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US 8,943,946 B1Granted
Energy dissipation system for an armored vehicle having shear fingers and crushable sections
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsMicah C. Richmond, Kristopher J. Krueger, David J. Pelko
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Abstract
An armor assembly is disclosed that includes a frame member, an underbody armor panel having an inner portion and an outer portion, and a first crushable member including a wall configured to deform during a blast event. The frame member is coupled to the underbody armor panel with the first crushable member.
Claims9
An armor assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a frame member;
- an underbody armor panel coupled to the frame member and having an inner portion and an outer portion;
- a side armor panel coupled to the outer portion of the underbody armor panel with a toothed connection, wherein the underbody armor panel includes a protrusion and the side armor panel includes a corresponding slot, the protrusion and corresponding slot forming the toothed connection;
- a plurality of fasteners coupling at least one of the underbody armor panel to the frame member and the side armor panel to a cab of the vehicle;
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- a crushable member disposed within the corresponding slot of the side armor panel, wherein the crushable member includes a plurality of walls that are configured to deform and prevent the plurality of fasteners from shearing during a blast event.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.