ARMOR PROTECTION Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: personal and transport means of protection. SUBSTANCE: armor protection uses armor plates made up of armor members 1. Armor strips made of armor members 2 and armor strips made of armor members 3 and crossing them are installed over the joints. Each armor member 2 of the armor strips of the same direction overlaps the joints between two adjacent armor members 1 of the armor strips, and each armor member 3 of the armor strips of the other direction overlaps the joints between four adjacent armor members 1 of the armor strips. Armor members 2 and 3 use ceramic plates having a segment in section, their plane surface faces the armor plates. Armor members 2 are made in longitudinal direction with a curvature equal to the curvature of the outer surface of armor plate armor members 1. The armor plates and armor members are positioned between layers of high-modulus organic fabric shaped as pockets. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 2 cl, 2 dwg