ARMOR PANELS HAVING STRIP-SHAPED PROTECTION ELEMENTS
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1. An armor panel having an impact face, comprising:
- at least one rigid absorbing layer having a plurality of strip-shaped protection elements adhered to one another along a plane substantially orthogonal to the impact face; and
at least one high-tensile confining layer surrounding the at least one rigid absorbing layer.
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Abstract
An armor panel having an impact face is provided. The armor panel includes at least one rigid absorbing layer and a high-tensile confining layer surrounding the at least one rigid absorbing layer. The at least one rigid absorbing layer can have a plurality of strip-shaped protection elements that are adhered to one another along a plane substantially orthogonal to the impact face. The at least one rigid absorbing layer can be formed of a glass-ceramic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially equal to zero and that, upon impact by a projectile, converts to a dilatant power at least in an area of impact.
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38 Claims
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1. An armor panel having an impact face, comprising:
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at least one rigid absorbing layer having a plurality of strip-shaped protection elements adhered to one another along a plane substantially orthogonal to the impact face; and at least one high-tensile confining layer surrounding the at least one rigid absorbing layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An armor panel having an impact face, comprising:
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a first rigid absorbing layer having a first plurality of strip-shaped protection elements adhered to one another along a plane substantially orthogonal to the impact face; and a second rigid absorbing layer having a second plurality of strip-shaped protection elements adhered to one another along a plane substantially orthogonal to the impact face, the first and second rigid absorbing layers being offset from one another by an angle between from above 0°
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- 35. An armor panel having an impact face, comprising at least one rigid absorbing layer having a plurality of strip-shaped protection elements adhered to one another along a plane substantially orthogonal to the impact face, each strip-shaped protection element of the plurality of strip-shaped protection elements having a smallest dimension along an axis other than an axis that is perpendicular to the impact face.
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37. An armor panel, comprising:
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at least one rigid absorbing layer comprising a glass-ceramic material having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially equal to zero and that, upon impact by a projectile, converts to a dilatant power at least in an area of impact; and a high-tensile confining layer surrounding the at least one rigid absorbing layer.
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38. A method of absorbing energy of a projectile, comprising:
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impacting the projectile on an impact face of an armor panel to convert a first strip-shaped protection element of the armor panel into a dilatant powder; and confining the dilatant powder via a confining layer and strip-shaped protection elements adhered to the first strip-shaped protection element along a plane substantially orthogonal to the impact face so that strain of the projectile on the dilatant powder causes an increased viscosity sufficient to absorb at least a portion of the energy of the projectile.
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