Patent ID: 8104817

Claim:
A motor vehicle, comprising: two rear seats; a storage compartment having a housing and rotating about a first axis, a lid closing said housing, and a locking mechanism with a housing-side closing bar and a lid-side bolt interacting with said housing-side closing bar and engaging behind said housing-side closing bar in a locked state and releasing from said housing-side closing bar through rotation, said storage compartment disposed vertically between said two rear seats, said lid being adjusted between a closed position which abuts against said housing and an open position which is moved forward; and an arrestor hook, formed as an emergency securing device, disposed on an inner side of said lid, said arrestor hook engaging behind said housing-side closing bar if a force is suddenly applied to said housing to rotate said housing about a second axis displaced from the first axis, and as a result prevents undesired opening of said lid.