CA2630221C - Armoured vehicle - Google Patents

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CA2630221C
CA2630221C CA2630221A CA2630221A CA2630221C CA 2630221 C CA2630221 C CA 2630221C CA 2630221 A CA2630221 A CA 2630221A CA 2630221 A CA2630221 A CA 2630221A CA 2630221 C CA2630221 C CA 2630221C
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Eitel Runow
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41HARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H7/00Armoured or armed vehicles
    • F41H7/02Land vehicles with enclosing armour, e.g. tanks
    • F41H7/04Armour construction
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41HARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H7/00Armoured or armed vehicles
    • F41H7/02Land vehicles with enclosing armour, e.g. tanks
    • F41H7/04Armour construction
    • F41H7/048Vehicles having separate armoured compartments, e.g. modular armoured vehicles

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Abstract

The invention relates to an armoured vehicle (1) having a safety cell (2) which accommodates the crew of the vehicle (1) with the safety cell (2) being mounted elastically in a mode-bearing structure (3) of the vehicle (1), with the safety cell (2) being provided at the front and rear with projecting pockets (12) on the roof side, which are open downwards and rest via deformable elements on the load-bearing structure (3) of the vehicle (1), having an essentially hexagonal cross section. In this case, the walls (8, 9) on the roof and base side of the safety cell have an essentially horizontal profile in order that the interior cell (7) of the safety cell (2) can be used for the crew, while the side walls (4, 5) of the safety cell have a wedge-shaped profile which tapers outwards, with the wedge angle alpha preferably being approximately 90~.

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Armoured Vehicle The present invention relates to an armoured vehicle that has a safety cell that accommodates the crew of the vehicle.
A problem with armoured vehicles is that their overall weight is too great since the protection that they offer becomes heavier as the threat increases. Depending on their useful volume and level of protection, they can weigh 30¨ 50t. Because of the weight problem, medium Weight wheeled vehicles of up to 20t cannot be provided with the highest level of protection. This results in undesirable compromises.
The protection of different vehicles is unbalanced; they may, for example, offer good protection against mines and only average protection against ballistic weapons.
Because of new scenarios, these vehicles are increasingly vulnerable to the threat posed by hand-held antitank weapons and attacks by explosive devices. This fact gives rise to the demand for heavy protection up to the level provided by reactive armour, with the result that the weight problem is exacerbated. The air transport-ability that is required is often achieved in that the protection itself is removed from the vehicle.
DE 10 2004 006 819 Al describes an armoured vehicle that is made up from a number of modules. The safety cell is arranged on a load-bearing structure of the vehicle, so that the shock waves generated by the explosion of a land mine, which act on the vehicle's safety cell from below, are attenuated with respect to the personnel within the vehicle.
DE 10 2004 026 237 Al describes a vehicle that offers protection against the effects of land mines. What is described is a safety cell that is V-shaped or acute-angled in the bottom area. The drawing that Is associated with this embodiment shows a double-walled construction.
Jane 's International Defence Review, September 2005, p. 92, provides an exploded =
view of an armoured vehicle in which various modules of the vehicle are illustrated.

, = = 31067-4 It is alleged that the V-shape of the bottom area of the vehicle or of the personnel module provides for improved reduction of the effects of land mines.
Some embodiments of the present invention describe a vehicle, preferably an armoured vehicle, for example a medium weight vehicle that, without special weight-intensive armour, ensures - adequate protection for the vehicle crew within the safety cell;
both against mines and against the shock waves generated by explosive charges that act against the side walls of the vehicle, as well as ballistic projectiles.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an armoured vehicle with a safety cell that accommodates the crew of the vehicle, said safety being flexibly mounted in a load-bearing structure of the vehicle, wherein the roof of the safety cell is provided at the front and at the rear with projecting pockets that are open underneath and rest on the load-bearing structure of the vehicle through deformable elements.
The underlying concept of the present invention is that an optimal sliape of the safety cell is created by a honeycomb cross section. Such a shape, namely; a six-sided cross section, is described in the Jane's article referred to above. In this, the roof and floor walls of the safety cell are essentially horizontal, whereas the side walls of the safety = cell have a wedge-shaped profile that tapers towards the outside. it is preferred that this angle be approximately 90 . In order to permit simple installatiOn of the safety cell in the load-bearing structure of the vehicle, the safety cell is provided at the front and at the rear with projecting pockets on the roof; these pockets are open underneath and preferably rest on deformable elements on the load-bearing structure-of*
. , vehicle.
Because of this, the roof of the safety cell is longer than the cell itself.
For placement of the cell, provision is made such that the support points are displaced well towards the outside, so that the arms of the load-bearing structure are just as wide as the roof of the cell. In order to stiffen the extended roof, this is also provided with vertical or =
slanted panels or the like, and these can then extend beyond the arms of the load-bearing structure. This design configuration forms the so-called pockets or eyelets.
In order to achieve optimal matching of the distribution of forces between the load-bearing structure and the safety cell, it is perered that these pockets be integrated =
by way of panels that merge obliquely into the side walls of the safety cell.
In addition, it is also possible to incorporate additional squash or buckle elements and make the =

