WO1982002821A1 - Overhead stowage bin mechanism - Google Patents

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WO1982002821A1
WO1982002821A1 PCT/US1981/001473 US8101473W WO8202821A1 WO 1982002821 A1 WO1982002821 A1 WO 1982002821A1 US 8101473 W US8101473 W US 8101473W WO 8202821 A1 WO8202821 A1 WO 8202821A1
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Mark Allen Palombo
Arthur Walkden
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/003—Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage

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  • This invention relates to an overhead stowage bin mechanism, and more particularly to its self-aligning bearing with improved installation and repair features.
  • the present invention is an improved mechanism to the basic mechanism disclosed in U.S. Application Serial No. 973,424.
  • the present overhead stowage bin mechanism is particularly adapted for use in passenger airplanes.
  • Each end of the bin is supported by a pair of pivoted arms of unequal length so proportioned that the bin moves from its stowed position downward and slightly forward, at the same time tilting slightly for ease of access.
  • the arms interengage in the down position to increase rigidity.
  • a spring cartridge is connected to each of the upper arms to counterbalance the weight of the bin, and also is arranged to hold the bin in the down position.
  • the upper arms are interconnected by a torque tube, and a snubbing device is also included in the mechanism.
  • the most important parts of the mechanism are the self-aligning bearings which are employed between the bin walls and the arms.
  • the present invention has a specific bearing design which requires only one repairman for bin installation, dismantling, or repair.
  • the bearing design incorporates three main parts: a) a bearing axle retainer, mounted in the arm; b) an internal bin self-aligning needle housing with automatic axle retention means; and c) an external bin flat nut which holds the housing as one unit onto the bin wall.
  • a bearing axle retainer mounted in the arm
  • an internal bin self-aligning needle housing with automatic axle retention means and c) an external bin flat nut which holds the housing as one unit onto the bin wall.
  • the referenced patent shows some identical features with the bearing axle retainer of the present invention, but fails to disclose the axle retention means, the mounting of the self-aligning needle housing and other specific features designed for the bin mechanism.
  • the present invention provides for the following advantages and improvements over the prior art:
  • the stowage bin can be replaced by one man, thus allowing a great savings in maintenance and installation costs.
  • the stowage bin has self-aligning needle bearings which are so designed as to prevent rocking of the bin; thus, perfect linear control is obtained when the bin is moved from stowage to loading position.
  • the bin material, as well as the clamping boss material, does not require a flush surface as required in the prior art to enhance alignment.
  • the bearing unit can be installed on bin materials of different thicknesses without losing any of its properties and advantages. 5. The bin can be removed or installed without disturbing adjacent bins. 6. The internal bin bearing mountings have no hard edges for luggage to be caught on.
  • the present invention is an improvement to an overhead stowage bin mechanism which utilizes a pair of arms at each side of the bin and allows the bin to be moved from a stowed to a loading position, as is well known in the art.
  • the present improvement resides mainly in the bearing design which results in a self-aligning feature and a one-man installation procedure. It will be realized that this invention is very significant to repair operations. For example, in a Boeing 747 commercial airplane, there may be a row of 50 bins next to each other. Repairing one meant one had to be able to reach inbetween the adjacent bins and thus two bins, one at each side, had to be partly disengaged in order to repair the bin inbetween, because the mounting mechanism is at the outside of the bin.
  • the herein disclosed invention provides improved alignment and removal or installation of one bin from within the bin without removal of adjacent bins by one person.
  • the present self-aligning bearing mechanism has three parts, the first part being a bearing axle retainer. This is an externally threaded part which is threaded into the arm and anchored permanently in place by means of conventional deforming slots which are perpendicular to the threads.
  • the threaded part is concave and carries an internally mounted threaded bolt with a self-locking feature of a ratchet-washer arrangement.
  • This part is a staple item.
  • the second part is a housing having a specifically designed width which contains two sets of needle bearings, approximately 80 total.
  • axle-bolt In the center of the two sets of needle bearings is an axle-bolt which is fully supported over its complete length by the needle bearings.
  • the axle bolt has a hollow internally threaded end which upon installation mates and locks with the external threads of the internally mounted threaded bolt of the axle retainer in the arm.
  • the axle bolt has a circumferentially positioned groove at its end which serves as a stop to a spring w.asher which is positioned around the axle bolt; however, the washer-stop or axle bolt retention will only happen when the axle bolt is removed from the axle retainer.
