EP1199248A1 - Armour arrangement for an inflatable boat - Google Patents

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EP1199248A1
EP1199248A1 EP01402607A EP01402607A EP1199248A1 EP 1199248 A1 EP1199248 A1 EP 1199248A1 EP 01402607 A EP01402607 A EP 01402607A EP 01402607 A EP01402607 A EP 01402607A EP 1199248 A1 EP1199248 A1 EP 1199248A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
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  • the present invention relates to a device for armored protection of an inflatable boat floats.
  • Kevlar shielding material made of flexible fabric which, although that does not cause significant overload to the boat, is not sufficiently resistant to ammunition impacts, for example of 7.62 caliber NATO, 5.56 NATO, or 7.62 x 39.
  • Another known solution is to use a shielding material based on ceramic or an alloy of metal sufficiently resistant to the impacts of ammunition, but causing, because of its mass per square meter relatively high, a significant overload of the boat.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages above by proposing a device for armored protection of an inflatable boat floats and which is characterized in that it includes armor plates fixed juxtaposed to the faces external floats all along them and which are made of a light and resistant material ammunition impacts.
  • each armor plate is removably attached to the outer face of the float corresponding by at least one strap surrounding the plate transversely to the float passing through a ring of return fixed to the float under the lower part of the plate and whose two free ends engage in two clamping rings fixed to the internal face of the float located inside the boat.
  • each armor plate is fixed to the external face of the corresponding float by two longitudinally spaced straps surrounding the plate transversely to the float passing respectively in two return rings fixed to the float under the bottom of the plate, both free ends of each strap engaging two clamping rings fixed to the internal face of the float located inside the boat.
  • Each armor plate is enclosed in a fabric cover and each fabric strap has its strand internal attached by sewing to the internal face of the cover coming into contact on the external face of the float and its external strand is in contact with the external face of the cover.
  • the cover is fabric based hypalon TM and neoprene.
  • the adjacent armor plates are attached to each other by detachable connecting means.
  • each connecting means of two adjacent armor plates includes a strap extending longitudinally to the float and having one of its ends fixed by sewing to the external face of the cover containing one of the two armor plates adjacent while the opposite end of the strap engages in two clamping rings secured to the external face of the other adjacent armor plate in crossing its associated cover.
  • the armor plates are made by molding and conform to the external shape of the float.
  • the armor plates descend approximately to the waterline limit of boat.
  • Each armor plate is made in one composite material based on polyethylene fibers unidirectional and vinyl resin.
  • the composite material comprises about 80% in weight of polyethylene and about 20% by weight of resin.
  • the material advantageously comprises four layers of polyethylene fibers with the fibers unidirectional of a layer oriented at 90 ° relative to the unidirectional fibers of a layer adjacent.
  • the material has a mass of 17 kg per m 2 .
  • reference 1 designates an inflatable boat of the float type comprising in the present case two lateral floats 2 and a float front 3 of substantially curved shape connecting the two lateral floats 2.
  • the floats 2, 3 can be made in a single part into which is blown air as is known per se.
  • the floats 2, 3 are interconnected, in their lower part, by a part 4 forming floor of transport of people.
  • the inflatable boat 1 is powered by a motor thermal (not shown) located at the rear of the boat.
  • the floats 2, 3 can be of the type cylindrical envelopes or tubes.
  • the inflatable boat 1 comprises a float shielding protection device 2, 3.
  • This shielding device consists of armor plates 5 removably fixed so juxtaposed to the external faces of the floats all along of these.
  • each armor plate 5 which is preferably made by molding, partly marries the outer shape of the corresponding float and is attached to it by two straps longitudinally spaced 6 each surrounding the plate 5 transversely to the float.
  • Each fixing strap 6 passes through a ring of reference 7 fixed to the float under the lower part of the plate 5 and the two free ends of the two strands of the strap located on each side of the plate 5 engage in two 8 parallel rings close to each other so as to allow a tightening of the strap by traction on both ends, as is known per se.