pockets proof against weather, visibility, and NBC weapons. This entails an added advantage, namely that the areas created by the eyelets on the sides of the cell roof can be used as ventilation ports.
In addition, because of the honeycomb cross section of the safety cell as a whole, not only will the action of the shock waves be dissipated from below and from the sides; a, particularly stiff self-supporting structure will also be generated for the safety cell.
Furthermore, in order to optimize protection against mines all openings, such as doors and access panels, are located in the upper area of the safety cell, where they are less vulnerable to the blast effect of mines.
With respect to a space-saving, secure support of the safety cell in the load-bearing structure, provision is made such that the supporting structure is of a wedge shape that tapers down towards the floor of the vehicle and is matched to the lower areas of the inclined side walls of the safety cell.
In addition to the optimized shape of the safety cell, this has also been kept as small as possible while adhering to the minimum ergonomic values. This ensures the greatest possible amount of latitude for the weight as associated with a high level of protection against mines, protection against explosive devices, and protection against ballistic projectiles for a predetermined overall vehicle weight.
In order to ensure optimum protection from the exterior for the crew within the safety cell, it has been found appropriate to install ballistic protection on the exterior of the side walls and to install anti-mine protection panels on the outside of the supporting structure.
In addition, insulation and a splinter-proof liner can be installed in the lower area of the safety cell. These will lessen the effects of secondary fragments that may penetrate the safety cell.
In order to counter a threat to the crew from the roof, the roof of the safety cell can be provided with special protection.
Additional details and advantages of the present invention described below on the basis of the drawings appended hereto. These drawings show the following:
Figure 1: a perspective view of an wheeled armoured vehicle having a safety cell according to the present invention;
Figure 2: a perspective view of the safety cell for the vehicle shown in Figure 1;
Figure 3: a perspective view of the safety cell shown in Figure 2, with additional interior and exterior safety elements;
Figure 4: a perspective view of the safety cell shown in Figure 2, which is accommodated by the load-bearing structure of the vehicle shown in Figure 1;
Figure 5: a front view of the projecting pocket of the safety cell;
Figure 6: a side view of the pocket.
Figure 1 shows a wheeled armoured vehicle 1 that includes a safety cell 2 according to the present invention that accommodates the crew of the vehicle. The safety cell 2 is a module of the main assembly that comprises the cell and the load-bearing structure. This main assembly is combined with a power module and a transmission module to form a vehicle, and it is supported in a load-bearing structure 3 (Figure 4) of the vehicle 1. In the embodiment shown, the size of the safety cell 2 has been so selected that the crew can consist of a driver, a vehicle commander, and four additional crewmen.
It is preferred that the safety cell 2 according to the present invention be of a cross section that is essentially hexagonal (Figure 2), Above and below a belt line 6 that is located at approximately half the height of the safety cell 1, the side walls are counter-inclined at a slope 0 of approximately 45 , so that the two walls of the safety cell form a wedge shape that tapers down towards the outside with a wedge angle a of approximately 90 . In principle, an angle f3 of between 30 and 45 can be used, when the size of the wedge angle a increases.
In order that the crew can make sufficient use of the interior space offered by the safety cell 2, it is preferred that the roof and floor surfaces 8, 9 of the safety cell 2 be essentially horizontal. In contrast to this, the front and rear walls 10, 11 are inclined =
so as to connect with the load-bearing structure 3 that accommodates the safety cell 2.
In addition, the load-bearing structure 3 is of a tapered wedge shape that is aligned with the bottom 18 of the vehicle land is matched to the lower areas 4', 5' of the inclined walls 4, 5 of the safety cell 2.
All of the openings for access doors to the interior 7 are located in the upper area of the safety cell 2 in order to ensure optimal protection against mines.
It is advantageous that the walls 4, 5 and 8 ¨ 11 of the safety cell 2 are of armour plate. As can be seen in Figure 2, the two side walls 4, 5 are, in addition, fitted with exterior ballistic-protection panels 14. In addition, the load-bearing structure 3 that accommodates the safety cell 2 is fitted with anti-mine protection 15. In addition, there is a liner (inter-wall) 16 and insulation 17 on the inner side of each of the side walls 4, 5 of the safety cell 2.
In order that it can be installed in the load-bearing structure 3 (Figure 4), the front and rear of the safety cell 2 are provided on the roof 8 with projecting pockets (12) (see also Figure 2); these are open underneath and rest upon the load-bearing structure 3, so that the safety cell 2 (Figure 2) can be installed in the load-bearing structure 3.
Since, in the front and rear areas of the roof, the safety cell 2 rests on transverse arms 19 of the load-bearing structure 3 (Figure 6), the roof of the safety cell 2 is longer than the safety cell 2. It is preferred that the arms 18 of the load-bearing structure 3 be as wide as the roof 8 of the safety cell 2. Additional stiffening can be created, for example, by means of vertical or inclined side panels 20 (Figure 6); Should the pockets that are formed in this way be incorporated by way of panels 21 that merge obliquely into the side walls of the safety cell 2, then the distribution of forces can be matched between the load-bearing structure 3 and the safety cell 2.
These pockets or eyelets 12 form protected areas 22 on the sides of the cell roof, and these can serve as ventilation ports or the like.

