EP 1605224 A2 20051214 - A passive armor assembly including an armor member made of a brittle material
Title (en)
A passive armor assembly including an armor member made of a brittle material
Title (de)
Passive Panzerung die ein Panzerelement aus sprödem Material umfasst
Title (fr)
Blindage passif qui comprend un élément de blindage en matériau fragile
Publication
Application
Priority
IL 16235104 A 20040603
Abstract (en)
Disclosed is a passive armor assembly for protecting a body disposed behind it from an impact of a long rod penetrator (hereinafter LRP). The armor assembly includes an armor surface (8) that is capable of exerting asymmetric forces on the oncoming LRP and an armor member (12) being disposed behind the armor surface. The armor member is made of a high compression strength, low density, brittle material, and its thickness along the direction of the impact exceeds the length of the LRP. Preferably, the thickness is at least 1.5 the length of the LRP. In a preferred embodiment the armor member is made of a material exhibiting the combination of fracture toughness smaller than 3MPam<1/2 >, density of less than 2g/cc, and compression strength of from 10<2> to 10<3> MPa. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F41H 5/04 (2006.01)
IPC 8 main group level
F41H (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F41H 5/04 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1605224 A2 20051214; EP 1605224 A3 20051221; IL 162351 A0 20051120; IL 162351 A 20130131; US 2010011947 A1 20100121
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 05011316 A 20050525; IL 16235104 A 20040603; US 14267205 A 20050602