EP2498043A1 - Système de camouflage modulaire tridimensionnel - Google Patents

Système de camouflage modulaire tridimensionnel Download PDF

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EP2498043A1
EP2498043A1 EP11157783A EP11157783A EP2498043A1 EP 2498043 A1 EP2498043 A1 EP 2498043A1 EP 11157783 A EP11157783 A EP 11157783A EP 11157783 A EP11157783 A EP 11157783A EP 2498043 A1 EP2498043 A1 EP 2498043A1
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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
    • F41H3/00—Camouflage, i.e. means or methods for concealment or disguise
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H3/00—Camouflage, i.e. means or methods for concealment or disguise
    • F41H3/02—Flexible, e.g. fabric covers, e.g. screens, nets characterised by their material or structure

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  • the invention relates to a three-dimensional modular camouflage system.
  • Jute and burlap camouflage systems known as "ghillies” have been used since the 19 th century to hide humans in the wilderness. They were made of jute and burlap. Jute and burlap have a certain level of modularity since they can be attached to nets, rifles, gear and other objects by knotting.
  • Conventional ghillie suits consist of a net (originally fishing net) that can be used as a backing to which the natural camouflage (jute/burlap) elements (length circa 30 -50 cm) are knotted. The net itself is sewn to a combat uniform or any underlying clothing.
  • camouflage materials are very flammable and therefore very dangerous in a tactical environment.
  • US Marine Jeremy Ehart who was severely burnt and disfigured by a ghillie suit during training is well known. Flame retardant can be applied but it is not a durable treatment since it can be washed out by water.
  • camouflage materials tend to absorb water and to become much darker when wet. This makes it impossible to obtain consistent camouflage colours and infrared reflection (IRR) under rain or after immersion. For instance, during showers in a jungle all plants remain light green while a natural ghillie suit becomes almost black. Water absorption also produces dramatic weight increase that hinders the user's movement. In cold climates such water absorption can result in freezing and make the suit potentially dangerous for the wearer because of hypothermia.
  • NBD night vision devices
  • jute and burlap are not rigid enough to stand erect and create realistic shades replicating natural shades. They are incapable of resisting gravity and therefore are useless when it comes to replicating more rigid natural elements.
  • a device includes a retaining mechanism and at least two coupling mechanisms for attaching the device to the clothing, or person, of the user.
  • the device includes elastomeric banding to attach a device to the user.
  • the device includes a backing plate to provide tension across the retaining mechanism. The user immobilizes the camouflage material by inserting the camouflage material between the retaining mechanism and the clothing, apparel or person of the user.
  • the inconvenience of the system described in WO 2010111706 is that the main camouflage material is natural vegetation. Natural vegetation is fragile and it is not possible to pack and unpack a system covered by natural vegetation. It also tends to wilt and dry thus failing to provide adequate concealment for more than a few hours.
  • zig-zags do not have specific spectro-colourimetric properties ensuring optimum realistic UV and light reflection.
  • zig-zags are permanently sewn so there is no possibility of modularity. For all those reasons zig-zags appear more as a very sophisticated 2-D solution than a credible 3-D solution and they do not meet user's expectations.
  • this camouflage means comprises a supplementary set of material pieces of desired configuration which are intended to be fastened in a desired pattern onto existing masking material, for example a net.
  • the emission coefficient of the material pieces differs substantially from the emission coefficient of the masking material, preferably by a difference of at least about 0.3.
  • the invention also relates to masking material on which such material pieces are attached
  • camouflage construction comprises a first base layer having a top side defining a first camouflage motif and an opposite bottom side defining a second camouflage motif.
  • a second garnish layer formed from a plurality of elongated strips each having a central longitudinal axis extending between opposite ends of each strip, and a plurality of slits formed transverse to each strip longitudinal axis so that a plurality of fingers are formed on each side of the longitudinal axis so that each finger has a first end that is attached to a continuous central portion of the strip and a second end that is free to move with respect to the first end and adjacent fingers, are bonded to the first base layer top side along the central longitudinal axes to form a three-dimensional motif on the first base layer top side.
  • Leaf Net suits are based on a mosquito net backing to which a Leaf Net is sewn. It is the same type of Leaf Net used to conceal vehicles. The flaw is that Leaf Net is not snag-free and tends to snag on natural or mechanical parts. Leaf Net suits are not modular.
  • a three-dimensional modular camouflage system characterized in that, the system is created by a combination of recurrent modules of irregular shapes and colours replicating key natural colours.
  • the camouflage modules are cut into smaller sections forming single modular camouflage elements, and further at least two such elements are superimposed in a non-parallel way (crossing) and are attached to an element (net or other) to be camouflaged.
  • modules perform in the UV/VIS/NIR ranges and are made of material comprised of 100% of polyester.
  • modules perform in the UV/VIS/NIR/FIR/Radar ranges have a weight of 180 to 230 g/m 2 and are made of polyester fibres mixed with metal fibres and coated with polyester urethane.
  • single camouflage elements are attached together as well as attached to the element to be camouflaged by means of the well known "Zip Ties" cable ties.
  • the basic colours of the camouflage modules are created by using: solvents, chemically structured pigments, polymers, plasticizer, and matting agents.
  • the basic colour of a module is marked by the symbol Sand 2.
  • the basic colour of a module is marked by the symbol Medium Oak.
  • the basic colour of a module is marked by the symbol Light Beech.
  • the basic colour of a module is marked by the symbol Dark Beech.
  • the basic colour of a module is marked by the symbol Light Brown.
  • the basic colour of a module is marked by the symbol Snow White.
