VACUUM POWERED ACTUATION MECHANISM FOR A VERTICALLY STOWABLE AIRCRAFT STORAGE UNIT

A vertically stowable aircraft storage unit for providing additional storage in a cabin area of an aircraft includes a storage compartment (1521,1522) and a vacuum lift mechanism for lifting and lowering the storage compartment between a stowed position and a deployed position. The vacuum lift mecha...

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Hauptverfasser:	CLAFLIN, Shawn A, HAUSER, James B
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A vertically stowable aircraft storage unit for providing additional storage in a cabin area of an aircraft includes a storage compartment (1521,1522) and a vacuum lift mechanism for lifting and lowering the storage compartment between a stowed position and a deployed position. The vacuum lift mechanism includes at least one vacuum actuator (34) in fluid communication with a vacuum source. The aircraft storage unit further includes an overhead mounting frame (1611) for mounting the vacuum lift mechanism to an upper structure of an interior of the aircraft, and a storage compartment frame (1612) configured to releasably receive the storage compartment. The vacuum lift mechanism is releasably attached, at an upper end, to the overhead mounting frame, and at a lower end, to the storage compartment frame. The upper structure of the interior of the aircraft can be above a ceiling of the cabin area.