Armor and a method of manufacturing it
US4665794A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1983 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S428/911
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An armour plate (1) comprises cavities (2), which are arranged with a plurality of packing bodies (3) in an irregular or regular shape relative to each other. The packing bodies are hollow-bodied, preferably spherical or tubular, and consist of a non-metallic material, preferably glass or ceramic. The interspaces between the packing bodies are filled out with a plastics, preferably a foam made for example of polyurethane.
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