IP Library Granted Patent US 7,287,820
Granted Patent B2
US 7,287,820 · App. 10/527,462 · Granted Oct 30, 2007

Drawer combination of drawer cabinet and drawer as well as aircraft or train provided with such a combination

Assignee: Driessen Aircraft Holding B.D.
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Patent No.
US 7,287,820
App. No.
10/527,462
Granted
Oct 30, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a drawer comprising a bottom surface ( 11 ), two opposing side walls ( 12,13 ) and a top surface ( 14 ). The side walls are each provided at the top with a recess ( 15 ) that extends over the entire side wall, is open towards the outside of the drawer and is delimited from above by a support body ( 16 ). Viewed in the vertical direction, the recesses are a recess distance (x) away from the top surface. Viewed in the horizontal direction, the outsides of the support bodies have an external support body spacing (v). The sidewalls are each provided with a supporting foot ( 17 ) that extends along the entire sidewall. Viewed in the vertical direction, the supporting foot extends to a supporting foot depth (y) below the bottom surface. Viewed horizontally, the insides of the supporting feet have an internal supporting foot spacing (w). The internal supporting foot spacing (w) is greater than the external support body spacing (v) and the supporting foot depth (y) is greater than the recess distance (x). The invention furthermore relates to a combination comprising at least one drawer according to the invention as well as a drawer cabinet. Furthermore, the invention relates to an aircraft provided with a combination according to the invention.

Claims (44)

1. Drawer ( 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ) comprising:

a bottom surface ( 11 ), two opposing side walls ( 12 , 13 ) parallel to one another and a horizontal top surface ( 14 ) defining the top of the drawer,

wherein said side walls ( 12 , 13 ) are each provided at the top with an uppermost recess ( 15 ) that extends along the entire side wall and is, in a horizontal direction, open towards the outside of the drawer,

wherein each said uppermost recess is delimited from above by an uppermost support body ( 16 ) which includes said horizontal top surface ( 14 ),

wherein each said uppermost recess, as viewed in the vertical direction, is a recess distance X away from the top surface ( 14 ) and wherein a spacing between the outside of the uppermost support body of one of the side walls and the outside of the uppermost support body of the other of the side walls, as viewed in the horizontal direction, corresponds to an external support body spacing V,

wherein the side walls ( 12 , 13 ) are each provided with a supporting foot ( 17 ) which extends along the entire side wall and, viewed in the vertical direction, extends below the bottom surface ( 11 ) to a supporting foot depth Y,

wherein a spacing between the inside ( 18 ) of the support foot of one of the sidewalls and the inside of the support foot of the other of said sidewalls, as viewed in the horizontal direction, corresponds to an internal supporting foot spacing W,

wherein the internal supporting foot spacing W is greater than the external support body spacing V such that when another said drawer is stacked on top of said drawer to provide an upper drawer and a lower drawer, the supporting feet ( 17 ) of said upper drawer can accommodate the uppermost support bodies of said lower drawer, viewed in the horizontal direction, in between the supporting feet of said upper drawer, and

wherein the supporting foot depth Y is greater than the recess distance X.

2. Drawer according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical distance H between the top ( 19 ) of the uppermost recess ( 15 ) and the bottom ( 20 ) of the supporting foot ( 17 ) is:

H=d×S

where:

d=an integer greater than zero

S=spacing

H=vertical distance between the top ( 19 ) of the uppermost recess ( 15 ) and the bottom ( 20 ) of the supporting foot ( 17 ).

3. Drawer according to claim 2 , wherein d>1, wherein each side wall ( 12 , 13 ) is provided with d−1 intermediate recesses ( 21 ) running parallel to the uppermost recess and wherein adjacent intermediate recesses ( 21 ) as well as the highest intermediate recess ( 21 ) and the uppermost recess ( 15 ), viewed in the vertical direction, are always separated by a recess spacing equal to the spacing (S).

4. Drawer according to claim 3 , wherein the intermediate recesses are delimited at the top by an intermediate support body ( 22 ).

5. Drawer according to claim 4 , wherein the bottom surface as well as the side walls with, in each case, the uppermost recess, any intermediate recesses, the support body and the supporting foot are formed from a single sheet section.

