Extendable armor
US5576508A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41H5/013
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle's armor assembly has a track on the vehicle's exterior, a pair of arriers translatable along the track, and a rotatable threaded rod for effecting relative axial motion of the carriers along the track. Arms of unequal length pivot on the carriers, the longer arm having a more elongate slot than does the shorter arm. A pin closely fits the slots and connects the arms at their intersection so that the arms are translatable and rotatable relative to the pin. The armor assembly has an armor plate or like element to which is fixed a pair of hinge elements, and the hinge elements have rotational connections to the arms. The carriers, arms and hinges act in concert to move the armor element from a retracted position to a deployed position. The retracted position is near the exterior zone and is parallel thereto, whereas the deployed position is remote from the exterior zone and oblique thereto.
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