Patent ID: 8375839
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. An armor panel comprising: a rigid armor component having an outer face and an inner face and including a first laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth impregnated with a thermo-setting resin, a second laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of aramid fabric, and a third laminated arrangement including a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth impregnated with a thermo-setting resin, said first, second and third laminated arrangements being thermo compressed to form said armor component; and a resilient component affixed to the inner face of said armor component and including at least one panel of thermoplastic elastomeric honeycomb material, said armor component being operable to resist impact form a projectile, and said resilient component being operative to absorb impact energy transmitted thereto from said armor component.