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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Armin Zonak, Kiel, DE;
Assignee:
Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH, Kiel, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 7/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 7/04 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for providing anti-mine protection for an armored vehicle, the apparatus comprising a concave floor plate ( ) that provides both a sufficient ground clearance ( ) and a clear distance ( ) between the floor plate and spring bars or support arms mounted above the floor plate. The floor plate ( ) is fixedly connected on the sides to the housing or hull side wall ( ) and the side flange plate ( ) secured to the housing side wall, such that respective angled regions of the housing side wall ( ) and of the flange plates ( ) surround the top and bottom of the floor plate ( ) and rest flat against it.