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- the present invention relates to bulletproof equipment for protecting personnel against a projectile fired from a weapon, such as a hand gun, a machine gun or the like. More particularly, the present invention relates to protective bulletproof air bag equipment that can be used for protecting individuals who are particularly at risk of violence by a criminal or terrorist, such as a leading head of state.
- a conventional assault jacket and a bulletproof bag for use by a bodyguard requires prompt action by the bodyguard in order to effectively cope with a perilous situation; the requires amount of time required for the bodyguard's reaction can be critical.
- backlighting is used as auxiliary means for preventing terrorist's attacks is only in a restrictive place such as an indoor festivity, so that the backlighting disturbs the visibility of a terrorist.
- this solution hardly gives substantial bulletproof effect in a truly perilous situation.
- the present invention has been made in order to fulfill the need in the prior art. Accordingly, the present invention provides a novel and unobvious means for protecting key personnel during various public and semi-public holidays.
- At least one aspect of the present invention is to provide a barrier means for temporarily use in a construction site.
- Another aspect of the present invention is the provision of a personal bulletproof shield for being carried by soldiers on a battlefield.
- the present invention is a bulletproof equipment comprising: a bulletproof air bag for protecting a targeted individual from fire of a weapon at a certain ceremony; an air tank for ejecting compressed gas or air into the air bag to inflate the air bag within a predetermined time period by remote control of a user; a high speed fan for feeding air into the air bag to restore the deflated air bag to its original shape when the air bag is punctured by firing from a weapon; a controller for controlling a solenoid operated valve of the air tank, the high speed fan and a driving motor of the bulletproof air bag; and a power supply for applying electric current to the solenoid operated valve, the high speed fan and the driving motor of the air bag.
- the bulletproof air bag may be made of high-strength polyethylene having weight not greater than 1 ⁇ 3 of that of Kevlar, which includes Preglight, Dyneema and Spectra.
- the bulletproof air bag comprises an inner layer, an outer layer and an intermediate layer disposed therebetween, and the inner layer, the intermediate layer and the outer layer can be made of a windshield cloth, Preglight yarn and Flex, respectively.
- the air bag has a front surface similar to that of a blanket and an inverted U-shape in a sectional profile when inflated.
- the air bag is capable of protecting a key figure by providing a barrier including the outer layer, the intermediate layer, the inner layer, an air layer, the inner layer, the intermediate layer and the outer layer in this order, upon experiencing impact of a bullet.
- FIG. 1A illustrates a perspective view showing a bulletproof air bag device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1B is a cross section of the lower portion of the device in FIG. 1A which illustrates the air tank.
- FIG. 1C is a sectional view of the upper portion of the device shown in FIG. 1A showing the air bag when inflated.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a sectional side view of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of a non-activated stage.
- FIG. 4 shows the stage of FIG. 3, having a bulletproof equipment of the invention actuated.
- FIG. 5 illustrates an electric circuit diagram showing the bulletproof equipment of the invention.
- an embodiment of the bulletproof equipment includes a bulletproof air bag 100 for protecting a targeted individual from fire from a weapon at a certain ceremony, an air tank 200 for ejecting a compressed gas or air into the air bag 100 to inflate the air bag within a predetermined time period by remote control of a user, a high speed fan 300 for feeding air into the air bag 100 to restore the deflated air bag to the original shape when the air bag 100 is punctured by firing from a gun, a controller 400 (shown in FIG. 5) for controlling a solenoid valve 250 of the air tank 200 (a cross section of which is shown in FIG. 1B).
- the high speed fan 300 , a driving motor of the bulletproof air bag 100 , and the solenoid valve 250 are supplied electric current by power supply 500 .
- the bulletproof air bag 100 can be embedded at a lower portion of a podium.
- the air bag 100 has a front surface similar to that of a blanket and an inverted U-shape in a sectional profile when inflated (as shown in FIG. 1C).
