Patent ID: 8651420

Claim:
A stowage compartment of an overhead area of a passenger cabin of an aircraft, the stowage compartment comprising: a base body having an interior defining a storage space that is adapted to stow luggage, the base body comprising an opening for placing luggage into the base body; a closing device that is movable to open and close the opening of the base body with a displacement of the closing device in a region of the opening, the closing device including a plurality of sliding segments; a rolling device externally coupled to the base body and arranged outside of the storage space, and the rolling device including a roll on which the closing device is rolled up during the displacement of the closing device to expose the opening; and wherein the passenger cabin comprises a lining which defines both a wall and ceiling of the passenger cabin, said storage compartment being integrated into the lining, and the stowage compartment is elevated above a floor of the passenger cabin.