It is to be understood that within the context of the present invention, the installation of a main assembly or cell, etc., in a vehicle by means of pockets, etc., the projecting pockets 12 can be modified and individually matched to the load-bearing structure of the vehicle.

W)2007/057154 Parts List 1 Wheeled vehicle, vehicle 2 Safety cell 3 Load-bearing structure 4,5 Side walls 4',5' Lower areas 6 Belt line 7 Interior space 8 (Roof) wall 9 (Floor) wall (Front) wall 11 (Rear) wall 12 Pocket (eyelet) 13 Door opening, opening 14 Ballistic protection Anti-mine protection 16 Inter-wall 17 Insulation 18 Bottom 19 Arm of load-bearing structure Panel 21 Panel 22 Protected area a Wedge angle J3 Angle of inclination of side walls

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1. An armoured vehicle with a safety cell that accommodates the crew of the vehicle, said safety cell being flexibly mounted in a load-bearing structure of the vehicle, wherein a roof of the safety cell is provided at a front and at a rear with projecting pockets that are open underneath and rest on the load-bearing structure of the vehicle through deformable elements.
2. The armoured vehicle as defined in claim 1, wherein the safety cell lies in the front and the rear areas of the roof on transverse arms of the load-bearing structure.
3. The armoured vehicle as defined in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein arms of the load-bearing structure are as wide as the roof of the safety cell.
4. The armoured vehicle as defined in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein additional stiffening can be created by vertical or sloping side panels.
5. The armoured vehicle as defined in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the pockets are connected by panels that merge obliquely into the side walls of the safety cell.
6. The armoured vehicle as defined in any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein the safety cell is of an hexagonal cross section, the roof and floor walls of the safety cell being essentially horizontal and the side walls being of a wedge shape that tapers down towards the outside.
7. The armoured vehicle as defiened in any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the wedge shape is defined by the slope that can be between 45° and 30°.
8. The armoured vehicle as defined in any one of claims 1 to 7 wherein the load-bearing structure is configured as a wedge shape that tapers down towards the floor of the vehicle and is matched to the lower areas of the sloped side walls of the safety cell.
9. The armoured vehicle as defined in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the exteriors of the side walls of the safety cell are provided with ballistic protection.
10. The armoured vehicle as defined in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein anti-mine protection is arranged on the exterior of the load-bearing structure that accommodates the safety cell.
11. The armoured vehicle as defined in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein openings, that can be closed by doors or access panels and provide for at least one of access and maintenance of the safety cell, are arranged in an area of the side walls of the safety cell above a belt line.
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