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(43) Date of publication: 24.05.2023 Bulletin 2023/21 (21) Application number: 21758800.3 (22) Date of filing: 15.07.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60T 8/17(2006.01) B60T 8/32(2006.01) B60T 8/26(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B60T 8/1706; B60T 8/261; B60T 8/3225 (86) International application number: PCT/IN2021/050685 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/013892 (20.01.2022 Gazette 2022/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 16.07.2020 IN 202041030385 (71) Applicant: TVS Motor Company Limited 600006 Chennai (IN)

(72) Inventors: SHANMUGAM, Mohan Chennai, 600006 (IN) PRAVEEN KUMAR, Sharma Chennai, 600006 (IN) NATARAJAN KRISHNAKUMAR, Naveen Chennai, 600006 (IN) GOVINDAN, Venkatesh Chennai, 600006 (IN) WINNEY, Kakkanattu Mathews Chennai, 600006 (IN) THIYAGARAJAN, Sudhaharan Chennai, 600006 (IN) (74) Representative: Patentanwaltskanzlei Matschnig & Forsthuber OG  Biberstraße 22 Postfach 36 1010 Wien 1010 Wien (AT)