The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electrical pickup truck might get a tailgating setup for its “Mega Energy Frunk,” in response to a patent software printed in October.
First noticed by The Drive, the patent particulars an built-in desk and stereo system, letting homeowners transfer tailgating from the again of the truck to the entrance. It additionally makes most use of the frunk, which, as Ford detailed in a press launch earlier this month, is extra than simply house left over.
The frunk has 14.1 cubic ft of house, a 400-pound payload, and may provide 2.4 kw of energy for the whole lot from instruments to televisions. One attainable use for that energy is a pair of Bluetooth audio system, which, in response to patent photographs, would stow in an area underneath the frunk ground and can be managed by a built-in panel.
Ford F-150 Lightning tailgating setup patent picture
Patent photographs additionally present a desk designed within the form of the frunk for handy stowage. It folds out when wanted, and has built-in cupholders.
To make sure homeowners do not lose monitor of battery cost, the patent photographs present a show positioned within the frunk above one of many headlights. Photographs additionally present a further cost port within the frunk, though it is unclear what it will be used for. The Lightning’s fundamental cost port is already positioned close by on the entrance fender, in any case.
Ford hasn’t mentioned plans to to place this tailgating setup into manufacturing, and, as with all patents, there isn’t any assure it ever will. Automakers usually patent options even with out agency plans to make use of them in manufacturing autos. The Lightning itself is scheduled to reach at dealerships in the summertime of 2022.