  • the third part is a nut which is positioned at the outside of the bin and serves to retain the self-aligning needle bearing housing with retention axle bolt onto the bin.
  • FIGURE 1 shows a pair of overhead stowage bins, one in a fully opened loading position.
  • FIGURE 2 is a side elevation of the bin mechanism when the bin is in a stowed or closed position.
  • FIGURE 3 is a side elevation of the bin mechanism when the bin is in an opened or loading position.
  • FIGURE 4 is an exploded view of the bearing arrangement.
  • FIGURE 5 is a cross section through the center of a bearing arrangement in an installed position, as along line 5-5 of FIGURE 1.
  • FIGDRE 6 is a cross section of the bearing arrangement when the axle bolt is disconnected from the arm and becomes retained to the bearing self-aligning needle housing.
  • FIGURE 7 is an elevation taken along line 7-7 of FIGURE 6.
  • the arms 20 and 22 provide for a stowed position of the bin 24 by the locking of mechanisms 10 and 12, the spring 26 and snubber 28 force holding the arms 20-22, mounted at the airplane structure pivot points 36 and 38.
  • the bin 24 Upon pulling the handle 34 downwards, the bin 24 becomes unlocked from the locking mechanism 10-12 as illustrated in FIGURE 1 and stops in a slanted loading position while the arms 20 and 22 grab each other at the center flange 40 and" the fork portion 42, which provides for a sturdy non-rocking position as illustrated in FIGURES 1 and 3.
  • a locking means is provided between the two arms 20 and 22 at each side of the bin 24.
  • Linear control during bin transition from the stowed position to the loading position is obtained by the uniquely designed self-aligning bearings 14 and 18 which are provided with the needle bearings 50 located inside of a housing 52.
  • two sets of needle bearings next to each other, as illustrated in FIGURE 5, are utilized.
  • the width of the housing which is almost equal to the length of the axle bolt 54, provides for proper support of the axle, bolt 54 and thus forms a sturdy linear alignment feature.
  • the complete bearing mechanism 60 has three main parts.
  • the axle retainer 62 which comprises an external threaded part with locking slots 64 which are deformed when the retainer 62 is threaded into the arm so that the retainer is permanently positioned.
  • Inside of retainer 62 is an externally threaded bolt 66 which has a ratchet-washer locking means (not shown) so that when the axle bolt 54, which has an internal threaded portion 55, is screwed onto the retainer bolt 66, the axle bolt 54 becomes mounted and locked. Loosening by vibration or the like is prevented by the ratchet washer locking means.
  • This self locking feature is part of the conventional retainer 62 which is a shelf vendor item.
  • a spring retention washer 68 which fits within the teflon washer 70, becomes an automatic lock or holdingmeans to the axle bolt 54. For instance, when the axle bolt is unfastened from an installed position (see FIGDRES 5 and 6), the washer 68 will slide over the bolt and snap into the groove 72 on the end of the axle bolt 54. Accordingly, the axle bolt 54 will always be retained to the needle bearing housing 52.
  • the unique bearing mechanism and the ability to lock the arms 20 and 22 when the bin 24 is in the loading or folded out position provides one man with the opportunity to install or dismantle a bin 24 when standing at a location near the handle 34. He can replace a damaged bin 24, remove and install the bearing mechanism parts, all within a minimum of time compared to the arrangement of conventional bin installations.
  • a cap 82 can be placed over the axle bolt 54 head, thus a smooth housing surface 80 and cap 82 will prevent sharp interference with luggage.
  • a washer 84 is located under the axle bolt 54 head in the preferred embodiment, as illustrated in the exploded version in FIGDRE 4.
  • the third part of the bearing mechanism is the locking nut 86 which is provided with flat flanges 88 and holes 90 for screwing the locking nut 86 by wrench or spanner wrench to the housing 52 as illustrated in FIGURE 7.
  • a pair of holes 92 similar to holes 90 are provided.

Abstract

The bin mechanism allows the bin (24) to be manually moved without any effort from a stowed position to a loading position. For this purpose, the support arms (20) and (22) are provided with specially designed self-aligning bearings (14) and (18). Each bearing (14) or (18) has three parts: an interior bin mounted needle bearing axle unit or housing (52); an exterior bin mounted nut (86); and an axle retainer unit (62). Installation or repair is accomplished from the interior of the bin (24) by the turning of the bearing axle bolt (54) which is threaded unto either the arm (20) or the arm (22). Disconnection of the bolt (54) from the arms (20) or (22) is accomplished while the bin (24) is in its loading position and momentarily arrested by a pin (44) connecting both arms (20) and (22). However, the bolt does not disconnect from the mechanism but is automatically gripped by a retainer washer (68) for retention thereof inside of the needle housing (52). Self-aligning and linear control is accomplished by the substantially wide needle bearing housing (52) providing full non-rocking support to and about the solidly mounted axle bolt (54).

