Vehicle protection system
US7866250B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41H5/026
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A protection system features a flexible packaged net with perimeter weighting housed in a deployment box releasably attached to a vehicle. One deployment subsystem includes an airbag packaged in the deployment box behind the net. A sensor subsystem detects an incoming threat and a fire control subsystem is responsive to the sensor subsystem and is configured to activate the deployment subsystem to inflate the airbag and deploy the net in the trajectory path of the incoming threat.
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