Luggage compartment for an aircraft

Abstract

The invention relates to a luggage compartment (1) for an aircraft (2), having: - a luggage housing (4), - a chute (8) with a base (10) and two lateral walls (9) for receiving a piece of luggage, - a joint (14) between the luggage compartment housing (4) and the chute (8), said chute (8) being lowerable from a raised stowed position into a lowered loading position by being pivoted about the joint (14), and - a cover element (19) which closes a loading opening (16) of the chute (8) in the stowed position of the chute (8) and which releases the loading opening (16) of the chute (8) in the loading position, wherein - the cover element (19) can be moved, in particular raised, from a closing position, which closes the loading opening (16), into an open position, which releases the loading opening (16) when the chute (8) is lowered from the stowed position into the loading position.

Description

[0001] Luggage compartment for an airplane

[0002] The invention relates to a luggage compartment, in particular an overhead luggage compartment, for an aircraft, comprising: a luggage compartment housing, a chute with a base and two side walls for receiving a piece of luggage, a joint between the luggage compartment housing and the chute, wherein the chute can be transferred from a stowed position into a loading position by pivoting about the fixed pivot axis formed by the joint, a cover element which closes a loading opening of the chute in the stowed position of the chute and releases the loading opening of the chute in the loading position.

[0003] Furthermore, the invention relates to an aircraft with such a luggage compartment, in particular an overhead luggage compartment.

[0004] As described in WO 2014 / 117198, overhead luggage compartments for aircraft (so-called "bins") are known in various designs. One design provides a fixed box which is loaded with the luggage. The box is closed with a door which is swung upwards for loading or unloading. This type of luggage compartment is also referred to as a "shelf bin" or "fixed bin". The advantage of these luggage compartments lies not only in their simple design, but also in the comparatively low closing forces which must be applied to close the door. A disadvantage of the "fixed bins", however, is that the front edge of the swung-up door is difficult to reach for users of shorter stature.This problem is alleviated by another design of overhead luggage compartment. This design features a chute that can be pivoted about a fixed pivot axis. The front part of the chute is lowered by pivoting about the fixed pivot axis, allowing hand luggage to be placed in the chute. These luggage compartments are called "pivot bins." When closed, the loading opening at the front of the chute is covered by a fixed housing. After releasing a locking device, often referred to as a "latch," the chute is lowered into the open position. With current technology, the chute must be pivoted through a comparatively large angle for loading and unloading.To minimize the effort required by the user to close the chute, the pivot axis between the chute and the housing can be positioned horizontally, close to the common center of gravity of the chute and the piece of luggage. This, however, further increases the pivot angle when the chute is opened. These designs have the disadvantage that the chute is lowered comparatively far forward when opened. This obstructs access to the seats below the luggage compartment if the loading process is not yet complete while the luggage compartment is open.

[0005] Another design of overhead luggage compartments is described in US 8,038,098 B2. The BEA luggage compartment has an upper door and a lower door, each of which is movable between a closed and an open position. It is essential that the luggage compartment has a floor having a first section adjacent to the rear wall and a second section adjacent to the lower door. The first (rear) section is immovably arranged. When the lower door is pivoted downward, the second (front) section of the floor panel rotates downward relative to the first (rear) section to define a ramp. Thus, this prior art relates to an adapted fixed bin with the aim of lowering the height for access to the interior of the luggage compartment. However, this implementation has the disadvantage that a complicated mechanism is required, which also assumes a "fixed bin".

[0006] Another type of overhead luggage compartment is the "articulated bin," in which the chute is tilted downwards for loading and unloading. Examples of such articulated bins are shown in DE4425869A1 and DE 69422425T2. Since in this design the chute is not rotated about a pivot axis like in pivot bins, but is lowered and raised as a whole, the loaded weight disadvantageously has to be lifted into the closed position. The leverage of the pivoted bins cannot be utilized.

[0007] The articulated bin of DE4425869A1 does feature a closure flap that pivots upwards when the receiving space is lowered. However, the closure flap requires a complex operating mechanism that is neither intended nor suitable for use with pivot bins. Furthermore, with DE4425869A1, the closure flap, which has an operating handle for this purpose, is opened, and opening the closure flap releases the lowering of the receiving space. With pivoted bins, it is the other way around.

