Patent ID: 6923107
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. An armored vehicle having an outer wall in which is disposed an air inlet opening behind which a radiator is positioned in an interior of the vehicle, wherein the air inlet opening is provided with a ballistic protective device comprising: a base plate that extends essentially parallel to said outer wall and is disposed in said interior of the vehicle in a region between said radiator and said air inlet opening, wherein said base plate has outer dimensions that are equal to or smaller by a prescribed amount than dimensions of said air inlet opening, and wherein said base plate is provided in a central portion thereof with an air passage below which said radiator is positioned; cover plates that form a closed ring and close off intermediate spaces between outer edges of said base plate and inner edges of said air inlet opening, wherein a recessed area is formed by said base plate and said cover plates; and a protective plate that partially covers said recessed area, wherein dimensions at least along partial portions of outer edges of said protective plate are smaller than said dimensions of said air inlet opening yet greater than dimensions of said air passage in said base plate, and wherein said protective plate is disposed essentially in a plane of said outer wall.