# US 2020/0399945 A1 · Integrated stowage bin assembly

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- Number: US 2020/0399945 A1
- Document ID: US20200399945A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/007,703
- Filed: 2020-08-31
- Published: 2020-12-24
- Earliest claimed: 2017-07-17
- Assignees: Harper Engineering Co.
- Applicants: Harper Engineering Co.
- Inventors: David Chadwell; Richard J. LaConte
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200399945A1

## CPC

- E05F 1/1292: {with a gas spring}
- B64D 11/003: {Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage}
- E05D 3/06: with two or more pins (E05D7/08 takes precedence)
- E05D 7/081: the pivot axis of the wing being situated near one edge of the wing, especially at the top and bottom, e.g. trunnions
- E05F 1/1261: {for counterbalancing}
- E05F 5/10: with piston brakes
- E05Y 2201/21: Brakes
- E05Y 2201/624: Arms
- E05Y 2600/41: Concealed
- E05Y 2900/50: for vehicles
- E05Y 2900/502: for aircraft or spacecraft
- E05Y 2900/538: Interior lids
- Y02T 50/40: Weight reduction
- E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00)
- E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

A stowage bin assembly includes a bin bucket assembly having a bin bucket which includes at least one sidewall, the at least one sidewall including a notch and the at least one sidewall having an interior surface. The stowage bin assembly also includes at least one hinge assembly. The at least one hinge assembly includes a housing which is received in the notch, the housing having an interior surface, wherein the interior surface of the housing is substantially flush with the interior surface of the at least one sidewall when the housing of the at least one hinge assembly is received in the notch. The stowage bin assembly also includes a stowage bin door pivotably coupled to the bin bucket assembly via the at least one hinge assembly, the stowage bin door moveable between an open position and a closed position. Related components, assemblies, and devices are also provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A stowage bin assembly, comprising:
a bin bucket assembly including:
a first sidewall having a first internal surface and a first external surface;
a second sidewall having a second internal surface and a second external surface, the second sidewall located opposite the first sidewall;
a lower wall;
a rear wall, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the lower wall, and the rear wall defining a volume which receives payload; and
a first notch extending through 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 and a peripheral surface which is located adjacent to the transverse surface when the first housing is positioned in the first notch; and
a first coupling flange that is integral with the first housing, the first coupling flange extending in a longitudinal direction from the first sidewall to the second sidewall; and
a stowage bin door pivotably coupled to the bin bucket assembly via the first hinge assembly, the stowage bin door moveable between an open position and a closed position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The stowage bin assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a first external coupling plate that mates with a first external surface of the first housing; and
a second internal coupling plate that mates with the first internal surface of the first housing.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The stowage bin assembly of claim 1 wherein the first coupling flange includes a pair of slots, the pair of slots sized and shaped to fixedly couple the first hinge assembly to the stowage bin door.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The stowage bin assembly of claim 1 wherein the first housing includes a pivot pin aperture which defines a pivot axis about which the stowage bin door pivotably moves between the open and closed positions.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The stowage bin assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a second notch extending through the second sidewall.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The stowage bin assembly of claim 5, further comprising:
a second hinge assembly positioned in the second notch, the second hinge assembly including:
a second housing having a second internal surface that is flush with the second internal surface of the second sidewall; and
a second coupling flange that is integral with the second housing, the second coupling flange extending in a longitudinal direction from the second sidewall to the first sidewall.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The stowage bin assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a first self-opening mechanism.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The stowage bin assembly of claim 1 wherein the bin bucket assembly does not include a partition.