Modular shielded enclosures with multi-layer panels and related methods
View Patent ↗A plurality of different sized and shaped lightweight, shielded enclosures can be configured from a plurality of lightweight, shielded walls that attenuate one or more electromagnetic frequencies.
1. A lightweight, shielded accredited enclosure comprising:
a plurality of lightweight, multi-layered shielded components that attenuate one or more electromagnetic frequencies, and form one or more walls of the enclosure, where each wall comprises a plurality of staggered joints formed by some of the plurality of lightweight, multi-layered shielded components;
a lightweight, glidable shielded component that covers an opening in one of the one or more walls; and
a closure control system for moving the glidable shielded component to cover the opening, the closure control system comprising a gliding frame structure that exerts a force on a T-section to prevent a substantial amount of force from being exerted directly on the glidable shielded component.
2. The enclosure as in claim 1 wherein the enclosure comprises a pressurized enclosure to provide protection from chemical, biological and radioactive material.
3. The enclosure as in claim 2 further comprising one or more air pressure monitors for monitoring the pressure inside the enclosure.
4. The enclosure as in claim 1 wherein the enclosure comprises a single chamber.
5. The enclosure as in claim 1 wherein each layer is configured to attenuate one or more different or the same range of electromagnetic frequencies.
6. The enclosure as in claim 1 further comprising a second enclosure within the enclosure or surrounding the enclosure, the second enclosure comprises a plurality of shielded components.
7. The enclosure as in claim 1 further comprising a second enclosure that includes one or more layers of a plurality of overlapping, shielded components that form walls that are substantially concentric with the one or more walls of the enclosure.
8. The enclosure as in claim 1 wherein the layers comprise integral layers of a conductive membrane, dielectric or a non-conductive core.
9. The enclosure as in claim 1 wherein one or more of the layers comprise a ballistic material.
10. The enclosure as in claim 1 further comprising one or more surveillance cameras.