Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
  • B60J5/00—Doors
  • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
  • B60J5/042—Reinforcement elements
  • B60J5/0422—Elongated type elements, e.g. beams, cables, belts or wires
  • B60J5/0423—Elongated type elements, e.g. beams, cables, belts or wires characterised by position in the lower door structure
  • B60J5/0431—Elongated type elements, e.g. beams, cables, belts or wires characterised by position in the lower door structure the elements being arranged at the hinge area
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
• • 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
  • F41H5/22—Manhole covers, e.g. on tanks; Doors on armoured vehicles or structures
• • 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
  • F41H5/22—Manhole covers, e.g. on tanks; Doors on armoured vehicles or structures
  • F41H5/226—Doors on armoured vehicles or structures
• • 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
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
  • E05D11/0018—Anti-tamper devices
  • E05D11/0027—Anti-tamper devices arranged on or near the hinge and comprising parts interlocking as the wing closes, e.g. security studs
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
  • E05D2011/009—Impact absorbing hinges for vehicle doors
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
  • E05Y2800/00—Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
  • E05Y2800/40—Physical or chemical protection
  • E05Y2800/406—Physical or chemical protection against deformation
  • E05Y2800/407—Physical or chemical protection against deformation plastic deformation
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
  • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
  • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
  • E05Y2900/504—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles for armoured vehicles
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
  • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
  • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
  • E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
  • E05Y2900/531—Doors

Definitions

• the technical field of the invention is that of the protective devices of a vehicle including the protections of the opening of the vehicle (such as hatches or doors).
• Armored vehicles generally include protections to ensure the resistance of the walls to the impact of projectiles or to the blasts explosive detonations. If it is relatively simple to protect a wall, it is more difficult to ensure the protection of an opening.
• the openings are mounted generally pivoting on hinges which are weak points that can be destroyed during the initiation of an explosive near a vehicle.
• Patent EP-0788911 and the utility model DE-29600320 disclose a door structure for automobiles. which comprises a frame formed of vertical uprights bearing half-hinges and other accessories such as a housing for fastening a closure.
• these documents do not describe any means for preventing the hinges from being pulled out following a rebound of the door after an explosion occurring outside the vehicle.
• the invention aims to provide means for improving the protection of the opening of a vehicle.
• the invention thus ensures the reinforcement of the hinges by preventing any ejection of the opening in the event of initiation of a mass of explosive in the vicinity of the vehicle.
• the subject of the invention is a device for protecting a vehicle opening, the opening being articulated with respect to a wall of the vehicle at the level of at least one hinge, a device characterized in that it comprises at least one a shoe secured to the opening at a rim thereof in the vicinity of which are disposed the hinge or hinges engaging below a support surface secured to the wall when the opening is in closed position, the cooperation of the shoe with its bearing surface being such that the opening can not be removed from the wall even in the event of destruction of the hinge or hinges.
• the shoe may be fixed relative to one opening and have a wedge profile which engages under the bearing surface during pivoting of the opening on its hinges.
• the bearing surface may be secured to an internal rim of the opening which is arranged on the wall of the vehicle and which is closed by the opening, the bearing surface thus being inside the vehicle when the opening is closed.
• FIG. la and Ib show in partial section an opening of a vehicle equipped with a device according to a first embodiment of the invention, the view Ib showing the opening in the open position and the figure the same opening in closed position,
• FIGS. 2a and 2b show in partial section an opening of a vehicle equipped with a device according to a second embodiment of the invention, the view 2b showing the opening in the open position and Figure 2a the same opening in closed position,
• FIG. 3 shows, for this second embodiment, a partial side view of the opening in the open position
• - Figure 4 is similar to Figure 3 and shows in partial side view a third embodiment.
• an opening 1 of a vehicle is shown hinged to a wall 2 of the vehicle at a hinge 3. Only a hinge 3 is shown here, but the opening can of course wear several hinges.
• the hinge 3 comprises an axis 4 which is integral here with the opening 1 and which pivots on bearings 5 integral with the wall 2.
• the opening 1 closes in the closed position an opening 6 which is arranged on the wall 2 of the vehicle.
• the opening 1 comprises a shoe 7 which is constituted here by a rim of the opening 1 forming a flat surface 8 which is inclined by a angle ⁇ less than 90 ° relative to the inner face 9 of the opening ( Figure Ib).
• FIG. 1a shows by the arrow 15 the circular trajectory traversed by the lower edge of the surface 8 of the shoe 7.
• the block 11 is fixed to the wall, for example by welding.
• the hinges 3 may be secured to the block or blocks 11 but advantageously the blocks 11 will be distinct hinges and fixed to the wall by specific securing means.
• the device according to the invention therefore constitutes a means providing a reinforcement of the protection of the opening 1. It replaces the hinges 3 in case of destruction of the latter and prohibits any rebound and ejection of the opening 1.
• the shoe 7 may extend over the entire length of the flange of the opening considered.
• Each sabot will for example have a length greater than or equal to the length of the hinge it reinforces.
• FIGS. 2a and 2b show another embodiment which differs from the previous one in that the shoes 7 are inserts which are fixed at the inner face 9 of the opening 1.
• the shoe 7 again does not interfere with the opening movement of the leaf 1.
• the arrows 15a and 15b show the circular trajectories of the flanges delimiting the surface 8 of the shoe 7 in FIG. 2a.
• FIG. 3 shows the implantation of the shoes 7 on the opening leaf. 1.
• the latter pivots with respect to the wall 2 along two hinges 3.
• the pivot axis of the two hinges 3 is shown at 12 1.
• Each shoe 7 is disposed facing a hinge 3 and is fixed to the opening 1 by screws 13.
• the shoes 7 here have a width slightly greater than that of the hinge
• This embodiment also differs from the previous one in that the bearing surface 10 which is intended to cooperate with a complementary surface 8 of the shoe 7 is integral with an internal rim 14 of the opening 6.
• FIG. 3 shows the location of the bearing surfaces 10 which are made in the form of notches arranged on the internal rim 14 facing the hinges 3.
• the bearing surfaces 10 are thus located inside the vehicle. when the opening 1 is closed.
• This embodiment provides protection of a higher level. Indeed in case of destruction of the hinges 3, it is the edge of the wall 2 itself which ensures the holding of the opening 1 to tearing. It is no longer with this embodiment dependent on the mechanical strength of the blocks 11 and their attachment means to the wall 2.
• Figure 4 shows another embodiment of

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