EP1787537A2 - Stab resistant body armour - Google Patents

Abstract

The armor has a T or L shaped catch section that is arranged in or adjacent to a slit opening and extending parallel to the slit opening in cross section. T or L side piece (12B) of the T or L shaped catch section extends approximately parallel to planar units and a T- bar (12A) extends right angled to the planar units, and forms a catch strip for a knife blade that is directed or lead in a direction of the slit opening.

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

The invention relates to a body armor according to the preamble of claim 1. Such body armor are used for personal protection of e.g. Police forces are used and usually worn within a vest or jacket with appropriate containment pockets.

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

From the German utility model DE 296 05 503 U1 is already known a body armor for the shoulder joint zone. This body armor consists essentially of several anatomically shaped armor plates, which are made of deep-drawn light metal sheet. The surface elements referred to as armor plates are hinged together. Thus, not only a far-reaching body protection, but also a good mobility of the body armor is achieved, whereby a good wearing comfort with high freedom of movement achieved becomes. At the arranged on the shoulder surface element surface elements for the protection of the collarbone and the shoulder blade are arranged via joints. These joints are designed here as elongated hinges.

Furthermore, so-called chainmail shirts are known as flexible protective surfaces for use in personal protection, the stab-resistant and cut-resistant surfaces are slippery and as light as possible. These flexible surface elements consist of movably interconnected ring elements. For this purpose, the ring elements are arranged in a row partially overlapping or overlapping with the adjacent ring elements. From the German patent application DE 198 33 816 A1 For example, such a surface element is known, which is characterized in that the individual ring elements have at least one passage which is formed so that each ring element can be attached to at least two further ring elements by loops of a thread-like material.

Femer are from the German Offenlegungsschrift DE 198 19 737 A1 Scale-like puncture protective fabrics are known which are used for personal protection to prevent a puncture of an ice pick or stickleback. This stitch protection fabric consists of a plurality of interconnected scales, which have holes for connection with each other, engage in the fasteners. The scales overlap brick roof-like and the connecting elements are formed directly on the scales.

From the DE 101 10 851 C1 a generic body armor is known, in which the gap opening between adjacent surface elements of the armor by elongated closure elements, which nevertheless allows a pivoting movement between the adjacent surface elements provided. As a closure element are H-shaped plastic profiles, in which reinforcing strips may be embedded in metal, which extend under cover of the gap opening parallel to the armor elements on one or both sides thereof. Also inside The gap opening can be incorporated into the protective H-shaped plastic profile to the armor plates at right angles extending reinforcing strip. These per se effective closure elements, however, are extremely expensive and, moreover, due to the elastic single embedding of the reinforcing strips only suitable for light body protection.

THE INVENTION

In order to achieve that generic body armor a Besich both perpendicular to the armor plates (surface elements) and at an angle of e.g. between 25 and 65 ° on the armor stab withstanding, without a, in particular sliding off, knife blade substantially penetrate into the gap between adjacent armor plates and injury to the person wearing the body armor injury or traumatize, is an improved body armor with the features of the claim 1 proposed. Accordingly, the invention is based on the basic idea to form a cross-sectionally T-shaped catch profile and to arrange parallel to or in the gap opening between adjacent armor plates. The gap opening is closed by the closure element or the T-legs of the T-shaped catch profile, wherein the T-bar reduces the bending of the T-legs under the influence of force of the blade attack, and by means of the T-bar an obliquely guided to the armor , collected at her sliding knife blade and their infiltration of one of the adjacent armor plates (surface elements) is prevented in the opening gap area.

It is now possible in various ways to form and arrange the cross-sectionally T-shaped catching profile according to the invention:

In a first embodiment, the T-legs of the T-shaped catch profile are located below the edge zones of adjacent armor elements adjacent to the opening gap. The T-bridge engages (from the perspective of the wearer from the inside) in the Opening gap between the adjacent armor plates and is dimensioned so that a sliding along one of the armor plates knife blade is stopped by the T-bar or deflected from the gap opening, so the free edge of the T-bar can not overcome in such a way, or that the Knife blade in the remaining behind this T-bridge remaining gap of the gap opening does not penetrate and the subsequent armor plate can not infiltrate, or is sufficiently strong deflected from the gap opening.

