Patent ID: 8640593

Claim:
A damping suspension for an add-on armor system for protecting a region of a suspension system of an ACV (Armored Combat Vehicle), comprising: a mounting means for mounting the add-on armor system to the ACV; a damping means coupled to the mounting means and to armor means of the add-on armor system to dampen vibrations and restrain shock which the armor means might be exposed to during travel and use of the ACV the damping means further comprising: a housing assembly that is formed as a hollow box with a top surface and a bottom surface and is open on two sides, and a wire rope isolator device installed inside the housing assembly; and a lift up means coupled to the damping means and further comprising a first end pivotally connected to the ACV and a second end connected to the top surface of the housing assembly to manually lift up the armor means, wherein the lift up means comprises at least one lift up hinge means that includes a series array of springy disks.