316results about "Armoured vehicles" patented technology

The invention is an unmanned ground vehicle, comprising a frame section (1) with a deck (2) and a bottom section (3), and a mobility arrangement (4) with an engine (12) in order to propel the vehicle, and which ground vehicle is equipped to be operated via remote controls. The ground vehicle comprises a waterjet assembly for propulsion in water.

The invention belongs to the technical field of vehicle protection materials, and particularly relates to a coating for an explosion-proof vehicle. The coating is composed of an adhesion bottom layer, an energy-absorbing middle layer and an anti-impact outer layer, wherein the adhesion bottom layer contains epoxy resin and flaky zinc powder / mica powder, and a laminated shielding structure is formed to improve the adhesion force to be larger than or equal to 8 MPa; the energy-absorbing middle layer is a composite material of modified nano silicon dioxide / polyethylene glycol-based STF and silanized aramid fiber, the viscosity of the energy-absorbing middle layer is sharply increased by more than 50 times at the strain rate of 500s <-1 >, and 65% of explosion impact energy can be absorbed; the anti-impact outer layer adopts a polyurea elastomer to wrap gradient distribution silicon carbide microspheres, pyramid-shaped protrusions are designed on the surface, the fragment defense speed reaches 430 m / s, and the shock wave reflection dispersion is increased by 50%. The whole anti-explosion coating passes UL94V-0 certification through a synergistic flame-retardant system, the chemical protection and self-cleaning capacity is improved through a super-hydrophobic surface layer, and the problems that a traditional anti-explosion coating is poor in adhesive force, weak in composite threat resistance and insufficient in environmental adaptability are solved.

A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes an enable / disable arrangement comprising a pair of magnets generating a magnetic field and a magnetic field sensor positioned in proximity to the pair of magnets. The sensor is activated upon the occurrence of a specific modification of the magnetic field. The throwable robot may include a key member formed of a material to modify the magnetic field to enable the robot.

The present disclosure describes articles that may be used in protective gear, including but not limited to body armor, helmets, shields, or barriers. These articles may include a polymeric material coated with nanoparticles, in a single layer or in multiple layers, which are treated to form a composite. The articles may further include a ceramic layer and / or a back-face layer. Such articles may be useful for protecting an object or wearer against projectiles.

A method for the airborne deployment of anti-tank mine barriers using anti-tank mines (40) using a vertical takeoff aircraft (1) having a magazine coupling device (2) configured to mechanically couple an anti-tank mine magazine (30) to the aircraft (1), wherein the anti-tank mine magazine (30) comprises a housing (32) with a plurality of mine receiving locations (34) arranged therein, each for one anti-tank mine (40), and each mine receiving location (34) is assigned a mine release device (36) operable by a control device (28) and configured to mechanically couple an anti-tank mine (40) received at a mine receiving location (34) to the anti-tank mine magazine (30), is characterized by the following method steps: a) fastening the anti-tank mine magazine (30) filled with a plurality of anti-tank mines (40) to the aircraft (1) by means of the magazine coupling device (2), b) vertically launching the aircraft (1) and bringing it to a predetermined deployment position for an anti-tank mine (40), c) vertically lowering the aircraft (1) and deploying an anti-tank mine (40) from a mine receiving station (34) onto the ground, d) removing the aircraft (1) from the deployment position (50.1, 50.n), e) flying to a further mine deployment position and repeating process steps c) to d).

Armored vehicle, in particular combat vehicle, with a hull (2) for accommodating a vehicle crew and a weapon turret (3) rotatably mounted relative to the hull (2) about an azimuth axis (A), characterized in that the weapon turret (3) has a rotating base (3.1) rotatably mounted on the hull (2) about the azimuth axis (A) and a weapon carrier (3.2) arranged movably relative to the rotating base (3.1) along the azimuth axis (A).

The present invention provides a triangular foldable grille armor structure, which includes a foldable grille bracket installed on a mounting support and a triangular grille unit installed on the foldable grille bracket, the triangular grille unit includes grille frames arranged side by side; the grille frame is provided with a telescopic shaft mounting hole; the telescopic shaft is passed through the telescopic shaft mounting hole; the triangular grille unit is passed through the telescopic shaft; the triangular grille unit includes a passing shaft and a blocking piece arranged on the outside of the passing shaft, the passing shaft is provided with a through hole along the axial direction, and the passing shaft is sleeved on the telescopic shaft. The present invention has the characteristics of being able to cope with large-angle incoming armor-piercing projectiles and improving vehicle flexibility and passability, while improving the protection efficiency of the grille armor, the battlefield support capability of weapons and equipment, and the ability to effectively cope with multiple threats.

