Patent ID: 7832685
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. An overhead stowage bin assembly for a vehicle, comprising: an overhead stowage bin comprising a forward side wall and a lateral wall configured to contain a load, the overhead stowage bin being rotatable about a pivot between an open position and a closed position; and at least one shear fitting between the lateral wall of the overhead stowage bin and a frame of the vehicle for routing a portion of the load from the overhead stowage bin to the frame of the vehicle via the lateral wall and the at least one shear fitting under a forward load condition during which a forward load is directed against the forward side wall, the at least one shear fitting configured to withstand shear forces encountered between the overhead stowage bin and the frame, the at least one shear fitting comprising a first component on the lateral wall of the overhead stowage bin, and a second component attached to a bin assembly panel to direct at least a portion of the forward load to the frame, the first component and the second component of the at least one shear fitting being disengaged when the overhead stowage bin is in the open position, and being engaged when the overhead stowage bin is in the closed position, wherein the overhead stowage bin is coupled between side panels mounted to the vehicle, the overhead stowage bin being rotatable relative to the side panels between the open position and the closed position.