Lightweight armor and ballistic projectile defense apparatus
First Claim
1. An armor panel comprising:
- a rigid armor component having an outer face and an inner face and including a first laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth impregnated with a thermo-setting resin,a second laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of aramid fabric, and a third laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth impregnated with a thermo-setting resin, said first, second and third laminated arrangements being thermo compressed to form said armor component; and
a resilient component affixed to the inner face of said armor component and including at least one panel of thermoplastic elastomeric honeycomb material,said armor component being operable to resist impact form a projectile, and said resilient component being operative to absorb impact energy transmitted thereto from said armor component.
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Abstract
Ballistic resistant armor material and assembly including a thin, rigid armor component for stopping and capturing ballistic projectiles, backed by a resilient component formed of thermoplastic elastomeric honeycomb material for absorbing projectile strike energy and reducing impact noise and/or blunt trauma injury. The armor component includes multiple layers of high tensile strength aramid fabric or the like sandwiched between front and back plates made of multiple layers of woven carbon cloth impregnated with an epoxy resin or the like. The several layers of the armor component are formed and compressed to provide a rigid outer shell that can advantageously be configured as planar or shaped to suit particular applications. The resilient component is affixed to the inside surface of the armor component and may include one or more layers of flexible honeycomb material having cells that are open, hermetically sealed, or perforated to provide fluid circulation therethrough.
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19 Claims
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1. An armor panel comprising:
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a rigid armor component having an outer face and an inner face and including a first laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth impregnated with a thermo-setting resin, a second laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of aramid fabric, and a third laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth impregnated with a thermo-setting resin, said first, second and third laminated arrangements being thermo compressed to form said armor component; and a resilient component affixed to the inner face of said armor component and including at least one panel of thermoplastic elastomeric honeycomb material, said armor component being operable to resist impact form a projectile, and said resilient component being operative to absorb impact energy transmitted thereto from said armor component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Armor apparatus for shielding a person from injury due to an impacting projectile or the like, comprising:
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a plurality of armor panels connected together to provide a shield to capture the impacting projectile, each said panel including, a rigid armor component having an outer face and an inner face and including a first laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth impregnated with a thermo-setting resin, a second laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of aramid fabric, and a third laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth impregnated with a thermo-setting resin, said first, second and third laminated arrangements being thermo compressed together to form said armor component. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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