  • the two rings 8 for clamping and locking the two ends of a strap 6 are attached to the face internal of the corresponding float 2, 3 located at inside the boat.
  • the free ends of both straps of the strap 6 can be folded down on the outer strand portion of the strap and be there maintained by any appropriate means so as not to hang freely.
  • each shielding plate 5 is enclosed in a cover 9 made of a fabric based on hypalon TM and neoprene by being in close and intimate contact with outer and inner sides of the armor plate 5.
  • each fabric strap 6 is fixed by its strand internal to the corresponding internal face of the cover 9 in contact with the corresponding external face of floats 2, 3 and, of course, the other outer strand of the strap 6 is in contact on the external face of the cover.
  • the cover has its fabric which is fixed by gluing to the armor plate correspondent 5.
  • the adjacent armor plates 5 are fixed two by two to each other by a connecting means detachable constituted by a strap 10 extending longitudinally to floats 2, 3 and having one of its ends fixed by sewing to the outer face of the cover 9 containing one of the armor plates adjacent 5 while the opposite end of the strap 10 engages in two rings 11 integral with the face of the other adjacent shielding plate 5 in passing through the associated cover 9 so as to block by tightening, as is known per se and represented in Figure 4, the end of the strap 10 by pulling on it.
  • a connecting means detachable constituted by a strap 10 extending longitudinally to floats 2, 3 and having one of its ends fixed by sewing to the outer face of the cover 9 containing one of the armor plates adjacent 5 while the opposite end of the strap 10 engages in two rings 11 integral with the face of the other adjacent shielding plate 5 in passing through the associated cover 9 so as to block by tightening, as is known per se and represented in Figure 4, the end of the strap 10 by pulling on it.
  • each strap connecting two adjacent armor plates 5 aura one of its ends secured to one of the two plates and its other end passing through the two blocking rings 11 integral with the other plate.
  • the connecting straps 10 of the armor plates 5 are located in the vicinity of the upper part of the plates 5 in order to be accessible of a person on the boat.
  • the straps of connection 10 of the shielding plates 5 which are fixed to the lateral floats 2, their ends fixed to the corresponding plates 5 located towards the front, in the direction of travel of the boat, while the ends opposite straps attached to the rings 11 are directed towards the back of the boat.
  • the tightening of straps 11 is carried out from the front to the rear of the boat in the running direction of the water when moving Of the boat.
  • the rings 7, 8 and 11 are made of steel stainless.
  • Armor plates 5 provide protection of the boat starting approximately from the top of floats 2, 3 and down, on the side of the boat, practically up to the waterline limit thereof.
  • each plate can have a length of about one meter and a width or height about 40 cm.
  • each armor plate 5 is made of a composite material based on polyethylene with unidirectional non-crossing fibers and resin preferably of the vinyl type, with the polyethylene having a density of 0.98.
  • the composite material comprises about 80% by weight of polyethylene and about 20% by weight of resin.
  • This material can include four fiber layers unidirectional polyethylene connected by resin, each layer of polyethylene having its fibers unidirectional oriented at 90% compared to unidirectional fibers of an adjacent layer.
  • the composite material can have a thickness of 18 mm and a mass of 17 kg per m 2 so that to protect the external part of an inflatable boat with a length of 6.40 m, it will suffice to use 6.6 m 2 of this material, which will result in an overload of the inflatable boat of approximately 113 kg.
  • the above-described shielding device the invention provides excellent impact resistance ammunition of a caliber of 7.62 NATO, 5.56 NATO and 7.62 x 39, without overloading the boat compared to protective ceramic material previously used and who overloaded boats with an overload practically three times greater than that resulting from shielding device of the invention.
  • the main qualities of the inflatable boat namely its lightness, its fast speed of movement and its stability on water, are maintained despite the presence armor plates of the invention.
  • the armor plates housed in their respective covers can be easily mounted on the floats of the boat and disassembled from them, without necessity of special tools, since the operator has just tighten or loosen the fixing angles of the covers for or floats.