- FIG. 2 shows that the bulletproof air bag 100 comprises an inner layer 110 , an outer layer 120 and an intermediate layer 130 disposed therebetween.
- the inner layer is made of a windshield cloth
- the intermediate layer is made of Preglight yarn
- the outer layer is made of Flex.
- Persons of ordinary skill in the art might find substitute material for one or more of the layers, but the disclosed materials are the best known by the inventors.
- the air bag 100 contains gas or air injected therein, which protects an individual by the barrier comprised of the outer layer, the intermediate layer, the inner layer, the gas and/or air layer, the inner layer, the intermediate layer and the outer layer in this order, upon experiencing impact of a bullet.
- the path of a projectile as shown by the dashed arrows in FIG. 2, would enter approximately transverse to a longitudinal direction of the airbag.
- the bullet would need to travel through the above-mentioned path before it could reach an individual.
- the projectile will not be able to penetrate the airbag.
- the bulletproof air bag 100 is constructed of high-strength polyethylene having a weight not greater than 1 ⁇ 3 of that of Kevlar.
- the high-strength polyethylene includes Preglight, Dyneema and Spectra.
- the air tank 200 is made from a composite of a stainless steel plate having thickness of 5 mm or more and Preglight yarn.
- the air tank 200 is also adapted to be embedded in a podium on which the bulletproof equipment is placed.
- the air tank 200 should pressures to 80 kg/cm 2 , and its internal pressure is usually under pressure of about 15 kg/cm 2 during normal use.
- the high speed fan 300 is also adapted to be embedded in a podium, and typically has a height of 350 mm or more and circumference of 250 mm or more. It should be note by persons of ordinary skill that modification of these dimensions are still within the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims, and could be modified according to need.
- the bulletproof air bag 100 is preferably designed to be operated within a time period of 0.1 second by remote control of an operator 600 . It is within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims that a pressure sensor (not shown) could be arranged inside the airbag, and when the pressure within the airbag decreased (indicating that there is a leak) the controller can automatically activate the high speed fan to increase the air pressure inside the airbag to within a predetermined value.
- sensors other than pressure sensor could be used in addition to, or in place of an operator, particularly sensors that could detect audible sounds corresponding to gunshots, or this hissing sound of compressed air exiting the airbag.
- An optical sensor could detect when the airbag has changed position beyond a certain value which would indicate a leak in pressure is causing deflation.
- the air bag 100 is preferably sized such that it has a height in the range of 150-200 cm, a width of the air layer of 250 mm or more and a width between the outer layer and the inner layer of 3 mm or more and the air bag is adapted to coincide with a lateral length of the podium.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show the airbag device in its usual state and in an actuated state, respectively.
- the area identified by 140 is that of the gas or air.
- the power supply 500 includes a D/A converter 560 for converting direct current into alternating current.
- the power supply 500 may supply alternating current in such a way that alternating current is directly supplied from an AC power supply in ordinary use but direct current from a DC power supply 540 can be converted into alternating current and then the converted alternating current is supplied when the alternating current supplying from the AC power supply 520 is cut off.
- the compressed gas in the air bag 100 may comprise noncombustible gas such as helium and nitrogen.
- the air tank 200 is gas filling type and is reusable.
- the bulletproof equipment according to the invention is received in a hexahedral housing disposed in the floor behind a podium.
- the air tank 200 is equipped with a predetermined number of solenoid valves 250 for ejecting compressed air or gas at high pressure within a predetermined time period.
- the windshield cloth 110 of the air bag 100 is coated by vinyl material or the like.
- the bulletproof equipment of the invention can be used at a podium in various ceremonies such as commemorative ceremonies, ground-breaking ceremonies, completion ceremonies, dedication ceremonies, and can be at podiums used at a military parade.
- Table 1 shows test results of the bulletproof equipment of the invention(carried out at a military rifle range). TABLE 1 Sheets required Sheets required Distance to defend against to defend against to puncture (air bag puncture (a Type of gun target of the invention) conventional one) Handgun 5 M 10 sheets 12 sheets (P-7 Pistol, 3.8 mm revolver) Machine gun (MP-5) 15 M 12 sheets
- a construction barrier employing a substantial part of the bulletproof equipment of the invention will be now described.
