Armored cab for vehicles

• US 7,770,506 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2005
• Issued: 08/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LP (BAE Systems Plc)
• Original Assignee: BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LP (BAE Systems Plc)
• Inventors: Ross, Michael K., Johnson, Ricky Don, Luther, Regis
• Primary Examiner(s): Chambers; Troy
• Application Number:
  US11/149,668
• Publication Number:
  US 20100011948A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,887 Days
• Field of Search: 89/360.7, 89/360.8, 89/360.9, 89/361.1
• US Class Current: 89/36.09
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 5/0457 Metal layers in combination with additional layers made of fibres, fabrics or plastics
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 7/044 Hull or cab construction other than floors or base plates for increased land mine protection mounting of armoured plates F41H5/013
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 7/046 Shock resilient mounted seats for armoured or fighting vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 50/10 Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 50/30 Fuel from waste, e.g. synthetic alcohol or diesel

Abstract

An armored cab for a vehicle is provided, the cab including multiple layers of armoring material, and having a shape to assist in the deflection of radar and the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against the armored cab.

Claims

1. An armored cab for a tactical truck having a front axle and at least one rear axle, each axle having at least two wheels mounted thereon, comprising:

an upper wall;

two side walls, with a door in each side wall;

a front wall;

a back wall;

a bottom wall;

all the walls being made from an armor plate material of high hard steel, wherein the upper, side, front, and back walls have a first thickness of approximately 3-10 millimeters and the bottom wall has a second thickness of approximately 6-10 millimeters;

the side walls, front wall, and back wall each have angled lower and upper wall surfaces, with the angled lower wall surfaces sloping downwardly and inwardly and the angled upper wall surfaces slope upwardly and inwardly;

the bottom wall including a plurality of angled small wall surfaces, having varying angular dispositions with respect to adjacent angled small wall surfaces, and different shapes and sizes from adjacent angled small wall surfaces, which provide a generally faceted construction for the bottom wall;

an armored shroud for a radiator, associated with the front wall;

the walls defining an enclosed interior, having at least two seats and no more than three seats, within the interior, the seats being generally disposed above the front axle, with some of the plurality of angled small wall surfaces disposed beneath some of the seats in the enclosed interior; and

the front, side and back walls being disposed above and substantially adjacent the front axle and the two wheels on the front axle, whereby substantially none of the enclosed interior is above or adjacent the at least one rear axle.

2. The armored cab of claim 1 wherein each of the walls has an interior wall surface, and at least some of the interior wall surfaces are provided with a layer of plastic material which provides protection against ballistic or explosive forces.

3. The armored cab of claim 2, wherein the plastic material is an aramid material.

4. The armored cab of claim 3, wherein layer of the plastic material has a thickness of approximately ¼

inch-2 inches.

5. The armored cab of claim 1, wherein each of the walls has an outer wall surface, and at least some of the outer wall surfaces are provided with supplemental armor.

6. The armored cab of claim 5, wherein the supplemental armor is comprised of panels disposed upon at least some of the outer wall surfaces.

7. The armored cab of claim 6, wherein the panels are made of high hard steel.

8. The armored cab of claim 6, wherein the panels are made of an aramid material.

9. The armored cab of claim 6, wherein the panels are made of aluminum.