Abstract: The invention relates to a protection module for protecting a pedestrian in the event of an impact between the front face of said vehicle and said pedestrian, said vehicle having a bumper and said protection module comprising an inflatable structure which, in a rest position, is integrated in the front face of said vehicle or in the rear part of the hood of said vehicle at the corner of the windscreen and which, in a protection position, is deployed outwards from the front face or from the rear part of the hood at the corner of the windscreen, said protection module further having a gas-generating device for inflating said inflatable structure characterized in that said inflatable structure is integrated in the front face of said vehicle or in the rear part of the hood at the corner of the windscreen, is deployed outwards from the front face or from the rear part of the hood at the corner of the windscreen, said protection module further comprising a gas-generating device for inflating said inflatable structu

Abstract: Method for welding coated sheets with a laser beam in which an energy beam is directed on a welding zone of the sheets and is adapted to drive the coating steam vapor outward. The invention is particularly applicable in the field of vehicle manufacturing.