SYSTEME DE PROTECTION ANTICAPOTAGE OU CONTRE LES TONNEAUX

The invention relates to a rollover protection system for a vehicle having a cross-member 2 which extends between two fastening brackets 4, 5. In order to provide a stable cross-member, which cross-member can be produced inexpensively, the cross-member comprises a front 18 and rear 19 beam which are configured as separate parts. The rear beam may be reinforced with respect to the front beam, where the reinforcement comprises a reinforcing plate and/or reinforcing profile (31-34, figure 4) which extends along the cross-member in such a way that an interface between the fastening bracket and cross-member is covered by the plate and/or profile. Two rollover bodies or bars 8, 9 may be pivoted out or extended between the two beams from a rest position (figure 8) into a rollover protection position. The two beams may be connected to one another in the centre at the bottom and/or the top by means of a reinforcing plate (36), and the beams may be configured as hollow profiles (figures 34-38). The invention is particularly intended for providing rollover protection in an open cabriolet vehicle.