WO2006085926A2 - Armored cab for vehicles - Google Patents

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WO2006085926A2
WO2006085926A2 PCT/US2005/020597 US2005020597W WO2006085926A2 WO 2006085926 A2 WO2006085926 A2 WO 2006085926A2 US 2005020597 W US2005020597 W US 2005020597W WO 2006085926 A2 WO2006085926 A2 WO 2006085926A2
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Ricky Don Johnson
Michael K. Ross
Regis Luther
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Stewart & Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems, L.P.
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41HARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H5/00Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/02Plate construction
    • F41H5/04Plate construction composed of more than one layer
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41HARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H7/00Armoured or armed vehicles
    • F41H7/02Land vehicles with enclosing armour, e.g. tanks
    • F41H7/04Armour construction
    • F41H7/046Shock resilient mounted seats for armoured or fighting vehicles
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41HARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H5/00Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/02Plate construction
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41HARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H5/00Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/02Plate construction
    • F41H5/04Plate construction composed of more than one layer
    • F41H5/0442Layered armour containing metal
    • F41H5/0457Metal layers in combination with additional layers made of fibres, fabrics or plastics
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41HARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H7/00Armoured or armed vehicles
    • F41H7/02Land vehicles with enclosing armour, e.g. tanks
    • F41H7/04Armour construction
    • F41H7/044Hull or cab construction other than floors or base plates for increased land mine protection
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E50/00Technologies for the production of fuel of non-fossil origin
    • Y02E50/10Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E50/00Technologies for the production of fuel of non-fossil origin
    • Y02E50/30Fuel from waste, e.g. synthetic alcohol or diesel

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  • an armored cab for tactical vehicles could be provided which has the advantages of: having a shape which provides stealth characteristics against radar; a shape which assists in the deflection of the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against the armored cab; and which provides an enhanced level of soldier survivability for the occupants/soldiers occupying the armored cab.
  • the present invention includes: an armored cab for a vehicle wherein the walls of the vehicle are initially made from an armor plate material; an armoring construction for a cab for a vehicle which includes a first layer of a first armor plate material, a second layer of a plastic material, and a third layer of a second armor plate material; a method for armoring a cab by associating three layers of material with at least some of the walls of the cab; and a method for constructing a cab for a vehicle, wherein some of the walls of the vehicle have upper and lower outer wall surfaces which are angled.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tactical vehicle or truck
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of the tactical vehicle of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective, front view of an armored cab for use with the tactical vehicle of FIG. 1, in accordance with the present invention;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective, side view of the armored cab of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the armored cab of FIGS. 3 and 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a rear view of the armored cab of FIGS. 3 - 5;
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of the interior of the armored cab of FIGS. 3 - 6;
  • FIG. 8 is another perspective view of a portion of the interior of the armored cab of FIGS. 3 - 6.
  • the armored cab 50 for a tactical vehicle, or truck 51, is shown.
  • the armored cab 50 generally includes: at least one upper wall, or upper wall surface, 52; side walls, or side wall surfaces, 53; front wall, or front wall surfaces, 54; back wall, or back wall surfaces, 55; and floor, or bottom wall, or bottom wall surfaces, 56.
  • the upper wall or top 52 may be provided with an opening 57 for a gun turret 80.
  • At least one, and preferably two, doors 58 may be provided in the side walls 53.
  • Each door 58 may be provided with a window 59
  • the front wall surfaces 54 may be provided with at least one, and preferably two, windows 60.
  • all the windows 59, 60 are made from any suitable bullet-proof material which is transparent and affords the desired visibility for the occupants (not shown) of the armored cab 50, while at the same time affording protection against the explosive forces and small arms fire, previously described.
  • the armored cab 50 is manufactured from materials having the requisite strength characteristics to withstand the explosive forces and small arms fire previously described. At least some, and preferably all, of the walls 52-56 of armored cab 50, and door or doors 60 are made from an armor plate material, preferably that known as high hard steel, or armor steel, or other similar material having the requisite strength characteristics to withstand the forces encountered in a battlefield or other type of conflict situation.
