Abstract: An ashtray, particularly for automotive vehicles, includes a receiving frame which can be fastened in a wall recess, a receiving housing pivotably connected to the frame, and an ashtray insert removably arranged in the housing. The ashtray insert is mounted in the receiving housing in such a manner that it can be lifted toward an opening between the frame and the housing by an actuating element such as a spring-steel strip. A detent spring includes a detent projection which releasably holds the insert within the housing and a deceleration projection which prevents the insert from being ejected when it is released.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control unit which comprises one or more switches and is capable of integration into a trim component installed inside the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The control unit is designed in such a manner that, after fitting the trim which accommodates it, a baseplate can be fixed to the trim, the baseplate accommodating the bases of all the control elements intended for the control unit.

Abstract: A glove compartment for motor vehicles which is adapted to be closed, preferably by a cover arranged in the instrument panel, and which is formed by a housing retained within the area of the instrument panel; the housing is provided with at least one circumferential weakening line which effects a reduction of the depth of the housing in case of a force interaction on the glove compartment directed opposite to the driving direction.