Patent ID: 6598829
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
Hand luggage locker assembly for use in an aircraft cabin, comprising:a shell-like locker; a track mechanism for moveably connecting said locker to an aircraft structure between a closed position and an open position; a lifting mechanism for relieving muscle power required for a user to move said locker between said closed position and said open position; said lifting mechanism comprising a moveable lifting body which, on one side, is connected to said track mechanism or to said locker and, on its other side, is connected to said aircraft structure, which lifting body is coupled to a pneumatic system, wherein said pneumatic system comprises means for supplying an underpressure compared to an ambient pressure in said cabin, control means being provided for at least supplying said underpressure to said lifting body when said locker is to be moved upwards in a controlled manner with the aid of said underpressure as power source.