Patent ID: 11884399
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A storage compartment arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle, the storage compartment arrangement comprising:
a housing;
a storage compartment opening defined on a lateral edge of the housing;
a lower compartment defined in the housing;
an upper compartment defined in the housing, the upper compartment being arranged directly above the lower compartment; and
an intermediate base that is attached to a rear wall of the housing, separates the lower compartment from the upper compartment, and is configured to pivot, at least in segments, into the upper compartment;
wherein the intermediate base has a fixed segment, a first pivotable segment, and a second pivotable segment, wherein the first pivotable segment is pivotably attached to the second pivotable segment at a first pivot axis, wherein the second pivotable segment is pivotably attached to the fixed segment at a second pivot axis, and wherein the first pivot axis is parallel to the second pivot axis;
wherein the housing comprises an auxiliary surface that extends over and defines at least a portion of an upper boundary of the upper compartment, wherein:
the auxiliary surface is arranged at an angle in a range of 10° to 50° with respect to the intermediate base; and
a vertical distance between the auxiliary surface and the intermediate base is a function of distance to the storage compartment opening, such that the vertical distance between the auxiliary surface and the intermediate base is smallest at an upper opening edge, which defines an upper bound of the storage compartment opening, and is greatest where the auxiliary surface is attached to the rear wall of the housing;

wherein the housing comprises a lower horizontal pivoting edge defined at a lower delimitation of the lower compartment, the lower horizontal pivoting edge being configured as an edge onto which items of luggage can be placed and can be pushed into the lower compartment; and
wherein the intermediate base defines, when no segments of the intermediate base are pivoted into the upper compartment, an upper horizontal pivoting edge, the upper horizontal pivoting edge being configured as an edge onto which items of luggage can be placed and can be pushed into the upper compartment.