Vehicle protection against the effect of a land mine
First Claim
1. An armored wheeled vehicle with protection against effects of a land mine, comprising:
- (a) multiple building blocks including;
i. a front building block having at least one wheel axel;
ii. a rear building block having at least one wheel axel; and
iii. a main building block, wherein the front building block is releasably fastened by first means for connecting to a front portion of the main building block and the rear building block is releasably fastened to a rear portion of the main building block by second means for connecting to the main building block;
(b) a combustion motor operatively connected to rotate at least one of the wheel axel of the front building block and the wheel axel of the rear building block, wherein the combustion motor is disposed in either the front building block or the rear building block; and
(c) one or more electric drive motors are disposed in one or both of the rear building block and the front building block, wherein each electric drive motor disposed in the front building block is operatively connected to rotate the wheel axel of the front building block and each electric drive motor disposed in the rear building block is operatively connected to rotate the wheel axel of the rear building block.
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Abstract
A vehicle with protection against the effects of an exploding land mine is provided, in which a military wheeled vehicle is provided with wheel axels and drives built into front and/or rear building blocks. The vehicle is divided into multiple building blocks, although a three block construction is desirable (i.e., a front building block, a rear building block, and a main building block). A residual mobility of a remaining portion of the vehicle is preserved, even though one of the front building block or the rear building block is separated from the main building block due to the explosive shock wave generated by driving over and detonating a land mine, because each of the front building block and the rear building block has a drive for rotating the wheel axel connected to the block.
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18 Claims
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1. An armored wheeled vehicle with protection against effects of a land mine, comprising:
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(a) multiple building blocks including;
i. a front building block having at least one wheel axel;
ii. a rear building block having at least one wheel axel; and
iii. a main building block, wherein the front building block is releasably fastened by first means for connecting to a front portion of the main building block and the rear building block is releasably fastened to a rear portion of the main building block by second means for connecting to the main building block;
(b) a combustion motor operatively connected to rotate at least one of the wheel axel of the front building block and the wheel axel of the rear building block, wherein the combustion motor is disposed in either the front building block or the rear building block; and
(c) one or more electric drive motors are disposed in one or both of the rear building block and the front building block, wherein each electric drive motor disposed in the front building block is operatively connected to rotate the wheel axel of the front building block and each electric drive motor disposed in the rear building block is operatively connected to rotate the wheel axel of the rear building block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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