- the barrier is substantially identical to the bulletproof equipment mentioned above in terms of structure but it is different from the bulletproof equipment in that the construction barrier is not needed for operation in a short time, thereby allowing its structure to be simplified.
- the barrier for construction may be operated promptly, if required.
- the structure of this embodiment will be easily appreciated by those skilled in the art, based on the disclosure from the first embodiment.
- the construction barrier comprises an air bag 100 adapted for use as a wall member used in, for example, civil engineering work or building construction, an air tank 200 for supplying a certain quantity of gas into the air bag 100 to inflate the air bag, a fan unit 300 for feeding air into the air bag 100 to restore the deflated air bag to the inflated shape when the air bag 100 is punctured due to some reason, a controller 400 for controlling a solenoid operated valve of the air tank 200 , the fan unit 300 and a driving motor of the air bag 100 , and a power supply 500 for applying electric current to the solenoid valve, the fan unit and the driving motor of the air bag, as is the case with the Example 1.
- the bulletproof shield for military applications comprises a bulletproof air bag 100 functioning as a shield for protecting a soldier from fire of enemies on a battle field without a shield, an air tank 200 for ejecting out compressed gas or air into the air bag 100 to inflate the air bag within a predetermined time period by remote control of the soldier, a high speed fan 300 for feeding air into the air bag 100 to restore the deflated air bag to the original shape when the air bag 100 is punctured by fire of enemies, a controller 400 for controlling a solenoid valve of the air tank 200 , the high speed fan 300 and a driving motor of the bulletproof air bag 100 , and a power supply 500 for applying electric current to the solenoid valve, the high speed fan and the driving motor of the air bag.
- the bulletproof shield for military applications of the present invention is characterized by being portable.
- the shield can be worn or carried by a user.
- the power supply 500 is preferably designed to supply direct current and to be rechargeable.
- the present invention provides a bulletproof equipment having various advantages as follows.
- the equipment can give a broad protective range, that is, the equipment can shield side positions as well as a frontal position of a targeted individual on a platform.
- the equipment can be operated to inflate the air bag within a time period of 0.1 second.
- the bulletproof equipment of the invention shows the effect of protection for an extended period of time. Therefore, the protective effect is maintained even after the user takes shelter thereunder.
- the bulletproof equipment of the invention has other advantages in that it shows an excellent bulletproof effect by its double wall and can maintain its normal shape persistently (even when the air bag is punctured).
- the equipment is reusable (gas filling type), and is adjustable in its size in response to the scale of ceremony.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to bulletproof equipment for protecting personnel against a projectile fired from a weapon, such as a hand gun, a machine gun or the like. More particularly, the present invention relates to protective bulletproof air bag equipment that can be used for protecting individuals who are particularly at risk of violence by a criminal or terrorist, such as a leading head of state.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- In there prior art, conventional bulletproof equipment, such as a bulletproof shield, a bulletproof podium, or the like, has been used to protect key figures from perilous situations, such as sniper fire and terrorist attack. Individuals at risk face particular vulnerability during public appearances and/or at festivities, and such conventional bulletproof equipment can and has been overcome by criminals and terrorists alike.
- As such conventional bulletproof equipment has not been capable of providing broad and comprehensive protective capability, there is particular vulnerability in preparation for continuing second and third attacks in public appearances and/or festivities. Considering that such attacks can be the cause of the collapse of social law and order, there is a need for improvement.
- In particular, since such existing bulletproof equipment is limited in its employment, development of new special equipment having more comprehensive protective capability is required.
- For example, a conventional assault jacket and a bulletproof bag for use by a bodyguard, requires prompt action by the bodyguard in order to effectively cope with a perilous situation; the requires amount of time required for the bodyguard's reaction can be critical.
