Pivot bin assembly
AssigneeC&D Zodiac, Inc.
InventorsScott Savian, Corey Williams
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Abstract
A pivot bin assembly configured to receive luggage and be positioned in the interior of an aircraft. The pivot bin assembly includes an upper housing that includes a strongback and first and second side panels, a bucket that cooperates with the upper housing to define a bin interior, a first pivot mechanism operatively associated with the first side panel and the bucket, and a second pivot mechanism operatively associated with the second side panel and the bucket. The first and second pivot mechanisms are axially aligned along a pivot axis such that the bucket pivots about the pivot axis with respect to the upper housing between an open position and a closed position.
Claims16
An aircraft storage bin comprising:
- an upper housing that includes first and second side panels, wherein the first and second side panels each include a bottom edge,
- a bucket pivotally connected to the upper housing that cooperates with the upper housing to define a bin interior, wherein the bucket includes a bottom and first and second opposing side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, and wherein the first and second side walls of the bucket each include a top edge,
- a first pivot mechanism operatively associated with the first side wall of the bucket, and
- a second pivot mechanism operatively associated with the second side wall of the bucket, wherein the bucket pivots about a pivot axis with respect to the upper housing between an open position and a closed position, and wherein, in the closed position, at least a portion of the top edge of the first side wall of the bucket abuts the bottom edge of the first side panel, and at least a portion of the top edge of the second side wall of the bucket abuts the bottom edge of the second side panel.
An aircraft storage bin comprising:
- an upper housing that includes first and second side panels,
- a bucket that includes a bottom and first and second side walls, wherein the bucket cooperates with the upper housing to define a bin interior,
- a first clevis assembly that includes at least one of a first inner plate and a first outer plate and that extends between the first side panel of the upper housing and the first side wall of the bucket,
- a second clevis assembly that includes at least one of a second inner plate and a second outer plate and that extends between the second side panel of the upper housing and the second side wall of the bucket,
- a first pivot mechanism operatively associated with the bucket and the first clevis assembly, and
- a second pivot mechanism operatively associated with the bucket and the second clevis assembly, wherein the bucket pivots about a pivot axis with respect to the upper housing between an open position and a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.