  • the basic colour of a module is marked by the symbol Dark Olive Green.
  • the basic colour of a module is marked by the symbol Light Green 1.
  • the basic colour of a module is marked by the symbol Light Green 2.
  • the basic colour of a module is marked by the symbol Bluish Green.
  • fig. 1 illustrates single module
  • fig. 2 illustrates "Zip Ties" cable tie attached to an element (net) to be camouflaged
  • fig. 3 illustrates two single modular camouflage elements on an element (net) to be camouflaged
  • fig. 4 illustrates two single modular camouflage elements attached together to an element (net) to be camouflaged
  • fig. 5 illustrates two single modular camouflage elements attached together to an element (MOLLE) to be camouflaged.
  • a three-dimensional modular camouflage system is characterized in that, the system is created by a combination of recurrent modules 1 of irregular shapes and colours replicating key natural colours.
  • the camouflage modules 1 are cut into smaller sections forming single modular camouflage elements 2 , and further at least two such elements 2 are superimposed in a non-parallel way (crossing) and are attached to an element (net) to be camouflaged 3 .
  • Single camouflage elements 2 are attached together as well as attached to the element to be camouflaged 3 by means of the well known "Zip Ties" cable ties 4 .
  • the modules 1 are performing in the VIS/NIR ranges and are made of material comprising 100% of polyester.
  • the modules 1 are performing in the VIS/NIR/FIR/Radar ranges (multispectral version) and have a weight of 180 to 230 g/m 2 , are made of polyester fibres mixed with metal fibres and coated with polyester urethane.
  • the modules 1 are flame retardant and water and light resistant.
  • the method of fastening of the camouflage elements 2 allows the elements to be attached in such a way that after being squeezed the elements acquire height and depth creating volume and omni directional light reflection and shade projection.
  • Pressure exerted on the material forces the material to bend and to stand erect perpendicularly to the backing in an arbitrary manner.
  • Every attachment point (two camouflage elements 2 + a zip tie 4 ) assembles itself arbitrarily in a unique three dimensional configuration. Every attachment point is unique and independent form the backing in terms of orientation towards light. This enables the invention to perform even against sunlight or other illumination (back lit).
  • volume as well as light reflection while being positioned between the observer and the illumination source are far superior to prior art's performance.
  • the irregular shapes and the size of the camouflage modules 1 are designed to distort visual identification and to replicate most often occurring outlines of natural objects.
  • the pattern is abstract instead of figurative and emulating certain objects while excluding others.
  • the invention's omni directional pattern succeeds in emulating leaves, small stones and snow on branches.
  • the width of the camouflage elements 1 is determined according to a width/rigidity ratio so that the material provides maximal volume after being squeezed by the zip ties 4 . Diminishing width would lead to insufficient volume whereas augmenting width would make squeezing excessively difficult.
  • the basic colours of the modules 1 are created by using: solvents, chemically structured pigments, polymers, plasticizer, matting agents.
  • the basic colours of the modules 1 are marked in the eleven examples as:
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 65.42 5.15 17.00 17.76 73.15 2 67.07 8.15 19.14 20.80 66.94 3 66.57 4.86 19.27 19.87 75.85
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 54.56 3.67 15.41 15.84 76.61 2 55.96 6.21 17.43 18.50 70.39 3 55.68 2.08 17.49 17.61 83.21
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 54.96 7.67 17.69 19.28 66.57 2 56.89 10.31 20.26 22.73 63.02 3 56.08 7.96 20.02 21.55 68.31
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 53.24 17.97 28.71 33.87 57.96 2 56.86 18.56 34.91 39.54 62.00 3 56.31 12.52 33.81 36.06 69.68
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 40.16 17.71 24.14 29.94 53.73 2 43.47 18.39 29.70 34.93 58.23 3 42.67 14.67 28.40 31.98 62.70
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 36.33 4.79 10.00 11.09 64.42 2 37.51 6.35 11.69 13.31 61.47 3 36.91 4.87 11.20 12.21 66.50
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 93.70 -1.01 3.27 3.43 107.19 2 93.82 -0.09 2.97 2.98 91.80 3 93.81 -0.58 3.35 3.40 99.78
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 29.77 -2.75 6.48 7.04 223.00 2 29.95 -1.27 6.43 6.56 101.16 3 29.97 -4.22 7.06 8.22 120.86
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 38.65 -4.04 16.70 17.18 103.61 2 39.21 -1.80 16.73 16.83 96.12 3 39.77 -6.03 19.06 19.99 107.56
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 41.69 -12.05 22.27 25.32 118.41 2 41.70 -7.91 20.52 22.00 111.08 3 43.13 -14.82 25.44 29.45 120.22
  • Illuminant / Observer 1 D65 10 deg 2. A 10 deg 3. F11 10 deg Illuminant / Observer L* a* b* C* h* 1 36.70 -7.37 11.69 13.82 122.22 2 36.67 -5.32 11.27 12.46 115.27 3 37.94 -10.82 14.07 17.74 127.56
  • the user/operator can compose a camouflage pattern adapted to the terrain.
  • Composing the right modular camouflage is like painting the environment.
  • the user selects colours from the invention's palette. Then he adapts the proportions of each selected colour according to their occurrence in the terrain. Further he cuts the modules to match the size of natural items. Smaller natural items can be matched by small camouflage elements. Inversely bigger elements can be emulated by larger camouflage elements or entire modules.
  • the user can precisely choose where to place every element on the backing.
  • the backing is not necessarily a knitted net it can be a MOLLE strip or any other object with a diameter inferior to 80% of the length of the camouflage module (50 cm), which is 40 cm in diameter.
  • Optical equipment, weapons, parts of vehicles, camouflage nets, 3-D, clothing, can all be concealed by means of the invention.
  • the invention seems to have a different camouflage pattern as he moves. Changing position implies that the observer perceives different reflections and different shades of the invention as the angle of observation is modified. Therefore, he will not see the same thing and will have more difficulty in identifying the invention.
  • This effect is made possible thanks to the inventions omni directional light reflection and shade projection. It never seems to display the same pattern because the pattern is as dynamic as the movement of the observer or the movement of the source of illumination.