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OVERHEAD STOWAGE BIN MECHANISM
Background of the Invention
A. Field of the Invention. This invention relates to an overhead stowage bin mechanism, and more particularly to its self-aligning bearing with improved installation and repair features.
B. Background of the Invention. The present invention is an improved mechanism to the basic mechanism disclosed in U.S. Application Serial No. 973,424.
The present overhead stowage bin mechanism is particularly adapted for use in passenger airplanes. Each end of the bin is supported by a pair of pivoted arms of unequal length so proportioned that the bin moves from its stowed position downward and slightly forward, at the same time tilting slightly for ease of access. The arms interengage in the down position to increase rigidity. A spring cartridge is connected to each of the upper arms to counterbalance the weight of the bin, and also is arranged to hold the bin in the down position. The upper arms are interconnected by a torque tube, and a snubbing device is also included in the mechanism. However, the most important parts of the mechanism are the self-aligning bearings which are employed between the bin walls and the arms. The mechanism, according to Federal Aviation Administration specifications, must support a 300 pound weight hanging free on the stowage bin without signs of misalignment. Installation or removal of a bin is very cumbersome since a bin is generally mounted in a row of 50 or 60 bins. In the prior art the bins were mounted to the arms outside of the bin since the inside had to remain flush for luggage. Thus, removal of one bin meant disconnection of the bin next to it in order to gain access for removing arms, bearings, etc. Furthermore, such removal required the presence of two to three repairmen.
Accordingly, the present invention has a specific bearing design which requires only one repairman for bin installation, dismantling, or repair.
The bearing design incorporates three main parts: a) a bearing axle retainer, mounted in the arm; b) an internal bin self-aligning needle housing with automatic axle retention means; and c) an external bin flat nut which holds the housing as one unit onto the bin wall. The ontly patent of interest which was observed in the art was U .S. Patent No . 3 , 512 , 328 which discloses a male and a female boss assembly associated with a fastener and wherein the bosses are threadibly interconnected so as to clamp an associated structure as proposed.
The referenced patent shows some identical features with the bearing axle retainer of the present invention, but fails to disclose the axle retention means, the mounting of the self-aligning needle housing and other specific features designed for the bin mechanism.
Accordingly, the present invention provides for the following advantages and improvements over the prior art:
1. The stowage bin can be replaced by one man, thus allowing a great savings in maintenance and installation costs. 2. The stowage bin has self-aligning needle bearings which are so designed as to prevent rocking of the bin; thus, perfect linear control is obtained when the bin is moved from stowage to loading position.
3. The bin material, as well as the clamping boss material, does not require a flush surface as required in the prior art to enhance alignment.
4. The bearing unit can be installed on bin materials of different thicknesses without losing any of its properties and advantages. 5. The bin can be removed or installed without disturbing adjacent bins. 6. The internal bin bearing mountings have no hard edges for luggage to be caught on.
Summary of the Invention The present invention is an improvement to an overhead stowage bin mechanism which utilizes a pair of arms at each side of the bin and allows the bin to be moved from a stowed to a loading position, as is well known in the art. The present improvement resides mainly in the bearing design which results in a self-aligning feature and a one-man installation procedure. It will be realized that this invention is very significant to repair operations. For example, in a Boeing 747 commercial airplane, there may be a row of 50 bins next to each other. Repairing one meant one had to be able to reach inbetween the adjacent bins and thus two bins, one at each side, had to be partly disengaged in order to repair the bin inbetween, because the mounting mechanism is at the outside of the bin.
