Armor and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9989333-B2
Application number	US-201415527486-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2014
Priority date	Nov 20, 2014
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

To parry a blast caused by an explosive object, absorb explosive energy, and improve durability. An armor to be installed on a bottom surface of a vehicle, including: a bottom plate formed to have a shape in which a central portion protrudes downward, and a porous metal member-disposed on the upper side of the bottom plate.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An armor disposed on a bottom surface of a vehicle, the armor comprising:
a bottom plate formed to have a shape in which a central portion protrudes downward;
a porous metal member disposed on the upper side of the bottom plate; and
a support portion provided on an upper side of the porous metal member and integrally supporting the bottom plate and the porous metal member,
wherein the support portion has a support plate attached to the upper side of the porous metal member, a connecting member connecting the support plate and the bottom plate with the porous metal member interposed therebetween, and a plurality of bosses formed to protrude upward from the upper surface of the support plate and fixed to the vehicle.

2. The armor according to claim 1 , wherein the porous metal member is made of a foamed metal material.

3. The armor according to claim 1 , wherein the porous metal member is made of a hollow metal aggregate formed by joining a plurality of hollow metal materials.

4. The armor according to claim 1 , wherein the porous metal member is formed in a plate shape, and a plurality of porous metal members is disposed by being laminated on the upper side of the bottom plate.

5. The armor according to claim 1 , wherein a rib is formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate.

6. The armor according to claim 1 , wherein a connecting piece connected to the vehicle is provided on an outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate.

7. The armor according to claim 6 , wherein a front part of the connecting piece is disposed along an inclination in which the outer peripheral edge on the front side of the vehicle main body is inclined upward from below.

8. The armor according to claim 1 , wherein the armor is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the vehicle.

9. A vehicle in which the armor according to claim 1 is disposed as a bottom surface of a vehicle main body.

10. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the vehicle is an armored vehicle.

11. The armor according to claim 1 further comprising:
at least one of upper bottom plates that are different from the bottom plate, wherein the at least one of upper bottom plates is disposed on the upper side of the porous metal member.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Sumi Daishi
• Onuma Toshio
• Takahashi Hiroaki
• Suzuki Tetsuya
• Ushiyama Takatomo
• Takagi Katsumi

Classifications

• F41H7/042 Primary

  Floors or base plates for increased land mine protection · CPC title

• F41H5/04

  composed of more than one layer {(outerwear resistant to mechanical aggressions A41D31/24; layered products B32B; shaping reinforced articles B29C67/00)} · CPC title