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Abstract

A device for shielding floaters of an inflatable boat includes shielding plates for fastening in a juxtaposed arrangement to external faces of the floaters along their entire length and made of a light material which is resistant to the impacts of ordnance.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de protection par blindage d'un bateau pneumatique à flotteurs.The present invention relates to a device for armored protection of an inflatable boat floats.

Diverses solutions ont déjà été proposées pour blinder des embarcations flottantes contre des armes d'épaule puissantes.Various solutions have already been proposed for armor of floating boats against weapons powerful shoulder pads.

L'une de ces solutions consiste à utiliser un matériau de blindage en kevlar en tissu souple qui, bien que n'occasionnant pas de surcharge importante à l'embarcation, n'est pas suffisamment résistante aux impacts de munitions, par exemple de calibres de 7,62 OTAN, 5,56 OTAN, ou de 7,62 x 39.One of these solutions is to use a Kevlar shielding material made of flexible fabric which, although that does not cause significant overload to the boat, is not sufficiently resistant to ammunition impacts, for example of 7.62 caliber NATO, 5.56 NATO, or 7.62 x 39.

Une autre solution connue consiste à utiliser un matériel de blindage à base de céramique ou d'un alliage de métal suffisamment résistant aux impacts de munitions, mais occasionnant, à cause de sa masse au mètre carré relativement élevée, une surcharge importante de l'embarcation.Another known solution is to use a shielding material based on ceramic or an alloy of metal sufficiently resistant to the impacts of ammunition, but causing, because of its mass per square meter relatively high, a significant overload of the boat.

En outre, les différents moyens utilisés jusqu'à maintenant pour fixer le dispositif de blindage à la coque de l'embarcation sont relativement complexes et onéreux.In addition, the different means used up to now to attach the shielding device to the boat hulls are relatively complex and expensive.

La présente invention a pour but d'éliminer les inconvénients ci-dessus en proposant un dispositif de protection par blindage d'un bateau pneumatique à flotteurs et qui est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des plaques de blindage fixées de façon juxtaposée aux faces externes des flotteurs tout le long de ceux-ci et qui sont réalisées en un matériau léger et résistant aux impacts de munitions.The object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages above by proposing a device for armored protection of an inflatable boat floats and which is characterized in that it includes armor plates fixed juxtaposed to the faces external floats all along them and which are made of a light and resistant material ammunition impacts.

De préférence, chaque plaque de blindage est amoviblement fixée à la face externe du flotteur correspondant par au moins une sangle entourant la plaque transversalement au flotteur en passant dans un anneau de renvoi fixé au flotteur sous la partie inférieure de la plaque et dont les deux extrémités libres s'engagent dans deux anneaux de serrage fixés à la face interne du flotteur située à l'intérieur du bateau. Preferably, each armor plate is removably attached to the outer face of the float corresponding by at least one strap surrounding the plate transversely to the float passing through a ring of return fixed to the float under the lower part of the plate and whose two free ends engage in two clamping rings fixed to the internal face of the float located inside the boat.

Avantageusement, chaque plaque de blindage est fixée à la face externe du flotteur correspondant par deux sangles longitudinalement espacées entourant la plaque transversalement au flotteur en passant respectivement dans deux anneaux de renvoi fixés au flotteur sous la partie inférieure de la plaque, les deux extrémités libres de chaque sangle s'engageant dans deux anneaux de serrage fixés à la face interne du flotteur située à l'intérieur du bateau.Advantageously, each armor plate is fixed to the external face of the corresponding float by two longitudinally spaced straps surrounding the plate transversely to the float passing respectively in two return rings fixed to the float under the bottom of the plate, both free ends of each strap engaging two clamping rings fixed to the internal face of the float located inside the boat.

Chaque plaque de blindage est enfermée dans une housse en tissu et chaque sangle en tissu a son brin interne fixé par couture à la face interne de la housse venant en contact sur la face externe du flotteur et son brin externe est en contact avec la face externe de la housse.Each armor plate is enclosed in a fabric cover and each fabric strap has its strand internal attached by sewing to the internal face of the cover coming into contact on the external face of the float and its external strand is in contact with the external face of the cover.

De préférence, la housse est en tissu à base d'hypalon™ et de néoprène.Preferably, the cover is fabric based hypalon ™ and neoprene.

Les plaques de blindage adjacentes sont fixées les unes aux autres par des moyens de liaison détachables.The adjacent armor plates are attached to each other by detachable connecting means.

