US5221807A
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Ballistic protection armor
Assignee: Societe Europeenne de Propulsion SEP SA
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Filing: 1990-12-04
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Granted: 1993-06-22
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Expires: 2010-12-04
Abstract
Abstract The armor for providing ballistic protection comprises an armor plate for stopping projectiles with an auxiliary plate disposed in front thereof at a determined spacing therefrom, the auxiliary plate being constituted by a ceramic plate pierced by a large number of cells distributed in a regular mesh and constituted by blind holes extending perpendicularly to the rear face of the auxiliary plate and opening out into the front face thereof. The effect of the auxiliary plate is to destabilize and to score the projectiles so as to enhance their tendency to shatter on striking the armor plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Michel Vives
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 03:42
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41H; F41H5/00; F41H5/02; F41H5/04; F41H5/0414; F41H5/023; F41H5/0421
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
Ballistic protection armor including an armor plate for stopping projectiles, and further including an auxiliary plate disposed in front of the armor plate at a determined spacing therefrom, wherein said auxiliary plate is a ceramic plate pierced by a large number of cells distributed in a regular mesh and constituted by holes whose longitudinal axis extend perpendicularly to the mean plane of the auxiliary plate, and an intermediate layer interposed between said armor plate and said auxiliary plate, said intermediate layer having a honeycomb structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
Ballistic protection armor including an armor plate for stopping projectiles, and further including an auxiliary plate disposed in front of the armor plate at a determined spacing therefrom, wherein said auxiliary plate is a ceramic plate pierced by a large number of cells distributed in a regular mesh and constituted by holes whose longitudinal axis extend perpendicularly to the mean plane of the auxiliary plate, and an intermediate layer interposed between said armor plate and said auxiliary plate, said intermediate layer having a honeycomb structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
Armor according to claim 1, wherein the holes constituting the cells are through holes, closed by a sheet overlying the rear face of the auxiliary plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
Armor according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary plate is made of a sintered ceramic selected from a group consisting of alumina, silicon carbide, and boron carbide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
Armor according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary plate is made of a composite comprising a ceramic matrix containing fiber reinforcement.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Armor according to claim 4, wherein the ceramic matrix is selected from a group consisting of silicon carbide and boron carbide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
Armor according to claim 4, wherein the fiber reinforcement is selected from a group consisting of carbon fibers and silicon fibers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
Armor according to claim 1, wherein the walls of the cells of the auxiliary plate are cylindrical in shape having a diameter which is smaller than the caliber of the projectiles that the armor is to stop.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
Armor according to claim 1, wherein the front face of the auxiliary plate includes zones in relief which are regularly distributed relative to the mesh constituted by the cells.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
Armor according to claim 1, wherein the holes forming the cells are blind holes opening out in the front face of the auxiliary plate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
Ballistic protection armor including an armor plate for stopping projectiles, and further including an auxiliary plate disposed in front of the armor plate at a determined spacing therefrom, wherein said auxiliary plate is a ceramic plate pierced by a large number of cells distributed in a regular mesh and constituted by blind holes opening out in the front face of the auxiliary plate, said blind holes having a longitudinal axis that extends perpendicularly to the mean plane of the auxiliary plate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
81 words
Ballistic protection armor including an armor plate for stopping projectiles, and further including an auxiliary plate disposed in front of the armor plate at a determined spacing therefrom, wherein said auxiliary plate is a ceramic plate pierced by a large number of cells distributed in a regular mesh and constituted by blind holes opening out in the front face of the auxiliary plate, said blind holes having a longitudinal axis that extends perpendicularly to the mean plane of the auxiliary plate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
Armor according to claim 10, wherein the blind holes comprise through holes closed by a sheet overlying the rear face of the auxiliary plate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
Armor according to claim 10, wherein an intermediate layer is interposed between the auxiliary plate and the armor plate, the intermediate layer determining the spacing between the auxiliary plate and the armor plate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
Armor according to claim 12, wherein the intermediate layer has a honeycomb structure.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
Armor according to claim 10, wherein the auxiliary plate is made of a sintered ceramic selected from a group consisting of alumina, silicon carbide, and boron carbide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
Armor according to claim 10, wherein the auxiliary plate is made of a composite comprising a ceramic matrix containing fiber reinforcement.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
Armor according to claim 15, wherein the ceramic matrix is selected from a group consisting of silicon carbide and boron carbide.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
Armor according to claim 15, wherein the fiber reinforcement is selected from a group consisting of carbon fibers and silicon fibers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
Armor according to claim 10, wherein the walls of the cells of the auxiliary plate are cylindrical in shape having a diameter which is smaller than the caliber of the projectiles that the armor is to stop.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
Armor according to claim 10, wherein the front face of the auxiliary plate includes zones in relief which are regularly distributed relative to the mesh constituted by the cells.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2000-06-21 | 2000-12-21 | 2001-06-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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