Overhead console assembly

1. An overhead console assembly comprising:

a storage member positioned at a front of an interior roof within a vehicle compartment and having an opening which faces downwards;

a lid member rotatably supported by the storage member for opening and closing the opening of the storage member so that a rear side thereof appears from and retracts into the storage member;

a mirror provided on the lid member at a position where the rear side of the lid member appears to view; and

retaining means retaining the lid member in a position halfway through the rotation of the lid member where the mirror reflects view of rear seats in the vehicle compartment.

2. An overhead console assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the mirror is a convex mirror.

3. An overhead console assembly comprising:

a storage member positioned at a front of an interior roof within a vehicle compartment and having an storage space which faces downwards and into which small articles can be stowed;

a lid member having a rear wall and rotatably supported by the storage member such that the rear wall can be retracted when the lid member closes the storage space of the storage member, and the rear wall can be exposed to view when the lid member is open;

a mirror mounted on the rear wall of the lid member; and

retaining means retaining the lid member at least in a closed position where the lid member closes the storage space, a half-open position where the mirror is exposed to view for reflecting to a driver to a view of rear seats, and a full open position where the lid member is fully open to stow small articles.

4. An overhead console apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the mirror is a convex mirror.