Patent ID: 8002339

Claim:
A side sill of a vehicle, comprising: an outer shell, an inner shell coupled to the outer shell, a space located between the outer shell and the inner shell and adapted to receive a roll profile, wherein the inner and outer shells are, after being coupled to each other, adapted to receive the roll profile into the space after body frame work for the vehicle is substantially completed, and the side sill further comprising: a convex portion of a cross-section of the roll profile located on the roll profile such that the convex portion faces the inner shell when the roll profile is inserted in the space between the inner and outer shells, and a profile member, wherein the profile member is adapted to lie proximally to the inner shell in the space between the inner and outer shells, and wherein a cross-section of the profile member comprises a concave portion located on the inner shell such that the concave portion faces the convex portion of the roll profile when the roll profile is inserted in the space between the inner and outer shells.