- In addition, a conventional bulletproof podium and table adapted to be used in festivities would provide only a partial concealing space for a targeted individual.
- In another solution, backlighting is used as auxiliary means for preventing terrorist's attacks is only in a restrictive place such as an indoor festivity, so that the backlighting disturbs the visibility of a terrorist. However, this solution hardly gives substantial bulletproof effect in a truly perilous situation.
- When it is necessary to temporarily set up a soundproof wall or a barrier for accomplishing another purpose, such a sound proof wall or the barrier, requires a long time to set up and take down, and cannot be reused.
- In addition to key figures at risk, soldiers sometimes encounter enemy forces and do not have access to cover trenches for protection. Such soldiers are at increased risk to be killed because they are exposed to fire from enemies. Therefore, there remains a need to develop personal portable protective equipment.
- Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to fulfill the need in the prior art. Accordingly, the present invention provides a novel and unobvious means for protecting key personnel during various public and semi-public festivities.
- At least one aspect of the present invention is to provide a barrier means for temporarily use in a construction site.
- Another aspect of the present invention is the provision of a personal bulletproof shield for being carried by soldiers on a battlefield.
- In order to accomplish the above provisions, the present invention is a bulletproof equipment comprising: a bulletproof air bag for protecting a targeted individual from fire of a weapon at a certain ceremony; an air tank for ejecting compressed gas or air into the air bag to inflate the air bag within a predetermined time period by remote control of a user; a high speed fan for feeding air into the air bag to restore the deflated air bag to its original shape when the air bag is punctured by firing from a weapon; a controller for controlling a solenoid operated valve of the air tank, the high speed fan and a driving motor of the bulletproof air bag; and a power supply for applying electric current to the solenoid operated valve, the high speed fan and the driving motor of the air bag.
- The bulletproof air bag may be made of high-strength polyethylene having weight not greater than ⅓ of that of Kevlar, which includes Preglight, Dyneema and Spectra.
- The bulletproof air bag comprises an inner layer, an outer layer and an intermediate layer disposed therebetween, and the inner layer, the intermediate layer and the outer layer can be made of a windshield cloth, Preglight yarn and Flex, respectively.
- The air bag has a front surface similar to that of a blanket and an inverted U-shape in a sectional profile when inflated. In addition, the air bag is capable of protecting a key figure by providing a barrier including the outer layer, the intermediate layer, the inner layer, an air layer, the inner layer, the intermediate layer and the outer layer in this order, upon experiencing impact of a bullet.
- The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
- FIG. 1A illustrates a perspective view showing a bulletproof air bag device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1B is a cross section of the lower portion of the device in FIG. 1A which illustrates the air tank.
- FIG. 1C is a sectional view of the upper portion of the device shown in FIG. 1A showing the air bag when inflated.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a sectional side view of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of a non-activated stage.
- FIG. 4 shows the stage of FIG. 3, having a bulletproof equipment of the invention actuated.
- FIG. 5 illustrates an electric circuit diagram showing the bulletproof equipment of the invention.
- Reference now should be made to the drawings, in which the same reference numerals are used throughout the different drawings to designate the same or similar components. It should be understood by persons of ordinary skill in the art that the drawings are provided for illustration and not limitation, and the present invention may include variations not shown in such drawings which are within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.