A military vehicle including a chassis, a cab mounted to the chassis and defining a rear wall, an engine mounted to the chassis, a transfer case coupled to the engine and including a driven output providing mechanical power to the military vehicle and a generator output, and an electric machine positioned rearward of the rear wall of the cab and coupled to the generator output of the transfer case and generating electrical power.

A vehicle noise cancelling apparatus including: at least one microphone provided on a vehicle and configured to detect a noise generated from one or more noise sources; at least one antiphase speaker configured to generate an antiphase sound wave; one or more processors; and one or more memories storing program instructions, where, by executing the program instructions, the one or more processors are configured to: obtain the detected noise from the at least one microphone, measure parameters based on an environment in which the vehicle is being driven, determine a radiation pattern of the noise based on the detected noise and the measured parameters, produce a sound wave in antiphase to the detected noise based on the radiation pattern of the noise, and control the at least one antiphase speaker to generate the antiphase sound wave.

An attachable and detachable surround shield assembly is mountable onto a host vehicle to convert the host vehicle into a protective mobile structure. The surround shield protects the occupant or occupants of the host vehicle from wind or debris and is made of a ballistic material that resists bullets, projectiles, and the like. Optionally, a rear platform mounted to the vehicle provides for the protected advance of multiple people. The surround shield includes hinged door panels that may be opened to allow for lateral protection of responders whether the vehicle is stopped or in motion.

The invention relates to the technical field of unmanned weapon equipment, in particular to an armed robot dog capable of carrying a miniature missile, which comprises a four-footed robot dog and an armed module carried on the four-footed robot dog, the armed module comprises an observing and aiming device, a missile adaptive frame for carrying a micro missile and a rotary table for adjusting an azimuth angle and a pitch angle, the rotary table is fixed on the four-footed robot dog, and the observing and aiming device and the missile adaptive frame are both mounted on the rotary table. The miniature missile can be carried on the four-footed robot dog through the missile adapting frame, the hitting distance and damage power of the armed robot dog can be improved, any adaptive restructuring design does not need to be conducted on the miniature missile, the robot dog carrying state is completely consistent with the individual soldier carrying state, and the robot dog can be carried on the shoulder for launching and can also be carried on the ground. And the robot can be carried on a four-footed robot dog, so that the combat preparation time can be greatly shortened, and the universalization level of weapons and equipment during manned and unmanned cooperation is improved.

A system comprising a robot (13) and at least one device (10) for the targeted alignment of firing tools (11) with a firing axis on a target to be hit. At least one carrier system (40) for a firing tool (11) is provided, which comprises a targeting device and has at least one receptacle (41) into which the firing tool (11) can be introduced in certain areas. A plurality of differently shaped firing tools (11) can be introduced into the receptacle (41) and secured there (FIG. 1).

A vehicle cell for a protected vehicle includes an assembly having a structural component, an additional component arranged within the vehicle cell, and a connection and decoupling apparatus that connects the additional component to the structural component. The connection and decoupling apparatus is configured to mechanically decouple the additional component from the structural component in the event of a deformation of the structural component resulting from a blast acting on the structural component. In one example the connection and decoupling apparatus is a hook and loop fastener.

A spring loaded device for launching projectiles in a hostile environment. The device has an articulable launch assembly. The launch assembly has a spring loaded carriage for holding the projectile when loaded by an operator or a superjacent magazine. The carriage is retracted by a screw to a predetermined position based upon spring rate and the desired initial launch velocity and launch angle. Upon command or target acquisition a release mechanism releases the carriage for forward translation and launch of the projectile.

