US 7,988,091 B2 · Luggage compartment actuation

Abstract

This device is provided for a luggage compartment designed to be placed overhead. The compartment comprises a mobile part (4) between an open position and a closed position and a mechanism for acting on said mobile part (4) to promote its closing. Said mobile part (4) presents an opening (14) designed for introducing and retrieving luggage as well as a lower exterior surface (12). The control device comprises detection means reacting when pressure is exerted on a predetermined zone of the lower exterior surface (12) of the mobile part (4) as well as for sending a control signal to the mechanism acting on the mobile part (4) to close the part when pressure is exerted on said detection means. The detection means are disposed at the lower exterior surface (12) of the mobile part (4).

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Dependent claims

A control device for closing a luggage compartment, the control device comprising:

a detection unit;
a control mechanism;
a mobile part, adapted to move between an open position and a closed position;
wherein the detection unit is adapted to detect a first event triggered by a user and to transmit a first control signal to the control mechanism;
wherein the first control signal corresponds to the first event;
wherein the control mechanism is adapted to close the mobile part;
wherein closing of the luggage compartment is triggered by the first control signal;
and
wherein the detection unit is disposed at the bottom of a groove and in that a rest bar is elastically mounted in the groove in such a way that it acts on the detection unit when pressure is exerted on it.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Luggage compartment actuation

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Abstract

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