Sill arrangement for a vehicle

DRIVE August 31, 2005

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The present invention relates to a sill arrangement (10) for increasing the entrance and exit area of a vehicle. The sill arrangement comprises a sill (13) which is pivotably arranged between a first upper (A) and a second lower (B) end position. The sill (13) comprises at least a first (17) and a second (18) part. In the first position (A) of the sill (13) the first part (17) constitutes an interior wall of the sill (13) located inside the vehicle compartment and the second part (18) then constitutes an uppermost sill end which adjoins a door (12) of the vehicle in a closed position thereof. In the second position (B) of the sill (13) the first part (17) constitutes the uppermost part of the sill (13) and the second part (18) constitutes an exterior member of the sill (13) so that the pivot motion is such that the height of the uppermost part of the sill (13) in the second position (B) is lower than the height of the uppermost part of the sill (13) in the first position (A).