Future Ford Vehicles Could Get Modular Table Assembly

Ford Motor Company has filed a patent for a modular table assembly that may be used in future Ford vehicles, Ford Authority has learned.

The patent was filed on September 9^th, 2022, published on March 14^th, 2024, and assigned serial number 0083320.

The Ford Authority Take

In recent months, Ford has filed a number of patents that aim to add work surfaces to the interiors of future models, including ideas for a seat-mounted work surface, a deployable vehicle desk, and console table assemblies. FoMoCo has also launched similar products already in actual production vehicles – a flat-folding steering wheel desk of sorts in the new Ford Transit Custom, as well as the Interior Work Surface feature that debuted in the 2021 Ford F-150. Now, this newly filed patent introduces yet another, similar idea – this time, for a modular table assembly that may be used in future Ford vehicles, too.

What’s particularly interesting about this patent is the fact that such a table would be very much modular, and could presumably be used for many different tasks. That includes using it as a desk for work, a place to set one’s lunch, organize items, or set an electronic device such as a phone or tablet on for the purpose of watching videos. In this case, the modular table assembly could attach to the vehicle’s steering wheel, or even fold out into a full-blown table that could be placed just about anywhere one desires – such as outside when camping.

This particular idea certainly seems like a good one, as there are times when vehicle users could find a portable, built-in table to be quite useful. That – coupled with Ford’s desire to transform its future models into more work-friendly vessels – seems to make it more likely that we may see something like this eventually come to fruition, too.

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