Patent ID: 8651562

Claim:
B-pillar reinforcement of a motor vehicle comprising an upper region for joining the B-pillar reinforcement to a roof region of the motor vehicle and a lower region for joining the B-pillar reinforcement to a floor support of the motor vehicle, the B-pillar reinforcement comprises at least one hollow profile made of metal, and the hollow profile forms the upper and lower regions of the B-pillar reinforcement, wherein the hollow profile has a substantially trapezoidal cross-sectional surface in one of the upper and lower regions and has a partly U-shaped cross-sectional surface in the other region, wherein changing the cross-sectional surface from a substantially trapezoidal shape to a U-shape is achieved in that at least a side of the hollow profile facing the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle has a cross-sectional shape which varies in a longitudinal direction of the hollow profile.