Patent ID: 8668239
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B60R,E05D

Abstract:
1. A storage compartment device for the interior of a vehicle, the storage compartment device comprising a frame with at least one access opening, a drawer, and a guiding device by which the drawer is connected to the frame such that the drawer is movable between a retracted position and an extended position through the access opening, wherein the guiding device comprises at least one guide track and contact device, one of the at least one guide track and contact device is mounted on the frame and the other of the at least one guide track and contact device is mounted to the drawer, wherein the at least one guide track comprises a middle section and two end sections extending in opposed directions from the middle section, one of the two end sections extending toward a front end of the drawer and having a curved form that descends with regard to the middle section so that the gravity force acting on the drawer in an intermediate state between the retracted and extended state supports the movement of the drawer in a further retracted state and supports the movement of the drawer in a further extended state.