Patent ID: 7614674

Claim:
A console box comprising: a box main unit with an opening in an upper portion thereof, one end of a console lid which openably covers the opening being axially supported on the box main unit by a hinge axis; and a locking mechanism for restricting a separation between the box main unit and the console lid when the console lid is closed, wherein the locking mechanism is provided with: a locking groove provided on one of the box main unit and the console lid; a locking pin provided on the other of the box main unit and the console lid, the locking pin being fit into the locking groove when the console lid is closed, and having a fitting portion dimension smaller than the groove width of the locking groove; and a biasing device provided between the box main unit and the console lid which biases the console lid in an opening direction by contacting between the locking pin and one of wall formed in the locking grove when the console lid is in a closed state.