Aircraft overhead bin net system
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsRisil John, Madhan Babu Arjunan, Sharad Anand Shivaprasad
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Abstract
An overhead stowage bin includes a ceiling panel, a back panel, a lower panel, and a plurality of side panels, a cabin door, a net, and a locking mechanism. The ceiling panel, the back panel, the lower panel, and the plurality of side panels defining a volume configured to stow luggage. The cabin door is configured to enclose the volume and configured to rotate about a hinge disposed on the ceiling panel. The net is configured to extend along the cabin door in an extended position. The locking mechanism is configured to lock the net to the cabin door.
Claims17
An overhead stowage bin, comprising:
- a ceiling panel, a back panel, a lower panel, and a plurality of side panels, wherein the ceiling panel, the back panel, the lower panel, and the plurality of side panels define a volume configured to stow luggage;
- a cabin door configured to enclose the volume and configured to rotate about a hinge disposed on the ceiling panel;
- a net configured to extend along the cabin door in an extended position;
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- a locking mechanism configured to lock the net to the cabin door and comprising a first projection disposed on the cabin door such that the first projection extends from the cabin door toward the net, wherein the first projection comprises a first portion and a second portion extending perpendicularly from the first portion.
An overhead stowage bin, comprising:
- a ceiling panel, a back panel, a lower panel, and a plurality of side panels, wherein the ceiling panel, the back panel, the lower panel, and the plurality of side panels define a volume configured to stow luggage;
- a cabin door configured to enclose the volume and configured to rotate about a hinge disposed on the ceiling panel;
- a net configured to extend along the cabin door in an extended position;
- a locking mechanism configured to lock the net in the extended position;
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- a rotating rod configured to couple to the net and configured to couple to the plurality of side panels such that the net extends along the rotating rod between the plurality of side panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.