External modular armor assembly
An interface includes a blast plate having plate structure, the plate structure being formed to substantially conform to a certain portion of an exterior margin of a hull of a certain vehicle and being semi-permanently mounted to the hull by mounting to certain mounting devices present on the exterior margin of the hull and having mounting structure for supportively mounting a standardized add-on device, the mounting structure being designed to facilitate the add-on device being readily mountable on and demountable from the plate structure, the plate structure having structural characteristics for acting to protect the hull from effects of a blast directed at the hull. A modular assembly and a blast plate are further included.
1. A vehicle having a blast plate assembly, the vehicle having a hull, the hull having certain mounting devices for mounting certain structure exterior to the hull, comprising:
plate structure having blast deflecting properties and having a first planar margin and an opposed second planar margin, a plurality of mounting bores being defined in the plate structure, each of the bores being alignable with a selected mounting device on the hull;
at least one mounting bracket disposed on the first planar surface, the at least one mounting bracket having a plurality of bores defined therein for accepting a plurality of respective mounting pins of the at least one add-on device for supportively mounting the add-on device, the pins being readily removeable for readily demounting the add-on device; and
attaching fixtures, a respective attaching fixture being disposable in each mounting bore and couplable to a respective mounting device for semi-permanently mounting the plate structure to the hull of the vehicle.
2. The blast plate assembly of claim 1 being mounted to the hull with a space being defined between the blast plate second planar margin and a hull exterior margin.
3. The blast plate assembly of claim 1 being mounted to the hull with a spacer being disposed between the blast plate second planar margin and a hull exterior margin to define a space therebetween.
4. The blast plate assembly of claim 3 , the spacer being a plurality of washers, a respective washer being disposed circumferential to a respective mounting device.
5. The blast plate assembly of claim 1 the at least one mounting bracket being shielded in part by a portion of the add-on device that is supported by the bracket.
6. The blast plate assembly of claim 1 , the add-on device having a top and a bottom, a top mounting bracket and a bottom mounting bracket supporting an add-on device both top and bottom.
7. The blast plate assembly of claim 1 , a mounting bracket providing electrical connectivity to the add-on device.
8. The blast plate assembly of claim 1 , a mounting bracket providing electrical connectivity between each of two add-on devices supported by the mounting bracket.
9. The blast plate assembly of claim 1 , the plate structure being designed to be affixed to a certain portion of the hull structure and for supporting standardized add-on devices.
10. A vehicle interface, comprising:
a blast plate having plate structure, the plate structure being formed to substantially conform to a certain portion of an exterior margin of a hull of a certain vehicle and being semi-permanently mounted to the hull by mounting to certain mounting devices present on the exterior margin of the hull and having at least one mounting bracket for supportively mounting a standardized add-on device,the at least one mounting bracket having a plurality of bores defined therein for accepting a plurality of respective mounting pins of the add-on device for mounting the add-on device, the pins being readily removeable for readily demounting the add-on device, the plate structure having structural characteristics for acting to protect the hull from affects of a blast directed at the hull.
11. The interface of claim 10 being mounted to the hull with a space being defined between the blast plate and a hull exterior margin.
12. The interface of claim 10 being mounted to the hull with a spacer being disposed between the blast plate and a hull exterior margin to define a space therebetween.
13. The interface of claim 12 , the spacer being a washer disposed circumferential to the respective mounting devices present on the exterior margin of the hull.
14. The interface of claim 10 , the mounting bracket being shielded in part by a portion of the add-on device that is supported by the mounting bracket.
15. The interface of claim 10 , the add-on device having a top and a bottom, the mounting brackets supporting an add-on device both top and bottom.
16. The interface of claim 10 , the mounting bracket providing electrical connectivity to the add-on device.
17. The interface of claim 10 , the mounting bracket providing electrical connectivity between two add-on devices supported by the mounting bracket.
18. A vehicle having a modular assembly, comprising:
a blast plate having plate structure, the plate structure being formed to substantially conform to a certain portion of a exterior margin of a hull of a certain vehicle and being semi-permanently mounted to the hull by being operably coupled to certain mounting devices present on the exterior margin of the hull;
at least one standardized add-on device module couplable to the plate structure; and
the plate structure having at least one mounting bracket for supportively mounting the at least one standardized add-on device module,the at least one mounting bracket having a plurality of bores defined therein for accepting a plurality of respective mounting pins of the add-on device for mounting the add-on device module, the pins being readily removable for readily demounting the add-on device module, the plate structure having structural characteristics for acting to protect the hull from affects of a blast directed at the hull.
19. The modular assembly of claim 18 being mounted to the hull with a space being defined between the blast plate and a hull exterior margin.
20. The modular assembly of claim 18 being mounted to the hull with a spacer being disposed between the blast plate and a hull exterior margin to define a space therebetween.
21. The modular assembly of claim 20 , the spacer being a washer disposed circumferential to the respective mounting devices.
22. The modular assembly of claim 18 , the add-on device module having a top and a bottom, a top mounting bracket and a bottom mounting bracket supporting an add-on device module both top and bottom.
23. The modular assembly of claim 18 , the mounting bracket providing electrical connectivity to the add-on device module.
24. The modular assembly of claim 18 , the mounting bracket providing electrical connectivity between eaeh of two add-on device modules supported by the mounting bracket.
25. The modular assembly of claim 18 , the add-on device module being an armor module.
26. The modular assembly of claim 25 , the add-on device module being a reactive armor module.
27. The modular assembly of claim 25 , the add-on device module being a passive armor module.
28. The modular assembly of claim 18 , the add-on device module being an electromagnetic armor module.