V-shaped blast shield for protection against IEDs
AssigneeCeradyne, Inc.
InventorsRichard L. Allor, Thomas J. Husak, Dainius E. Skiotys
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Abstract
An armor blast shield for use on the bottom of a vehicle to protect occupants of the vehicle from improvised explosive devices. A preferred embodiment is configured in a V-shaped configuration formed by at least two planar blast resistant panels and an I-beam having channels with inclined walls which receive the panels at an obtuse angle. The panels are adhesively adhered to the I-beam channel walls and at least one bolt is secured through the I-beam and a panel to provide superior blast resistant performance as compared to welded panels.
Claims14
An armor blast shield for use on the bottom of a vehicle to protect occupants of the vehicle from improvised explosive devices the blast shield comprising:
- at least two planar blast resistant panels and an I-beam having inclined interior walls forming a pair of spaced parallel opposing channels that receive said panels in a V-shaped relation;
- each said panel being adhesively affixed to a respective channel of said I-beam and being further secured therein by at least one bolt extending partially through said I-beam and entirely through said panel.
A V-shaped armor blast shield for attachment to the hull of a vehicle for resisting damage to the interior of the vehicle from blast energy of an explosion set off below the vehicle;
- the blast shield comprising:
- at least two planar blast resistant panels and an I-beam having inclined interior walls forming a pair of spaced parallel opposing channels that receive said panels in a V-shaped relation;
- each said panel being adhesively affixed to a respective channel of said I-beam and being further secured therein by at least one bolt extending partially through said I-beam and entirely through said panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.