Device for holding a partition wall on a wall in the interior of a vehicle

Abstract

The device for holding a partition wall on a wall in the interior of a vehicle, particularly on a ceiling paneling of an airplane cabin, comprises a holding element ( 24; 24′; 24″ ) to be attached to the vehicle and having at least one recess ( 34; 34″ ), and a slider ( 36; 36″ ) arranged on the holding element ( 24; 24′; 24″ ) and formed with a receiving opening ( 38; 38″ ) for receiving an receivable element ( 26; 26 ″) of the partition wall ( 18; 18 ″). The slider ( 36; 36 ″) is supported on the holding element ( 24; 24′; 24″ ) for movement on a moving path between a cover position in which the slider ( 36; 36 ″) closes the recess ( 34; 34 ″) of the holding element ( 24; 24′; 24″ ), and an open position in which the receiving opening ( 38; 38 ″) is arranged within the recess ( 34; 34 ″) of the holding element ( 24; 24′; 24″ ).

1 . A device for holding a partition wall on a wall in the interior of a vehicle, particularly on a ceiling paneling of an airplane cabin, comprising 
 a holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) to be attached to the vehicle and having at least one recess ( 34 ;  34 ″),    a slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) arranged on the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) and formed with a receiving opening ( 38 ;  38 ″) for receiving a paneling element ( 26 ;  26 ″) of the partition wall ( 18 ;  18 ″),    the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) being supported on the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) for movement on a moving path between a cover position in which the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) closes the recess ( 34 ;  34 ″) of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″), and an open position in which the receiving opening ( 38 ;  38 ″) is arranged within the recess ( 34 ;  34 ″) of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″).    
   
   
       2 . The device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) comprises an actuating element to be actuated by a handling member for moving the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) from the cover position in the direction towards the open position, and that the actuating element in the cover position is arranged within the recess ( 34 ;  34 ″) of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″).  
   
   
       3 . The device according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the handling member is a hole ( 40 ) or a deepened portion in the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″).  
   
   
       4 . The device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) is guided for linear movement on the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″).  
   
   
       5 . The device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) comprises at least two mutually parallel stiffening ribs ( 44 ) having the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) movably guided thereon and therebetween.  
   
   
       6 . The device according to  claim 5 , characterized in that the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) is held in abutment to the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) by at least one elastic press-on element ( 52 ).  
   
   
       7 . The device according to  claim 6 , characterized in that the press-on element ( 52 ) can be attached to one of the stiffening ribs ( 44 ).  
   
   
       8 . The device according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the press-on element ( 52 ) is an elastic rod provided with one-sided widened portions ( 56 ) on its ends.  
   
   
       9 . The device according to  claim 6 , characterized in that, in the cover position of the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″), the press-on element ( 52 ) is in abutment, inter alia, on the end side of the slider, notably by one of the widened ends ( 56 ) of the press-on element, if provided.  
   
   
       10 . The device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) on at least one end of the moving path of the slider ( 36  ; 36 ″) comprises an upstanding projection extending into the moving path, and that, near the projection, a guide face is arranged by which the end portion of the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) moving within this end of the moving path is guided beyond the projection.  
   
   
       11 . The device according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the projection is a stiffening rib ( 46 ).  
   
   
       12 . The device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) is configured as a paneling element particularly for covering a supply channel above the passenger seats of the vehicle.  
   
   
       13 . The device according to  claim 1 , characterized by a fixing element ( 57 ) adapted to be mounted on the vehicle on the side of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) facing away from the partition wall and adapted for fixation thereto of the at least one element ( 26 ;  26 ′) to be received by the receiving opening ( 38 ;  38 ″) and extending therethrough.  
   
   
       14 . The device according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) comprises a plurality of recesses ( 34 ;  34 ″) arranged along the moving path of the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″), that the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) comprises a plurality of receiving openings ( 38 ;  38 ″) for receiving respectively one element ( 26 ;  26 ′) of the partition wall ( 18 ;  18 ′) and that, in the cover position of the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″), all recesses ( 34 ;  34 ″) of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) are closed by the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) and, in the open position of the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″), each recess ( 34 ;  34 ″) of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) has arranged therein respectively one receiving opening ( 38 ;  38 ″) of the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″).  
   
   
       15 . The device according to  claim 14 , characterized in that the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) comprises only one actuating element.  
   
   
       16 . The device according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) comprises a plurality of recesses ( 34 ;  34 ″), that each recess ( 34 ;  34 ″) has assigned thereto a slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) provided with a receiving opening ( 38 ;  38 ″) for receiving an element ( 26 ;  26 ″) and that each slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) is supported on the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) for movement on a moving path between a cover position in which the recess ( 34 ;  34 ″) of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) assigned to the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) is closed by the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″), and an open position in which the receiving opening ( 38 ;  38 ″) of this slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) is arranged within the recess ( 34 ;  34 ″) of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) assigned to this slider ( 36 ;  36 ″).  
   
   
       17 . The device according to  claim 16 , characterized in that each slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) comprises an actuating element.  
   
   
       18 . The device according to  claim 16 , characterized in that the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ″) comprises a further recess ( 34 ″) having two adjacent sliders ( 70 ,  72 ) assigned thereto, and that these adjacent sliders ( 70 ,  72 ), on their ends which are movable towards and away from each other, comprise a respective edge recess ( 76 ) which in case of mutual abutment of the sliders ( 70 ,  72 ) forms a receiving opening ( 38 ″) for an element ( 26 ″) of the partition wall ( 18 ′), wherein these adjacent sliders ( 70 ,  72 ) in their cover positions close the further recess ( 34 ″) of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ″) of one of the sliders ( 70 ,  72 ) and, in the open positions of the adjacent sliders ( 70 ,  72 ), the receiving opening ( 38 ″) formed by the adjacent sliders ( 70 ,  72 ) is arranged within the further recess ( 34 ″) of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ″).  
   
   
       19 . The device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the slider ( 36 ″) is of a two-part configuration comprising two mutually adjacent slider portions ( 70 ,  72 ) arranged for movement on the holding unit, and that the two slider portions ( 70 ,  72 ), on their ends which are movable towards and away from each other, comprise a respective edge recess ( 76 ) which in case of mutual abutment of the slider portions ( 70 ,  72 ) form the receiving opening ( 38 ″) of the slider ( 36 ″), wherein these slider portions ( 70 ,  72 ) in the cover position of the slider ( 36 ″) close the recess ( 34 ″) of the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ″) and, in the open position of the slider ( 36 ″), the receiving opening ( 38 ″) formed by the two slider portions ( 70 ,  72 ) is arranged within the recess ( 34 ″) of the holding unit ( 26 ″).  
   
   
       20 . The device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the holding unit ( 57 ,  24 ;  24 ′;  24 ″) comprises at least one fixing element ( 57 ) for the anchoring element ( 26 ,  26 ″), and a paneling element ( 24 ;  24 ′,  24 ″) covering the at least one fixing element ( 57 ) and having the at least on recess ( 34 ;  34 ″) and the slider ( 36 ;  36 ″) arranged therein and theron.