Armored grille

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1980-03-19

1982-04-20

Walsh, Donald P.

Ordnance

Shields

For ships

89 36A, 89 36R, 89 36H, 296188, F41H 500

Patent

active

043252834

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle body armored grille (20) disclosed has particular utility with a front engine compartment opening (24) and includes vertically spaced louvers (26) of an improved armor plate construction for stopping projectiles from passing through the grille. Each louver (26) has an elongated shape extending horizontally across the opening and includes an outer armor plate (30) that is inclined downwardly in an outward direction and an inner armor plate (32) secured to and extending downwardly from the upper and inward extremity of the outer armor plate. An upper extremity (34) of each inner armor plate (32) projects above the associated outer armor plate (30) to deflect a projectile impacted therewith upwardly toward the next higher louver. Orienting the outer armor plate at an inclination of 45.degree. with respect to the horizontal and the inner armor plate at a greater angle, i.e. 55.degree., defines an acute junction therebetween at which the plates are welded to each other and at which a projectile deflected upwardly from the next lower louver is trapped. Opposite ends of each louver (26) are welded to side plates (36) on a peripheral plate-like support (28) that mounts the grille on the associated vehicle body.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1069154 (1913-08-01), Maedje
patent: 2376331 (1945-05-01), Abrams
patent: 3428141 (1969-02-01), Forstner

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