Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle armor
- Patent Title (中): 车辆装甲
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Application No.: US13096583Application Date: 2011-04-28
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Publication No.: US08413567B2Publication Date: 2013-04-09
- Inventor: Regis Luther , Walter John Budd , Louis Caballero , David M Gerst , Craig Alan Newman , Mike Kochman
- Applicant: Regis Luther , Walter John Budd , Louis Caballero , David M Gerst , Craig Alan Newman , Mike Kochman
- Applicant Address: US IL Lisle
- Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
- Current Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Lisle
- Agent Jeffrey P. Calfa; Mark C. Bach
- Main IPC: F41H7/04
- IPC: F41H7/04

Abstract:
The disclosed vehicle armor includes a first layer forming an interior bottom surface of the cabin and comprised of a high-strength metal material, a second layer forming an exterior bottom surface of the cabin and comprised of a high-strength metal material, and, a middle layer sandwiched between the first and second layers and comprised of a polymer material. The underbelly device is configured having a plurality of high areas and low areas creating deflection faces and separation distances between an interior of the cabin and an exterior threat. A second, multi-layer composite structure, forming an interior floor of the cabin, may be incorporated as a fragmentation penetration barrier.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110314999A1 VEHICLE ARMOR Public/Granted day:2011-12-29
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