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US 12,709,392 B2Granted
Stowage bin assemblies having electronic front panels
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsKishora Shetty, Daamini Visaalaakshi, Sijo Varghese
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Abstract
A stowage bin assembly and method of operation includes a front panel configured to be selectively switched between a transparent mode and an opaque mode, a baggage retaining chamber defined, at least in part, by the front panel. The front panel is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The front panel can be further configured to be selectively switched to a translucent mode.
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A stowage bin assembly, comprising:
- a front panel configured to be selectively switched between a transparent mode and an opaque mode, wherein the front panel comprises an electronic layer, wherein the electronic layer is configured to electronically display electronic information on the front panel, and wherein the electronic information comprises one or more of text, graphics, or video;
- and
- a baggage retaining chamber,
- wherein the front panel is moveable between an open position and a closed position.
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A method of operating a stowage bin assembly, the method comprising:
- selectively switching a front panel between a transparent mode and an opaque mode;
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- electronically displaying, by an electronic layer, electronic information on the front panel, wherein the electronic information comprises one or more of text, graphics, or video.
A vehicle comprising:
- an internal cabin;
- and
- a stowage bin assembly within the internal cabin, wherein the stowage bin assembly comprises:
- a front panel configured to be selectively switched between a transparent mode, a translucent mode, and an opaque mode, wherein the front panel is moveable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the front panel comprises an electronic layer, wherein the electronic layer is configured to electronically display electronic information on the front panel, and wherein the electronic information comprises one or more of text, graphics, or video;
- a baggage retaining chamber defined, at least in part, by the front panel;
- a motion sensor that is configured to detect a predetermined gesture that allows the stowage bin assembly to be one or more of locked, unlocked, opened, or closed in a touchless manner;
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- an actuation sub-system operatively coupled to the front panel, wherein the actuation sub-system is configured to automatically move the front panel between an open position and a closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.