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FR3087004A1 (fr) * 2018-10-08 2020-04-10 Mim Tech Dispositif de camouflage amovible
IL291529B1 (en) * 2022-03-20 2023-03-01 Ametrine Tech Ltd External camouflage system

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GB860282A (en) * 1957-01-18 1961-02-01 Rudolf Baumann G M B H Improvements in or relating to camouflage nets
AT347U1 (de) * 1994-09-30 1995-08-25 Herbert Dipl Ing Mag Tkadletz Traegerbahn mit laubimitation
US20050144697A1 (en) * 2004-01-02 2005-07-07 Sean Casey Camouflage system
US20080072889A1 (en) * 2006-09-25 2008-03-27 Skip Mitchell Archery camouflage system
WO2010014290A1 (fr) 2008-07-31 2010-02-04 Saab Barracuda Llc Filet de camouflage réversible sans accroc
WO2010111706A2 (fr) 2009-03-27 2010-09-30 Morgan Clyde S Systèmes et procédés destinés à procurer un camouflage modulaire

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GB860282A (en) * 1957-01-18 1961-02-01 Rudolf Baumann G M B H Improvements in or relating to camouflage nets
AT347U1 (de) * 1994-09-30 1995-08-25 Herbert Dipl Ing Mag Tkadletz Traegerbahn mit laubimitation
US20050144697A1 (en) * 2004-01-02 2005-07-07 Sean Casey Camouflage system
US20080072889A1 (en) * 2006-09-25 2008-03-27 Skip Mitchell Archery camouflage system
WO2010014290A1 (fr) 2008-07-31 2010-02-04 Saab Barracuda Llc Filet de camouflage réversible sans accroc
WO2010111706A2 (fr) 2009-03-27 2010-09-30 Morgan Clyde S Systèmes et procédés destinés à procurer un camouflage modulaire

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FR3087004A1 (fr) * 2018-10-08 2020-04-10 Mim Tech Dispositif de camouflage amovible
IL291529B1 (en) * 2022-03-20 2023-03-01 Ametrine Tech Ltd External camouflage system
IL291529B2 (en) * 2022-03-20 2023-07-01 Ametrine Tech Ltd External camouflage system

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