# US 8,783,609 B2 · Movable bin

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- Number: US 8,783,609 B2
- Document ID: US8783609B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/526,862
- Filed: 2012-06-19
- Published: 2012-12-20
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2011-06-20
- Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Applicants: Uwe Schneider; Bengt Abel; Peter Bielik; Raj Kotian
- Inventors: Uwe Schneider; Bengt Abel; Peter Bielik; Raj Kotian
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783609B2

## CPC

- B64D 11/003: {Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage}
- B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT

## Abstract

A movable storage compartment for a passenger cabin comprises a housing and fixing structures on the side walls of the housing, the housing being open on one side and being able to be moved back and forth between an open and a closed position, that is to say being able to be opened and closed. The fixing structures are formed in such a way that during a movement from the open position to the closed position the housing can be moved first predominantly rotationally and then predominantly translationally upwards.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A storage compartment for a passenger cabin, comprising:
a housing open on a first side and comprising first and second side walls, the housing having a center of gravity and
a plurality of fixing structures connected to the housing at the first and second side walls of the housing,
wherein the plurality of fixing structures are formed such that the housing is configured to move first rotationally about a pivot axis near the center of gravity of the housing and then to move translationally upwards from an open position to a closed position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of fixing structures comprise a pivot arm and a linear guide.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The storage compartment according to claim 2, wherein the linear guide comprises an electric drive and an integrated spindle for power assistance during closure.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The storage compartment according to claim 3, wherein the electric drive is configured to feed power back into the system as a generator during opening.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The storage compartment according to claim 2, wherein the linear guide comprises a rotation damper and an integrated spindle, for defined movement speed during opening.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment according to claim 1, wherein the housing is configured to be moved translationally at an angle between 35° and 55° .

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of fixing structures comprise a damper for damping movements of the housing.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of fixing structures comprise an element for locking the housing in the closed position.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment according to claim 1, wherein the housing is produced from a glass-fibre-reinforced or a carbon-fibre-reinforced material.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment according to claim 1, wherein a wall of the housing, which wall is visible in the closed position, is formed such that a handle structure is integrated into the wall and the wall is configured to be integrated into the lining of the interior of an aircraft.