Patent ID: 11964696
Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A structural frame for a body of a motor vehicle, the structural frame defining, at least in part, an occupant compartment of the motor vehicle, the structural frame comprising a pair of spaced pillars joined together at an upper region of each pillar to a roof crossmember and further joined together at respective points below the roof crossmember to a structural cross-brace, wherein the structural cross-brace is further arranged to support a pair of spaced apart vehicle suspension connectors, and wherein the structural cross-brace projects from the pillars beyond the vehicle suspension connectors so that space in the occupant compartment between the pillars is substantially unobstructed by the structural cross-brace and at least a portion of the structural cross-brace is accommodated within the occupant compartment, the structural frame further comprising one or more frame struts joining the structural cross-brace to the roof crossmember, wherein the structural cross-brace comprises a cross-member and a pair of arms which extend from the cross-member and secure the structural cross-brace to the pillars, the arms extending forwardly from the pillars such that the space between the pillars is unobstructed by the cross-member, the arms extending in a linear direction substantially parallel to one another and the cross-member being bowed such that the structural cross-brace forms a U-shape in plan, and wherein each arm of the structural cross-brace is attached or attachable to a respective one of the vehicle suspension connectors.