We claim:
1. A body frame (200) of a vehicle, the body frame (200) comprising:
at least one longitudinal member (1, 2) extending in a lengthwise direction
(3) of the vehicle;
5 a bracket (4) coupled to the at least one longitudinal member (1, 2), the
bracket (4) configured to support at least a portion of a suspension system of
the vehicle; and
a reinforcement structure (100) coupled to and housed within the at least
one longitudinal member (1, 2), the reinforcement structure (100) comprising:
10 a body (6) defined by a plurality of walls (7), the plurality of walls
(7) extending adjacent to each other to define an enclosure (8); and
one or more flanges (9a, 9b) extending from the body (6), the one or
more flanges (9a, 9b) configured to be coupled to a floor of the vehicle.
2. The body frame (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the longitudinal member
15 (1, 2) is a substantially U-shaped member, and wherein at least a portion of the
reinforcement structure (100) is housed within a channel (5) defined by the
substantially U-shaped member.
3. The body frame (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body (6) is defined
20 with one or more aperture (10a, 10b), the one or more aperture (10a, 10b)
defined on at least one of the plurality of walls (7), and wherein the one or more
aperture (10a, 10b) is defined with a bead (11) along the circumference therein.
4. The body frame (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a crest portion (12) of the
25 reinforcement structure (100) is coupled to a base (13) of the at least one
longitudinal member (1, 2).
5. The body frame (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality
of walls (7a, 7c) are coupled to side walls (14a, 14b) of the at least one
30 longitudinal member (1, 2) and wherein the one or more flanges (9a, 9b) is
configured to be fastened to the floor of the vehicle.
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6. The body frame (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more flanges
(9a, 9b) extend from a pair of walls (7b, 7d) of the plurality of walls (7), and
wherein the one or more flanges (9a, 9b) extend outwardly and inclined relative
5 to the plurality of walls (7).
7. The body frame (200) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body (6) of the
reinforcement structure (100) is hollow and is at least one of substantially
conical shaped and pyramidal shaped.
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8. The body frame (200) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the body (6) of the
reinforcement structure (100) is shaped in the form of a frustrum of a pyramid.
9. A reinforcement structure (100) for a body frame (200) of a vehicle, the
15 reinforcement structure (100) comprising:
a body (6) defined by a plurality of walls (7), the plurality of walls (7)
extending adjacent to each other to define an enclosure (8); and
one or more flanges (9a, 9b) extending from the body (6), the one or more
flanges (9a, 9b) configured to be coupled to a floor of the vehicle.
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10. The reinforcement structure (100) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the
reinforcement structure (100) is configured to be coupled to and housed within
a longitudinal member (1, 2) of the body frame (200) of the vehicle.