Multi-curve steel body armor and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeTk Armor Systems, L.L.C.
InventorJeremy Tepper
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Abstract
A steel armor plate and method of manufacturing is described. The armor plate has three curves, a first curve about an axis that parallels the length of the armor plate, and two additional curves about axes that parallel the width of the armor plate. A die for manufacturing said plate is described, the die being formed of a stack of metal plates, each plate having a curve that substantially matches the first curve, the stack of plates being arranged in a step-down-then-step-up fashion to form a concavity that approximates one of the two additional curves.
Claims23
An armor plate, comprising a convex first surface, a concave opposing second surface, a first end, an opposing second end, a long dimension, and a transverse short dimension, wherein the plate further comprises:
- a first bend about a longitudinal axis symmetrically disposed along said long dimension having a first radius of curvature;
- a second bend about a first transverse axis parallel to the short dimension having a second radius of curvature;
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- a third bend about a second transverse axis, which is parallel to the short dimension and spaced apart from the first transverse axis along the long dimension, having a third radius of curvature.
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