De préférence, chaque moyen de liaison de deux plaques de blindage adjacentes comprend une sangle s'étendant longitudinalement au flotteur et ayant l'une de ses extrémités fixée par couture à la face externe de la housse contenant l'une des deux plaques de blindage adjacentes tandis que l'extrémité opposée de la sangle s'engage dans deux anneaux de serrage solidaires de la face externe de l'autre plaque de blindage adjacente en traversant sa housse associée.Preferably, each connecting means of two adjacent armor plates includes a strap extending longitudinally to the float and having one of its ends fixed by sewing to the external face of the cover containing one of the two armor plates adjacent while the opposite end of the strap engages in two clamping rings secured to the external face of the other adjacent armor plate in crossing its associated cover.

Chaque sangle de liaison de deux plaques de blindage adjacentes a son extrémité cousue à la housse dirigée vers l'avant du bateau et son extrémité opposée engagée dans les deux anneaux dirigée vers l'arrière de celui-ci.Each connecting strap of two plates of shielding adjacent to its end sewn to the cover directed towards the front of the boat and its opposite end engaged in the two rings directed towards the rear of this one.

Les plaques de blindage sont réalisées par moulage et épousent la forme extérieure du flotteur.The armor plates are made by molding and conform to the external shape of the float.

Avantageusement, les plaques de blindage descendent approximativement jusqu'à la limite de flottaison du bateau. Advantageously, the armor plates descend approximately to the waterline limit of boat.

Chaque plaque de blindage est réalisée en un matériau composite à base de polyéthylène à fibres unidirectionnelles et de résine vynilester.Each armor plate is made in one composite material based on polyethylene fibers unidirectional and vinyl resin.

Le matériau composite comprend environ 80 % en poids de polyéthylène et environ 20 % en poids de résine.The composite material comprises about 80% in weight of polyethylene and about 20% by weight of resin.

Le matériau comporte avantageusement quatre couches de fibres de polyéthylène avec les fibres unidirectionnelles d'une couche orientées à 90° relativement aux fibres unidirectionnelles d'une couche adjacente.The material advantageously comprises four layers of polyethylene fibers with the fibers unidirectional of a layer oriented at 90 ° relative to the unidirectional fibers of a layer adjacent.

Le matériau a une masse de 17 kg par m2.The material has a mass of 17 kg per m 2 .

L'invention sera mieux comprise, et d'autres buts, caractéristiques, détails et avantages de celle-ci apparaítront plus clairement dans la description explicative qui va suivre faite en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple illustrant un mode de réalisation de l'invention et dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1 est une vue de dessus d'un bateau pneumatique comportant le dispositif de blindage de l'invention ;
  • La figure 2 est une vue de côté suivant la flèche II du bateau de la figure 1 ;
  • La figure 3 est une vue partielle en perspective représentant de façon détaillée la fixation des plaques de blindage à un flotteur du bateau pneumatique ; et
  • La figure 4 est une vue agrandie de la partie cerclée en IV de la figure 3.
The invention will be better understood, and other objects, characteristics, details and advantages thereof will appear more clearly in the explanatory description which follows, made with reference to the appended schematic drawings given solely by way of example illustrating a method of realization of the invention and in which:
  • Figure 1 is a top view of an inflatable boat comprising the shielding device of the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a side view along arrow II of the boat of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a partial perspective view showing in detail the fixing of the armor plates to a float of the inflatable boat; and
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the part circled in IV of FIG. 3.

En se reportant aux figures, la référence 1 désigne un bateau pneumatique du type à flotteurs comprenant dans le cas présent deux flotteurs latéraux 2 et un flotteur avant 3 de forme sensiblement courbée reliant les deux flotteurs latéraux 2. Les flotteurs 2, 3 peuvent être réalisés en une seule partie dans laquelle est insufflé de l'air comme cela est connu en soi.Referring to the figures, reference 1 designates an inflatable boat of the float type comprising in the present case two lateral floats 2 and a float front 3 of substantially curved shape connecting the two lateral floats 2. The floats 2, 3 can be made in a single part into which is blown air as is known per se.

Les flotteurs 2, 3 sont reliés entre eux, en leur partie inférieure, par une partie 4 formant plancher de transport de personnes. The floats 2, 3 are interconnected, in their lower part, by a part 4 forming floor of transport of people.

