US4529633A
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Thermal camouflage
Assignee: Diab Barracuda AB
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Filing: 1984-01-06
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Granted: 1985-07-16
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Expires: 2004-01-06
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a thermal camouflage material comprising a supporting layer (4), e.g. a woven material, on which a polyethylene film layer (1), metallized on one side, has been laminated with the aid of fusion adhesive (3). The exposed surface of the plastic film is embossed to make it matte. Polyethylene is highly transparent to infrared radiation and has low emissivity, self radiation. By means of the metal layer (2) there is also obtained radiation insulation so that the outer layer (1) is in a thermal equilibrium which is hardly affected, e.g. by a warm object which is covered with the material, and the outer layer has a low emission ability of about 0.4-0.95, depending on thickness and pigmentation. By applying further patchy layers (5) patchy images will be obtained in image-forming by infrared sensitive instruments in the wavelength ranges 3-5 μm and 8-14 μm. The camouflage material may also include a layer of plastic foam insulating material arranged inwardly of the supporting layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Lars G. Karlsson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:14
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/12; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/08; B32B27/16; B32B27/18; B32B27/20; B32B5/00; B32B5/02; B32B5/022; B32B5/024; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; F; F41; F41H; F41H3/00; B32B2255/00; B32B2255/10; B32B2255/20; B32B2255/205; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/02; B32B2262/0253; B32B2262/0261; B32B2262/0276; B32B2262/10; B32B2262/106; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/40; B32B2307/402; B32B2307/4026; B32B2307/416; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04; B32B2323/043; B32B2459/00; B32B2556/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/90; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/919; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/16; Y10T428/163; Y10T428/164; Y10T428/166; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24033; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24496; Y10T428/24504
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
Thermal camouflage laminate material comprising a supporting layer, an outer layer of plastic material and a metal reflection layer arranged between the supporting layer and the outer layer wherein said outer layer comprises a pre-cast film of plastic material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene which is bonded to said supporting layer, the outer surface of said outer layer being matte-finished for reducing its specular reflection and said metal reflection layer being broken up into a mosaic structure for avoiding radar detection.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
Thermal camouflage laminate material comprising a supporting layer, an outer layer of plastic material and a metal reflection layer arranged between the supporting layer and the outer layer wherein said outer layer comprises a pre-cast film of plastic material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene which is bonded to said supporting layer, the outer surface of said outer layer being matte-finished for reducing its specular reflection and said metal reflection layer being broken up into a mosaic structure for avoiding radar detection.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
Thermal camouflage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the plastics material of the outer layer is coloured through with a camouflage pigment which is low-absorbent in the thermal infrared wavelength range.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
Thermal camouflage as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the supporting layer is a woven material containing conductive fibers for radar camouflage effect.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
Thermal camouflage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the metal reflection layer is laid on the inner surface of the outer layer and that a layer of fusion adhesive joins the supporting layer to the metallized side of the outer layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
Thermal camouflage as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that a laminate assembly of metal reflecting layer and outer layer substantially identical to that specified in claim 4 is provided and adhered to the otherwise exposed surface of said supporting layer in mirror image cross section arrangement.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
Thermal camouflage as claimed in claim 1 and additionally including a layer of plastic foam thermal insulating material secured to the otherwise exposed surface of said supporting layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
Thermal camouflage as claimed in claim 6 and additionally including a protecting web of material covering the otherwise exposed surface of said plastic foam thermal insulating material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
Thermal camouflage as claimed in claim 7 wherein said supporting layer, said layer of plastic foam and said protecting web are quilted together.
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