Device for introducing and distributing forces into or inside a luggage compartment
A device for introducing forces into a luggage compartment and for transferring and/or distributing the forces and/or stresses in vehicles, particularly in fast traveling vehicles such as aircraft, ground vehicles and watercraft, e.g. express trains, speedboats and the like, has a ceiling-side connecting element arranged between extensions of end-side side walls of the luggage compartment. The device has a simple design and can be economically produced. The invention provides for the introduction of the forces into the luggage compartment via the ceiling-side connecting element, configured, for example, as a strip that distributes forces for stresses.
1. A device for introducing forces into a luggage stowage compartment in a vehicle and for distributing the forces, comprising:
a ceiling-side connecting element arranged between and connected to extensions of end-side side walls of the luggage stowage compartment,
the extensions each being configured as an upwardly projecting bracket of the end-side side wall, each extension being arranged in a same plane as the respective end-side side wall of the luggage stowage compartment, and
the connecting element being configured as a ledge having a fiber-reinforced synthetic material construction, the ledge being of L-shaped cross section and being fastened by an adhesive to a ceiling wall of the luggage stowage compartment in at least two locations thereof so as to be unshiftable in a longitudinal direction thereof; and
a force-introducing element provided on the bracket of the side wall of the luggage stowage compartment, the force-introducing element being a bushing.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting element is integrated in the luggage stowage compartment.
3. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a bottom carrier provided on a bottom side of the luggage stowage compartment for the distribution of the forces.
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting element has a fiber-glass-reinforced synthetic material construction.
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting element has a carbon-fiber-reinforced synthetic material construction.
6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a glue.
7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the ledge is fastened to a ceiling wall of the luggage stowage compartment.
8. A luggage stowage compartment for a vehicle, comprising:
end-side side walls;
a top wall;
a bottom;
a ceiling-side ledge configured to distribute forces transmitted to the compartment, the ledge having an L-shaped cross section, a fiber-reinforced synthetic material construction, and being adhered to the top wall and connected to the side walls,
the side walls each including a bracket that is an extension of the side wall and that is arranged in a same plane as the respective end-side side wall of the luggage stowage compartment, the bracket projecting upward beyond the top wall and connecting to the ledge; and
a force-introducing element provided on the bracket of the side wall of the luggage stowage compartment, the force-introducing element being a bushing.
9. The compartment according to claim 8 , wherein the ledge has a carbon-fiber-reinforced synthetic material construction.