Patent ID: 8622344
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: B64D,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for receiving baggage, the device forming a stowage compartment for baggage and intended for a passenger cabin of an aircraft and configured for being movably arranged above seat rows for passengers of the aircraft, wherein the device comprises: a housing having an access opening, the housing being swivellable from an open loading position to a tilted transport position or from the tilted transport position to the open loading position, wherein the transport position closes the stowage compartment, and wherein in the transport position, a bottom of the housing is less horizontal than in the loading position thereof, wherein the housing comprises a load-path-optimised pivot axis near the centre of gravity, wherein the pivot axis is located in the bottom and on both end faces of the housing and is configured for being stationary, wherein the pivot axis is connected by holding means to a structure in a region of an aircraft fuselage fixed to the aircraft, and wherein the holding means comprises a U-shaped bracket having first and second end faces, said first and second end faces receiving the pivot axis.