The herein disclosed invention provides improved alignment and removal or installation of one bin from within the bin without removal of adjacent bins by one person. The present self-aligning bearing mechanism has three parts, the first part being a bearing axle retainer. This is an externally threaded part which is threaded into the arm and anchored permanently in place by means of conventional deforming slots which are perpendicular to the threads. The threaded part is concave and carries an internally mounted threaded bolt with a self-locking feature of a ratchet-washer arrangement. This part is a staple item. The second part is a housing having a specifically designed width which contains two sets of needle bearings, approximately 80 total. In the center of the two sets of needle bearings is an axle-bolt which is fully supported over its complete length by the needle bearings. The axle bolt has a hollow internally threaded end which upon installation mates and locks with the external threads of the internally mounted threaded bolt of the axle retainer in the arm. Furthermore, the axle bolt has a circumferentially positioned groove at its end which serves as a stop to a spring w.asher which is positioned around the axle bolt; however, the washer-stop or axle bolt retention will only happen when the axle bolt is removed from the axle retainer. The third part is a nut which is positioned at the outside of the bin and serves to retain the self-aligning needle bearing housing with retention axle bolt onto the bin. Having thus described the features and advantages of the present invention, other features and advantages of the bin mechanism will become further apparent from the following description presented in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, hereinafter defined in detail. Brief Description of the Drawings FIGURE 1 shows a pair of overhead stowage bins, one in a fully opened loading position.
FIGURE 2 is a side elevation of the bin mechanism when the bin is in a stowed or closed position. FIGURE 3 is a side elevation of the bin mechanism when the bin is in an opened or loading position.
FIGURE 4 is an exploded view of the bearing arrangement. FIGURE 5 is a cross section through the center of a bearing arrangement in an installed position, as along line 5-5 of FIGURE 1.
FIGDRE 6 is a cross section of the bearing arrangement when the axle bolt is disconnected from the arm and becomes retained to the bearing self-aligning needle housing.
FIGURE 7 is an elevation taken along line 7-7 of FIGURE 6.
Detailed Description of the Invention As illustrated in FIGURE 2, the arms 20 and 22 provide for a stowed position of the bin 24 by the locking of mechanisms 10 and 12, the spring 26 and snubber 28 force holding the arms 20-22, mounted at the airplane structure pivot points 36 and 38. Upon pulling the handle 34 downwards, the bin 24 becomes unlocked from the locking mechanism 10-12 as illustrated in FIGURE 1 and stops in a slanted loading position while the arms 20 and 22 grab each other at the center flange 40 and" the fork portion 42, which provides for a sturdy non-rocking position as illustrated in FIGURES 1 and 3. Upon installation, dismantling, or repair by only one man, in accordance to the present invention, it appears essential to retain the arras in a locked position by temporarily connecting the two arms 20 and 22 by the insertion of a locking pin 44 through the holes in fork 42 and flange 40. Accordingly, a locking means is provided between the two arms 20 and 22 at each side of the bin 24. Linear control during bin transition from the stowed position to the loading position is obtained by the uniquely designed self-aligning bearings 14 and 18 which are provided with the needle bearings 50 located inside of a housing 52. Preferably two sets of needle bearings next to each other, as illustrated in FIGURE 5, are utilized. As illustrated further, the width of the housing, which is almost equal to the length of the axle bolt 54, provides for proper support of the axle, bolt 54 and thus forms a sturdy linear alignment feature. The complete bearing mechanism 60 has three main parts. The axle retainer 62, which comprises an external threaded part with locking slots 64 which are deformed when the retainer 62 is threaded into the arm so that the retainer is permanently positioned. Inside of retainer 62 is an externally threaded bolt 66 which has a ratchet-washer locking means (not shown) so that when the axle bolt 54, which has an internal threaded portion 55, is screwed onto the retainer bolt 66, the axle bolt 54 becomes mounted and locked. Loosening by vibration or the like is prevented by the ratchet washer locking means. This self locking feature is part of the conventional retainer 62 which is a shelf vendor item.
