Aviation dining car with turnover handle

By designing the flip handle on the air dining car, the problem of the handle structure occupying space in the prior art is solved, and space saving and convenience of use are achieved.

CN223041113UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-01SUZHOU LUXIANG AVIATION EQUIP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421698342.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-18
Publication Date
2025-07-01
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-18

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Technical Problem

The top handle structure of the existing aviation dining car protrudes from the top plate, resulting in the need to reserve more space and compress the space inside the storage cavity.

Method used

An aviation dining car with a flip handle is designed with a plate-like structure that can be flipped toward the rear end and placed on the top plate, or flipped toward the front end and located at the top front end of the dining car cabinet. The flexibly flipped and stored handles through the cooperation of the side top frame, corner connectors, hinges and pad assembly.

Benefits of technology

Through the design of the flip handle, the use space is saved, the compression of the internal space of the storage cavity is avoided, and the use and storage of the handle is more convenient.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to an aviation dining car with an overturning handle, which comprises a dining car cabinet body, a storage cavity arranged inside the dining car cabinet body, a plurality of moving trundles arranged at the bottom of the dining car cabinet body, a dining car door arranged at the front end of the dining car cabinet body, and a top plate arranged at the top of the dining car cabinet body. A handle is mounted on the dining car cabinet body at the front end of the top plate; the handle is of a plate-shaped structure, the handle is turned over towards the rear end and placed on the top plate, and the handle is turned over towards the front end and located at the front end of the top of the dining car cabinet body. The handle is of a plate-shaped structure and can be turned over and placed on the top plate, so that the use space can be saved, and the internal space of the storage cavity is prevented from being compressed; due to the arrangement of the turnover structure of the handle, the handle is convenient to use and store.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of airline meal carts, in particular to an airline meal cart with a flip handle. Background Art

[0002] An airline meal cart is a device that facilitates flight attendants to transport food. Its appearance makes it convenient for people to use. It not only has a simple structure but also is easy to operate.

[0003] After a large amount of retrieval, it is found that reference document 1 with the Chinese patent publication number CN221059943U discloses a non-detachable flip-top dry ice box airline meal cart, including: a meal cart cabinet body, a storage cavity is arranged inside the meal cart cabinet body, a meal cart door is arranged on the front of the meal cart cabinet body, moving wheels are arranged at four corners of the bottom of the meal cart cabinet body, and a handle is arranged at the top front of the meal cart cabinet body; a fixed dry ice bin, the fixed dry ice bin is fixedly installed at the top opening of the meal cart cabinet body, a fixed half cover and a flip cover are arranged at the opening of the fixed dry ice bin, and the flip cover is rotatably connected with the fixed half cover. In the utility model, the fixed dry ice bin is fixed on the top of the meal cart cabinet body, and a flip-top flip cover is adopted. The flip cover can be flipped to store and retrieve dry ice, the operation is simple and the use is convenient. The fixed type of fixed dry ice bin also solves the problem of easy loss, and the overall use is more stable.

[0004] To sum up, the existing airline meal cart is equipped with a handle on the top, but the handle structure is arranged protruding from the top of the top plate. Such a structure requires a relatively large amount of space to be reserved at the top plate of the meal cart cabinet body, which will compress the space inside the storage cavity.

[0005] In view of the above defects, the designer actively conducts research and innovation in order to create an airline meal cart with a flip handle, making it more valuable in industrial use. Content of the Utility Model

[0006] In order to solve any one of the above technical problems, the purpose of the utility model is to provide an airline meal cart with a flip handle.

[0007] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0008] An airline meal cart with a flip handle includes a meal cart cabinet body, a storage cavity is arranged inside the meal cart cabinet body, a plurality of moving casters are installed at the bottom of the meal cart cabinet body, a meal cart door is installed at the front end of the meal cart cabinet body, a top plate is installed at the top of the meal cart cabinet body, and a handle is installed on the meal cart cabinet body at the front end of the top plate;

[0009] The handle is arranged in a plate-like structure. The handle flips backward and is placed on the top plate, and the handle flips forward and is located at the front end of the top of the meal cart cabinet body;

[0010] On the dining car cabinets on the left and right sides of the top plate, side top frames distributed along the front-rear direction are installed. Angle connectors are installed at the front ends of the two side top frames. A hinge distributed along the left-right direction is installed between the two angle connectors. The front end of the handle is connected to the hinge;

[0011] On the top plate, a cushion block assembly for supporting the handle is provided.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present utility model, a locking assembly is installed in the middle of the dining car door.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present utility model, a card holder is installed on the top of the dining car door.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present utility model, a plurality of handle grooves are provided at the rear end of the handle.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present utility model, the cushion block assembly includes a first cushion block and a second cushion block.

