EP1469144A2 - Ballistischer Unterstand - Google Patents

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EP1469144A2
EP1469144A2 EP04396025A EP04396025A EP1469144A2 EP 1469144 A2 EP1469144 A2 EP 1469144A2 EP 04396025 A EP04396025 A EP 04396025A EP 04396025 A EP04396025 A EP 04396025A EP 1469144 A2 EP1469144 A2 EP 1469144A2
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Raimo Tihula
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/343—Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
    • E04B1/34315—Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport characterised by separable parts
    • E04B1/34321—Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport characterised by separable parts mainly constituted by panels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H9/00—Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate
    • E04H9/04—Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate against air-raid or other war-like actions
    • E04H9/10—Independent shelters; Arrangement of independent splinter-proof walls
    • 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
    • F41H5/00—Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/013—Mounting or securing armour plates
    • 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
    • F41H5/00—Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/06—Shields
    • F41H5/08—Shields for personal use, i.e. hand held shields

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  • the present invention relates to a protective shelter according to the preamble of claim 1 against fragment effect, fire from light/small arms and like external effect.
  • conflict situations include wars, peacekeeping operations, wide riots and similar occurrences that presumably may involve the use of light/small arms, bombs, other explosives or, simply, throwable objects alone.
  • modem warfare doctrines strongly emphasize fast deployment and speed of troops, whereby arduous long-term field fortifications are impossible.
  • today's world appears to meet at an increasing rate such situations that require temporary or semitemporary shelter constructions. These needs are especially typical in peacekeeping operations and, sometimes, also in conjunction with international summits involving the risk of protest demonstrations turning violent.
  • the coupler bushings of the panels form a string of interleaved bushings.
  • the panels can be connected to each other by means of a locking bar threaded through the string of coupler bushings.
  • the panel may have a planar or curved surface and also the panel edges may be planar or profiled.
  • the modifiability of a fortification erected according to this construction is limited and, hence, the panel system is optimally usable only for rapidly erecting a relatively long-term fortification at a terrestrial point taken over. Such locations are, e.g., guard and observation points and like.
  • metallic materials are employed for strengthening the panel edges and as connecting members, whereby the weight of the panels becomes high. Obviously, the panel weights are also increased by their size.
  • Each panel of the novel shelter structure is connectable to any other panel of the shelter system thus allowing protective structures of different sizes and shapes to be assembled therefrom.
  • the goal of the invention is achieved by virtue of having the shelter system comprised of planar panel elements of which at least one has the shape of an equilateral triangle and at least another one has a rectangular shape.
  • At least one edge of the shelter system panels includes at least one open coupling slot having a smoothly rounded surface provided on at least the inner slot edge facing the inner area of the panel.
  • the ballistic shelter according to the invention is characterized by what is stated in the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • the invention offers significant benefits
  • a lightweight modular shelter is provided with ease of erection.
  • the construction and shape of the shelter system components facilitate the assembly of shelters in varying shapes, whereby the maximal size of the shelter is limited only by the number of available panel elements.
  • the shelter system comprises panel elements of two different sizes only and all the panel elements are connectable to each other, the erection of a shelter becomes simple, whereby different types of shelters are possible without the need for multiple parts that must be shipped connected together.
  • the erection of a shelter can be carried out extremely quickly and the coupler means may be implemented as quick-lock couplers whose locking levers on a given edge of the panel are connected together by a rope thus permitting the locking levers to be released simultaneously by a single pull.
  • the coupler means are integral members of the shelter panels, they cannot become lost during the haulage, erection or dismantling of the shelter.
  • the coupler means are further adapted to the edges of the panel elements in such a fashion that any panel element can be connected to any other panel element.
  • the level of protection provided by the panel elements can be designed compatible with the protection needs depending on whether the shelter shall offer protection against fragments, stop fire from small arms or other offense.
