Ceramic or metal tile armour

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EP 1 878 993 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/21

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	16.01.2008 Bulletin 2008/03

(21)	Application number: 07252773.2

(22)	Date of filing: 11.07.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F41H 5/04^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

11.07.2006 GB 0613764

(71)	Applicant: NP Aerospace Limited
	Coventry CV6 5AQ (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Medwell, Roger Terence Arthur Coventry CV3 6RE (GB) Cowling,Stuart Richard West Yorkshire HX3 8LS (GB)

(74)	Representative: Hanson, William Bennett et al
	Bromhead Johnson 19 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EF London WC2N 6EF (GB)

(54)	Ceramic or metal tile armour

(57) A hard faced, e.g. ceramic, armour tile comprises an array of sub-tiles (2) formed by narrow slots (1). Edges of the slots may be chamfered asymmetrically.
The tiles may be combined in layers and held together by a moulding material.

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