[0016] As a further improvement of the present utility model, both the first cushion block and the second cushion block are silicone blocks or rubber blocks.

[0017] As a further improvement of the present utility model, side plate guide rails distributed along the front-rear direction are provided on both the left and right sides in the storage cavity.

[0018] As a further improvement of the present utility model, the dining car cabinet, the dining car door and the top plate each include a metal plate and a heat preservation plate from outside to inside in sequence.

[0019] As a further improvement of the present utility model, the metal plate is an aluminum alloy plate and the heat preservation plate is a foam plate.

[0020] By means of the above solution, the present utility model has at least the following advantages:

[0021] The handle of the present utility model is arranged in a plate-like structure and can be flipped and placed on the top plate, which can save the use space and avoid compressing the internal space of the storage cavity;

[0022] The structure setting of the handle flipping of the present utility model makes the use and storage of the handle more convenient.

[0023] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present utility model. In order to be able to understand the technical means of the present utility model more clearly and implement it in accordance with the content of the description, the following takes the preferred embodiment of the present utility model and combines with the attached drawings to describe in detail as follows. Description of the Drawings

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the accompanying drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following accompanying drawings only show some embodiments of the present utility model and should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other related accompanying drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0025] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the prior art reference document 2;

[0026] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an in-flight meal cart with a flip handle according to the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 3 is Figure 2 a schematic structural diagram after removing the top plate in

[0028] Figure 4 is Figure 2 a partial structural diagram at the handle in

[0029] Figure 5 is Figure 4 a top view of

[0030] Figure 6 is Figure 5 a schematic structural diagram after removing the handle in

[0031] Among them, the meanings of the reference numerals in the drawings are as follows.

[0032] Meal cart cabinet body 1, mobile caster 2, meal cart door 3, locking assembly 4, card holder 5, handle 6, side top frame 7, top plate 8, side plate guide rail 9, hinge 10, corner connector 11, handle groove 12, first cushion block 13, second cushion block 14. Specific embodiments

[0033] The following combines the accompanying drawings and embodiments to further describe in detail the specific embodiments of the present utility model. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present utility model but are not used to limit the scope of the present utility model.

[0034] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present utility model, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Usually, the components of the embodiments of the present utility model described and shown in the accompanying drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present utility model provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model to be protected, but only represents the selected embodiments of the present utility model. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0035] Embodiment

[0036] As Figures 1 to 6 shown,

[0037] As Figure 1 shown, the in-flight meal cart of the prior art reference document 2 includes a meal cart cabinet body 1. A storage cavity is provided inside the meal cart cabinet body 1. A plurality of moving casters 2 are installed at the bottom of the meal cart cabinet body 1. A meal cart door 3 is installed at the front end of the meal cart cabinet body 1. A top plate 8 is installed on the top of the meal cart cabinet body 1. A handle 6 is installed on the meal cart cabinet body 1 at the front end of the top plate 8. The handle 6 protrudes from the top plate 8 and is fixedly installed at the front end of the top of the meal cart cabinet body 1. Since the size of the in-flight meal cart is generally fixed, with such a structural arrangement, the space inside the storage cavity must be sacrificed.

[0038] As Figures 2 to 6 shown, an in-flight meal cart with a flip handle includes a meal cart cabinet body 1. A storage cavity is provided inside the meal cart cabinet body 1. A plurality of moving casters 2 are installed at the bottom of the meal cart cabinet body 1. A meal cart door 3 is installed at the front end of the meal cart cabinet body 1. A locking assembly 4 is installed in the middle of the meal cart door 3. A card holder 5 is installed at the top of the meal cart door 3. A top plate 8 is installed on the top of the meal cart cabinet body 1. A handle 6 is installed on the meal cart cabinet body 1 at the front end of the top plate 8.

