Abstract: A storage compartment assembly has a first storage compartment having a housing and an opening, an internal compartment arranged in the first storage compartment and having an access face, the internal compartment being mounted on the housing of the first storage compartment so as to be pivotable between a closed position in which the access face is unaccessible and an open position accessible via the opening of the first storage compartment, a lever mechanism, and a guide track means having a control curve, the lever mechanism and the guide track being formed so to couple the cover, the internal compartment and the housing so that when the first compartment is closed, the internal compartment is likewise pivoted from the open position into the closed position.