Le bateau pneumatique 1 est mû par un moteur thermique (non représenté) situé à l'arrière du bateau.The inflatable boat 1 is powered by a motor thermal (not shown) located at the rear of the boat.

En outre, les flotteurs 2, 3 peuvent être du type à enveloppes cylindriques ou boudins.In addition, the floats 2, 3 can be of the type cylindrical envelopes or tubes.

Selon l'invention, le bateau pneumatique 1 comprend un dispositif de protection par blindage des flotteurs 2, 3.According to the invention, the inflatable boat 1 comprises a float shielding protection device 2, 3.

Ce dispositif de blindage est constitué par des plaques de blindage 5 amoviblement fixées de façon juxtaposée aux faces externes des flotteurs tout le long de ceux-ci.This shielding device consists of armor plates 5 removably fixed so juxtaposed to the external faces of the floats all along of these.

Plus précisément, chaque plaque de blindage 5, qui est de préférence réalisée par moulage, épouse en partie la forme extérieure du flotteur correspondant et est fixée à celui-ci par deux sangles longitudinalement espacées 6 entourant chacune la plaque 5 transversalement au flotteur.More precisely, each armor plate 5, which is preferably made by molding, partly marries the outer shape of the corresponding float and is attached to it by two straps longitudinally spaced 6 each surrounding the plate 5 transversely to the float.

Chaque sangle de fixation 6 passe dans un anneau de renvoi 7 fixé au flotteur sous la partie inférieure de la plaque 5 et les deux extrémités libres des deux brins de la sangle situés de chaque côté de la plaque 5 s'engagent dans deux anneaux 8 parallèles proches l'un de l'autre de façon à permettre un serrage de la sangle par traction sur ses deux extrémités, comme cela est connu en soi.Each fixing strap 6 passes through a ring of reference 7 fixed to the float under the lower part of the plate 5 and the two free ends of the two strands of the strap located on each side of the plate 5 engage in two 8 parallel rings close to each other so as to allow a tightening of the strap by traction on both ends, as is known per se.

Les deux anneaux 8 de serrage et de blocage des deux extrémités d'une sangle 6 sont fixés à la face interne du flotteur correspondant 2, 3 située à l'intérieur du bateau. Les extrémités libres des deux brins de la sangle 6 peuvent être rabattues sur la portion de brin extérieure de la sangle et y être maintenue par tout moyen approprié afin de ne pas pendre librement.The two rings 8 for clamping and locking the two ends of a strap 6 are attached to the face internal of the corresponding float 2, 3 located at inside the boat. The free ends of both straps of the strap 6 can be folded down on the outer strand portion of the strap and be there maintained by any appropriate means so as not to hang freely.

De préférence et comme représenté uniquement en figure 4, chaque plaque de blindage 5 est enfermée dans une housse 9 réalisée en un tissu à base d'hypalon™ et de néoprène en étant en contact serré et intime avec les faces externe et interne de la plaque de blindage 5. Dans ce cas, chaque sangle en tissu 6 est fixée par son brin interne à la face interne correspondante de la housse 9 en contact avec la face externe correspondante des flotteurs 2, 3 et, bien entendu, l'autre brin externe de la sangle 6 est en contact sur la face externe de la housse. Avantageusement, la housse a son tissu qui est fixé par collage à la plaque de blindage correspondante 5.Preferably and as shown only in Figure 4, each shielding plate 5 is enclosed in a cover 9 made of a fabric based on hypalon ™ and neoprene by being in close and intimate contact with outer and inner sides of the armor plate 5. In in this case, each fabric strap 6 is fixed by its strand internal to the corresponding internal face of the cover 9 in contact with the corresponding external face of floats 2, 3 and, of course, the other outer strand of the strap 6 is in contact on the external face of the cover. Advantageously, the cover has its fabric which is fixed by gluing to the armor plate correspondent 5.

