Patent ID: 8746786

Claim:
A sill arrangement of a body for a motor vehicle, comprising: a sill outer plate having a first longitudinal length; a sill inner plate having a second longitudinal length; a flange configured to connect the sill inner plate and the sill outer plate, the flange extending essentially in a sill longitudinal direction; and a side wall outer plate is at least regionally fastened to a lower side of the sill outer plate at a distance from the flange, the side wall outer plate having a third longitudinal length, wherein the third longitudinal length and the second longitudinal length are longer than the first longitudinal length such that the flange and the sill outer plate terminate in the sill longitudinal direction at a position less than that of the sill inner plate and side outer wall plate, and wherein the side wall outer plate includes a depression portion and a flattened portion extending from the depression portion in a forward longitudinal direction to receive a terminus part, wherein the side wall outer plate includes a side wall, a floor section, and a side face, and wherein the floor section forms a V-shaped undercut in the depression portion that transitions into a generally flat base in the flattened portion.