Integrated stowage bin assembly

A stowage bin assembly, comprising:

• a bin bucket assembly including:
• a bin bucket having at least a first sidewall portion with a first internal surface and a first external surface;
• the bin bucket having a second sidewall portion with a second internal surface and a second external surface, the second sidewall portion located opposite the bin bucket from first sidewall;
• a lower wall portion;
• a rear wall portion, the first sidewall portion, the second sidewall portion, the lower wall portion, and the rear wall portion defining a volume for receiving payload;
• and
• a first notch in the first sidewall, the first notch having a transverse surface between the first internal surface and the first external surface;
• a first hinge assembly positioned in the first notch, the first hinge assembly including:
• a first housing having a first internal surface that is flush with the first internal surface of the first sidewall portion and a peripheral surface adjacent the transverse surface when the first housing is positioned in the first notch;
• and
• a stowage bin door pivotably coupled to the bin bucket assembly via the first hinge assembly, the stowage bin door being moveable between an open position and a closed position;
• wherein
• the first hinge assembly includes a self-opening mechanism configured to counteract a gravitational force exerted on the stowage bin door when it moves between the closed and open positions, the self-opening mechanism includes:
• a rotary crank having a pivot pin aperture, a center of the pivot pin aperture defining a pivot axis;
• and
• a pivot pin received in the pivot pin aperture, the pivot pin sized and shaped to pivotably couple the first hinge assembly to the stowage bin door.