Overhead luggage compartment

1. An overhead luggage compartment for a passenger aircraft, comprising:

a receptacle which comprises a base and two side walls extending from the base, which receptacle can be moved from a closed position into an open position, and

a device for adjusting a maximum opening width of the receptacle, the device being provided on at least one of the side walls,

wherein the device comprises a pin which is substantially linearly adjustable in the opening direction, and

wherein the pin extends, in an eccentric arrangement, from a first adjusting disc, and wherein said first adjusting disc comprises a first outer periphery and a first outer toothing provided on the first outer periphery.

2. The overhead luggage compartment according to claim 1 , wherein the first adjusting disc further comprises: a rear side remote from the pin; and a first recess provided on the rear side for engaging a tool.

3. The overhead luggage compartment according to claim 2 , further comprising a second adjusting disc, wherein the second adjusting disc comprises:

a second recess in an eccentric arrangement;

a first inner toothing corresponding to the first outer toothing; and

a second outer toothing provided on an outer periphery of the second adjusting disc.

4. The overhead luggage compartment according to claim 3 , further comprising a first through-going hole for receiving the first adjusting disc in a positive locking manner, wherein the first through-going hole is provided within the second recess.

5. The overhead luggage compartment according to claim 3 , further comprising an attachment element which has a third recess, wherein a second inner toothing is provided on an inner periphery of the attachment, and wherein the second inner toothing corresponds to the second outer toothing.

6. The overhead luggage compartment according to claim 5 , wherein the attachment element comprises a fourth recess, which surrounds the third recess, for receiving a cover in a positive locking manner.

7. The overhead luggage compartment according to claim 5 , further comprising a second through-going hole for receiving the second adjusting disc in a positive locking manner, wherein the second through-going hole is provided within the third recess.

8. The overhead luggage compartment according to claim 7 ,

wherein the attachment element comprises a first part and a second part,

wherein the first part comprises an attachment plate, the attachment plate comprising a third through-going hole and a plurality of flange sections extending from the third through-going hole, and

wherein the second part comprises an adaptor ring, wherein the third recess and the second through-going hole are provided in the adaptor.