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A lid mechanism includes a divided lid for closing an opening extending in a longitudinal direction in a closed position, and a lid operating mechanism disposed below the opening closed by the divided lid. The divided lid has at least a front lid for closing a front part of the opening in the closed

A lid mechanism includes a divided lid for closing an opening extending in a longitudinal direction in a closed position, and a lid operating mechanism disposed below the opening closed by the divided lid. The divided lid has at least a front lid for closing a front part of the opening in the closed position and a rear lid for closing a rear part of the opening in the closed position. With the lid operating mechanism, the front lid in the closed position slides from a front part side to a rear part side and enters below the rear lid in the closed position in an overlapped state. Then, the front lid moves downwardly together with the rear lid in the overlapped state while a front end of the front lid faces upwardly.

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What is claimed is: 1. A lid mechanism comprising: a divided lid for closing an opening of a storage body at a closed position, said divided lid having at least a front lid for closing a front part of the opening and a rear lid for closing a rear part of the opening, and a lid operating mechanism a

What is claimed is: 1. A lid mechanism comprising: a divided lid for closing an opening of a storage body at a closed position, said divided lid having at least a front lid for closing a front part of the opening and a rear lid for closing a rear part of the opening, and a lid operating mechanism attached to the divided lid for moving the divided lid such that the front lid in the closed position moves from a front side of the opening to a rear side of the opening beneath the rear lid situated at the closed position and then moves downwardly together with the rear lid in an overlapped state. 2. A lid mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a moving device for releasing the rear lid from the closed position and moving the rear lid downwardly together with the front lid when the front lid moves to the rear side of the opening, and a returning device for moving the rear lid upwardly to the closed position when the front lid which was completely opened moves back to the closed position. 3. A lid mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said operating mechanism includes a supporting device for supporting the front lid, a first cam groove, a second cam groove situated adjacent to the first cam groove, a catch cavity situated adjacent to the first cam groove and having a cavity entrance facing downwardly, and a support cam wall situated behind the second cam groove and having a wall surface facing forward. 4. A lid mechanism according to claim 3, wherein said front lid includes a first bracket part, a front trace pin formed on the first bracket part and guided by the first cam groove, and a rear trace pin formed on the first bracket part with a distance from the front trace pin and guided by the first cam groove so that after the front lid in the closed position moves from the front side of the opening to the rear side of the opening beneath the rear lid situated at the closed position, the front lid rotates around the rear trace pin and moves downwardly with the front end thereof facing upwardly. 5. A lid mechanism according to claim 4, wherein said rear lid includes a second bracket part, and a trace pin formed on the second bracket part and guided by the second cam groove so that the rear lid moves downwardly while rotating upwardly around the trace pin and a front end thereof facing upwardly. 6. A lid mechanism according to claim 5, wherein said rear lid further includes a rotating body rotatably disposed with the trace pin and having a posture control pin on a free end thereof facing a rear side when the rear lid is situated in the closed position, a link pin disposed at a position further back from the trace pin when the rear lid is situated in the closed position, and a forcing device disposed between the second bracket part and the rotating body for always urging the posture control pin and the link pin to move away from each other so that the link pin enters the catch cavity from beneath and the posture control pin is pushed against the support cam wall by the forcing device when the rear lid is situated in the closed position. 7. A lid mechanism according to claim 6, wherein said front lid further includes a release cavity in the first bracket part for allowing the link pin to enter the catch cavity from behind when the front lid enters beneath the rear lid situated in the closed position, said release cavity allowing the link pin to escape from the catch cavity when the front lid moves downwardly. 8. A lid mechanism according to claim 7, wherein said first cam groove includes a longitudinal groove part extending in a longitudinal direction and a vertical groove part extending downwardly from a rear end of the longitudinal groove part, said second cam groove extending along the vertical groove part of the first cam groove and having an upper groove end situated at a level substantially same as that of a rear end of the longitudinal groove part, said trace pin being situated at the upper groove end of the second cam groove when the rear lid is situated in the closed position, said rear trace pin being situated at the rear end of the longitudinal groove part when the link pin enters the release cavity. 9. A lid mechanism according to claim 7, wherein said first bracket part includes a hook cavity opened downwardly and situated further back from the rear trace pin when the front lid is situated in the closed position, said rotating body having a return operation pin below a rotating shaft thereof when the rear lid is situated in the closed position, said return operation pin entering the hook cavity from a front side when the front lid and the rear lid rotate upwardly and move downwardly together. 10. A lid mechanism according to claim 7, wherein said supporting device includes a drive force transmission arm having a follower end connected to the first bracket part and a driving end so that a distance between the follower end and the driving end changes when the front lid moves, said drive force transmission arm being moved by a motor to move the front lid. 11. A lid mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said divided lid further includes at least one intermediate lid disposed between the front lid and the rear lid for closing the opening at the closed position together with the front lid and the rear lid, said intermediate lid having a front coupled part at a front end thereof for engaging from behind a coupling part of the front lid situated ahead of the intermediate lid when the front lid moves forward, and a rear coupled part at a rear end thereof for engaging from front the coupling part of the rear lid situated behind the intermediate lid when the intermediate lid moves backward. 12. A center console box comprising the lid mechanism according to claim 1 and the opening closed by the divided lid.