Les plaques de blindage adjacentes 5 sont fixées deux à deux les unes aux autres par un moyen de liaison détachable constitué par une sangle 10 s'étendant longitudinalement aux flotteurs 2, 3 et ayant l'une de ses extrémités fixée par couture à la face externe de la housse 9 contenant l'une des plaques de blindage adjacentes 5 tandis que l'extrémité opposée de la sangle 10 s'engage dans deux anneaux 11 solidaires de la face externe de l'autre plaque de blindage adjacente 5 en traversant la housse associée 9 de façon à bloquer par serrage, comme cela est connu en soi et représenté en figure 4, l'extrémité de la sangle 10 par traction sur celle-ci.The adjacent armor plates 5 are fixed two by two to each other by a connecting means detachable constituted by a strap 10 extending longitudinally to floats 2, 3 and having one of its ends fixed by sewing to the outer face of the cover 9 containing one of the armor plates adjacent 5 while the opposite end of the strap 10 engages in two rings 11 integral with the face of the other adjacent shielding plate 5 in passing through the associated cover 9 so as to block by tightening, as is known per se and represented in Figure 4, the end of the strap 10 by pulling on it.

Bien entendu, en l'absence de housse, chaque sangle de liaison de deux plaques de blindage adjacentes 5 aura l'une de ses extrémités solidaire de l'une des deux plaques et son autre extrémité passant dans les deux anneaux de blocage 11 solidaires de l'autre plaque.Of course, in the absence of a cover, each strap connecting two adjacent armor plates 5 aura one of its ends secured to one of the two plates and its other end passing through the two blocking rings 11 integral with the other plate.

De préférence, les sangles 10 de liaison des plaques de blindage 5 sont situées au voisinage de la partie supérieure des plaques 5 afin d'être accessibles d'une personne se trouvant sur le bateau.Preferably, the connecting straps 10 of the armor plates 5 are located in the vicinity of the upper part of the plates 5 in order to be accessible of a person on the boat.

Comme représenté aux figures, les sangles de liaison 10 des plaques de blindage 5 qui sont fixées aux flotteurs latéraux 2, ont leurs extrémités fixées aux plaques correspondantes 5 situées vers l'avant, dans le sens de marche du bateau, tandis que les extrémités opposées des sangles fixées aux anneaux 11 sont dirigées vers l'arrière du bateau. Autrement dit, le serrage des sangles 11 s'effectue de l'avant à l'arrière du bateau dans le sens de défilement de l'eau lors du déplacement du bateau.As shown in the figures, the straps of connection 10 of the shielding plates 5 which are fixed to the lateral floats 2, their ends fixed to the corresponding plates 5 located towards the front, in the direction of travel of the boat, while the ends opposite straps attached to the rings 11 are directed towards the back of the boat. In other words, the tightening of straps 11 is carried out from the front to the rear of the boat in the running direction of the water when moving Of the boat.

Les anneaux 7, 8 et 11 sont réalisés en acier inoxydable.The rings 7, 8 and 11 are made of steel stainless.

Les plaques de blindage 5 assurent une protection du bateau en partant approximativement du sommet des flotteurs 2, 3 et descendant, sur le côté du bateau, pratiquement jusqu'à la limite de flottaison de celui-ci.Armor plates 5 provide protection of the boat starting approximately from the top of floats 2, 3 and down, on the side of the boat, practically up to the waterline limit thereof.

A titre d'exemple, chaque plaque peut avoir une longueur d'environ d'un mètre et une largeur ou hauteur d'environ 40 cm.For example, each plate can have a length of about one meter and a width or height about 40 cm.

Avantageusement, chaque plaque de blindage 5 est réalisée en un matériau composite à base de polyéthylène à fibres unidirectionnelles ne se croisant pas et de résine de préférence du type vynilester, avec le polyéthylène ayant une densité de 0,98. De préférence, le matériau composite comprend environ 80 % en poids de polyéthylène et environ 20 % en poids de résine.Advantageously, each armor plate 5 is made of a composite material based on polyethylene with unidirectional non-crossing fibers and resin preferably of the vinyl type, with the polyethylene having a density of 0.98. Preferably, the composite material comprises about 80% by weight of polyethylene and about 20% by weight of resin.

Ce matériau peut comprendre quatre couches à fibres unidirectionnelles de polyéthylène reliées par la résine, chaque couche de polyéthylène ayant ses fibres unidirectionnelles orientées à 90 % par rapport aux fibres unidirectionnelles d'une couche adjacente.This material can include four fiber layers unidirectional polyethylene connected by resin, each layer of polyethylene having its fibers unidirectional oriented at 90% compared to unidirectional fibers of an adjacent layer.