An armored seating assembly for a rotorcraft or other aircraft (e.g., for a pilot or operator) includes a wing armor panel capable of rotational and vertical movement relative to the seat base when adjusted by the operator. For example, a carriage attached to the armor panel translates along a carriage slot in the seat base, stabilized in the carriage slot by orthogonal sets of bearings (e.g., lateral bearings and longitudinal bearings) and allowing the wing armor panel to be vertically adjusted relative to the seat base (e.g., to accommodate pilots of varying heights). The armor panel is coupled to the carriage by hinges allowing the panel to pivot or rotate away from the seat base, in order to facilitate entry to and egress from the seat.

The invention relates to the technical field of battlefield vehicle protection, and discloses a battlefield vehicle protection device capable of resisting attack of an unmanned aerial vehicle and a manufacturing method of the battlefield vehicle protection device. The protective layer plate sequentially comprises a camouflage coating, a top bullet shielding layer, a middle energy absorption core layer and a bottom anti-collapse layer from outside to inside, and the camouflage coating is used for camouflage; the top bullet shielding layer is used for absorbing radar waves to stealth and resisting armor penetrating bullets; the middle energy absorption core layer is used for reducing explosive shock waves to achieve anti-explosion energy consumption and interference jet flow. And the bottom anti-seismic collapse layer is used for preventing the middle energy-absorbing core layer from collapsing under the explosive load and holding concrete blasting fragments. According to the protection device provided by the invention, through a laminate structure formed by combining the top bullet shielding layer, the middle energy absorption core layer and the bottom anti-collapse layer, the anti-penetration performance is greatly improved, and the protection device has a relatively strong protection function on battlefield vehicles such as tanks and armored cars which are resistant to radar stealth and attack of small unmanned aerial vehicles.

Generally, the present invention relates to a method for improving the properties of a welded structure as well as the resulting improved welded structure. The weld joint is often the weakest part of welded structures. Especially, the coarse-grained area is usually the most critical zone in terms of the welded structure's properties, as its large grain size leads to a brittle microstructure. The present invention provides a method for improving the properties of a welded structure comprising at least steps of welding together a number of parts of the welded structure, and applying a heat treatment for the welded structure.

A shell stub catching device (24) for an armament (6) of a vehicle (1), in particular a battle tank, with guide walls (25, 26, 27, 28) which are designed to guide shell stubs (14) striking the guide walls (25, 26, 27, 28) downwards along a direction of gravity (g), wherein the guide walls (25, 26, 27, 28) have quick-connecting elements (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50) with the aid of which the guide walls (25, 26, 27, 28) can be connected to a holding structure (56, 60) without the use of tools and can be detached from the holding structure (56, 60) without the use of tools.

The invention relates to the technical field of control towers, and particularly discloses an armed police anti-riot vehicle combat control tower which comprises a control tower body arranged at the upper end of a vehicle roof, a pivotal bearing arranged between the control tower body and the vehicle roof, a driving device arranged at the upper end of the vehicle roof, and a locking device arranged on the inner side of the control tower body. And the first camera and the second camera are arranged at the upper end of the weapon and the inner side of the control tower body correspondingly, and the remote operation module is used for controlling the driving device, the weapon, the first camera and the second camera. The combat control tower has two modes of in-vehicle operation and out-vehicle operation, in-vehicle weapon control further ensures the safety of operators, the safety and combat efficiency of armed police during task execution are improved, the rotation of the control tower body is adjustable, the control tower body is matched with the positioning function of the locking device, the rotation flexibility and the positioning stability of the control tower are well balanced, and the control tower is high in practicability. And the requirements on observation and attack angles in different combat scenes are met.

A method for making a reversible or adaptable camouflage scheme on a vehicle comprises first, second and third steps. The first step is to apply a first, base, coat of paint of a first colour on the m

The invention relates to a single-point control four-point linkage type safety door structure which comprises a linkage device, a safety door frame, a safety door cover, a handle, a limiting block and a limiting block. The handle is fixed on the safety door cover, the limiting blocks are fixed on four sides of the safety door cover and used for accurately positioning the safety door cover during installation, the linkage device is installed on the safety door cover, and the linkage device is contacted with the limiting blocks on the safety door frame to lock the safety door. The linkage device is mainly composed of a lock pin, a pin shaft, a linkage plate, a handle seat, a pull ring, a fixing device body, a fixing seat, a mandrel and a sliding seat. By adding the locking points, the sealing strip can be compressed at each distance, various adverse factors such as dust, rainwater and shock waves outside a vehicle which influence the safety of facilities and passengers in the vehicle are isolated, all the locking points are linked, all the locking points can act together by operating independent parts, the complexity of multiple operations is solved, and the safety of the vehicle is improved. And meanwhile, the actions of the locking points are synchronized.

