Luggage storage compartment for an aircraft, and aircraft comprising the luggage storage compartment

A luggage storage compartment for an aircraft, comprising a housing and a luggage container,

• the luggage container being mounted pivotably in the housing about a pivot axis, the luggage container being transferrable with a first pivoting motion from a closed position into an open position to open the luggage storage compartment, and the luggage container being transferrable with a second pivoting motion from the open position into the closed position to close the luggage storage compartment,
• the luggage storage compartment having a pivoting apparatus, wherein said pivoting apparatus is configured to transfer the luggage container into the open position by execution of the first pivoting motion and transfer the luggage container into the closed position by execution of the second pivoting motion,
• the pivoting apparatus comprising a cable winding device with a winding roll and with a winding medium, the pivoting apparatus comprising a drive device with a drive motor for driving the winding roll, wherein an axis of rotation of the winding roll runs in the same direction as the pivot axis of the luggage container or parallel to the pivot axis of the luggage container,
• wherein the drive device comprises an energy storage device configured to store a kinetic energy produced during the first pivoting motion of the luggage container and to release the kinetic energy during the second pivoting motion of the luggage container so that a required power of the drive motor to close the luggage storage compartment is reduced, and
• wherein said energy storage device comprises a gas compression spring.