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AUTOMATIC HYDRAULIC JACK
R. Sudarsan1, Salin Sasankan2 and P. Nicholas Niranjan3
1,2,3
Student, Mechanical Department, GCEM, Karnataka, India.
Abstract—There are many types of jacks available in the
market to lift an automobile to access the underbelly of
the vehicle. However these jacks are too huge to carry
around or require the vehicle to be taken to some garage.
The dependency of an individual on garage or other
services increases. During emergencies or in places
where the probability of finding a service station is very
low such as hilly regions, rural areas, forest areas and
etc, it becomes extremely hard to replace a punctured
tire or temporarily fix a broken axle on one’s own. The
time taken for a support system to reach is tiresome. The
service provided in high demand areas such as hilly
regions or forests is also expensive. This project focuses
on helping individuals to change a punctured tire. As
most of the civilians out there are not trained to place a
mechanical jack properly and lift a car, this project helps
them to lift the vehicle in a push of a button.This
incorporated hydraulic jack helps the user to be self
dependent.
Index Terms—Automation, hydraulic jack, automobile,
jacks.
I. INTRODUCTION
The term Hydraulic stands for operations performed
using fluid. The selection of a fluid depends upon the
purpose of use. This project is focused on lifting the
automobile to a distance enough to change the tires
easily. The project consists of a hydraulic system,
power pack unit, actuators, valves and a reservoir tank.
The hydraulic system is incorporated in the
automobile itself. It is connected to the reservoir tank
using pressure lines. The reservoir tank holds the
viscous oil which flows to the hydraulic system when
it is actuated. The incorporated hydraulic jack reduces
the dependency on service stations to help us in
changing tires during an event of puncture. The system
is very compact and fit in the chassis itself. The pistons
protrude upon activation and help lift the automobile
over the ground level. The maximum weight of the
complete system i around 15kgs and pose a threat to
the mileage of the automobile. This may look like a
disadvantage but it helps us to save valuable time and
makes one self dependent. The system lets the user to
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handle the situation himself and thus giving them a
sense of satisfaction and oneness with their
automobile. This system is also helpful to elder people
and specially challenged person who can lift the
automobile using this system and easily remove the
damaged tire with help of a passerby. This project does
not add excessively to the total cost of the automobile
compared to the advantages it provides
II. LITRATURE REVIEW
2.1 Background
Systematic literature review of Automatic hydraulic
jack:
Automatic hydraulic jack for automobile.
2.2 Methods
 Searched from the following terms:
a. Jacks available in the market,
b. Different hydraulic jacks,
c. Automatic hydraulic jack.
 Limited literature review to:
a. 4 wheelers
b. Car type Sedan
c. Published in English language
 Not including articles unrelated to hydraulic
jacks.
 Yielded 2 unique results for in depth review (all
studies).
2.3 Results
 Automatic hydraulic jack for automobiles:
a. Design done in NX CAD
b. There is no imbalance in the vehicle due to the
system.
c. No hindrance in the road clearance.
2.4 Mechanism:
This project consists of hydraulic cylinders fit into the
vehicle chassis. The oil piping run through the chassis
itself to the reservoirs and the oil pump. The power
source for the pump to give force to oil is taken from
the automobile battery itself. The system is actuated
by pressing the button on the dashboard. When the
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button is pressed the power source from battery is

given to run the pump. The driver needs to operate the
vehicle by bringing it to neutral gear and accelerating
the vehicle gradually. The engine runs and charges the
batter which in turn runs the pump at a constant speed.
The oil is sucked by the pump from the reservoir and
channelled into the pressure lines at 5lpm. This flow is
directed to the cylinder and piston setup. The pressure
builds as the oil accumulates in the cylinders. Once
minimum pressure has been reached, further
accumulation of oil starts to push the piston outwards.
This piston goes downwards and pushes the vehicle
upwards after it contacts the ground. This setup can be
converted as individual actuation mechanism or over
all actuation mechanism. In overall actuation the oil
flows to all the 4 cylinders present at each wheel. The
time and energy taken to actuate all the 4 cylinders is Fig-1: The jack point provided in sedan class car
higher than the time taken to actuate particular
cylinder individually. Once the vehicle is lifted to the 3.1 Advantages
desired level the pump is shut down. The valves The system is compact; the moving parts of this
present help in holding the pressure in the cylinders. system are cooled by the oil used itself. Thus this
After the tires are replaced the engine is started. This project does not require any cooling arrangements.
time the rotation of pump is reversed using an idle gear Manual power not required & repairing
mechanism and oil flow is reversed. The oil from the and replacement of parts is easy. There is no
cylinders flows back to the reservoir through the requirement of manual labour other than for changing
pump. The engine is shut off after complete retraction the tyre.
of the pistons. The process is completed now.

III. PROCEDURE
The setup has 4 cylinder- pistons setup with sealants,
pressure oil piping, a 5lpm oil pump, a reservoir to
store the oil for hydraulic actuation. The energy
required by the pump to run at constant rpm is
produced by the automobile battery. The automobile
is made to run at Neutral gear to supply power to the
battery through dynamo. This power is utilised by the
pump for the actuation of the hydraulic systems. The
time required for the piston to lift the automobile
depends upon the ground clearance provided by the
manufacturer of the automobile. Considering ALTO
800 as an example, it has a ground clearance of about
160mm. The distance travelled by the piston from the
chassis level is equal to 160mm. The full loaded Fig-2: The distance present above the jack point and
velocity of 1m/sec. Then the total time taken will be into the automobile shell that is hollow.
16secs. The total operation will be under 1minute and
may vary depending on the load put on the vehicle.

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IV. CONCLUSION
This paper concludes that automatic hydraulic jack is
an additional benefit to the automobile as it reduces
the dependency of the owner on external support
system. It also helps the elderly men and women,
female drivers, and etc, the project does not hinder
with the stability of the vehicle or defer the
performance of the engine.
AKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The design concept for Automatic hydraulic jack was
initiated during watching the working of a bull dozer.
The bull dozer uses the hind hydraulic systems to lift
Fig-3: The design showing the placement of cylinder-
the rear wheels in order to avoid excess load falling on
pistons in the chassis shown in red.
them during operations. This idea helps people save
time and be elf dependent.

REFERENCES
[1] https://www.google.com/patents/US2449296
[2] https://www.google.com/patents/US2194594
[3] 2017 IJEDR | Volume 5, Issue 2 | ISSN: 2321-
9939
[4] International Journal Of Scientific &
Technology Research Volume 5, Issue 08,
August 2016

Biographies
Student, R. Sudarsan
Mechanical Department,pursuing
Fig-4: The enlarged section sowing the cylinder-piston B.E Gopalan College of
with inlet cum outlet port for oil. Engineering and Management,
Karnataka, India.
Student, Salin Sasankan,
Mechanical Department,pursuing
B.E in Gopalan College of
Engineering and Management,
Karnataka, India
Student, P. Nicholas Niranjan
MechanicalDepartment,pursuing
B.E Gopalan College of
Engineering and Management,
Karnataka, India

Fig-5: A bent jack point due to misplaced jack

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