[0008] In the articulated bin of DE 69422425T2, the lowering of a container is also linked to the pivoting of a gate. However, this mechanism is also only designed for an articulated bin and cannot be transferred to a pivot bin, in which the chute is pivoted about a fixed hinge axis as described above. Furthermore, the gate of the DE 69422425T2 is attached to the lower end of the front wall of the support structure. Thus, the DE 69422425T2 also does not offer a solution to the disadvantages of conventional pivot bins.

[0009] In contrast, the object of the present invention is to alleviate or even eliminate the disadvantages of the known "pivot bins". The invention preferably aims to create a luggage compartment with a pivoting chute which, when opened, facilitates access to the seats below the luggage compartment.

[0010] This object is achieved with a luggage compartment according to claim 1 and with an aircraft according to claim 14. Preferred embodiments are specified in the dependent claims.

[0011] According to the invention, the cover element is movable, in particular liftable, when pivoting the chute from the stowage position to the loading position, from a closed position closing the loading opening to an open position exposing the loading opening. In the known "pivot bins," the front part of the chute had to be lowered completely below the fixed front of the luggage compartment housing in order to allow access to the interior of the chute. This required a comparatively large pivot angle for the chute, especially when the pivot point of the chute is located close to the center of gravity for a power-saving design. In contrast, the cover element of the design according to the invention is not arranged stationary, but is movable relative to the chute and the luggage compartment housing.If the chute is moved from the raised storage position into the lowered loading position by pivoting about the pivot axis, which is stationary in the meantime, the cover element can be brought into the open position, in particular simultaneously with the lowering of the chute, whereby the loading opening on the front of the chute facing the user is exposed. Advantageously, the front part of the chute of the embodiment according to the invention does not have to be lowered as far when pivoting into the loading position compared to the prior art because the cover element can be actively moved away from the loading opening. For this purpose, the cover element can be raised, in particular counter to the lowering movement of the front part of the chute when pivoting it.Advantageously, the luggage compartment can be designed for large hand luggage items with a comparatively small pivoting angle of the chute, which can also be placed upright next to one another in the chute. In the loading position of the luggage compartment according to the invention, a large headroom is created below the luggage compartment, which makes it easier for passengers to take their seats while the loading process of the luggage compartment is not yet complete. Furthermore, the small closing angle of the design according to the invention reduces the effort required to close the chute.

[0012] For the purposes of this disclosure, the location and direction specifications, such as "horizontal", "vertical", "top", and "bottom", refer to the intended installation state of the overhead compartment in an aircraft cabin with the aircraft oriented horizontally. "Front" refers to the side of the overhead compartment facing the user; "rear" refers to the side of the overhead compartment facing away from the user.

[0013] The chute encloses a receiving space for items of luggage. For this purpose, the chute has a base for setting up the item of luggage and two side walls at the longitudinal ends of the base which laterally delimit the receiving space and which, in the assembled or used state, extends in particular in the longitudinal direction of the aircraft fuselage. The side walls extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the base, i.e. in particular essentially vertically, from the base. The chute preferably also has an upper wall which delimits the receiving space at the top and a rear wall which delimits the receiving space to the rear. A loading opening is formed on the front of the chute in order to be able to arrange the item of luggage in the receiving space. The loading opening is preferably framed by the front edges of the base, the side walls and the upper wall. This makes it easy to avoid overloading in the loading position.Furthermore, the chute can have a base underneath the floor that reinforces the floor. The chute is connected to the luggage compartment housing via the joint that forms the fixed pivot axis. The housing is fixed in the aircraft cabin, i.e., immobile when the chute is opened.

[0014] The luggage compartment housing can have two side parts, which can extend essentially parallel to the side walls of the chute. In addition, the luggage compartment housing can have a top and rear part and a front part. Preferably, a joint is provided between each of the side walls of the chute and each of the side parts of the luggage compartment housing. The joints define a pivot axis, preferably running in the longitudinal direction of the aircraft fuselage, about which the chute is pivoted from the closed position into the fully lowered open position. Thus, when moving from the closed to the open position and vice versa, the chute performs a pure pivoting movement about the pivot axis. Unlike with "articulated bins", the chute is not moved downwards as a whole to move into the open position. The luggage compartment preferably has a locking device between the chute and the luggage compartment housing.When the locking device is locked, the chute is held in the stowed position. When the locking device is unlocked, the pivoting of the chute from the stowed position to the loading position is released. A release device, in particular a handle, can be provided to transfer the locking device from the locked to the unlocked state. The handle is preferably provided on the chute, preferably on the underside of the chute.

