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Vehicle with structural vent channels for blast energy and debris dissipation

US9010232B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 2013
Grant dateApr 21, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41H7/042
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes one or more structural vent channels for blast energy and gas and debris dissipation. The structural enclosure of a vehicle includes a hull floor and encloses or defines a compartment for crew, cargo, or crew and cargo. The channel provides a passage through, around, or through and around the vehicle, by which blast energy and debris can be dissipated from explosions beneath the vehicle.

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