3 WHEELER

By Manjunath. N (11A437)

INTRODUCTION
Auto rickshaw manufacturers in India include TVS Motors, Kumar Motors, Kerala Automobiles Limited, Force Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Piaggio Ape and Bajaj Auto. There are two types of auto rickshaws in India. In older versions the engines were situated below the driver's seat, while in newer versions engines are located in the rear. They normally run on petrol, CNG and diesel. The seating capacity of a normal rickshaw is four, including the driver's seat. Six-seater rickshaws exist in different parts of the country

TVS HISTORY
TVS was established by Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundaram Iyengar. He began with Madurai's first bus service in 1911 and founded T.V.Sundaram Iyengar and Sons Limited, a company that consolidated its presence in the transportation business with a large fleet of trucks and buses under the name of Southern Roadways Limited. When he died in 1955 his sons took the company ahead with several forays in the automobile sector, including finance, insurance, manufacture of two-wheelers, tyres and components.

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The group has managed to run 33 companies that account for a combined turnover of nearly $3 billion. Sundaram Clayton, then the flagship company, was founded in 1962 in collaboration with Clayton Dewandre Holdings, United Kingdom. It manufactured brakes, exhausts, compressors and various other automotive parts. The company set up a plant at Hosur in 1978 to manufacture mopeds as part of a new division.

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A technical collaboration with the Japanese auto giant resulted in the joint-venture Ind Suzuki Limited in 1982 between Sundaram Clayton Ltd and Suzuki Motor Corporation. Commercial production of motorcycles began in 1984. TVS Motor Company announced its foray into the three-wheeler market with TVS King, on December 2008. 3 wheeler manufacturing plant is located in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.

TVS 3 wheeler model

TVS King (Petrol) TVS King (CNG)

ENGINE Type Displacement Maximum power Maximum torque Bore X Stroke Compression ratio Starting Ignition Fuel feed system Lubrication 4 stroke single cylinder, forced air cooled, spark ignition (SI) Engine 199.26 cc 5.5 + 0.3 kw / (7.37 bhp) 5000 + 300 rpm 12.9 + 0.6 Nm 3250 + 300 rpm 62 mm X 66 mm 9.6 + 0.3:1 Electric & Hand Start High Energy Inductive Ignition Side draft carburetor-intake and exhaust controlled by valve mechanism Positive displacement type oil pump mounted on an oil stump

TRANSMISSION Transmission 4 forward and 1 reverse speed, constant mesh, fork & cam type shift mechanism

CHASSIS Type Semi Monocoque

SUSPENSION
Front & Rear Trailing arm type, constant rate coil spring with co-axial hydraulic damper

BRAKES Front & Rear Drum, Hydraulic

WHEELS & TYRES Rim size- Front & rear Drum, Hydraulic Tyre size- Front & rear 4.00-8,6 PR

DIMENSIONS
Length Width Height Ground Clearance Wheel Base Wheel track Kerb weight FUEL TANK CAPACITY 2645 mm 1330 mm 1740 mm 165 mm 1985 mm 1150mm 385Kg CNG 28 litres water equivalent Petrol 2.7 litres

 TVS planning to establish the new variant TVS King DS (Diesel). Greaves Automotive Engines are going to supply the engine for that variant. By this customer vehicle can get more Kmpl.

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