  • the thickness of the armor steel, or high hard steel is approximately 3 to 10 millimeters thick, and preferably 6 millimeters thick.
  • the floor, or bottom wall surfaces 56 of armored cab 50 may have a thickness in excess of the thickness of the other wall surfaces of armored cab 50.
  • the floor panels, or floor surfaces, 56 may be a double thickness of high hard steel.
  • the floor 56 may be comprised of two layers of high hard steel, one layer abutting the other layer of high hard steel or alternatively, one layer of armor steel could be disposed in a spaced relationship from the other layer of armor steel, or armor plate.
  • a layer 76 of a plastic or synthetic fiber material such as a sheet, layer, or panel of an aramid material which provides protection against ballistic and explosive forces.
  • a plastic or synthetic fiber material such as a sheet, layer, or panel of an aramid material which provides protection against ballistic and explosive forces.
  • an aramid material which may be used is KEVLAR® sold by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
  • layers 76 of an aramid material or other suitable plastic or synthetic material having the requisite strength and ballistic and explosion protection characteristics are layered over the interior 75 of all of the wall surfaces of the armored cab 50 with the exception of windows 59, 60.
  • the thickness of the aramid layer material may be approximately from 1 A inch to 2 inches in thickness, and preferably is 3 A inch in thickness.
  • the thickness of the aramid material is selected dependent upon the anticipated threat, or force of the small arms fire and/or explosive forces to be encountered.
  • the aramid panels in the interior of the armored cab 50 if desired, do not have to be placed on interior floor surfaces, if the thickness of the armor plate for the floor surfaces 56 have been increased, as previously described.
  • the upper wall 52 of the armored cab 50 may be provided with a cover (not shown) to cover the opening 57 for the gun turret 80.
  • the cover (not shown) is a bolt on cover made of the same armor plate material as the rest of the armored cab 50.
  • each of the side, front, and back walls 53-55 are formed with angled lower and upper wall surfaces 65, 66.
  • Lower wall surfaces 65 slope, or are angled, downwardly and inwardly from their upper ends which join the lower ends of the upper wall surfaces 66 at junctures 67; and the upper wall surfaces 66 slope, or are angled, upwardly and inwardly from their lower ends which join the upper ends of the lower wall surfaces 65 at junctures 67.
  • Lower and upper wall surfaces provide a shape to the armored cab 50 that provides stealth characteristics against radar, as well as assists in the deflection of the various types of ordnance which may be fired or exploded against armored cab 50.
  • the lower, or bottom, wall 56 include a plurality of angled, or sloping, wall surfaces 70 which provide a shape to the floor 56 of armored cab 50 that may provide stealth characteristics against radar, as well as assist in the deflection of the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against the floor 56 of armored cab 50.
  • angled, or sloping, wall surfaces 70 which provide a shape to the floor 56 of armored cab 50 that may provide stealth characteristics against radar, as well as assist in the deflection of the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against the floor 56 of armored cab 50.
  • the use of the plurality of angled, or sloping, floor wall surfaces 70 provides the floor 56 of armored cab with a generally faceted construction, or configuration, wherein the floor 56 is comprised of a plurality of small planar surfaces, or wall surfaces 70 and 56, rather than a single planar bottom which would likely not assist very well in the deflection of the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against armored cab 50.
  • Armored cab 50 may be assembled at the plant which initially manufactures the vehicle 51, installed upon, or attached to, vehicle 51, and then sent out to a battlefield location.
  • armored cab 50 may be manufactured as an integrated unit, which may be shipped to a battlefield location to be used as a replacement for an existing unarmored cab (not shown).
  • the old, unarmored cab may be removed, such as by unbolting the old cab, and then replacing the old cab with the armored cab 50 of the present application, which is then secured to the truck, or vehicle, 51.
  • Armored cab 50 may be provided with an air conditioning unit, as well as a chemical air filtration unit (not shown), to provide a cool environment within cab 50, as well as to provide for safe air to breathe within the cab 50.
