System and method for armoring vehicles using a hull having a blast vent
US8662227B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A23/42
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A modular, wheeled vehicle suitable for military use, includes a driver module having a width for seating one person and having length for seating a second (and optional third) person therebehind, and an engine module disposed behind the driver module containing an engine for powering the modular vehicle. The engine module has a rear surface adapted to receive a storage module. The driver module and the engine module form a central element having a pair of sides, a bottom, and a top. The central element is adapted to receive the modules on both of the central element sides. The central element has air inlet for personnel and for the engine disposed atop the central element. The bottom of the central element and troop side pods generally are V-shaped with slanted, upward extending sides.
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