Storage compartment device and storage system for a galley for an aircraft
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing storage compartment devices in aircraft galleys are inefficient in terms of space utilization and service time, as they require significant space for storing roll containers and oven inserts, which often remain unused during short-haul flights, and the process of moving meals from roll containers to oven inserts is time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A modular storage compartment device that can be easily reconfigured to accommodate either roll containers or oven inserts, using foldable guide and holding devices to adapt to different usage scenarios, allowing for efficient use of space and reducing crew workload by pre-loading meals into oven inserts before flight preparations are complete.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If storage compartment devices are permanently designed to accommodate both roll containers and oven inserts, then all required storage capacity is available, but space utilization is inefficient during short-haul flights
Solution Approach 1:
The storage compartment device incorporates movable and reconfigurable components that allow the galley to dynamically change its storage configuration between roll container storage and oven insert storage, enabling adaptation to different flight types without permanent fixed installations
Solution Approach 2:
The storage compartment device is designed to serve multiple functions by accommodating both roll containers and oven inserts through reconfigurable guide and holding devices, allowing a single device to replace what would traditionally require separate dedicated storage areas
2Productivity
If dedicated storage compartments are provided for both roll containers and oven inserts, then all meals can be stored and heated, but the process of moving meals between containers is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables preliminary preparation by allowing oven inserts to be pre-loaded with meals during ground operations and stored in the convertible storage compartments before flight, eliminating the need for time-consuming meal transfers during in-flight service
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the storage functions for roll containers and oven inserts into a single reconfigurable storage compartment device, allowing meals to be directly loaded into oven inserts that are already positioned in the storage device, thereby eliminating the intermediate transfer step
3Adaptability or versatility
If maximum oven insert storage capacity is permanently provided, then long-haul flights can be fully supported, but space is wasted during short-haul flights without meal preparation
Solution Approach 1:
The storage compartment device uses dynamic, reconfigurable guide and holding devices that can be folded or adjusted to create different storage configurations, allowing the galley to optimize space usage based on whether roll containers or oven inserts are being stored
Solution Approach 2:
A single storage compartment device is designed to universally accommodate both roll containers and oven inserts through its reconfigurable structure, eliminating the need for separate dedicated storage spaces and allowing flexible adaptation to different flight requirements
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AI summary
The invention proposes a storage compartment device (1) for a galley of an aircraft, having a storage compartment (2) for receiving at least one rolling container (11) or at least one container (10, 25), wherein foldable guiding and holding devices (8) are provided in the storage compartment (2) and are designed to hold the at least one container (10, 25) in the storage compartment (2) only in a folded-out state and to allow the at least one rolling container (11) to be received in the storage compartment (2) only in a folded-in state. The invention additionally proposes a corresponding storage compartment system.