- First Embodiment
- As shown in FIG. 1A, an embodiment of the bulletproof equipment according to the present invention includes a
bulletproof air bag 100 for protecting a targeted individual from fire from a weapon at a certain ceremony, anair tank 200 for ejecting a compressed gas or air into theair bag 100 to inflate the air bag within a predetermined time period by remote control of a user, ahigh speed fan 300 for feeding air into theair bag 100 to restore the deflated air bag to the original shape when theair bag 100 is punctured by firing from a gun, a controller 400 (shown in FIG. 5) for controlling asolenoid valve 250 of the air tank 200 (a cross section of which is shown in FIG. 1B). In this embodiment, thehigh speed fan 300, a driving motor of thebulletproof air bag 100, and thesolenoid valve 250 are supplied electric current bypower supply 500. - As previously mentioned, it is envisioned that the
bulletproof air bag 100 can be embedded at a lower portion of a podium. Theair bag 100 has a front surface similar to that of a blanket and an inverted U-shape in a sectional profile when inflated (as shown in FIG. 1C). - FIG. 2 shows that the
bulletproof air bag 100 comprises aninner layer 110, anouter layer 120 and anintermediate layer 130 disposed therebetween. In a best mode of the present invention, the inner layer is made of a windshield cloth, the intermediate layer is made of Preglight yarn, and the outer layer is made of Flex. Persons of ordinary skill in the art might find substitute material for one or more of the layers, but the disclosed materials are the best known by the inventors. - The
air bag 100 contains gas or air injected therein, which protects an individual by the barrier comprised of the outer layer, the intermediate layer, the inner layer, the gas and/or air layer, the inner layer, the intermediate layer and the outer layer in this order, upon experiencing impact of a bullet. In other words, the path of a projectile, as shown by the dashed arrows in FIG. 2, would enter approximately transverse to a longitudinal direction of the airbag. In order for the projectile to reach the intended target, the bullet would need to travel through the above-mentioned path before it could reach an individual. However, because of the multilayer structure and the compressed gas and/or air, the projectile will not be able to penetrate the airbag. - In fact, if the bullet were able somehow to initially pass through the first outer, intermediate and inner layer structure, is velocity would be so severely slowed that with the pressure from compressed gas further deflecting its path, the projectile would not be able to travel through the other side of the airbag. In addition, the high speed fan will provide air into the bag to keep it from deflating. Thus, even if multiple projectiles were fired, the airbag device would still provide protection which heretofore was unknown.
- The
bulletproof air bag 100 is constructed of high-strength polyethylene having a weight not greater than ⅓ of that of Kevlar. The high-strength polyethylene includes Preglight, Dyneema and Spectra. - The
air tank 200 is made from a composite of a stainless steel plate having thickness of 5 mm or more and Preglight yarn. - The
air tank 200 is also adapted to be embedded in a podium on which the bulletproof equipment is placed. Theair tank 200 should pressures to 80 kg/cm2, and its internal pressure is usually under pressure of about 15 kg/cm2 during normal use. - The
high speed fan 300 is also adapted to be embedded in a podium, and typically has a height of 350 mm or more and circumference of 250 mm or more. It should be note by persons of ordinary skill that modification of these dimensions are still within the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims, and could be modified according to need. - The
bulletproof air bag 100 is preferably designed to be operated within a time period of 0.1 second by remote control of anoperator 600. It is within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims that a pressure sensor (not shown) could be arranged inside the airbag, and when the pressure within the airbag decreased (indicating that there is a leak) the controller can automatically activate the high speed fan to increase the air pressure inside the airbag to within a predetermined value. - It is also possible that sensors other than pressure sensor (such as audible sensors, optical sensors, etc.) could be used in addition to, or in place of an operator, particularly sensors that could detect audible sounds corresponding to gunshots, or this hissing sound of compressed air exiting the airbag. An optical sensor could detect when the airbag has changed position beyond a certain value which would indicate a leak in pressure is causing deflation.
- The
air bag 100 is preferably sized such that it has a height in the range of 150-200 cm, a width of the air layer of 250 mm or more and a width between the outer layer and the inner layer of 3 mm or more and the air bag is adapted to coincide with a lateral length of the podium. - FIGS. 3 and 4 show the airbag device in its usual state and in an actuated state, respectively. The area identified by140 is that of the gas or air.
