Bullet- and blast-resistant window and associated apparatus
AssigneeIsoclima S.P.A.
InventorAlberto Bertolini
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a bullet- and blast-resistant window, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, which comprises a ballistic block having a peripheral face and a plurality of panes of glass, ceramic or plastic material bonded to each other over their surfaces in a layered composite, and interposed bonding interlayers of plastic material or adhesive, wherein an edge groove having slopes at least partly inclined for engagement with a part of the vehicle body and extending on and along at least a part of the peripheral edge of the window.
Claims20
Bullet- and blast-resistant window, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, comprising a ballistic block having a peripheral face and a plurality of panes of glass, ceramic or plastic material bonded to each other over their surfaces in a layered composite, and interposed bonding interlayers of plastic material or adhesive, characterized by an edge groove having slopes at least partly inclined for engagement with a part of the vehicle body and extending on and along at least a part of the peripheral edge of the window,
- wherein the ballistic block comprises a v-shaped block groove with oblique side walls and the window comprises a layer or insert made of bullet resistant material and bonded on at least one of the oblique side walls of the block groove,
- wherein the oblique side walls of the ballistic block comprise an outer side wall and an inner side wall directed obliquely to an outside surface and an inside surface of the window of the vehicle, and the bullet resistant insert covers at least a part of the inner side wall of the V-shaped block groove.
A bullet- and blast-resistant window for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a ballistic block having a peripheral face and comprising:
- a plurality of panes of glass, ceramic or plastic material;
- and
- interposed bonding interlayers of plastic material or adhesive, wherein the plurality of panes are bonded to each other in a layered composite by the interposed bonding interlayers;
- and
- an edge groove having slopes inclined for engagement with a part of a vehicle body of the motor vehicle, the edge groove extending on and along at least a part of a peripheral edge of the window,
- wherein
- the ballistic block comprises a V-shaped block groove with oblique side walls,
- the window further comprises a bullet resistant insert of bullet resistant material and bonded on at least one of the oblique side walls of the V-shaped block groove,
- the oblique side walls of the V-shaped block groove comprise
- an outer side wall directed obliquely to an outside surface of the window, and
- an inner side wall directed obliquely to an inside surface of the window, and
- the bullet resistant insert is bonded on and covers at least a part of the inner side wall of the V-shaped block groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.