Check patentability & draft patents in minutes with Patsnap Eureka AI!

Amphibious armor

a technology of armor and armor plate, applied in the field of armor plate, can solve the problems that the armor of such vehicles may not adequately protect the vehicle occupants, and achieve the effect of providing buoyancy to the armor pla

Active Publication Date: 2015-09-10
FOSTER-MILLER
View PDF4 Cites 1 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent is for a buoyant armor that has a hard outer layer and a foam layer made of two layers of foam that are between 2-10 mm thick and 40+ mm thick. The armor is designed to strip the jacket off a round object and rotate it. The foam layers help to disperse the round and provide buoyancy to the armor.

Problems solved by technology

Existing armor for such vehicles may not adequately protect the vehicle occupants when such rounds are fired at the vehicle.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Amphibious armor
  • Amphibious armor
  • Amphibious armor

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0017]Aside from the preferred embodiment of embodiment s disclosed below, this invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or being carried out in various ways. Thus, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of constructions and the arrangements of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. If only one embodiment is described herein, the claims hereof are not to be limited to that embodiment. Moreover, the claims hereof are not to be read restrictively unless there is clear and convincing evidence manifesting a certain exclusion, restriction, or disclaimer.

[0018]FIG. 1 shows amphibious vehicle 12 protected with one or more armor plates 14 bolted to metal vehicle hull 16. More or less plates may be included. In one preferred design, each plate 14, FIG. 2 includes 3-6 mm thick outer laminate reinforced steel strike face 20. Hard steel (650 Brinell hardness) available from SSA...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

Buoyant armor for jacketed rounds includes an outer, laminate reinforced strike face having a hardness greater than 640 Brinell. The strike face is configured to strip the jacket off a projectile as it passes through the strike face and to rotate the projectile. An inner, laminate reinforced strike face is separated from the outer, laminate reinforced strike face by a spacer layer. Foam greater than 40 mm thick is disposed behind the inner strike face and is configured to disperse a round and / or its fragments and to provide buoyancy to the armor.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a divisional of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 506,421, filed on Apr. 18, 2012, and which hereby claims the benefit of and priority to such prior application under 35 U.S.C. §§119, 120, 363, 365, and 37 C.F.R. §1.55 and §1.78, which application is incorporated into this divisional application by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The subject invention relates to armor.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Buoyant armor typically includes a metal outer layer or strike face and cellular material between the strike face and the vehicle or vessel hull. See U.S. Pat. No. 1, 266,196. See also U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,200,256 and 6,698,331 and pending patent application Ser. No. 12 / 765,546.[0004]Still, there is a need for specialized armor adapted for military amphibious vehicles. One example is the Marine Corps “Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle” (EFV). Another example is the “Marine Personnel Carrier” or MPC. These and other vehicles may encoun...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60F3/00F41H5/04
CPCF41H5/04B60F3/003F41H5/0457B60F3/0038F41H7/02
Inventor TERRENZI, EDWARD J.ROZENOYER, BORIS Y.SYKES, ROBERT C.SHACKLEFORD, JUSTIN TRENTCARTER, JAMES A.KRUISE, JASON MICHAEL
Owner FOSTER-MILLER
Features
  • R&D
  • Intellectual Property
  • Life Sciences
  • Materials
  • Tech Scout
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Unparalleled Data Quality
  • Higher Quality Content
  • 60% Fewer Hallucinations
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2025 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com