The utility model belongs to the field of armored protection of light tanks and armored vehicles, and particularly relates to a binding belt type armored installation structure which comprises metal fixing buckles, binding belts, a tensioner and a composite armored piece. The metal fixing buckles and an armored vehicle base body are made of the same material, and the metal fixing buckles are vertically welded to the armored vehicle base body in an up-and-down symmetry and left-and-right symmetry mode; square holes are formed in the upper ends of the metal fixing buckles, the composite armor piece is fixed to the middles of the metal fixing buckles, one end of the binding belt is fixedly connected with one end of the strainer, the other end of the binding belt penetrates into the strainer from the square hole of the upper metal fixing buckle or the left metal fixing buckle and penetrates out of the square hole of the lower metal fixing buckle or the right metal fixing buckle of the symmetrical portion, and the penetrating-out binding belt is connected into the other end of the strainer. Through the self-tightening function of the tensioner, the binding belt is in a tightened state, and it is ensured that the composite armor piece and the armored vehicle base body are tightly connected. According to the bandage type armor installation structure, installation holes do not need to be manually dug, and the bandage type armor installation structure has the advantage of being convenient to disassemble and assemble.

The invention relates to a device (1) capable of moving on difficult terrain, such as a minefield, or on sensitive terrain, such as agricultural fields, comprising: a body (10) of the device (1) having a lower face (101) and an upper face (102); at least a first and a second motorized track transmission system (200, 300) comprising, for one, a first track (200) and a first track wheelset (220) and, for the other, a second track (300) and a second track wheelset (320); and a first and a second plurality of arms (210, 310) respectively equipping the first and the second track. Each arm (210, 310) has a first portion (211, 311) for mounting and fixed along the track (200, 300) and a second portion (212, 312) extending from the first portion (211, 311) in a general direction away from the body (10) and from the corresponding track (200, 300).

An all-terrain vehicle, including: a body with a front end and a rear end; a prime mover positioned towards the rear end and with a front facing the rear end; and vertical offset gearing which, in use, receives torque from the prime mover through an input and delivers torque to an output that is below the input, the output for driving at least one axle assembly of the vehicle.

A blast shield or similar assembly / apparatus includes a panel and a weapons port coupled with the panel. The weapons port includes a door plate constructed and arranged to control access to a weapons port opening in a panel. The weapons port further includes a handle, and hardware constructed and arranged to couple the door plate with the handle and extend through a single penetration in the panel. The single penetration is adjacent to and separate from the weapons port opening in the panel. In some arrangements, the panel is constructed and arranged to extend outwardly from a vehicle. In some arrangements, the panel forms part of a body of a vehicle. Other arrangements are suitable as well such as the panel forming at least a portion of a wall structure, stationary partition, or similar fortified barrier, and so on.

Rollover protection system (19A, 19B) for a protected vehicle (1), comprising a protective cover (28, 48, 49) for protecting a crew member (27) who is partially inside and partially outside the protected vehicle (1) in the event of a rollover of the protected vehicle (1), and an actuator (32) associated with the protective cover (28, 48, 49), wherein the actuator (32) is configured to move the protective cover (28, 48, 49) from a folded state (Z1) to an unfolded state (Z2) immediately before or during the rollover of the protected vehicle (1), and wherein the rollover protection system (19A, 19B) can be mounted on the protected vehicle (1) such that the protective cover (28, 48, 49) in the unfolded state (Z2) is at least partially located outside the protected vehicle (1), thus protecting areas of the crew member (27), which are arranged outside the protected vehicle (1) during the rollover,at least partially enclosed.

The invention relates to an arrangement (1) of a protective panel (2) in a floor region (3) of an electrically drivable special protective motor vehicle (4), an electrical energy store (14), which is arranged in the floor region (3), is held on a body (5) of the special protective motor vehicle (4) and is at least partially covered downward by the protective plate (2) in the vehicle height direction (8), is protected from explosion impact by means of the protective plate (2), the protective plate (2) is held only on the vehicle body (5) relative to the vehicle body (5) and the electrical energy store (14).