The invention relates to a roll cage 10 for a vehicle, the roll cage comprising: a front canopy 12A comprising A-pillars 14A; a centre canopy 12B comprising B-pillars 14B; and a rear canopy 12C comprising C-pillars 14C; wherein a front door opening 18 is defined on each side of the roll cage between the A-pillars and the B-pillars, and a rear door opening 20 is defined on each side of the roll cage between the B-pillars and the C-pillars, and wherein the centre canopy comprises a centre roof crossmember extending between the B-pillars, and wherein the roll cage further comprises a central support 60 extending downward from the centre roof crossmember to reinforce the centre canopy. The B-pillars may be inseparably fixed in relation to the centre roof crossmember such as by welding. The central support may comprise at least two central posts (62, figure 3) between which a lateral brace (64) extends. At least part of each B-pillar may be located forward of the centre roof crossmember to increase the size of each rear door opening, with the central support intended to retain structural integrity of the roll cage.
Roll cage
2025-04-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |