The present disclosure relates to bumper beams having a closed cross-section, the closed cross-section being formed by one or more metal plates. The metal plates comprise a plurality of holes and a plurality of projections, wherein the projections engage w...

The weld joint is of two sheets, the second sheet (12) of which has a number of through insertion slots. The first sheet (10) has tabs on its angled edge (11) which extend through the slots and below the edge structure (20). After welding to the edge struc...

The first panel has an angled edge (11), which engages on a second panel with edge structure (20). The second panel (12) has passage slots (13), and the first panel (10) has webs (14) on its edge, which pass through the slots. The webs are angled and are j...