  • Armored cab 50 may provide for two or three occupants to travel within cab 50, the armored cab of FIGS. 1 - 8 being illustrated as a three-person cab. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, two seats 85, 86 are disposed within the interior of armored cab 50 in a conventional location within armored cab 50. A third seat 87 may be provided and disposed upon the transmission tunnel 88 of cab 50.
  • Each of the seats 85-87 may be provided, if desired, with a safety harness 89 as illustrated in connection with seat 87.
  • doors 58 may be provided with a weapons, or gun, port 90 which may be comprised of a hinged door 91 which may be secured in a closed position by the engagement of a rotatable locking member 92 which engages with a locking pin 93. It should be understood that any suitable mechanism may be used to secure door 91 in a closed position, and in turn permit the gun port 90 to be easily opened when it is desired to fire a weapon from the interior of the armored cab 50. [0024] As shown in FIGS.
  • the tactical vehicle 51 may be also be provided with an armored shroud 95 which affords protection to the radiator (not shown) of tactical vehicle 51.
  • the armored shroud 95 may be made of any suitable material having the requisite strength characteristics to withstand explosive forces and small arms fire, such as those previously described.
  • the armored shroud 95 is constructed so that air may pass through openings 92 and flow toward the radiator (not shown). However, the openings 92 are blocked by a plate, or plates, of armor plate material 93 which are disposed in a spaced relationship from the front wall surface 94 of the armored shroud, so as to prevent a straight-line passage through the armored shroud 95 toward the radiator.
  • doors 58 may be provided with a supplemental armor connector 100, which may take the form of one or more mounting lugs 101, disposed upon the exterior surface of door 58.
  • Supplemental armor connector 100 maybe used to secure supplemental armor 102, shown in dotted lines, which may be secured to the outer surface of door 58.
  • Supplemental armor 102 may be a plate(s), or panel(s), 103 of a material having the requisite strength characteristics to withstand the explosive forces and small arms fire previously described.
  • Panels, or plates, 103 may be made from an armor plate material, such as the high hard steel, or armor steel, as previously described, or a panel, or panels, 103 of an aramid type material may be used.
  • the plate or plates 103 may be formed of aluminum, and the aluminum plate or plates 103 serve to absorb some of the explosive forces and small arms fire previously described.
  • the mounting lugs 101 may fit within openings formed within supplemental armor 102, and mounting pins (not shown) may be used to secure the plates 103 to the exterior surface of door 58.
  • any other suitable connector could be utilized to either fixedly secure, or removably secure plates 103 to door 58.
  • the supplemental armor 102 could be provided upon not only doors 58, but also upon the other wall surfaces 52-56 of armored cab 50.
  • the desired protection against expected explosive forces and small arms fire previously described may be provided to the occupants of armored cab 50.

Abstract

An armored cab (50) for a vehicle is provided, the cab (50) including multiple layers of armoring material, and having a shape to assist in the deflection of radar and the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against the armored cab.

Description

ARMORED CAB FOR VEHICLES
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Related Application [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/578,986, filed June 11, 2004, and 60/621,506, filed October 22, 2004, each entitled Armored Cab for Vehicles.
2. Field of the Invention
[0002] Various types of vehicles, such as tactical vehicles, or tactical trucks, and similar vehicles used in a battlefield or other armed conflict situations may sustain small arms fire, rocket explosions, artillery airbursts, land mine strikes, or attacks from improvised explosive devices. It would be desirable for these vehicles to be able to withstand the forces of the foregoing types of attacks and explosions to enhance the survivability for the occupants of such vehicles. By armoring the cab, or passenger cabin, of a vehicle, the survivability for the occupants of the vehicle may be enhanced.
3. Description of the Related Art
[0003] Present vehicles, such as tactical vehicles, or tactical trucks, and similar vehicles used on the battlefield or other armed conflict situations, have not typically been armored to withstand the forces of small arms fire, rocket explosions, artillery air bursts, land mine strikes, or attacks from improvised explosive devices. If such present vehicles have been provided with some type of armoring, such armoring may not have been as successful as desired in withstanding the forces of the foregoing types of attacks and explosions, whereby a desired level of occupant, or soldier, survivability has been achieved. In general, the armoring of the foregoing types of vehicles has been achieved by mounting a layer of armor plate material upon the existing walls of the cab, or passenger cabin. As to vehicles presently located in a combat zone, it is many times difficult to armor such vehicles in a combat zone, as well as the vehicle may not have been initially designed to permit the addition of armoring material, or the additional weight of the armoring material detracts from the performance of the vehicle. Additionally, there has not been much flexibility in providing varying degrees of armoring, or levels of protection.