  • the shelter panels are also highly durable under the stresses imposed thereon during haulage and handling, as well as very resistant to weather exposure due to their entirely sealed structure with fully sealed edges. Planar panels of triangular and square shape connected to each other allows a maximally simple construction to provide full protection by a shelter of desired kind, wherein all panel elements of the shelter are always compatible with each other thus disposing with the need for any special complementary members.
  • the shelter panel element 1 comprises a planar part 2, edges 3, pawl couplers 4 and open slots 5 shaped to accommodate the coupler pawls.
  • the planar part 2 is manufactured from a composite material offering sufficient level of protection. The thickness, materials and production method of the panel are selected depending on whether the shelter is required to protectively encounter only a relatively mild fragment effect, give better protection against direct fire from small arms or resist the fire and fragments of even heavier arms. In practice, the shelter provides good protection against fragments and small arms fire, while stronger structures or even armor must be used against the fire of heavier arms.
  • the basic material of the planar part 2 comprises reinforcing fiber bonded in a matrix of a thermoset or thermoplastic polymeric material.
  • the most generally employed fiber in this kind of protective structure is aramide fiber, but also glass or polyethylene fiber is applicable.
  • the matrix material may be a phenolic or epoxy resin.
  • any material capable of offering a sufficiently lightweight planar structure of sufficiently good protective effect may be contemplated suitable for use in the manufacture of the planar part.
  • edges 3 of the planar part 2 are rounded smooth and sealed with a durable, elastic and weather-resistant material such as an urethane-based sealant or, in the case that matrix material has suitable properties, using the matrix material also for surfacing the edges so as to make them highly resistant to impacts and other mechanical stresses as well as capable of preventing penetration of water into the matrix material.
  • a durable, elastic and weather-resistant material such as an urethane-based sealant or, in the case that matrix material has suitable properties, using the matrix material also for surfacing the edges so as to make them highly resistant to impacts and other mechanical stresses as well as capable of preventing penetration of water into the matrix material.
  • the cross sections of open slots 5 and pawl recesses of couplers 4 of the panel connection system are shaped in a convex/concave rounded fashion, whereby the clamping hold of the coupler is similar to the grip of a plumber's wrench about a round tube.
  • the open slots 5 comprise openings made in the planar part 2 such that the panel edge at the open slot 5 forms a bridge of a circular cross section.
  • the couplers 4 are placed on two cornering edges of a panel element, while the open slots 5 of the coupling system are made along the opposite edges of the panel, at identical positions relative to the couplers 4. Resultingly, the modular panels 1 will be connectable to each other in any kind of protective shelter assembly.
  • FIG. 2 is shown a modular panel element 6 shaped as a triangle.
  • the triangular modular panel 6 has a similar structure as the square panel 1 described above. The only difference in regard to the square panel can be seen in the panel shape and in that the couplers 4 are mounted on one edge of the triangular panel only, while the open slots 5 are located along both of the other edges.
  • this coupler means arrangement the triangular panel becomes connectable to any adjacent modular panel, whether triangular or square.
  • a triangular modular panel 6 is shown connected to a rectangular modular panel 7.
  • the short edge of the rectangular panel 7 has the same length as the short edge of the triangular panel.
  • the triangular panel is not equilateral and the length of its long edges is equal to the length of the long edges of the rectangular panel. While this selection of the dimensions of the modular panels puts some constraints on their connectability, it may serve particularly well in certain applications.
  • the shelter system shown in FIG. 4 has further a narrow rectangular panel 8 connected to one edge of the triangular panel.
  • FIGS. 5 - 7 a preferred coupler arrangement suited for use in a protective shelter assembly according to the invention.
  • the coupler 4 comprises a coupler body part 9 having an extended part 10 for mounting the coupler on the planar part 2 of the modular shelter panel and a coupler pawl 11 with a coupler claw 12 adapted therein.
  • the coupler pawl 11 forms a pawl recess 13 having a cross-sectional shape of a concave arc.
  • the coupler claw 12 is shaped to form a complementary concave claw recess 14.
