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US 8,418,594 B1Granted
Blast load attenuation system for a vehicle
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJohn C. Dunne, Jr., Jonathan W. Gabrys, Timothy J. Lee, Alexander M. Boyer, Jon C. Charland, Larry Jepson
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Abstract
An apparatus may comprise an outer skin having an exterior side and an interior side, an internal structure positioned relative to the interior side of the outer skin, and an inner skin. The internal structure may be capable of absorbing a blast load applied to the exterior side of the outer skin. The internal structure may be located between the outer skin and the inner skin.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- an outer skin having an exterior side and an interior side;
- an internal structure positioned relative to the interior side of the outer skin, such that the internal structure is configured to absorb a blast load applied to the exterior side of the outer skin, the internal structure comprising a plurality of deformable members comprising at least one of a number of longitudinal crushable structures and a number of lateral crushable structures, wherein the number of longitudinal crushable structures comprises a number of longitudinal bulkheads and the number of lateral crushable structures comprises a number of lateral bulkheads;
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- an inner skin configured as a floor of a vehicle, such that the internal structure is directly connected to the inner skin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.