- As shown in FIG. 5, the
power supply 500 includes a D/A converter 560 for converting direct current into alternating current. Thepower supply 500 may supply alternating current in such a way that alternating current is directly supplied from an AC power supply in ordinary use but direct current from aDC power supply 540 can be converted into alternating current and then the converted alternating current is supplied when the alternating current supplying from theAC power supply 520 is cut off. - The compressed gas in the
air bag 100 may comprise noncombustible gas such as helium and nitrogen. - The
air tank 200 is gas filling type and is reusable. - The bulletproof equipment according to the invention is received in a hexahedral housing disposed in the floor behind a podium. The
air tank 200 is equipped with a predetermined number ofsolenoid valves 250 for ejecting compressed air or gas at high pressure within a predetermined time period. - The
windshield cloth 110 of theair bag 100 is coated by vinyl material or the like. - The bulletproof equipment of the invention can be used at a podium in various ceremonies such as commemorative ceremonies, ground-breaking ceremonies, completion ceremonies, dedication ceremonies, and can be at podiums used at a military parade.
- The following Table 1 shows test results of the bulletproof equipment of the invention(carried out at a military rifle range).
TABLE 1 Sheets required Sheets required Distance to defend against to defend against to puncture (air bag puncture (a Type of gun target of the invention) conventional one) Handgun 5 M 10 sheets 12 sheets (P-7 Pistol, 3.8 mm revolver) Machine gun (MP-5) 15 M 12 sheets - Second Embodiment
- A construction barrier employing a substantial part of the bulletproof equipment of the invention will be now described. The barrier is substantially identical to the bulletproof equipment mentioned above in terms of structure but it is different from the bulletproof equipment in that the construction barrier is not needed for operation in a short time, thereby allowing its structure to be simplified. However, the barrier for construction may be operated promptly, if required. The structure of this embodiment will be easily appreciated by those skilled in the art, based on the disclosure from the first embodiment.
- The construction barrier comprises an
air bag 100 adapted for use as a wall member used in, for example, civil engineering work or building construction, anair tank 200 for supplying a certain quantity of gas into theair bag 100 to inflate the air bag, afan unit 300 for feeding air into theair bag 100 to restore the deflated air bag to the inflated shape when theair bag 100 is punctured due to some reason, acontroller 400 for controlling a solenoid operated valve of theair tank 200, thefan unit 300 and a driving motor of theair bag 100, and apower supply 500 for applying electric current to the solenoid valve, the fan unit and the driving motor of the air bag, as is the case with the Example 1. - Third Embodiment
- A bulletproof shield for military applications employing a substantial part of the bulletproof equipment of the invention will be now described.
- The bulletproof shield for military applications comprises a
bulletproof air bag 100 functioning as a shield for protecting a soldier from fire of enemies on a battle field without a shield, anair tank 200 for ejecting out compressed gas or air into theair bag 100 to inflate the air bag within a predetermined time period by remote control of the soldier, ahigh speed fan 300 for feeding air into theair bag 100 to restore the deflated air bag to the original shape when theair bag 100 is punctured by fire of enemies, acontroller 400 for controlling a solenoid valve of theair tank 200, thehigh speed fan 300 and a driving motor of thebulletproof air bag 100, and apower supply 500 for applying electric current to the solenoid valve, the high speed fan and the driving motor of the air bag. - The bulletproof shield for military applications of the present invention is characterized by being portable. In other words, in this embodiment, the shield can be worn or carried by a user.
- The
power supply 500 is preferably designed to supply direct current and to be rechargeable. - As described above, the present invention provides a bulletproof equipment having various advantages as follows. The equipment can give a broad protective range, that is, the equipment can shield side positions as well as a frontal position of a targeted individual on a platform. The equipment can be operated to inflate the air bag within a time period of 0.1 second. Furthermore, the bulletproof equipment of the invention shows the effect of protection for an extended period of time. Therefore, the protective effect is maintained even after the user takes shelter thereunder.
- The bulletproof equipment of the invention has other advantages in that it shows an excellent bulletproof effect by its double wall and can maintain its normal shape persistently (even when the air bag is punctured). In addition, the equipment is reusable (gas filling type), and is adjustable in its size in response to the scale of ceremony.
- Although preferred embodiments of the present invention has been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
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