MUMBAI, India, Aug. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202421012367 A) filed by Mahindra Electric Automobile Limited, Maharashtra, on Feb. 21, 2024, for 'a reinforcement structure for a wheelhouse assembly of a vehicle.'

Inventor(s) include Mohan Aravind; Vellandi Vikraman; Prasadbabu Namani; Mahalingam Vigneshvaran; and Nagarajan Mohanraj.

The application for the patent was published on Aug. 22, under issue no. 34/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to a envisages a reinforcement structure for a wheelhouse assembly of a vehicle. The wheelhouse assembly comprises a first convex portion and a second convex portion, joined together to form a housing for a wheel. The reinforcement structure being configured to be mounted to an operative surface of the wheelhouse assembly. The reinforcement structure comprises: a first panel, mounted to an operative surface of the first convex portion; a second panel, mounted to an operative surface of the second convex portion; and an opening defined by joining an operative portion of the first cut-out and the second cut-out to form the reinforcement structure, the opening is configured to receive a fueling plug therein in an operative configuration of the structure. Advantageously, the structure provides enhanced packaging efficiency."

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