[0015] The cover element is preferably formed by a cover panel, preferably with a substantially constant wall thickness.

[0016] To minimize obstruction to access to seats below the overhead compartment, it is advantageous if the chute, in the lowered loading position, is pivoted by means of the joint through a pivot angle selected from a range of 10° to 30°, in particular 15° to 25°, relative to the stowed position. This allows the overhead compartment to have a small pivot angle compared to conventional pivoted bins, which means that the clearance height below the overhead compartment is not greatly restricted. This makes it easier for passengers to access their seats at the start of a flight, while the overhead compartments are typically still in the loading position.

[0017] For the reasons stated above, it is also advantageous if a preferably substantially flat support surface is arranged on the upper side of the chute floor in the loading position at an angle of +5° to -15°, in particular of 0° to -10°, to the horizontal. In contrast, the floor surface of a conventional pivoted bin is inclined much more sharply forward in the loading position, which can make access to the seats below such luggage compartments difficult.

[0018] In a particularly preferred embodiment, a coupling device acts between the chute and the cover element, which coupling device is designed to move the cover element from the closed position to the open position when the chute is lowered from the stowed position to the loading position. The coupling device is therefore connected to the chute and the cover element in such a way that the cover element is moved independently, i.e. without any action from the operator, from the closed position to the open position when the chute is lowered from the stowed position to the loading position. The coupling device therefore couples the movement of the cover element to the lowering of the luggage compartment. Conversely, the cover element is independently brought into the closed position by means of the coupling device when the chute is raised from the loading position to the stowed position.In order to release the loading opening on the front side of the chute facing the user, it is therefore only necessary to lower the chute into the loading position; the cover element is pressed into the open position by means of the coupling device.

[0019] In order to couple the movement of the cover element to the movement of the chute, the coupling device in a preferred embodiment has a link or a link guide with which the lowering of the chute from the stowed position to the loading position is transferred to the movement of the cover element from the closed position to the open position.

[0020] The link guide preferably has a link slot and a link block. The link block is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the link slot, but is accommodated in the link slot substantially free of play laterally, i.e. in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the link slot. Depending on the design, the link slot can be straight or curved. The link slot or the link block is connected to the cover element, whereas the link block or the link slot is connected to the chute. When the chute is lowered from the stowed into the loading position, the link block moves in a first direction along the link slot, a first moment being transmitted to the cover element, which moment causes the cover element to move from the closed into the open position.When the chute is lifted from the loading position to the stowage position, the sliding block moves in a second direction opposite to the first direction along the slotted hole, whereby a second moment opposite to the first moment is transmitted to the cover element, which causes the cover element to move from the open to the closed position.

[0021] In an alternative embodiment, the coupling device has a first and a second coupling element which are linearly displaceable in a common guide. The first coupling element can be pivotally connected to the cover element. The second coupling element can be pivotally connected to the chute, preferably to the side wall of the chute. This coupling device is also designed to bring the cover element into the open position by lowering the chute from the stowed position to the loading position and to bring it into the closed position by raising the chute from the loading position to the stowed position.

[0022] In order to bring about the movement of the cover element from the closed to the open position and vice versa, the cover element is fastened in a preferred embodiment to at least one pivot arm, preferably to two pivot arms at opposite longitudinal ends of the cover element. Each pivot arm is preferably pivotally mounted on one of the side parts of the luggage compartment housing. The pivot arm preferably has a flat part which is arranged essentially parallel to the side wall of the chute. This ensures optimal use of the limited installation space in the longitudinal direction of the aircraft fuselage. The joint axis of the pivot arm preferably extends essentially parallel to and at a distance from the axis of the joint, about which the chute can be pivoted between the stowed and the loading position.

