LAMINATED ARMOUR
Assignee
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE IN HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, THE, A BRITISH CORP.
Filed
Sep 28, 1990
Granted
Dec 28, 1993
Location
SURREY EN GB
Abstract
Laminated armour comprising a first part (11) situated on the side of the armor from which attack is to be resisted and a second part (12) which is coextensive with the first part wherein: (i) the first part comprises a lamination of first metal sheets (1) each having an average thickness t2 adhesively bonded by interface layers (8) having a thickness (t1) between 0.4t2 and 0.9t2 and a compressive Young's Modulus perpendicular to the layers below 4 GPa; (ii) the second part comprises material which is more ductile than the metal of the first metal sheets, and preferably comprises second metal sheets (2) which are bonded to each other and to the first part of the armor (11) with aramid fibre reinforced adhesive.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Feb 21, 1991
Rescinded
Nov 2, 1992
Duration
1 year, 8 months
Inventor
- 1IAN G. CROUCH
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5272954
- Application
- 00759444
- Aerospace match
- No
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records