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Gestamp Palau, S.a.

Gestamp Levante, S.a.

Gestamp Aveiro - Indústria De Accesórios De Automóveis, S.a.

Gestamp Nitra, S.r.o.

Unai Lopategi Sanz

Amine Mermitte

Quentin Benjamin Giraud Du Poyet

Victor Nicolas Simon Limousin

Yoann Aurélien Rullaud

Victor Nicolas Limousin

Method of manufacturing a metal structural component (E) for a vehicle, comprising the steps of a) providing a planar blank (B); b) cutting out the blank (B) to create an opening (A) having a first portion (Q) and wherein the first portion (Q) of the opening A) has a second length (lt) in a first transverse direction (T); c) welding a patch (P) to the blank (B) so as to cover the opening (A), the patch (P) being made of the metal having greater ductility than the material of the blank (B); d) stamping the assembly formed by the blank (B) and the patch (P) to obtain the component (E).

Metal structural component comprising a higher-ductility patch and method of manufacture thereof

Rocker structure (R-R) for a vehicle comprising a first steel profile () and a second steel profile () having the longitudinal direction (L) of the vehicle so that a channel (CH) is defined therebetween, the first and second profiles() comprising a vertical central section (), the rocker structure (R-R) comprising a first impact absorption element () arranged in the channel (CH), wherein the first impact absorption element () is a closed steel profile wherein an upper lobe () and a lower lobe () joined by a central joining section () are defined, the upper lobe () being located closer to the upper joining flanges (), the lower lobe () closer to the lower joining flanges (). The invention also relates to a method for obtaining the rocker structure and to vehicles provided with the inventive rocker structure.

Rocker structure for a vehicle and method for obtaining thereof

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