[0023] In a preferred embodiment, the cover element is guided from the closed to the open position (and vice versa) along a circular arc-shaped path of movement. This embodiment offers the particular advantage that the cover element extends less far forward in the open position compared to the swing-up door of fixed bins. This prevents unintentional contact between the cover element and the passenger.

[0024] In a preferred embodiment, the cover element is guided adjacent to and preferably substantially parallel to an inner side of the front part or the upper part of the luggage compartment housing during the transition from the closed to the open position (or vice versa from the open to the closed position). In a preferred embodiment, the cover element is curved, wherein the radius of curvature of the cover element substantially corresponds to the radius of movement of the cover element during pivoting between the closed and open positions.

[0025] In order to at least partially, preferably substantially completely, expose the loading opening on the front of the chute, in a preferred embodiment, the cover element is arranged at least partially, preferably substantially completely, above a lower edge of a front part of the luggage compartment housing in the open position. Thus, the cover element can be at least partially, preferably substantially completely, concealed in the luggage compartment housing in the open position.

[0026] In a further embodiment, the cover element is mounted, in particular suspended, on a front part of the luggage compartment housing. Preferably, in this embodiment, the cover element is also connected to the chute via a coupling device, so that the cover element is automatically transferred, in particular raised, from the closed to the open position when the chute is lowered, and is automatically transferred, in particular lowered, from the open to the closed position when the chute is raised.

[0027] Preferably, in the embodiment described above, it is advantageous if the cover element has a first and a second cover panel element, wherein the first and the second cover panel element are connected to one another in an articulated manner, wherein the first and the second cover panel element are arranged in a folded-up state in the closed position and in a folded-up state in the open position.

[0028] In order to reduce the force required by the user when lifting the chute, it is advantageous if the chute has an engagement point with an engagement surface for a user, in particular a handle bar extending along the chute with a handle bar surface, for pivoting the chute from the loading position to the stowage position, wherein in the loading position of the chute, a tangent of the circular arc-shaped movement path of the chute through the engagement surface is arranged at an angle of 60° to 120°, preferably at an angle of 80° to 100°, to the engagement surface. This design has the advantage that the intuitive upward lifting of the chute at the engagement surface essentially corresponds to the movement path of the chute, thereby minimizing the force required by the user.

[0029] The invention is further explained below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

[0030] Fig. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of an overhead luggage compartment according to the invention, in which a chute is lowered and a cover element is raised to release a loading opening.

[0031] Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 show a variant of the overhead luggage compartment shown in Fig. 1 to 4.

[0032] Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 show a further embodiment of the overhead luggage compartment.

[0033] Fig. 9 shows schematically the stowing of luggage in overhead luggage compartments according to the invention.

[0034] 1 to 4 show an embodiment of an overhead luggage compartment 1 which is installed in an aircraft cabin 2 of an aircraft 3 (shown in FIG. 9). The overhead luggage compartment 1 has a luggage compartment housing 4 which is open at the bottom and has two opposite, vertically arranged side parts 5, a top and rear part 6 and a front part 7. The luggage compartment housing 4 is stationary, i.e. immovable when the luggage compartment 1 is opened, and is arranged on the aircraft fuselage. A chute 8 which is open at the front is pivotably arranged on the luggage compartment housing 4. The chute 8 has two side walls 9, a floor 10, an upper wall 11, a rear wall 12 and a floor base 13 below the floor 10 which reinforces the floor 10. For the pivotable arrangement of the chute 8, single-axis joints 14 are provided between the side walls 9 of the chute 8 and the side parts 5 of the luggage compartment housing 4.The joints 14 define a horizontal pivot axis about which the chute 8 can be pivoted from a stowed position shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 into a loading position shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 and vice versa. The spatial position of the pivot axis does not change during the transfer from the stowed to the loading position. Thus, the chute 8 performs a pure rotary movement between the stowed and loading positions. In the loading position, a front loading opening 16 of the chute 8 is exposed, so that an item of luggage 17 (cf. Fig. 9) can be inserted into a receiving space 18 of the chute 8 delimited by the side walls 9, the floor 10, the upper wall 11 and the rear wall 12 (or can be removed from the receiving space 18 accordingly). In the stowed position, the front loading opening 16 of the luggage compartment 1 is closed by a cover element 19, which is explained in more detail below.

