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US 8,262,022 B2Granted
Overhead stowage bin load transfer and balance system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsDavid A. Young, Stephen L. Scown
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Abstract
An ergonomically improved stowage system includes a supporting structure, a bin having a volume with an opening to receive a load, the bin being movable with respect to the supporting structure from a closed to an open position, and an attaching mechanism for attaching the bin to the structure. The attaching mechanism includes a bin pivot axis that is located in substantial alignment with a center of gravity of the bin in the closed position.
Claims15
An ergonomically improved stowage system, comprising:
- a support structure;
- a bin having a volume with an opening to receive a load, the bin being movable with respect to the supporting structure from a closed to an open position;
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- an attaching mechanism for attaching the bin to the structure, the attaching mechanism including a bin pivot axis that is located in substantial alignment with and below a center of gravity of the bin in the closed position and the center of gravity between the bin opening and the pivot axis in an open position.
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(Currently amen et hod for reducing stowage system forces, the method comprising:
- providing a mounting structure;
- providing a bin with a load carrying volume, a depth of the bin being maximized by having an inboard corner of the bin with a minimized radius to allow an outboard portion of the bin contents to counter balance an inboard portion;
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- mounting the bin with pivot points forming a pivot axis substantially aligned with and below a center of gravity of the loaded bin in the closed position and the center of gravity between the bin opening and the pivot axis in an open position providing a counterbalancing portion of the volume opposite the pivot axis in the open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.