Armor system with monolithic ceramic shell
AssigneeSimula, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey A. Mears, Marvin K. Richards, Luis A. Bohorquez
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Abstract
A ceramic shell is disclosed. The ceramic shell can be used, for example, in an armor device or system. The ceramic shell includes two or more of an upper portion, a curved portion, and a seat portion. At least one of the upper portion, the curved portion, and the seat portion includes at least one of a first side portion and a second side portion. The at least of one the first side portion and the second side portion extends forward and includes at least one curved surface. The at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion is monolithically connected to at least one of the upper portion, the curved portion, and the seat portion.
Claims30
A ceramic seat shell for protecting an occupant, comprising:
- a curved portion that transitions a substantially vertical orientation of a backrest portion of the ceramic seat shell into a substantially horizontal orientation of a seat portion of the ceramic seat shell, wherein the curved portion having at least one side portion, the side portion extending forward and including at least one curved surface, wherein the side portion and the curved portion are formed of a monolithic piece of ceramic material.
A ceramic seat shell for protecting an occupant, comprising:
- a backrest portion having a substantially vertical orientation;
- a seat portion having a substantially horizontal orientation;
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- a curved portion located in between the backrest portion and the seat portion, wherein the curved portion transitions the substantially vertical orientation to the substantially horizontal orientation, wherein the curved portion having at least one side portion, the side portion extending forward and including at least one curved surface, wherein the side portion and the curved portion are formed of a monolithic piece of ceramic material,
- wherein at least two of the backrest portion, the curved portion, and the seat portion are formed of a monolithic piece of ceramic material.
A ceramic seat shell for protecting an occupant, comprising:
- a backrest portion having a substantially vertical orientation;
- a seat portion having a substantially horizontal orientation;
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- a curved portion located in between the backrest portion and the seat portion, wherein the curved portion transitions the substantially vertical orientation to the substantially horizontal orientation,
- wherein each of the backrest portion, the curved portion, and the seat portion includes at least one side portion that extends forward, the at least one side portion including at least one curved surface, wherein the at least one side portion, the backrest portion, the curved portion, and the seat portion are formed of a monolithic piece of ceramic material.
An armor device for protecting an occupant in a bucket seat, comprising:
- a composite bucket having a rearward surface;
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- a ceramic seat shell having a forward interior surface, the forward interior surface is configured to mate with the rearward surface of the composite bucket, the ceramic seat shell comprising a curved portion that transitions a substantially vertical orientation of a backrest portion of the ceramic seat shell into a substantially horizontal orientation of a seat portion of the ceramic seat shell, wherein the curved portion having at least one side portion, the side portion extending forward and including at least one curved surface, wherein the side portion and the curved portion are formed of a monolithic piece of ceramic material.
An armor system for protecting an occupant in a bucket seat, comprising:
- a composite bucket having a rearward surface;
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- a ceramic seat shell having a forward interior surface, the forward interior surface is configured to mate with the rearward surface of the composite bucket, the ceramic seat shell comprising:
- a backrest portion having a substantially vertical orientation;
- a seat portion having a substantially horizontal orientation;
- and
- a curved portion located in between the backrest portion and the seat portion, wherein the curved portion transitions the substantially vertical orientation to the substantially horizontal orientation, wherein the curved portion having at least one side portion, the side portion extending forward and including at least one curved surface, wherein the side portion and the curved portion are formed of a monolithic piece of ceramic material,
- wherein at least two of the backrest portion, the curved portion, and the seat portion are formed of a monolithic piece of ceramic material.
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