[0004] Other disadvantages associated with present tactical vehicles and tactical trucks is that they are not designed to have a shape that provides stealth characteristics against radar, nor a shape which assists in the deflection of the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against such vehicles.
[0005] Accordingly, prior to the development of the present invention, there has been no cab for use with vehicles, such as tactical vehicles, or tactical trucks, which: may be easily and readily armored; is able to afford various degrees of protection against the forces of the ordinance which may be fired or exploded against the cab of the vehicle; affords stealth characteristics against radar; and which has a shape which assists in the deflection of the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against the armored cab. Therefore, it would be advantageous if an armored cab for tactical vehicles could be provided which has the advantages of: having a shape which provides stealth characteristics against radar; a shape which assists in the deflection of the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against the armored cab; and which provides an enhanced level of soldier survivability for the occupants/soldiers occupying the armored cab.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] In accordance with the present invention, the foregoing advantages have been achieved through the present armored cab for use with a tactical vehicle and related methods. The present invention includes: an armored cab for a vehicle wherein the walls of the vehicle are initially made from an armor plate material; an armoring construction for a cab for a vehicle which includes a first layer of a first armor plate material, a second layer of a plastic material, and a third layer of a second armor plate material; a method for armoring a cab by associating three layers of material with at least some of the walls of the cab; and a method for constructing a cab for a vehicle, wherein some of the walls of the vehicle have upper and lower outer wall surfaces which are angled. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0007] In the drawing:
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tactical vehicle or truck;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a front view of the tactical vehicle of FIG. 1 ; [0010] FIG. 3 is a perspective, front view of an armored cab for use with the tactical vehicle of FIG. 1, in accordance with the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 4 is a perspective, side view of the armored cab of FIG. 3; [0012] FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the armored cab of FIGS. 3 and 4; [0013] FIG. 6 is a rear view of the armored cab of FIGS. 3 - 5; [0014] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of the interior of the armored cab of FIGS. 3 - 6; and
[0015] FIG. 8 is another perspective view of a portion of the interior of the armored cab of FIGS. 3 - 6.
[0016] While the invention will be described in connection with the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to those embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS
[0017] With reference to FIGS. 1-6, an armored cab 50 for a tactical vehicle, or truck 51, is shown. The armored cab 50 generally includes: at least one upper wall, or upper wall surface, 52; side walls, or side wall surfaces, 53; front wall, or front wall surfaces, 54; back wall, or back wall surfaces, 55; and floor, or bottom wall, or bottom wall surfaces, 56. The upper wall or top 52 may be provided with an opening 57 for a gun turret 80. At least one, and preferably two, doors 58 may be provided in the side walls 53. Each door 58 may be provided with a window 59, and the front wall surfaces 54 may be provided with at least one, and preferably two, windows 60. Preferably, all the windows 59, 60 are made from any suitable bullet-proof material which is transparent and affords the desired visibility for the occupants (not shown) of the armored cab 50, while at the same time affording protection against the explosive forces and small arms fire, previously described.