A spring retention washer 68, which fits within the teflon washer 70, becomes an automatic lock or holdingmeans to the axle bolt 54. For instance, when the axle bolt is unfastened from an installed position (see FIGDRES 5 and 6), the washer 68 will slide over the bolt and snap into the groove 72 on the end of the axle bolt 54. Accordingly, the axle bolt 54 will always be retained to the needle bearing housing 52. The unique bearing mechanism and the ability to lock the arms 20 and 22 when the bin 24 is in the loading or folded out position provides one man with the opportunity to install or dismantle a bin 24 when standing at a location near the handle 34. He can replace a damaged bin 24, remove and install the bearing mechanism parts, all within a minimum of time compared to the arrangement of conventional bin installations. In order to maintain an overall smoothness in the bin 24, a cap 82 can be placed over the axle bolt 54 head, thus a smooth housing surface 80 and cap 82 will prevent sharp interference with luggage. Furthermore, a washer 84 is located under the axle bolt 54 head in the preferred embodiment, as illustrated in the exploded version in FIGDRE 4. The third part of the bearing mechanism is the locking nut 86 which is provided with flat flanges 88 and holes 90 for screwing the locking nut 86 by wrench or spanner wrench to the housing 52 as illustrated in FIGURE 7. In order to hold the housing 52, which has a smooth surface and thus presents a holding problem, a pair of holes 92 similar to holes 90 are provided. And now, therefore, we claim:

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Claims 1. In a stowage bin assembly comprising a fixed supporting structure and a relatively movable bin; mechanism for supporting and guiding said bin from and with respect to said structure comprising in combination: a) an upper arm pivoted at its extremities to said structure and pivoted by a first bearing means to said bin; b) a lower arm, having an abutment intermediate its extremities, pivoted at its extremities to said structure and pivoted by a second bearing means to said bin; c) said upper arm having a cooperating abutmentengaging element engageable with said abutment of said lower arm and interfitting therewith, for limiting relative motion of said arms about their pivots and resisting relative motion therebetween parallel to said pivots; and d) said abutment and said abutment-engaging element provided with a locking means for temporarily locking said arms together for bin installation and repair purposes.
2. In a stowage bin assembly comprising a fixed supporting structure and a relatively movable bin as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first bearing means comprises: a) a self-locking, threaded bolt mounted at said first arm extremity; b) a housing, carrying needle bearing elements to form an elongated axle hole, mounted to said bin interior area; and c) an axle bolt having an internal threaded portion cooperating with said self-locking, threaded bolt and fastened therewith and positioned through said elongated axle hole to form a self-aligning bearing between said first arm and said bin.
3. In a stowage bin assembly comprising a fixed supporting structure as claimed' in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said second bearing means comprises: a) a self locking threaded bolt mounted at said second arm extremity; b) a housing carrying needle bearing elements to form an elongated axle hole mounted to said bin interior area; and c) an axle bolt having an internal threaded portion cooperating with said self-locking threaded bolt and fastened therewith and positioned through said elongated axle hole to form a self-aligning bearing between said second arm and said bin.
4. A stowage bin assembly including a supporting structure, a bin movable with respect to the supporting structure, and mechanism carrying said bin for said structure by a first pair of arms pivoted on said structure and pivoted by a first bearing means on said bin and by a second pair of arms vertically spaced from said first pair, pivoted on said structure and pivoted by a second bearing means on said bin, each of said second pair of arms being provided intermediate its length with an abutment, and each of said first pair of arms having a fork adjacent its movable end adapted to engage said abutment in one relative position of said arms, the improvement comprising: a) a first housing mounted on said bin interior side forming part of said first bearing means; b) a set of needle bearing means forming a substantial elongated axle' hole mounted in said first housing; c) a bolt, perpendicularly and integrally connected at each said arms of said first pair of arms for forming part of said first bearing means, and d) an axle bolt mounted through said first housing from said bin interior side, through said elongated axle hole, and fastened to said bolt for self-alignment of said first bearing means so that linear controlled bin transition with respect to said supporting structure is obtained.
5. A stowage bin assembly including a supporting structure, a bin movable with respect to the supporting structure, and mechanism carrying said bin for said structure by a first pair of arms pivoted on said structure and pivoted by a first bearing means on said bin and by a second pair of arms vertically spaced from said first pair, pivoted on said structure and pivoted by a second first bearing means on said bin, each of said second pair of arms being provided intermediate its length with an abutment, and each of said first pair of arms having a fork adjacent its movable end adapted to engage said abutment in one relative position of said arms, as claimed in claim 4, the improvement comprising: a) a second housing mounted on said bin interior side forming part of said second bearing means; b) a set of needle bearing means forming a substantial elongated axle hole mounted in said second housing; c) a bolt, perpendicularly and integrally connected at each said arms of said second pair of arms for forming part of said second bearing means; and d) an axle bolt mounted through said second housing from said bin interior side, through said elongated axle hole and fastened to said bolt for self-alignment of said second bearing means so that linear controlled bin transition with respect to said supporting structure is obtained.
6. A stowage bin assembly as claimed in claim 4 or claim 5' wherein said first and said second bearing axle bolt is provided with a retaining groove at its end portion, and wherein a spring washer is provided about said bolt located between said housing and said arm having an outside diameter larger than said axle hole so that upon removal of said axle bolt, said spring washer will contract about said retaining groove and provide -for retention of said axle bolt in said housing of said first and said second bearing means.
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