Connecting means comprising a hatch and a bellows

摘要

The present invention relates to a connecting means 19 for providing a connecting passage between a first compartment 13 of a vehicle 1 and a storage means 21 located in a second compartment 5 of the vehicle, wherein the first and the second compartment are separated by a wall 7, a catering system 11 for a vehicle comprising the connecting means 19 and a vehicle 1 comprising the connecting means 19. The invention further relates to a method for providing a sealed connecting passage between a first compartment of a vehicle and a storage means located in second compartment of the vehicle. The connecting means comprises a frame 23, a hatch arrangement for selectively closing and opening a frame aperture with a hatch cover 29 and a bellows arrangement 35 comprising a flexible bellows 37. The flexible bellows can be extended from the frame to a storage means located in the second compartment of the vehicle, whereby a continuous passage defined by the flexible bellows and the frame provides a sealed connecting passage between the first compartment and the storage means.