Armored vehicle with bolt-on bottom
AssigneeBAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.
InventorAmikam Shmargad
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Abstract
A bottom plate assembly for securing a bottom plate to an armored vehicle for adding to the existing armor or replacing the existing armor on the underside of the vehicle. The bottom plate assembly secures bottom plate to the vehicle hull by securing the bottom plate to the sidewalls of the vehicle.
Claims20
A bottom plate assembly for an armored vehicle having a generally rectangular vehicle hull with a front wall, sidewalls and a rear wall, comprising:
- a bottom plate having two parallel side edges and a plurality of flanges spaced along the side edges of the bottom plate, wherein the flanges are angled relative to the bottom plate to correspond to the contour of the sidewalls;
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- a plurality of fasteners each insertable through a corresponding flange of the plurality of flanges to secure the flange to the sidewall of the vehicle hull to secure the bottom plate to the vehicle hull.
A bottom plate assembly for an armored vehicle having a generally rectangular vehicle hull with a front wall, sidewalls and a rear wall, comprising:
- at least two side plates having a bottom edge, wherein each side plate is adapted to receive at least one fastener for securing the side plate to a corresponding sidewall of the vehicle hull;
- a bottom plate adapted to receive at least one fastener at the periphery of the bottom plate for securing the bottom plate to the bottom edge of at least one side plate.
A method of attaching a bottom plate to an armored vehicle having a generally rectangular vehicle hull with a front wall, sidewalls and a rear wall, comprising:
- providing a bottom plate having two parallel side edges and a plurality of flanges spaced along the side edges of the bottom plate, wherein the flanges are angled relative to the bottom plate to correspond to the contour of the sidewalls;
- positioning the bottom plate against the vehicle hull such that the flanges engage the corresponding sidewall;
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- affixing the flange to the corresponding sidewall to secure the bottom plate against the vehicle hull.
A method of attaching a bottom plate to an armored vehicle having a generally rectangular vehicle hull with a front wall, sidewalls and a rear wall, comprising:
- providing at least two side plates, each having a bottom edge;
- providing a bottom plate;
- affixing each side plate to one of the side walls such that the bottom edges of the side plates are positioned in parallel;
- positioning the bottom plate against the vehicle hull, wherein bottom edges of the side plates are positioned to engage a portion of the bottom plate when the bottom plate is positioned against the vehicle hull;
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- affixing the bottom plate to the bottom edges of the side plates to secure the bottom plate against the vehicle hull.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.