[0035] The luggage compartment 1 has a locking device acting between the chute 8 and the luggage compartment housing 2, for example with a locking lug 15A shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6. When the locking device is locked, the chute 8 is held in the stowed position. When the locking device is unlocked, the pivoting of the chute 8 from the stowed position to the loading position about the pivot axis, which is stationary during this time, is released. To transfer the locking device from the locked to the unlocked state, a release device, in this case a handle 15, can be provided on the chute 8.

[0036] In the embodiment shown, the cover element 19 is movable relative to the chute 8 and the luggage compartment housing 4 between a closed position closing the loading opening 16 and an open position releasing the loading opening 16. For this purpose, two pivot arms 20 are provided which carry the cover element 19 at their free ends, which in the embodiment shown is designed as a curved cover panel. The pivot arms 20 are mounted on the side parts 5 of the luggage compartment housing 4 so as to be pivotable about joint axes 21. By pivoting the cover element 19 relative to the chute 8, the loading opening 16 can be released or closed. When the pivot arms 20 are pivoted between the closed and the open position of the cover element 19, the cover element 19 is guided along a circular arc-shaped movement path which, in the embodiment shown in Fig.1 to 4 adjacent to an inner side of the front part 7 and the front section of the upper and rear parts 6 of the luggage compartment housing 4. In the open position, the cover element 19 is located completely above a lower edge of the front part 7 of the luggage compartment housing 4.

[0037] In the embodiments shown, a coupling device 22 is also provided, with which the cover element 19 is brought into the open position by lowering the chute 8 or into the closed position by raising the chute 8.

[0038] In the embodiment of Figs. 1 to 4, the coupling device 22 is connected to the side wall of the chute 8 and the pivot arm 20. The coupling device 22 has a sliding guide 23 with a slotted slot 24A on the pivot arm 20 and a sliding block 24B on the side wall 9 of the chute 8.

[0039] As can be seen from a comparison of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the chute 8 is pivoted through a pivot angle selected from a range of 10° to 30°, in particular from 15° to 25°, when lowered from the stowed position into the loading position. In the loading position, a flat support surface 10A is arranged on the upper side of the floor 10 of the chute 8 at an angle selected from a range of +5° to -15°, in particular from +0° to -10°, to the horizontal (ie, in the assembled use state, to the floor of the aircraft cabin).

[0040] As can be seen particularly from Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the chute 8 has an engagement point with which the user can lift the chute 8 from the loading position to the stowed position. In the illustrated embodiment, the engagement point is a handle bar with a handle bar surface 25, which extends at the front in the lower area of ​​the chute 8 in the longitudinal direction of the aircraft fuselage. In the loading position of the chute 8, a tangent of the circular arc-shaped movement path of the chute, passing through the handle bar surface 25, runs with respect to the joint 14 at an angle of 60° to 120°, preferably at an angle of 80° to 100°, to the handle bar surface 25.

[0041] Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 show a variant of the luggage compartment of Figs. 1 to 4.

[0042] In the variant of Figs. 1 to 4, the radius of curvature of the cover element 19 essentially corresponds to the radius of movement of the cover element 19. In contrast, in the variant of Figs. 5 and 6, the radius of curvature of the cover element 19 differs from the radius of movement of the cover element 19.

[0043] Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 show a further embodiment, whereby only the differences to the embodiment of Figs. 1 to 4 are explained below.

[0044] In the embodiment of Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, the cover element 19 is suspended at the front of the luggage compartment housing 4. In this embodiment, the cover element 19 consists of a first cover panel element 19A and a second cover panel element 19B. The lower end of the first cover panel element 19A is pivotally connected to the upper end of the second cover panel element 19B. In the closed position (see Fig. 7), the first 19A and the second cover panel element 19B are in a folded-open state, in which the first 19A and the second cover panel element 19B are arranged one above the other. In the open position (cf. Fig. 8), the first 19A and the second cover panel element 19B are in a folded state, wherein the first 19A and the second cover panel element 19A are arranged horizontally, ie with the main extension planes facing each other.