A titre indicatif, le matériau composite peut avoir une épaisseur de 18 mm et une masse de 17 kg par m2 de sorte que pour protéger la partie externe d'un bateau pneumatique d'une longueur de 6,40 m, il suffira d'utiliser 6,6 m2 de ce matériau, ce qui se traduira par une surcharge du bateau pneumatique d'environ 113 kg.As an indication, the composite material can have a thickness of 18 mm and a mass of 17 kg per m 2 so that to protect the external part of an inflatable boat with a length of 6.40 m, it will suffice to use 6.6 m 2 of this material, which will result in an overload of the inflatable boat of approximately 113 kg.

Le dispositif de blindage ci-dessus décrit de l'invention assure une excellente résistance aux impacts de munitions d'un calibre de 7,62 OTAN, 5,56 OTAN et 7,62 x 39, sans surcharger le bateau comparativement au matériau de protection en céramique utilisé auparavant et qui surchargeait les embarcations d'une surcharge pratiquement trois fois supérieure à celle résultant du dispositif de blindage de l'invention. Autrement dit, les principales qualités du bateau pneumatique, à savoir sa légèreté, sa vitesse rapide de déplacement et sa stabilité sur l'eau, sont maintenues malgré la présence des plaques de blindage de l'invention. Enfin, les plaques de blindage logées dans leurs housses respectives peuvent être facilement montées sur les flotteurs du bateau et démontées de ceux-ci, sans nécessité d'outillage particulier, puisque l'opérateur n'a juste qu'à serrer ou desserrer les angles de fixation des housses aux ou des flotteurs.The above-described shielding device the invention provides excellent impact resistance ammunition of a caliber of 7.62 NATO, 5.56 NATO and 7.62 x 39, without overloading the boat compared to protective ceramic material previously used and who overloaded boats with an overload practically three times greater than that resulting from shielding device of the invention. In other words, the main qualities of the inflatable boat, namely its lightness, its fast speed of movement and its stability on water, are maintained despite the presence armor plates of the invention. Finally, the armor plates housed in their respective covers can be easily mounted on the floats of the boat and disassembled from them, without necessity of special tools, since the operator has just tighten or loosen the fixing angles of the covers for or floats.