6. Drawer according to claim 4 , wherein d<5.

7. Drawer according to claim 3 , wherein d<5.

8. Drawer according to claim 2 , wherein d<5.

9. Combination comprising, on the one hand, one or more drawers according to claim 1 and, on the other hand, a drawer cabinet, wherein the drawer cabinet is provided on two opposing sides facing one another with a rail system with horizontal rails, wherein the rails are separated by a rail spacing in the vertical direction such that the one or more drawers according to claim 1 , are able, when these have been pushed into the cabinet, to bear on said rails with their uppermost support bodies and/or intermediate support bodies and/or supporting feet.

10. Combination according to claim 9 , comprising at least one drawer wherein the vertical distance H between the top ( 19 ) of the uppermost recess ( 15 ) and the bottom ( 20 ) of the supporting foot ( 17 ) is:

H=d×S

where:

d=an integer greater than zero

S=spacing

H=vertical distance between the top ( 19 ) of the uppermost recess ( 15 ) and the bottom ( 20 ) of the supporting foot ( 17 ), wherein the rail spacing is 2×S, where S is the spacing.

11. Combination according to claim 10 , wherein the drawer cabinet is an aircraft trolley on wheels.

12. Combination according to claim 9 , wherein the drawer cabinet is an aircraft trolley on wheels.

13. Combination according to claim 12 , wherein the drawer cabinet is a trolley of the ATLAS type.

14. Aircraft provided with a combination according to claim 9 .

15. Train provided with a combination according to claim 9 .

16. Drawer ( 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ) comprising:

a bottom surface ( 11 ), two opposing side walls ( 12 , 13 ) parallel to one another and a horizontal top surface ( 14 ) defining the top of the drawer,

wherein said side walls ( 12 , 13 ) are each provided at the top with an uppermost recess ( 15 ) that extends over the entire side wall, is open towards the outside of the drawer and is delimited from above by an uppermost support body ( 16 ), wherein the uppermost recesses, viewed in the vertical direction, are a recess distance X away from the top surface ( 14 ) and wherein the outsides of the uppermost support bodies ( 16 ), viewed in the horizontal direction, have an external support body spacing V,

wherein the side walls ( 12 , 13 ) are each provided with a supporting foot ( 17 ) which extends along the entire side wall and, viewed in the vertical direction, extends below the bottom surface ( 11 ) to a supporting foot depth Y, in that the insides ( 18 ) of the supporting feet ( 17 ), viewed in the horizontal direction, have an internal supporting foot spacing W and in that the internal supporting foot spacing W is greater than the external support body spacing V and the supporting foot depth Y is greater than the recess distance X;

wherein the vertical distance H between the top ( 19 ) of the uppermost recess ( 15 ) and the bottom ( 20 ) of the supporting foot ( 17 ) is:

H=d×S

where:

d=an integer greater than zero

S=spacing

H=vertical distance between the top ( 19 ) of the uppermost recess ( 15 ) and the bottom ( 20 ) of the supporting foot ( 17 ); and

wherein d>1, wherein each side wall ( 12 , 13 ) is provided with d−1 intermediate recesses ( 21 ) running parallel to the uppermost recess and wherein adjacent intermediate recesses ( 21 ) as well as the highest intermediate recess ( 21 ) and the uppermost recess ( 15 ), viewed in the vertical direction, are always separated by a recess spacing equal to the spacing (S).

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2023
From: SAFRAN CABIN NETHERLANDS N.V.
To: SAFRAN CABIN CATERING B.V.
Reel/Frame 063760/0594 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 16, 2021
From: DRIESSEN AIRCRAFT HOLDING B.V.
To: DRIESSEN AEROSPACE GROUP N.V.
Reel/Frame 057498/0269 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 16, 2021
From: DRIESSEN AEROSPACE GROUP N.V.
To: SAFRAN CABIN NETHERLANDS N.V.
Reel/Frame 057523/0633 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2005
From: VAN LOON, LAURENTIUS PETRUS JOSEPH; PORTEGIES, CORNELIS PETRUS MARIA
To: DRIESSEN AIRCRAFT HOLDING B.D.
Reel/Frame 016973/0386 →
Priority Claims (1)
NL 1021522 · Sep 24, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
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