Patent ID: 7669288

Claim:
A motor vehicle interior storage compartment for a vehicle, the compartment comprising: a storage container having an access opening; a cover operably associated with the storage container and arranged to cover the opening, the cover being pivotable about a horizontal axis (S) having an open position whereby the access opening is exposed and a closed position wherein the access opening is covered; and a hinge arrangement pivotally connecting said cover to said storage container and comprising: a displacement mechanism whereby the cover undergoes translation along the pivot axis during the pivoting movement, the displacement mechanism comprising a cam element provide on the cover and cooperating with a stationary cam follower element, the cam element having a cam track, said cam track having a guide height (h) inclination equal to the axial translation of the cover in the axial direction, the storage container having a guide element with one end fixed at a constant distance from the cam follower element and the opposite on the cam element, configured such that the cam element maintains contact with the cam follower element, the guide element only permitting an axial displacement of the cover corresponding to control by the cam element and the cam follower element.