  • the coupler pawl 11 has a slot 15, wherein the coupler claw 12 is inserted and pivotally secured to the coupler pawl by means of a pivot pin 16 fixed to one of the pawl arcuate portions on both sides of the claw with the arcuate recess 14.
  • a pivot pin 16 fixed to one of the pawl arcuate portions on both sides of the claw with the arcuate recess 14.
  • the pivot pin 16 is adapted a coiled spring having its one end secured in the coupler pawl 11 and the other end on the coupler claw 12.
  • the coiled spring serves to close the coupler claw 12 toward the center of the coupler pawl recess 13.
  • the coupler claw 12 has also an eye ring 18 for threading a release rope therethrough.
  • connection of the modular protective panels into a shelter construction takes place as follows. Two protective panels are aligned adjacent to each other so that the adjacent panels have one coupler-type edge and one slotted edge abutting.
  • the couplers 4 may be either closed from the interior side of the panels in the shelter being erected, whereby the coupler body part 9 receives stresses imposed on the exterior side of the shelter or, alternatively, the couplers are closed from the exterior side of the shelter, whereby the erection of the shelter is easier. In the latter case, the self-tightening action of the coupler pawl securingly takes the loads imposed on the coupler mechanism.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 is shown the location of coupler members and open slots for two modular shelter panels having the most preferred shapes.
  • the modular panel of FIG. 8 has the shape of a equilateral triangle, while the modular panel of FIG. 9 has the shape of a square with a side length equal to that of the triangular panel. Modular panels shaped in this fashion can be connected to each other in all kinds of assembly and position.
  • FIGS. 10 - 15 is shown a selection of shelter constructions erectable according to the invention.
  • the construction shown in FIG. 10 is suited for use as a quick-erect shelter of a single soldier or combat pair.
  • the shelter comprises two modular triangular panels supporting a square panel.
  • the shelter structure is sturdy and stays well in shape.
  • the construction of FIG. 11 may be employed as a protective shelter for tents, supplies or armament.
  • the shelter is comprised of modular panels of square or rectangular shape.
  • FIG. 12 a simple closed shelter can be erected as a cubicle comprised of square panels.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates the ease of use of triangular panels in the construction of surfaces at slanted angles.
  • FIG. 14 is illustrated a relatively large closed shelter.
  • triangular modular panels make the erection of an angled shelter structure simple and easy.
  • FIG. 15 the constructions illustrated in FIG. 10 can be combined into a structure giving protection in four directions.
  • support columns can be used to prevent sagging of the roof.
  • the support column may be such as shown in FIGS. 16-18.
  • This support column construction comprises a simple telescopic column part 19 with a fixture part 20 rotatably connected to the column part. Being freely rotatable about the column part end, the support column 20 may also be used as an oblique brace or support to the sidewalls.
  • the invention makes it possible to implement a plurality of different protective shelter structures.
  • the profile of the planar part edges can be varied and the edge may be fabricated from continuous metal sections, for instance.
  • the panel structure is hereby complicated unnecessarily and, moreover, the weight and cost of the modular panel element become higher.
  • the sets of triangular and square modular panels may be complemented with panels of other shape, particularly having the shape of a rectangle or non-equilateral triangle, the unlimited connectability of different modular panels is hereby constrained.
  • the connection technique and coupler means of the modular panels can be replaced by, e.g., the clamping means used in transport pallets, but also herein the clamping surface and the compatible slot are most advantageously designed to have an arcuate cross-sectional shape so as to permit any angular alignment between modular panels adjacently connected to each other.
  • the edges of the modular panels are longitudinally straight.
  • the connection system comprising two coupler members/slots on one edge of the panel may alternatively comprise a greater number of coupler means and open slots compatible therewith. Obviously, the number of coupler means must at all times be selected to take the stresses occurring in service.

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ATE394563T1 (de) 2008-05-15
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FI20030575A (fi) 2004-10-16
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