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(43) Date of publication: 20.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/51 (21) Application number: 22704013.6 (22) Date of filing: 07.02.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F02N 11/04(2006.01) F02D 41/00(2006.01) F02N 19/00(2010.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F02N 2019/007; F02N 19/005; F02N 11/04; F02N 2300/304; F02D 2041/0092; F02D 2250/06 (86) International application number: PCT/IN2022/050098 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/172287 (18.08.2022 Gazette 2022/33)

(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: 12.02.2021 IN 202141006131 (71) Applicant: TVS Motor Company Limited Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu (IN)

(72) Inventors: MURUGESAN, Manickam Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu (IN) SHUNMUGASUNDARAM, Palani Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu (IN) VAIDYANATHAN, Balaji Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu (IN) ARUNKUMAR, Praveenkumar Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu (IN) KRISHNAKUMAR, Naveen Natarajan Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu (IN) (74) Representative: Tobiasz-Dumania, Katarzyna et al Baker & McKenzie Krzyzowski i Wspolnicy sp. k. Rondo ONZ 1 00-124 Warszawa 00-124 Warszawa (PL)