Lightweight method of construction for ribbed applique armor
US4036104A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41H7/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
It is known to equip military vehicles with acutely angled louvers or slats ounted outboard of the vehicle walls to intercept enemy projectiles before such projectiles reach the vehicle; the louvers are desirably formed of hardened material to exert a fragmentization force on the projectiles. Under the present invention the louvers are specially connected and mounted to reduce weight without sacrificing ballistic effectiveness.
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