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US 7,882,776 B2Granted
Vehicle armor incorporating grid with carbon fibers
AssigneeNP Aerospace Limited
InventorsRoger Terence Arthur Medwell, Christopher Davies
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Abstract
Armor for a vehicle comprises a grid of bars, at least the majority of the bars being formed from carbon fiber. The carbon fiber bars may be pultruded and some of the bars may be metallic.
Claims8
Armor for a vehicle comprising:
- a grid of bars wherein a majority of the bars are formed of carbon fiber, the grid of bars including:
- a plurality of metallic bars arranged substantially parallel to each other in a first direction;
- and
- a plurality of carbon fiber bars arranged substantially parallel to each other in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
- and
- a plurality of struts for securing the grid of bars to a vehicle hull.
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Armor for a vehicle comprising:
- a grid of bars wherein a majority of the bars are formed of carbon fiber, the grid of bars including:
- a plurality of metallic bars arranged substantially parallel to each other in a first direction, each metallic bar having a plurality of slots therein;
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- a plurality of carbon fiber bars arranged substantially parallel to each other in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the carbon fiber bars are spaced closer together than are the metallic bars and wherein the carbon fiber bars are disposed in the slots of the plurality of metallic bars;
- and
- a plurality of support struts attached to non-adjacent ones of the plurality of metallic bars for supporting the grid of bars adjacent a vehicle hull.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.