Locking assembly for vehicle armrest

A vehicle storage compartment comprising:

• a base bin defining a first storage cavity and configured to couple to a vehicle floor;
• a storage tray defining a second storage cavity and coupled to the base bin, the storage tray configured to move between a closed position and an open position, the storage tray having a first latch mechanism configured to selectively engage the base bin to facilitate maintaining the storage tray in the closed position;
• an armrest door coupled to the base bin and configured to move between a closed position and an open position, the armrest door having a second latch mechanism configured to selectively engage the base bin to facilitate maintaining the armrest door in the closed position;
• and
• a locking assembly coupled to the armrest door and configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking assembly configured to selectively engage the base bin in the locked position to facilitate preventing movement of the armrest door from the closed position to the open position,
• wherein the locking assembly is mechanically separate and independent of the first and second latch mechanisms such that the first and second latch mechanisms remain movable when the locking mechanism is in the locked position.