[0045] In the embodiment of Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, a coupling device 22 is also provided, which, however, is designed differently than in the embodiments of Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 or Fig. 5 and Fig. 6. According to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, the coupling device 22 has a first coupling element 26 and a second coupling element 27, which are each linearly movable in a guide 28. The first coupling element 26 is articulated to the cover element 19, here to the lower end of the second cover panel element 19B. The second coupling element 27 is articulated to the chute 8, here to the side wall 8 of the chute 8.

[0046] Fig. 9 symbolically shows the aircraft 2 during loading of overhead compartments 1 in one of the previously described embodiments. The overhead compartment 1 is located above a row of seats 30 with several seats 31. While one passenger 32 is still stowing their luggage 17 in the overhead compartments 1, another passenger 33 takes their seat below the overhead compartment 1. The inventive design of the overhead compartment 1 requires a comparatively small lowering of the overhead compartment 1, thereby creating more space above the seats for passengers to pass through.

Claims

Claims:

1. Luggage compartment (1) for an aircraft (2), comprising: a luggage compartment housing (4), a chute (8) with a floor (10) and two side walls (9) for receiving a piece of luggage, a joint (14) defining a pivot axis between the luggage compartment housing (4) and the chute (8), wherein the chute (8) can be lowered by pivoting about the joint (14) from a raised stowed position into a lowered loading position, a cover element (19) which closes a loading opening (16) of the chute (8) in the stowed position of the chute (8) and opens the loading opening (16) of the chute (8) in the loading position, characterized in that the cover element (19) can be closed when the chute (8) is lowered from the stowed position into the loading position by pivoting about the joint (14) from a loading opening (16) closing position into an open position releasing the loading opening (16), is movable, in particular liftable.

2. Luggage compartment (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the chute (8) is pivoted in the loading position by a pivot angle selected from a range of 10° to 30°, in particular from 15° to 25°, relative to the stowed position.

3. Luggage compartment (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a support surface (10A) of the floor (10) of the chute (8) in the loading position is arranged at an angle selected from a range of +5° to -15°, in particular from +0° to -10°, to the horizontal.

4. Luggage compartment (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by a coupling device (22) acting between the chute (8) and the cover element (19), which is designed to move the cover element (19) from the closed position to the open position by lowering the chute (8) from the stowed position to the loading position.

5. Luggage compartment (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that the coupling device (22) has a link guide (23) with which the lowering of the chute (8) from the stowed position to the loading position is transmitted into the movement of the cover element (19) from the closed position to the open position.

6. Luggage compartment (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the sliding guide (23) has a sliding slot (24A) and a sliding block (24B).

7. Luggage compartment (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the cover element (19) is fastened to a pivot arm (20), wherein the pivot arm (20) is preferably pivotably mounted on a side part of the luggage compartment housing (4).

8. Luggage compartment (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the cover element (19) is guided from the closed to the open position along a circular arc-shaped movement path.

9. Luggage compartment (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the cover element (19) is guided adjacent to an inner side of the front part (7) of the luggage compartment housing (4) during the transition from the closed to the open position.

10. Luggage compartment (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the cover element (19) in the open position is arranged at least partially, preferably substantially completely, above a lower edge of a front part (7) of the luggage compartment housing (4).

11. Luggage compartment (1) according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the cover element (19) is mounted, in particular suspended, on a front part (7) of the luggage compartment housing (4).

12. Luggage compartment (1) according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized characterized in that the cover element (19) has a first and a second cover panel element, wherein the first and the second cover panel element are hingedly connected to one another, wherein the first and the second cover panel element are arranged in a folded state in the closed position and in a folded state in the open position.

13. Luggage compartment (1) according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the chute (8) has an engagement point with an engagement surface for a user, in particular a handle bar extending along the chute with a handle bar surface (25), for pivoting the chute (8) from the loading position into the stowage position, wherein in the loading position of the chute (8) a tangent of the circular arc-shaped movement path of the chute (8) through the engagement surface is arranged at an angle of 60° to 120°, preferably at an angle of 80° to 100°, to the engagement surface.

14. Aircraft (2) with a luggage compartment (1), in particular an overhead luggage compartment, according to one of claims 1 to 13.

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