CERAMIC COMPONENTS, CERAMIC COMPONENT SYSTEMS, AND CERAMIC ARMOUR SYSTEMS

• US 20100101403A1
• Filed: 12/30/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aceram Materials and Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Aceram Materials and Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: PAGEAU, Gilles, LUCUTA, Petru Grigorie, LUCUTA, Vlad
• Application Number:
  US12/649,446
• Publication Number:
  US 20100101403A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 89/36.20
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 5/0414 Layered armour containing ceramic material
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 5/0428 Ceramic layers in combination with additional layers made of fibres, fabrics or plastics
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/911 Penetration resistant layer

Abstract

Several ceramic armour systems are provided herein. One such system is a ceramic armour system for personnel. Such system includes an integral ceramic plate, or a plurality of interconnected ceramic components providing an integral plate. The ceramic has a deflecting front surface or a flat front surface, and a rear surface. A front spall layer is bonded to the front surface of the ceramic plate. A shock-absorbing layer is bonded to the rear surface of ceramic plate. A backing is bonded to the exposed face of the shock-absorbing layer. A second such system is a ceramic armour system for vehicles. Such system also includes an integral ceramic plate, or a plurality of interconnected ceramic components providing an integral plate. The ceramic plate has a deflecting front surface or a flat front surface, and a rear surface. A front spall layer is bonded to the front surface of the ceramic plate. A shock-absorbing layer is bonded to the rear surface of the ceramic plate. The assembly of the front spall layer, the ceramic plate, and the shock-absorbing layer is bolted to the hull of a vehicle, preferably with an air gap, or alternatively without an air gap.

Claims

1-8. -8. (canceled)

9. A ceramic armour system, comprising in front to back order, at least one layer each of:

a front polycarbonate spall layer;

a ceramic plate having a deflecting front surface or a flat front surface, and a rear surface;

a rear polycarbonate spall layer; and

,

a backing.

10. The ceramic armour system of claim 9, wherein the ceramic plate has a plurality of nodes disposed on a front surface thereof.

11. The ceramic armour system of claim 9, wherein the ceramic plate includes a plurality of abutting ceramic components.