Armored split hatch
OwnerPeter C. Chu, Carlos E. Hernandez Ruiz +2inventors
InventorsPeter C. Chu, Carlos E. Hernandez Ruiz, Rodrigo I. Delatorre, Brian H. Kariya
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Abstract
A split hatch with armored hatch leaves that are positioned to shield occupants standings in the hatch opening when the hatch is opened. The hatch leaves can be fixed at different angles to provide improve protection from different threats. The armored hatch leafs are oversized to engage the hatch opening in an overlapping configuration to prevent passage of nuclear, biological or chemical contaminants from entering the vehicle between the leaves and the edge of the hatch opening. A seal assembly overlaps the edges of the leaves to prevent contaminants from entering the vehicle between the leaves themselves.
Claims20
An armored split hatch for selectively sealing a hatch opening of a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of armored hatch leaves, each hatch leaf further comprising a hinge and a hook element having a primary hook portion and a secondary hook portion, wherein each hatch leaf is rotatable around the corresponding hinge between a generally horizontal closed position and a generally upright open position;
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- a plurality of open/close assemblies positioned proximate the hatch opening, each open/close assembly further comprising a fixed latch pin and a pivot portion for rotatably receiving the hinge of the corresponding armored hatch leaf;
- wherein each hook element is positioned on the corresponding hatch leaf to releasably engage the latch pin with the primary hook portion when the hatch leaf is rotated into the open position to prevent rotation of the hatch leaf into the closed position.
An armored split hatch for selectively sealing a hatch opening of a vehicle, comprising:
- a first hatch leaf and a second hatch leaf, each hatch leaf further comprising a hinge and a hook element having a primary hook portion and a secondary hook portion, wherein each hatch leaf is rotatable around the corresponding hinge between a generally horizontal closed position and a generally upright open position;
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- a first open/close assembly corresponding to the first hatch leaf and a first open/close assembly corresponding to the second hatch leaf, wherein the first and second open/close assemblies are positioned on opposite sides of the hatch opening such that the first hatch leaf and second hatch leaf are generally parallel when rotated into the open position, each open/close assembly further comprising a fixed latch pin and a pivot portion for rotatably receiving the hinge of the corresponding armored hatch leaf;
- wherein each hook element is positioned on the corresponding hatch leaf to releasably engage the latch pin with the primary hook portion when the hatch leaf is rotated into the open position to prevent rotation of the hatch leaf into the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.