Rotatable center console compartment of a vehicle having customizable subcompartments

A vehicle having a compartment disposed between a pair of front passenger seats, comprising:

• a cylindrical shell defining the compartment;
• a spindle extending between first and second ends of said cylindrical shell and coaxially positioned within said cylindrical shell for rotation therein;
• at least one divider supported by said spindle for dividing said compartment into at least two subcompartments;
• and
• an encoder associated with said spindle for determining a position of said spindle.

A method of accessing a plurality of subcompartments of a compartment defined by a cylindrical shell having at least one divider supported by a spindle extending between first and second ends of the cylindrical shell and coaxially positioned within the cylindrical shell for rotation therein, comprising the steps of:

• entering a name for at least one of said plurality of subcompartments;
• sliding a door of said compartment to an open position revealing a subcompartment access aperture;
• selecting by name one of said plurality of subcompartments for movement to a position accessible through said subcompartment access aperture;
• and
• rotating said spindle and said plurality of subcompartments within said cylindrical shell to allow access through said subcompartment access aperture to said one of said plurality of subcompartments having the selected name.

A center console for use in a vehicle, comprising:

• a cylindrical shell defining a compartment;
• a spindle extending between first and second ends of said cylindrical shell and coaxially positioned within said cylindrical shell;
• and
• at least one divider magnetically supported by said spindle.