Patent ID: 8668250

Claim:
A side structure of a, comprising: a frame including a front pillar and a center pillar; a plurality of mounting connections for a plurality of door hinges arranged on the front pillar and the center pillar; a first reinforcement structure having a contour adapted to be affixed to the inner surface of the front pillar; and a second reinforcement structure having a contour adapted to be affixed to the inner surface of the center pillar; wherein the frame extends from a windshield region to a rear fender region and is a single piece having a thickness of approximately 1.3 millimeters; wherein said first and second reinforcement structures comprise a fiber composite material comprising a plastic compound with a filling degree of approximately 40% by volume to approximately 90% by volume of fiber material; and wherein the first and second reinforcement structures have a thickness of about 1.3 millimeters.