[0039] 1. The handle 6 is arranged in a plate-like structure. A plurality of handle grooves 12 are opened at the rear end of the handle 6. The handle 6 flips backward and is placed on the top plate 8. The handle 6 flips forward and is located at the front end of the top of the meal cart cabinet body 1.

[0040] 2. Side top frames 7 distributed along the front-rear direction are installed on the meal cart cabinet body 1 on both the left and right sides of the top plate 8. Angle connectors 11 are installed at the front ends of the two side top frames 7. A hinge 10 distributed along the left-right direction is installed between the two angle connectors 11. The front end of the handle 6 is connected to the hinge 10.

[0041] 3. A cushion block assembly for supporting the handle 6 is provided on the top plate 8. The cushion block assembly includes a first cushion block 13 and a second cushion block 14, and both the first cushion block 13 and the second cushion block 14 are silicone blocks or rubber blocks. After the handle 6 is received and placed on the top plate 8, it is supported by the cushion block assembly to prevent damage to the handle 6 or the top plate 8, and a gap is provided between the handle 6 and the underlying top plate 8 to facilitate subsequent taking of the handle 6.

[0042] 4. Side plate guide rails 9 distributed along the front-rear direction are provided on both the left and right sides in the storage cavity. The two side plate guide rails 9 correspond to each other and are used for placing the dinner plates.

[0043] 5. The dining car cabinet body 1, the dining car door 3, and the top plate 8 each include a metal plate and a heat preservation plate from the outside to the inside in sequence. The metal plate is an aluminum alloy plate, and the heat preservation plate is a foam plate.

[0044] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

[0045] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "installation", "connection", and "coupling" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection, it may be a mechanical connection, it may be an electrical connection, it may be directly connected, or it may be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood through specific situations.

[0046] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art in this technical field, without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, several improvements and modifications can still be made, and these improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An airline catering car with a flip handle, comprising a catering car cabinet (1), a storage cavity is arranged inside the catering car cabinet (1), a plurality of movable casters (2) are installed at the bottom of the catering car cabinet (1), a catering car door (3) is installed at the front end of the catering car cabinet (1), a top plate (8) is installed at the top of the catering car cabinet (1), and a handle (6) is installed on the catering car cabinet (1) at the front end of the top plate (8); Features: The handle (6) is a plate-shaped structure, the handle (6) is flipped toward the rear end and placed on the top plate (8), and the handle (6) is flipped toward the front end and is located at the top front end of the dining car cabinet (1); Side top frames (7) distributed along the front-to-back direction are installed on the dining car cabinet (1) on the left and right sides of the top plate (8), corner connectors (11) are installed at the front ends of the two side top frames (7), hinges (10) distributed along the left-right direction are installed between the two corner connectors (11), and the front end of the handle (6) is connected to the hinge (10); A cushion block assembly for supporting the handle (6) is arranged on the top plate (8).

2. An airline catering cart with a flip handle as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A locking assembly (4) is installed in the middle of the dining car door (3).

3. The airline catering cart with a flip handle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A card holder (5) is installed on the top of the dining car door (3).

4. The airline catering cart with a flip handle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of handle grooves (12) are provided at the rear end of the handle (6).

5. The airline catering cart with a flip handle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cushion block assembly comprises a first cushion block (13) and a second cushion block (14).

6. An airline catering cart with a flip handle as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The first cushion block (13) and the second cushion block (14) are both silicone blocks or rubber blocks.

7. The airline catering cart with a flip handle according to claim 1, characterized in that: Side plate guide rails (9) distributed along the front-rear direction are arranged on both the left and right sides of the storage cavity.

8. The airline catering cart with a flip handle as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The dining car cabinet (1), dining car door (3) and top plate (8) all include metal plates and insulation plates in sequence from the outside to the inside.

9. An airline catering cart with a flip handle as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: The metal plate is an aluminum alloy plate, and the insulation plate is a foam plate.

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Non-detachable flip type dry ice box aviation dining car

    CN221059943U