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Dispositif de protection par blindage d'un bateau pneumatique (1) à flotteurs (2,3), caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des plaques de blindage (5) fixées de façon juxtaposée aux faces externes des flotteurs (2,3) tout le long de ceux-ci et qui sont réalisées en un matériau léger et résistant aux impacts de munitions.Device for shielding the protection of an inflatable boat (1) with floats (2,3), characterized in that it comprises shielding plates (5) fixed in a juxtaposed manner to the external faces of the floats (2,3) along these and which are made of a light material resistant to the impacts of ammunition. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que chaque plaque de blindage (5) est amoviblement fixée à la face externe du flotteur correspondant (2,3) par au moins une sangle (6) entourant la plaque (5) transversalement au flotteur en passant dans un anneau de renvoi (7) fixé au flotteur sous la partie inférieure de la plaque (5) et dont les deux extrémités libres s'engagent dans deux anneaux de serrage (8) fixés à la face interne du flotteur située à l'intérieur du bateau (1).Device according to claim 1, characterized in that each armor plate (5) is removably fixed to the external face of the corresponding float (2,3) by at least one strap (6) surrounding the plate (5) transversely to the float passing through a return ring (7) fixed to the float under the lower part of the plate (5) and the two free ends of which engage in two clamping rings (8) fixed to the internal face of the float located at the inside of the boat (1). Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que chaque plaque de blindage (5) est fixée à la face externe du flotteur correspondant par deux sangles longitudinalement espacées (6) entourant la plaque (5) transversalement au flotteur en passant respectivement dans deux anneaux de renvoi (7) fixés au flotteur sous la partie inférieure de la plaque (5), les deux extrémités libres de chaque sangle (6) s'engageant dans deux anneaux de serrage (8) fixés à la face interne du flotteur située à l'intérieur du bateau.Device according to claim 2, characterized in that each armor plate (5) is fixed to the external face of the corresponding float by two longitudinally spaced straps (6) surrounding the plate (5) transversely to the float passing respectively through two rings of return (7) fixed to the float under the lower part of the plate (5), the two free ends of each strap (6) engaging in two clamping rings (8) fixed to the internal face of the float located at the inside the boat. Dispositif selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que chaque plaque de blindage (5) est enfermée dans une housse en tissu (9) et chaque sangle en tissu (6) a son brin interne fixé par couture à la face interne de la housse (9) venant en contact sur la face externe du flotteur et son brin externe est en contact avec la face externe de la housse.Device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that each shielding plate (5) is enclosed in a fabric cover (9) and each fabric strap (6) has its internal strand fixed by sewing to the internal face of the cover (9) coming into contact on the external face of the float and its external strand is in contact with the external face of the cover. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la housse (9) est en tissu à base d'hypalon™ ou de néoprène. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the cover (9) is made of fabric based on hypalon ™ or neoprene. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les plaques de blindage adjacentes (5) sont fixées les unes aux autres par des moyens de liaison détachables(10) .Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adjacent shielding plates (5) are fixed to each other by detachable connecting means (10). Dispositif selon la revendication 6, lorsque considérée en combinaison avec la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisé en ce que chaque moyen de liaison de deux plaques de blindage adjacentes (5) comprend une sangle (10) s'étendant longitudinalement au flotteur et ayant l'une de ses extrémités fixée par couture à la face externe de la housse (9) contenant l'une des deux plaques de blindage adjacentes tandis que l'extrémité opposée de la sangle (10) s'engage dans deux anneaux de serrage (11) solidaires de la face externe de l'autre plaque de blindage adjacente en traversant sa housse associée(9).Device according to claim 6, when considered in combination with claim 4 or 5, characterized in that each means of connection of two adjacent armor plates (5) comprises a strap (10) extending longitudinally to the float and having the one of its ends fixed by sewing to the external face of the cover (9) containing one of the two adjacent armor plates while the opposite end of the strap (10) engages in two clamping rings (11) secured to the external face of the other adjacent shielding plate by crossing its associated cover (9). Dispositif selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que chaque sangle de liaison (10) de deux plaques de blindage adjacentes (5) a son extrémité cousue à la housse (9) dirigée vers l'avant du bateau et son extrémité opposée engagée dans les deux anneaux (11) dirigée vers l'arrière de celui-ci.Device according to claim 7, characterized in that each connecting strap (10) of two adjacent armor plates (5) has its end sewn to the cover (9) directed towards the front of the boat and its opposite end engaged in the two rings (11) directed towards the rear thereof. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les plaques de blindage (5) sont réalisées par moulage et épousent la forme extérieure du flotteur(2,3).Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shielding plates (5) are produced by molding and conform to the external shape of the float (2,3). Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les plaques de blindage (5) descendent approximativement jusqu'à la limite de flottaison du bateau(1).Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the armor plates (5) descend approximately to the buoyancy limit of the boat (1). Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chaque plaque de blindage (5) est réalisée en un matériau composite à base de polyéthylène à fibres unidirectionnelles et de résine vynilester.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each shielding plate (5) is made of a composite material based on polyethylene with unidirectional fibers and vinyl resin. Dispositif selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le matériau composite comprend environ 80 % en poids de polyéthylène et environ 20 % en poids de résine. Device according to claim 11, characterized in that the composite material comprises approximately 80% by weight of polyethylene and approximately 20% by weight of resin. Dispositif selon la revendication 11 ou 12, caractérisé en ce que le matériau comporte quatre couches de fibres de polyéthylène avec les fibres unidirectionnelles d'une couche orientées à 90° relativement aux fibres unidirectionnelles d'une couche adjacente.Device according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the material comprises four layers of polyethylene fibers with the unidirectional fibers of a layer oriented at 90 ° relative to the unidirectional fibers of an adjacent layer. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 11 à 13, caractérisé en ce que le matériau a une masse de 17 kg par m2.Device according to one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that the material has a mass of 17 kg per m 2 .
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