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Armor system with monolithic ceramic shell

A ceramic shell, monolithic technology, applied to home appliances, other seating furniture, stools, etc., can solve the problems of increasing the weight and cost of armor systems

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-01-10
美国SIMULA公司
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However, this increases the weight and cost of the armor system

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[0035] One aspect of the present invention is to overcome all the disadvantages associated with traditional tile mosaics by replacing the tiles with larger ceramic shells.

[0036] Primarily, though not exclusively, the present invention pertains to military aircraft crew seating, and seeks to replace many precisely fitted flat tiles with a larger ceramic shell that effectively covers the same area of ​​protection in a lightweight ballistic armor system. The process of co-curing the composite backing on the ceramic shell is also different from the process currently used to make armored aircraft seats.

[0037] The manufacture of ceramic-composite armor "inserts" is relatively straightforward, and the process has been refined to become cost-effective. This is possible because the porcelain "tiles" employed are relatively small (approximately 8 x 10 inches), either flat, or have only a small surface curvature. This enables the direct lamination of the composite to the tiles via...

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A ceramic shell is disclosed. The ceramic shell can be used, for example, in an an-nor device or system. The ceramic shell includes two or more of an upper portion, a curved portion, and a seat portion. At least one of the upper portion, the curved portion, and the seat portion includes at least one of a first side portion and a second side portion. The at least of one the first side portion and the second side portion extends forward and includes at least one curved surface. The at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion is monolithically connected to at least one of the upper portion, the curved portion, and the seat portion.

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[0001] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application No. 60 / 415,143, filed October 2, 2002, and US Application No. 10 / 656,332, filed September 8, 2003, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0002] The present invention relates generally to armor systems, and more particularly to armor systems having a monolithic ceramic shell. Background technique [0003] Traditional lightweight ballistic armor systems employ flat ceramic tiles bonded to a composite backing laminate. In some applications, such as armored helicopter crew seats, large areas of the seat "bucket" are ballistically protected on the back, bottom and sides. [0004] As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, with current manufacturing techniques, this system is typically accomplished by bonding precision-fit flat ceramic plates 110 to the exterior of the bucket 100 in a "mosaic" pattern. This approach leads to high brick production and installation costs and le...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A47C7/02
Inventor 杰弗里·A·米尔斯马文·K·里卡兹路易斯·A·博奥克斯
Owner 美国SIMULA公司