Patent ID: 7594691

Claim:
A vehicle ( 2 ), comprising: two side sill arrangements ( 8 ); two B-pillars ( 10 ) extending into the side-sill arrangements ( 8 ); a transverse reinforcement ( 16 ) extending above the side-sill arrangements ( 8 ) and adjacent to a lower end of the B-pillars ( 10 ) in a direction transverse to the vehicle; and a plate-like impact element ( 22 ), arranged in a direction longitudinal to the vehicle and substantially upright, the plate-like impact element ( 22 ) having an inside ( 29 ) that is connected to a side outer end ( 28 ) of the transverse reinforcement ( 16 ); wherein the transverse reinforcement ( 16 ) extends between the two B-pillars ( 10 ) and the two side-sill arrangements ( 8 ) of the vehicle and is provided on both sides of the vehicle with an impact element ( 22 ).