For this purpose, it is usually required that the T-bar should make the outer surface of the armor a certain piece of e.g. surmounted by one to several millimeters. Since this supernatant is remote from the carrier, he is harmless to the carrier. On the facing armor armor side is the flat, panzerungsparallele surface of the T-legs, which distributes large amounts of puncturing forces acting on the T-profile and makes largely harmless to the wearer.

In an alternative embodiment, the T-bar is parallel offset, ie with a certain lateral distance to the existing between adjacent armor plates gap opening, this gap opening is protected by an outside, gap-covering reinforcing profile in a suitable manner against a 90 ° cut. With increasing oblique stroke of the T-bridge catches on one of the armor plates in the direction of the gap opening sliding knife blade. In order to adequately protect the armor against an oblique strike from both directions (with respect to the vertical), the T-shaped profiles are preferably arranged on both sides of the gap opening and parallel to it. In such cases, the T-profile can be formed from the respective armor plate itself and one of them approximately at right angles or with a certain angle outwardly projecting web. The catch profile thus formed can - as in the first embodiment also - be designed L-shaped, wherein the L-limb is arranged approximately parallel to the armor plate and the L-web approximately at right angles from the armor plate. In principle, it is possible in such cases, an L-shaped catching profile by a flaring of the armor plates in Slit opening area to design outward. Larger puncturing forces, however, can be absorbed by a patch on the respective armor plate web, said web can be fixed by soldering, welding, gluing, riveting, screws and the like to the armor plate. Also in this embodiment, a T-shaped catching profile is preferably provided on each of the two sides adjacent the gap opening, because a gap cover against vertical strike can be realized in this way most easily, since these are supported on the gap side T-leg of the T-profile can. In a particularly simple manner, the projecting leg of the catch profile is realized by a patch on the armor plate and firmly connected with her strip of material, especially metal, because then neither the armor plate must be deformed and the actual catch profile can be formed as a parallel strip of material.

A strip-shaped gap cover, which may not be rigidly connected to the armor plates to maintain the mobility of the adjacent armor surface elements, can be advantageously used in both embodiments, wherein a strip-parallel reinforcing bead not only favorably influences the deflection behavior, but also in the case of the first embodiment, the projection can span the free T-bar end of the T-shaped catch profile.

In both embodiments, arranged on the outside of the armor closure element of the gap opening by means of the usual joint brackets, which allow the mutual pivoting of adjacent armor plates are held. For further penetration protection, such a closure element can also be held in peripheral recesses below the web-shaped catch elements or associated spring steel strips.

The abovementioned and the claimed components which are to be used according to the invention and described in the exemplary embodiments are not subject to special exceptions in terms of their size, shape design, material selection and technical design. so that the selection criteria known in the field of application can be used without restriction.

Further details, features and advantages of the subject matter of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims, as well as from the following description of the accompanying drawings and table, in which - by way of example - an embodiment of a body armor is shown.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURE DESCRIPTION

Fig. 1A

von einer ersten Ausführungsform einer Körperschutzpanzerung eine Schnittdarstellung quer zur Spaltöffnung (Schnitt entlang der Linie I A - I A gemäß Fig. 1B;

Fig. 1B

von der Darstellung nach Fig. 1A eine Außenansicht (Ansicht A-A gemäß Fig. 1A);

Fig. 2A bis C

von alternativen Ausführungsformen eine Schnittdarstellung entsprechend Fig. 1A sowie

Fig. 3

ein T-förmiges Fangprofil in Seitenansicht.

In the drawing show:

Fig. 1A

of a first embodiment of a body armor a cross-sectional view across the gap opening (section along the line IA - IA of FIG. 1B;

Fig. 1B

from the illustration of Figure 1A is an external view (view AA of FIG. 1A).

