Armor
First Claim
1. An armor panel comprising an armor member made of a laminated material having a predetermined ballistic capability and a first flexural strength, and a covering layer having a second flexural strength essentially lower than said first flexural strength, and being bonded to said armor member, said layer being made of a fiber reinforced material, overall flexural strength of said armor panel being greater than twice the first structural strength, and overall ballistic capability of said armor panel is at least the same as that of said predetermined ballistic capability of the armor member.
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Abstract
An armor panel comprising an armor member made of a laminated material, having a predetermined ballistic capability and a first flexural strength. The armor panel has a covering layer having a second flexural strength essentially lower than the first flexural strength. The covering layer is bonded to the armor member. The layer is made of a fiber reinforced material such that overall flexural strength of the armor panel is greater than twice the first structural strength. The overall ballistic capability of the armor panel is at least the same as that of the predetermined ballistic capability of the armor member.
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22 Claims
- 1. An armor panel comprising an armor member made of a laminated material having a predetermined ballistic capability and a first flexural strength, and a covering layer having a second flexural strength essentially lower than said first flexural strength, and being bonded to said armor member, said layer being made of a fiber reinforced material, overall flexural strength of said armor panel being greater than twice the first structural strength, and overall ballistic capability of said armor panel is at least the same as that of said predetermined ballistic capability of the armor member.
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20. A method for stiffening an armor member made of a laminated material with a maximal thickness of plies being Tmax, having a predetermined ballistic capability and a first flexural strength, said method comprising:
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a. providing a non-laminated ply of a covering material having a second flexural strength lower than said first flexural strength and a thickness not exceeding 10% of Tmax; b. bonding said ply to said armor member on at least one side using a hot pressing process, to form an armor panel, wherein the overall flexural strength of said armor panel being greater than twice the first structural strength, and overall ballistic capability of said armor panel is at least the same as that of said predetermined ballistic capability of the armor member. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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