Patent ID: 6477934
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
An apparatus, in combination with a vehicle having a floor plate, for protecting the vehicle against the effect of a land mine through the mounting of damping elements on a floor of the vehicle, said apparatus comprising:a hollow box mounted to and beneath the floor plate of the vehicle, with the box corresponding in length and width to no more than the length and width of the floor plate; and, a plurality of damping elements that are secured in position and are arranged side-by-side in longitudinal and lateral directions within the box and that fill the complete surface area of the box except for a respective air gap between adjacent damping elements and an air gap between the damping elements and the vehicle floor plate that closes off the top of the box, and with each damping element including a tear-resistant bag covering with a filling of a fine-grained medium.