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Vehicle armor

US8413567B2 · kind B2 · utility

60Cited by

20References

24Claims

0Family size

Assignee

International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC · US

Inventors

Regis Luther · Naperville, US
Walter John Budd · Rochester, US
Louis Caballero · Saline, US
David M. Gerst · Clarkston, US
Craig Alan Newman · East Lansing, US
Mike Kochman · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 2011
Grant date	Apr 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 18, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41H7/044
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The disclosed vehicle armor includes a first layer forming an interior bottom surface of the cabin and comprised of a high-strength metal material, a second layer forming an exterior bottom surface of the cabin and comprised of a high-strength metal material, and, a middle layer sandwiched between the first and second layers and comprised of a polymer material. The underbelly device is configured having a plurality of high areas and low areas creating deflection faces and separation distances between an interior of the cabin and an exterior threat. A second, multi-layer composite structure, forming an interior floor of the cabin, may be incorporated as a fragmentation penetration barrier.

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