Ford has filed a patent utility for an “articulated show” mounting that will let touchscreens swivel backward and forward.

Printed on america Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on Sep. 26, the patent utility particulars using a ball joint hooked up to the again of a display screen that will permit it to maneuver. A locking pin would maintain the display screen in place as soon as it is set on the desired angle.

Any such mounting can be used with a freestanding display screen, which is already changing into modern in new vehicles. With no different attachment level apart from the cylindrical mount, the display screen could possibly be rotated from a portrait to panorama orientation like an enormous smartphone, one thing that is already doable within the Fisker Ocean.

Ford does not go into element about doable makes use of for this design, however it is sensible alongside different latest patent filings from the automaker.

Ford swiveling show patent picture

In latest months, Ford filed a sequence of patent functions for reconfigurable inside options, together with swivel seating, a retracting steering wheel, and an in-cab work station. Different functions filed earlier within the 12 months cowl a dashboard desk and and lay-down entrance seats.

None of those options are assured to succeed in manufacturing, but when Ford is contemplating making interiors that may be reconfigured into work stations or hangout spots, a movable display screen would add much more flexibility. All of those options would even be a logical extension from the fold-flat seats and foldable shifter already out there on the F-150.

Talking of pickup vehicles, Ford is planning to launch a new electrical pickup code-named T3 in 2025. Ford CEO Jim Farley has known as the T3 the “Millennium Falcon of vehicles,” so it looks as if pretty much as good an utility as any for brand new inside options.