Fig. 2A to C

of alternative embodiments, a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1A and

Fig. 3

a T-shaped catch profile in side view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

In the embodiment according to FIG. 1A / B, sheet-like surface elements 2 can be seen, which form an approximately parallel gap opening 3 in the region of adjacent edges. This is partially filled by a web 12A of a cross-sectionally T-shaped catch element 12. The T-legs 12B of the T-shaped catching profile 12 extend approximately parallel to the plate on the support person facing the inside of the armor. The free end of the T-bar 12A projects beyond the outer surface of the armor by a few, for example 1 to 4 mm (supernatant a). Both a knife cut M1 executed perpendicularly to the armor and a knife cut M2 executed obliquely at an angle α do not lead to a significant injury or traumatization of the bearer even if the knife tip is guided exactly onto the gap opening. Although the T-legs 12 B already serve as a closure element of the gap opening 3, an additional strip-shaped closure element 8 may be provided of metal or other suitable material and cover the gap opening 3 on the outside facing away from the carrier. An elongated bead 8A along approximately the middle of the closure element 8 makes it possible to bridge the projection of the T-bar. Both the T-shaped catching profile 12 and the closure element 8 can be held in a manner known per se by joints forming clips (ring elements 6). The ring elements 6 pass through appropriately shaped openings 5 on both sides of the gap opening 3 in approximately opposite positions of adjacent surface elements 2. Randaussparungen 8B of the closure element 8 and corresponding edge recesses of the T-legs 12B of the catch element 12 allow holding the catch element 12 and the closure element 8 by means of Ring elements 6.

In the embodiment according to FIGS. 2A to 2C, the gap opening 3 is likewise protected by a closure element 8, which may be stiffened by a longitudinal bead, against an essentially vertical knife edge on the outer side of the armor. On both sides of the gap opening 3 on the surface elements 2, e.g. by rivets 12C, attached strips, e.g. made of metal, serve as T-webs 12 A of a catching profile 12, which on the one hand by this web 12 A and on the other hand by the adjacent surface areas of the surface element 2 T-leg 12 B is formed.

The closure element (8) can connect with a short distance directly to the T-web (12A) (FIG. 2A), but also covered by a partial region of the T-web (12A) (Fig. 2B). A similar effect for further improved protection against oblique marking can be a strip of flat material, in particular made of spring steel, which is held together with the T-bar (12A) (FIGS. 2C and 2D), wherein larger edge areas of the closing element (8) are covered by such protective elements become.

As is apparent from Fig. 3, T-shaped catch profiles are also suitable for Queraussteifung the body armor, since such T-profiles can be used in curved form.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS:

2

surface element

3

gap opening

8th

closure element

8A

Beading

8B

edge recess

12

catch profile

12A

T-Bar

12B

T-leg

12C

rivet

a

Got over

M1

Bestichrichtung

M2

Bestichrichtung

Claims (8)

Body armor, in particular for puncture protection, consisting of at least two surface elements, which are connected to body-appropriate adjustment with joints, in which the surface elements (2) to form stomata (3) are interconnected and between the surface elements in at least a portion of the gap opening ( 3) for closing the gap opening (3) a closure element (8) is arranged, characterized in that in or near the gap opening (3) a parallel to gap opening (3) extending in cross-section T- or L-shaped catch profile (12) is arranged, whose T or L-leg (12B) extends approximately parallel to the surface elements (2) and the T-web (12A) approximately at right angles to the surface elements (2) and a catch strip for a in the direction of the gap opening (12 3) sliding or directed knife blade forms. Body armor according to claim 1, characterized in that the T-web (12A) of the catch profile (12) extends from the support side to the outside through the gap opening (3). Body armor according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the T-web (12A) projects beyond the surface elements (2) by a few, in particular 1 to 4 mm. Body armor according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by a closure element (8) which is arranged on the side facing away from the support side surface of the surface elements above the gap opening (3). Body armor according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the closure element (8) has a parallel to the gap opening (3) extending receiving zone, in particular in the form of a bead (8A) having. Body armor according to one of claims 1, 3 to 5, characterized in that the surface elements (2) are provided at or near the gap opening (3) to the adjacent surface element (2) with a catching web (12A). Body armor according to claim 6, characterized in that the catching web (12A) consists of a material strip fixedly connected to the surface element (2). Body armor according to one of claims 6 to 7, characterized in that the catching web (12A) partially covers the adjacent edge region of the adjacent closing element (12) and / or that an additional strip-shaped element, in particular of spring steel, forms this covering.

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