for a means of transport and a means of transport with a luggage compartment are provided. The luggage compartment comprises a housing with a pivotably attached connecting element and with a sliding element. The connecting element is adapted for being pivotably attached to a first structural element and the sliding element is adapted for moving along a rail connected to a second structural element. The luggage compartment is easy to manufacture and to maintain.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A luggage compartment for being mounted in a means of transport, the luggage compartment comprising:
a housing for storing luggage, the housing comprising a top wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall and an opening;
a connecting element for mounting the housing to a first structural element of the means of transport, the connecting element pivotably attached to the top wall or the side wall of the housing at a first section of the connecting element;
a sliding element attached to an edge defined by the top wall and the rear wall of the housing;
wherein the connecting element is adapted for being pivotably attached to the first structural element of the means of transport at a second section of the connecting element; and
wherein the sliding element is adapted for being movably connected to a rail, and the rail is attached to a second structural element of the means of transport.

2. The luggage compartment according to claim 1 ,
wherein the top wall of the housing comprises a closing device for securing the housing to a lock striker plate, which lock striker plate is attached to a third structural element of the means of transport.

3. A means of transport with a luggage compartment, the luggage compartment comprising:
a housing for storing luggage, the housing comprising a top wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, a side wall and an opening movable from an open position of the luggage compartment to a closed position of the luggage compartment;
wherein a first axis of the housing moves along a circular first path when moving the housing from the open position to the closed position;
wherein the circular first path is defined by a connecting element pivotably attached to the top wall or the side wall of the housing at a first section of the connecting element and pivotably attached to a first structural element of the means of transport in a second section of the connecting element;
wherein a second axis of the housing defines a second path when moving the housing from the open position to the closed position; and
wherein the second path is defined by a rail mounted on a second structural element of the means of transport and the rail is adapted for guiding a sliding element attached to an edge defined by the top wall and the rear wall of the housing.

4. The means of transport according to claim 3 ,
wherein a movement of the first axis and a movement of the second axis are performed at the same time when moving the luggage compartment from the open position to the closed position.

5. The means of transport according to claim 3 ,
wherein, in the open position of the luggage compartment, the bottom wall of the housing is aligned horizontally; and
wherein, in the closed position of the luggage compartment, the opening of the housing is positioned vertically above the rear wall of the housing.

6. The means of transport according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a lock striker plate attached to a third structural of element of the means of transport; and
wherein the lock striker plate lies against a portion of the top wall of the housing in the closed position of the luggage compartment.

7. The means of transport according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a locking mechanism for fixing the housing in the closed position of the luggage compartment;
wherein the locking mechanism comprises a hook pivotably attached to the housing and an attachment element attached to the first structural element, the second structural element, or a third structural element;
wherein the hook is attachable to the attachment element such that the housing is fixable in the closed position of the luggage compartment.

8. The means of transport according to claim 3 ,
wherein, in the closed position of the luggage compartment, the housing of the luggage compartment is at least partly positioned in a volume defined by an outside skin of the means of transport and a wall panel.

9. The means of transport according to claim 3 ,
wherein the bottom wall of the housing seamlessly extends a contour of a wall panel in the closed position of the luggage compartment.

10. The means of transport according to claim 3 ,
wherein the housing performs a rotational movement around a rotation axis when moving the housing from the open position to the closed position of the luggage compartment; and
wherein the rotation axis of the housing moves from a position close to a center of gravity of the housing towards a position of the sliding element when moving the housing from the open position to the closed position of the luggage compartment.

11. The means of transport according to claim 3 ,
wherein, in the closed position of the luggage compartment, a center of gravity of the housing is located at a first vertical position;
wherein, in the open position of the luggage compartment, the center of gravity of the housing is located at a second vertical position; and
wherein the first vertical position is located vertically above the second vertical position.

12. The means of transport according to claim 3 ,
wherein the means of transport is an aircraft.

13. An aircraft, comprising:
a first structural element;
a second structural element;
a luggage compartment including:
a housing for storing luggage, the housing comprising a top wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, a side wall and an opening;
a connecting element for coupling the housing to the first structural element, and the connecting element is pivotably attached to the top wall or the side wall of the housing at a first section of the connecting element;
a sliding element attached to an edge defined by the top wall and the rear wall of the housing; and
wherein the connecting element is pivotably attached to the first structural element at a second section of the connecting element and the sliding element is movably connected to a rail, and the rail is attached to the second structural element.

14. The aircraft according to claim 13 , wherein the top wall of the housing comprises a closing device for securing the housing to a lock striker plate, which lock striker plate is attached to a third structural element of the means of transport.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Schneider Uwe
• Rollfink Patrick

Classifications

• B60R5/00

  Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like (primarily intended for stowing loads in load-transporting vehicles B60P; arrangements for stowing spare wheels B62D43/00) · CPC title

• B64D11/003 Primary

  Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage · CPC title