Sealed stowage compartment for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle having such a stowage compartment

A stowage compartment for a motor vehicle, wherein the stowage compartment is designed to be arranged underneath a hood element of the motor vehicle, wherein the hood element forms a part of an outer skin of the motor vehicle, wherein the stowage compartment comprises:

• a trough-like container,
• a cover connectable or connected to the container, wherein the cover is movable relative to the container around a pivot axis between a closed position and an open position, and
• a hinge device, which enables pivoting movement of the cover relative to the container,
• wherein the hinge device is designed in such a way that the cover is automatically held in an arbitrary open position from a minimum opening angle and up to a maximum opening angle, and in that the cover automatically moves into a gravity-effectuated closed position below the minimum opening angle,
• wherein the cover has a circumferential cover edge section, which extends downward beyond a container upper edge in the closed position of the cover, and
• wherein a venting path between an interior of the container and surroundings of the container is formed between an inner side of the cover edge section and an outer side of a container edge section, wherein the venting path is formed by a recess in the seal arrangement.

A stowage compartment for a motor vehicle, wherein the stowage compartment is designed to be arranged underneath a hood element of the motor vehicle, wherein the hood element forms a part of an outer skin of the motor vehicle, wherein the stowage compartment comprises:

• a trough-like container,
• a cover connectable or connected to the container, wherein the cover is movable relative to the container around a pivot axis between a closed position and an open position, and
• a hinge device, which enables pivoting movement of the cover relative to the container,
• wherein the hinge device is designed in such a way that the cover is automatically held in an arbitrary open position from a minimum opening angle and up to a maximum opening angle, and in that the cover automatically moves into a gravity-effectuated closed position below the minimum opening angle, and
• wherein the hinge device is connected to the cover and has a free coupling section facing away from the cover, which is releasably fastened in a corresponding coupling opening on the container, wherein the coupling opening is arranged on an outer side of the container.