EP1878993A3 - Ceramic or metal tile armour - Google Patents

Ceramic or metal tile armour Download PDF

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EP1878993A3
EP1878993A3 EP07252773A EP07252773A EP1878993A3 EP 1878993 A3 EP1878993 A3 EP 1878993A3 EP 07252773 A EP07252773 A EP 07252773A EP 07252773 A EP07252773 A EP 07252773A EP 1878993 A3 EP1878993 A3 EP 1878993A3
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Prior art keywords
ceramic
armour
metal tile
tiles
slots
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French (fr)
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EP1878993A2 (en
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Roger Terence Arthur Medwell
Stuart Richard Cowling
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NP Aerospace Ltd
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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
    • F41H5/00—Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/02—Plate construction
    • F41H5/04—Plate construction composed of more than one layer
    • F41H5/0414—Layered armour containing ceramic material
    • 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
    • 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
    • F41H5/02—Plate construction
    • 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
    • F41H5/02—Plate construction
    • F41H5/023—Armour plate, or auxiliary armour plate mounted at a distance of the main armour plate, having cavities at its outer impact surface, or holes, for deflecting the projectile
    • 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
    • F41H5/02—Plate construction
    • F41H5/04—Plate construction composed of more than one layer
    • 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
    • F41H5/02—Plate construction
    • F41H5/04—Plate construction composed of more than one layer
    • F41H5/0442—Layered armour containing metal
    • 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
    • F41H5/02—Plate construction
    • F41H5/04—Plate construction composed of more than one layer
    • F41H5/0492—Layered armour containing hard elements, e.g. plates, spheres, rods, separated from each other, the elements being connected to a further flexible layer or being embedded in a plastics or an elastomer matrix

Abstract

A hard faced, e.g. ceramic, armour tile comprises an array of sub-tiles (2) formed by narrow slots (1). Edges of the slots may be chamfered asymmetrically.
The tiles may be combined in layers and held together by a moulding material.
EP07252773A 2006-07-11 2007-07-11 Ceramic or metal tile armour Withdrawn EP1878993A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0613764A GB2439958A (en) 2006-07-11 2006-07-11 Armour tile arrangement

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EP1878993A2 EP1878993A2 (en) 2008-01-16
EP1878993A3 true EP1878993A3 (en) 2008-05-21

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Families Citing this family (5)

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US8375841B2 (en) 2009-06-17 2013-02-19 Industrie Bitossi, S.p.A. Armor tile
ITFI20090130A1 (en) * 2009-06-17 2010-12-18 Ind Bitossi Spa COMPONENTS FOR CERAMIC CUPS.
RU2459174C1 (en) * 2011-03-09 2012-08-20 Закрытое акционерное общество "Кираса" Ceramic armour element, and composite armour on its basis
RU2472099C1 (en) * 2011-06-08 2013-01-10 Холдинговая компания "Новосибирский Электровакуумный Завод - Союз" в форме открытого акционерного общества Ceramic armor element and method of its fabrication
GB2504497B (en) 2012-07-27 2014-07-30 Np Aerospace Ltd Armour

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1151441A (en) * 1966-03-31 1969-05-07 Aerojet General Co Lightweight Armour Material
DE3940623A1 (en) * 1989-12-08 1991-06-13 Sst Sicherheits Und Systemtech Protective ceramic tiles for ballistic missile - have max. thickness at centre and decreasing towards edges
GB2377006A (en) * 2001-06-30 2002-12-31 David Adie Ballistic protection shield
WO2003057462A1 (en) * 2001-12-31 2003-07-17 Higher Dimension Medical, Inc. Penetration resistant fabric with multiple layer guard plate assemblies and method of making the same
WO2005114089A1 (en) * 2004-05-19 2005-12-01 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. Ceramic armour plate, armouring system, and method for producing a ceramic armour plate

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US4030427A (en) * 1974-10-30 1977-06-21 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Armor plate
GB2336807A (en) * 1998-04-27 1999-11-03 David Adie Ceramic sandwich material for ballistic protection
EP1536199B1 (en) * 2003-11-25 2007-04-04 Sgl Carbon Ag Ballistic ceramic layer

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1151441A (en) * 1966-03-31 1969-05-07 Aerojet General Co Lightweight Armour Material
DE3940623A1 (en) * 1989-12-08 1991-06-13 Sst Sicherheits Und Systemtech Protective ceramic tiles for ballistic missile - have max. thickness at centre and decreasing towards edges
GB2377006A (en) * 2001-06-30 2002-12-31 David Adie Ballistic protection shield
WO2003057462A1 (en) * 2001-12-31 2003-07-17 Higher Dimension Medical, Inc. Penetration resistant fabric with multiple layer guard plate assemblies and method of making the same
WO2005114089A1 (en) * 2004-05-19 2005-12-01 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. Ceramic armour plate, armouring system, and method for producing a ceramic armour plate

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EP1878993A2 (en) 2008-01-16
GB2439958A (en) 2008-01-16

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