# US 2013/0158745 A1 · Storage compartment arrangement for a motor vehicle with a displaceable storage compartment cover

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- Number: US 2013/0158745 A1
- Document ID: US20130158745A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/712,454
- Filed: 2012-12-12
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2011-12-15
- Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Inventors: Tobias SCHNEIDER; Andreas LANG
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130158745A1

## CPC

- E05B 83/28: Locks for glove compartments, console boxes, fuel inlet covers or the like
- B60R 7/06: mounted on or below dashboards
- E05B 81/06: using rotary motors
- E05B 2047/0094: {Mechanical aspects of remotely controlled locks}
- E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A storage compartment arrangement for a motor vehicle, in particular an automobile, is provided. The arrangement can include a storage compartment, a storage compartment cover displaceable by a drive, a key and a control device, which is configured to co-operate with the key and to displace, in particular to close, the storage compartment cover on the basis of an actuation of the key.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A storage compartment arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a storage compartment;
a storage compartment cover displaceable by a drive;
a key; and
a control device that cooperates with the key to displace the storage compartment cover on the basis of an actuation of the key.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the key and the control device communicate wirelessly.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the storage compartment cover has at least one of a display and an operating device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the storage compartment cover includes at least one of a display and an operating device for at least one of an information, entertainment, navigation and telecommunication arrangement of the motor vehicle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the control device displaces the storage compartment cover on the basis of at least one of a vehicle closing actuation and an individual cover displacement actuation of the key.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment arrangement according to claim 1, with a display device for indicating at least one of an actuation and a state of the storage compartment cover.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The storage compartment arrangement according to claim 6, wherein the display device for indicating at least one of the actuation and the state of the storage compartment cover is at least one of a lighting and a blinker device of the motor vehicle.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The storage compartment arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the storage compartment has at least one electrical connection.

### Claim 9

A motor vehicle, comprising:
a storage compartment;
a storage compartment cover displaceable by a drive;
a key;
a control device that cooperates with the key to displace the storage compartment cover on the basis of an actuation of the key; and
a display device for indicating at least one of an actuation and a state of the storage compartment cover.

### Claim 10

A method for displacing a storage compartment cover of a storage compartment arrangement, comprising:
actuating of a key; and
displacing the storage compartment cover on the basis of the actuation of the key.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein the key and the control device cooperate in a contactless manner.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, further comprising:
displacing the storage compartment cover on the basis of at least one of a vehicle closure actuation and an individual cover displacement actuation of the key.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method according to claim 12, further comprising:
indicating at least one of an actuation and a state of the storage compartment cover by a display device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The method according to claim 12, further comprising:
indicating the at least one of the actuation and the state of the storage compartment cover using at least one of a lighting and a blinker device of the motor vehicle.