EP1081452A3 - Device for protection against land mines - Google Patents

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EP1081452A3
EP1081452A3 EP00114355A EP00114355A EP1081452A3 EP 1081452 A3 EP1081452 A3 EP 1081452A3 EP 00114355 A EP00114355 A EP 00114355A EP 00114355 A EP00114355 A EP 00114355A EP 1081452 A3 EP1081452 A3 EP 1081452A3
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land mines
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against land
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Peter Bruhn
Josef Schmitt
Manfred Kühl
Eitel Runow
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Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
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Mak System GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H7/00—Armoured or armed vehicles
    • F41H7/02—Land vehicles with enclosing armour, e.g. tanks
    • F41H7/04—Armour construction
    • F41H7/042—Floors or base plates for increased land mine protection

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
  • Emergency Protection Circuit Devices (AREA)
  • Bidet-Like Cleaning Device And Other Flush Toilet Accessories (AREA)
  • Shielding Devices Or Components To Electric Or Magnetic Fields (AREA)

Abstract

The device has protective elements mounted on the floor of the vehicle. A hollow box (5) is mounted on and beneath the base plate (3) of the vehicle that corresponding in maximum length and width to the base plate's length and width and that is completely filled with adjacent damping elements (4) similar to sandbags in length and width.
EP00114355A 1999-09-03 2000-07-05 Device for protection against land mines Expired - Lifetime EP1081452B1 (en)

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DE19941928 1999-09-03
DE19941928A DE19941928C2 (en) 1999-09-03 1999-09-03 Device for protection against the effects of a land mine

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EP1081452A2 EP1081452A2 (en) 2001-03-07
EP1081452A3 true EP1081452A3 (en) 2001-03-14
EP1081452B1 EP1081452B1 (en) 2003-09-03

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EP00114355A Expired - Lifetime EP1081452B1 (en) 1999-09-03 2000-07-05 Device for protection against land mines

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US (1) US6477934B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1081452B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE249026T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2317228A1 (en)
DE (2) DE19941928C2 (en)
ES (1) ES2204412T3 (en)

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ES2204412T3 (en) 2004-05-01
EP1081452A2 (en) 2001-03-07
DE19941928A1 (en) 2001-04-05
DE19941928C2 (en) 2002-10-31
EP1081452B1 (en) 2003-09-03
US6477934B1 (en) 2002-11-12
DE50003511D1 (en) 2003-10-09
CA2317228A1 (en) 2001-03-03

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