Patent ID: 7740299

Claim:
A console for a vehicle comprising: a basic body extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and having an internal space to hold objects, a lid that at least partially forms an upper side of the basic body and that is pivotable between a closed and an open position about a pivot axis that extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction, the lid comprising two bearing projections disposed at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction and configured to engage with bearing bolts positioned on the pivot axis; wherein the bearing projections are each formed as a lever plate shaped as a portion of a circle and disposed on the underside of the lid, the lever plate extending perpendicularly from the lid and having a hole to receive the bearing bolt within a central angle of the lever plate; wherein when in the closed position, the lid forms at least a part of an armrest and when in the open position the lid allows access to the internal space of the basic body; an operating mechanism for the lid that has a drive; and wherein an underside of the lid is domed in relation to the internal space, the operating mechanism being disposed underneath the lid within an end face of the basic body that lies in a plane perpendicular to the pivot axis.