Patent ID: 8997918
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B62D,F41H

Abstract:
1. A protective device for an articulated vehicle comprising: at least front and rear vehicle portions; a control gear connected to the respective vehicle portions configured to allow a non-horizontal movement of the vehicle portions relative to each other; an actuating member for, via the control gear, changing the relative position of the vehicle portions in relation to one another; and at least one stiffening member, which fixes the position of each respective vehicle portion into a rigid position in relation to one another so that weights of both the front and rear vehicle portions are utilized so as to prohibit the non-horizontal movement of the vehicle portions and so that the control gear absorbs torque without any relative displacement of components belonging to the control gear, whenever the acceleration and/or speed of at least one of the vehicle portions exceeds a predetermined limit value, which happens when the vehicle is subjected to detonation of a mine.