Vehicle storage compartment assembly

1. A vehicle storage compartment assembly comprising:

a vehicle body structure including a floor and a side wall that at least partially define a vehicle cargo area, the side wall having an upper end structured with an overhanging portion that extends inboard from the side wall above the floor;

a storage compartment assembly having a main body including an inboard panel and an outboard panel spaced apart from one another and fixedly coupled to one another defining a storage compartment therebetween, the storage compartment assembly being moveable between an uninstalled orientation in which the main body is separated from the side wall and an installed orientation in which the outboard panel of the main body is directly fastened to the side wall, the main body further defining an opening along an upper end thereof providing access to the storage compartment, the inboard panel having an inboard facing surface facing the vehicle cargo area that includes a hinge attachment portion and an elongated support projection adjacent to and below the hinge attachment portion, the elongated support projection having an elongated top surface; and

a lid having a first lid portion and a second lid portion rigidly fixed together, the first lid portion having a first outer surface section and the second lid portion having a second outer surface section, the first outer surface section and the second outer surface section being angularly offset from one another, the lid being pivotally supported to the storage compartment assembly by a hinge mechanism fixedly attached to the hinge attachment portion of the inboard panel, the hinge mechanism extending in a direction parallel to the side wall with the storage compartment assembly in the installed orientation, the lid being movable between a closed orientation covering the opening and concealing the storage compartment, and an open orientation uncovering the opening and exposing the storage compartment, with the lid in the closed orientation the first outer surface section faces upward and is inclined in a downward direction from an outboard side to an inboard side thereof and the second outer surface section is upright extending downward from the first outer surface section, with the lid in the open orientation the first and second outer surface sections are both inclined relative to horizontal with the second outer surface section of the lid contacting the elongated support projection in the open orientation such that the lid is supported by the elongated top surface of the elongated support projection with an area of the second outer surface section adjacent to the hinge mechanism resting on the elongated support projection such that the elongated support projection defines a stop for the lid, and with the area of the second outer surface section of the lid resting on the elongated support projection the hinge mechanism is located directly above the elongated support projection with the lid in the open orientation.

2. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the first outer surface section and the second outer surface section are angularly offset from one another defining an angle therebetween as viewed from an end thereof that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 125 degrees.

3. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 2 , wherein

the first lid portion and the second lid portion define an inner surface that is inclined and faces the storage compartment with the lid in the closed orientation, the inner surface including at least one cup holder section, the cup holder section being horizontally oriented with the lid in the open orientation.

4. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 3 , wherein

the inner surface includes an embossed area that defines the at least one cup holder section.

5. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

at least a first portion of the main body extends under the overhanging portion and a second portion of the main body extends inboard relative to the overhanging portion over an area of the floor, the opening being located on the second portion of the main body inboard of the overhanging portion with the storage compartment assembly in the installed orientation.

6. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 5 , wherein

the lid is located inboard relative to the overhanging portion in both the open orientation and the closed orientation.

7. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the outboard panel includes at least one attachment structure located within the storage compartment that is directly fixedly attached to the side wall with the storage compartment assembly in the installed orientation.

8. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 7 , wherein

the lid includes a locking mechanism operable between a locking orientation and an unlocked orientation, and with the lid in the closed orientation and the locking mechanism in the locking orientation, access to the at least one attachment structure is prevented.

9. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 8 wherein

the lid includes a hinged protective cover proximate the locking mechanism movable between a covering orientation covering the locking mechanism and an uncovered orientation exposing the locking mechanism.

10. A vehicle storage compartment assembly comprising:

a vehicle body structure including a floor and a side wall that at least partially define a vehicle cargo area, the side wall having an upper end structured with an overhanging portion that extends inboard from the side wall above the floor;

a storage compartment assembly having a main body including an inboard panel and an outboard panel spaced apart from one another and fixedly coupled to one another defining a storage compartment therebetween, the storage compartment assembly being moveable between an uninstalled orientation in which the main body is separated from the side wall and an installed orientation in which the outboard panel of the main body is directly fastened to the side wall, the main body further defining an opening along an upper end thereof providing access to the storage compartment; and

a lid having a first lid portion defining a first inner surface section and a first outer surface section, and a second lid portion defining a second inner surface section and a second outer surface section, the lid being pivotally supported to the storage compartment assembly by a hinge mechanism fixedly attached to an upper area of the inboard panel and to a portion of the second inner surface section of the second lid portion, the lid being movable between a closed orientation covering the opening and concealing the storage compartment, and an open orientation uncovering the opening and exposing the storage compartment, the first lid portion and the second lid portion rigidly fixed together, an elongate support projection adjacent to and below the hinge mechanism, the elongated support projection having an elongated top surface, and wherein when the lid is in the open orientation it is supported by the elongated top surface of the elongated support projection,

the first outer surface section and the second outer surface section being angularly offset from one another defining an angle therebetween as viewed from an end thereof, the angle being obtuse,

the first inner surface section and the second inner surface section being angularly offset from one another defining an obtuse angle therebetween as viewed from the end thereof,

with the lid in the closed orientation the first outer surface section is inclined in a downward direction from an outboard side to an inboard side thereof and the second outer surface section is upright with both the first outer surface section and the second outer surface section being exposed outside of the storage compartment assembly, and with both the first inner surface section and the second inner surface section being concealed and facing the storage compartment of the storage compartment assembly, and

with the lid in the open orientation the first and second outer surface sections are both inclined relative to horizontal, the second inner surface section is horizontal facing upward and the first inner surface section is inclined extending upward away from the second inner surface section.

11. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 10 , wherein

the lid is located inboard relative to the overhanging portion.

12. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 10 , wherein

the inboard panel of the storage compartment assembly has an upper end adjacent to the opening that includes a hinge attachment portion adjacent to the opening and an elongated support projection adjacent to and below the hinge attachment portion, and

the hinge mechanism is directly attached to the hinge attachment portion and extends in a direction parallel to the side wall with the storage compartment assembly in the installed orientation, and the lid contacts the elongated support projection in the open orientation such that the lid is supported by the elongated support projection.

13. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 10 , wherein

the second inner surface section includes at least one cup holder section, the cup holder section being horizontally oriented with the lid in the open orientation.

14. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 13 , wherein

the second inner surface section includes an embossed area that defines the at least one cup holder section.

15. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 10 , wherein

the lid being located inboard relative to the overhanging portion in both the open orientation and the closed orientation.

16. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 10 , wherein

the first portion of the storage compartment assembly has an upper end that includes at least one upwardly extending projection that extends upwardly to the overhanging portion within a space defined between the upper end of the side wall and the overhanging portion.

17. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 10 , wherein

the outboard panel includes at least one attachment structure located within the storage compartment that is directly fixedly attached to the side wall with the storage compartment assembly in the installed orientation.

18. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 17 , wherein

the lid includes a locking mechanism operable between a locking orientation and an unlocked orientation, with the lid in the closed orientation and the locking mechanism in the locking orientation, access to the at least one attachment structure is prevented.

19. The vehicle storage compartment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the lid includes a hinged protective cover proximate the locking mechanism movable between a covering orientation covering the locking mechanism and an uncovered orientation exposing the locking mechanism.