Stab and ballistic resistant material and method for preparing the same

• US 8,420,202 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2010
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hunan Zhongtai Special Equipment Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Hunan Zhongtai Special Equipment Company Limited
• Inventors: Yang, Nianci, Wu, Zhiquan, Lin, Mingquing, Wu, Chuanquing, Gao, Bo, Zhou, Yunbo, Lin, Haijun, Zhang, Yuanjun, Zhou, Wanqi, Guo, Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): O'HERN, BRENT T
• Application Number:
  US12/811,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20110256339A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,062 Days
• Field of Search: 428/113, 428/107, 428/213, 428/364, 428/105, 442/135
• US Class Current: 428/113
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 70/202 arranged in parallel planes or structures of fibres crossing at substantial angles, e.g. cross-moulding compound [XMC] B29C70/207 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29K 2995/0089 Impact strength or toughness
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/4842 Outerwear
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/777 Weapons
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/36 comprising polyesters
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 5/12 characterised by the relative arrangement of fibres or filaments of different layers, e.g. the fibres or filaments being parallel or perpendicular to each other
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 5/0485 all the layers being only fibre- or fabric-reinforced layers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24058 including grain, strips, or filamentary elements in respective layers or components in angular relation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24074 Strand or strand-portions
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24124 Fibers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24306 Diamond or hexagonal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2495 Thickness [relative or absolute]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2913 Rod, strand, filament or fiber

Abstract

A stab and ballistic resistant material and method of preparing the same, comprising a stab-resistant layer and a ballistic resistant layer, wherein the stab-resistant layer comprises at least one layer, wherein each layer is constituted of two structural units, each of which is formed from perpendicularly combined high strength and high module unidirectional fiber prepreg strips, adjacent structural units are rotated 45°, and the stab-resistant layer has membranes adhered to both sides; the ballistic resistant layer comprises at least one layer, wherein each layer is constituted of two structural units, each of which is formed from perpendicularly combined unidirectional fiber prepreg strips, adjacent structural units are rotated 90°, and the ballistic resistant layer has membranes adhered to both sides. The stab and ballistic resistant material of the invention makes stab and ballistic resistant vests lighter, more efficient in protection, and easy to produce.

Claims

1. A stab and ballistic resistant material, comprising a stab-resistant layer and a ballistic resistant layer, wherein

the stab-resistant layer comprises at least one layer, wherein each layer of the at least one layer is constituted of two structural units, each of the two structural units is formed from perpendicularly combined high strength and high module unidirectional fiber prepreg strips, and the fibers of adjacent layers in adjacent structural units are arranged at an angle of no higher than 45°

;

a biaxially oriented organic membrane is adhered to both sides of the stab-resistant layer with a solvent adhesive selected from the group consisting of styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene polymer and maleic anhydride modified styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene polymer;

the ballistic resistant layer comprises at least one layer, wherein each layer of the at least one layer is constituted of two structural units, each of the two structural units is formed from perpendicularly combined high strength and high module unidirectional fiber prepreg strips, and the high strength and high module fibers of adjacent layers in adjacent structural units are arranged at an angle of 90°

;

a polyethylene membrane is adhered to both sides of the ballistic resistant layer with a solvent adhesive selected from the group consisting of styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene polymer, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene polymer and the mixture thereof;

wherein said stab-resistant layer and ballistic resistant layer are located next to each other or form a sandwich structure with any other layer(s) placed between them, and said high strength and high module fiber has a strength of at least 32 cN/dtex and a modulus of at least 1000 cN/dtex.

2. The stab and ballistic resistant material according to claim 1, wherein said high strength and high module fiber is polyethylene fiber, aramid or aromatic polyester fiber.

3. The stab and ballistic resistant material according to claim 1, wherein said high strength and high module fiber has a strength of 35 cN/dtex and a modulus of at least 1100 cN/dtex.

4. The stab and ballistic resistant material according to claim 1, wherein said high strength and high module fiber prepreg strips has a monolayer areal density of ≦

40 g/m².

5. The stab and ballistic resistant material according to claim 1, wherein said biaxially oriented organic membrane is a biaxially oriented polypropylene membrane, polyester membrane, polyimide membrane or polyethylene terephthalate membrane.

6. The stab and ballistic resistant material according to claim 5, wherein said biaxially oriented organic membrane is a biaxially oriented polyester membrane.

7. The stab and ballistic resistant material according to claim 6, wherein said biaxially oriented organic membrane has a thickness of ≦

5 μ

m.

8. The stab and ballistic resistant material according to claim 6, wherein said biaxially oriented organic membrane has a longitudinal tensile strength of greater than 200 MPa and a transverse tensile strength of greater than 240 MPa, a longitudinal modulus of greater than 4000 MPa and a transverse modulus of greater than 5000 MPa, and a longitudinal elongation at break of 130% and a transverse elongation at break of 140%.