Patent ID: 7513186
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. An armor designed for ballistic protection against armor piercing projectiles including a first projectile having a first diameter and a second projectile having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, the armor being configured for mounting on a surface to be protected and comprising a main armor plate being configured to stop alone, or together with said surface to be protected, at least the first projectile, and being incapable of stopping alone, or together with said surface to be protected, the second projectile, and including a layer which is distinct from said surface and at least partially made of a material capable of ballistic performance, said armor further comprising an auxiliary armor plate located in front of the main armor plate and spaced therefrom by an area, which is at least partially free of any additional layers, said auxiliary plate being made of material capable of ballistic performance and having through holes spaced from each other, free of material capable of ballistic performance, said holes being designed in accordance with parameters of the first and second projectiles, such that the holes are larger in cross-section than the first projectile, and smaller in their cross-section than the second projectile.