MUMBAI, India, Aug. 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202331054684 A) filed by Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, on Aug. 14, 2023, for 'a mechanism for accessing a flexible hose for re-fuelling a fuel tank of a vehicle.'
Inventor(s) include Garav Vikram Singh; George Ayathamattam Joseph; and Vivek Balasubramani.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 1, under issue no. 31/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure discloses a mechanism (100) for accessing a flexible hose (5) for re-fuelling a fuel tank (1). The mechanism includes a frame (2) to receive the flexible hose (5). An arm (3) is pivotally connected to an end of the frame (2) and pivotally displaces between a retracted condition (RC) and an operated condition (OC). At least one actuator (4) is connected to the arm (3) and selectively operates the arm (3) between the retracted and the operated condition for accessing the flexible hose (5). A control unit (CU) is communicatively coupled to the at least one actuator (4) to selectively actuate the arm (3) between the retracted and the operated condition. This configuration enables the flexible hose to be selectively located at a suitable height above the ground level upon requirement of re-fuelling the fuel tank, thereby facilitating easy and safe refuelling of the vehicle."
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