Patent ID: 8413567
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. A vehicle armor for use as an underbelly of a personnel cabin for a vehicle, the vehicle armor comprising: a first layer forming an interior bottom surface of the cabin and comprised of a high-strength metal material; a second layer forming an exterior bottom surface of the cabin and comprised of a high-strength metal material; a middle layer sandwiched between the first and second layers and comprised of a polymer material; and a second multi-layered structure comprising a first layer comprised of a glass fiber reinforced polymer matrix material and a second layer comprised of a metal, wherein the second multi-layered structure is positioned above and partially integrated with the underbelly forming an interior floor of the cabin, wherein the second multi-layered structure is configured having a raised ridge along a central longitudinal line area of the cabin and lower parallel sides complementary to the underbelly.