[0018] Still with reference to FIGS. 1-6, the armored cab 50 is manufactured from materials having the requisite strength characteristics to withstand the explosive forces and small arms fire previously described. At least some, and preferably all, of the walls 52-56 of armored cab 50, and door or doors 60 are made from an armor plate material, preferably that known as high hard steel, or armor steel, or other similar material having the requisite strength characteristics to withstand the forces encountered in a battlefield or other type of conflict situation. Preferably, the thickness of the armor steel, or high hard steel, is approximately 3 to 10 millimeters thick, and preferably 6 millimeters thick. Preferably, to provide protection to the occupants of armored cab 50 against land mine strikes, or similar explosions from beneath armored cab 50, the floor, or bottom wall surfaces 56 of armored cab 50 may have a thickness in excess of the thickness of the other wall surfaces of armored cab 50. For example, the floor panels, or floor surfaces, 56 may be a double thickness of high hard steel. The floor 56 may be comprised of two layers of high hard steel, one layer abutting the other layer of high hard steel or alternatively, one layer of armor steel could be disposed in a spaced relationship from the other layer of armor steel, or armor plate. Some, and preferably all, of the interior wall surfaces 75 (FIGS. 7 and 8) of armored cab 50 are provided with a layer 76 of a plastic or synthetic fiber material, such as a sheet, layer, or panel of an aramid material which provides protection against ballistic and explosive forces. One example of such an aramid material which may be used is KEVLAR® sold by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Preferably, layers 76 of an aramid material or other suitable plastic or synthetic material having the requisite strength and ballistic and explosion protection characteristics, are layered over the interior 75 of all of the wall surfaces of the armored cab 50 with the exception of windows 59, 60. The thickness of the aramid layer material may be approximately from 1A inch to 2 inches in thickness, and preferably is 3A inch in thickness. The thickness of the aramid material is selected dependent upon the anticipated threat, or force of the small arms fire and/or explosive forces to be encountered. The aramid panels in the interior of the armored cab 50, if desired, do not have to be placed on interior floor surfaces, if the thickness of the armor plate for the floor surfaces 56 have been increased, as previously described.
[0019] With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 it should be noted that the upper wall 52 of the armored cab 50 may be provided with a cover (not shown) to cover the opening 57 for the gun turret 80. Preferably the cover (not shown) is a bolt on cover made of the same armor plate material as the rest of the armored cab 50.
[0020] With references to FIGS. 3-6, it is seen that at least some of the walls 53-55, and preferably each of the side, front, and back walls 53-55 are formed with angled lower and upper wall surfaces 65, 66. Lower wall surfaces 65 slope, or are angled, downwardly and inwardly from their upper ends which join the lower ends of the upper wall surfaces 66 at junctures 67; and the upper wall surfaces 66 slope, or are angled, upwardly and inwardly from their lower ends which join the upper ends of the lower wall surfaces 65 at junctures 67. Lower and upper wall surfaces provide a shape to the armored cab 50 that provides stealth characteristics against radar, as well as assists in the deflection of the various types of ordnance which may be fired or exploded against armored cab 50.
[0021] With reference to FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, it is seen that the lower, or bottom, wall 56, include a plurality of angled, or sloping, wall surfaces 70 which provide a shape to the floor 56 of armored cab 50 that may provide stealth characteristics against radar, as well as assist in the deflection of the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against the floor 56 of armored cab 50. As seen in FIG. 5, the use of the plurality of angled, or sloping, floor wall surfaces 70, provides the floor 56 of armored cab with a generally faceted construction, or configuration, wherein the floor 56 is comprised of a plurality of small planar surfaces, or wall surfaces 70 and 56, rather than a single planar bottom which would likely not assist very well in the deflection of the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against armored cab 50.
[0022] Armored cab 50 may be assembled at the plant which initially manufactures the vehicle 51, installed upon, or attached to, vehicle 51, and then sent out to a battlefield location. Alternatively, armored cab 50 may be manufactured as an integrated unit, which may be shipped to a battlefield location to be used as a replacement for an existing unarmored cab (not shown). Preferably, the old, unarmored cab may be removed, such as by unbolting the old cab, and then replacing the old cab with the armored cab 50 of the present application, which is then secured to the truck, or vehicle, 51. [0023] Armored cab 50, if desired, may be provided with an air conditioning unit, as well as a chemical air filtration unit (not shown), to provide a cool environment within cab 50, as well as to provide for safe air to breathe within the cab 50. Armored cab 50 may provide for two or three occupants to travel within cab 50, the armored cab of FIGS. 1 - 8 being illustrated as a three-person cab. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, two seats 85, 86 are disposed within the interior of armored cab 50 in a conventional location within armored cab 50. A third seat 87 may be provided and disposed upon the transmission tunnel 88 of cab 50. Each of the seats 85-87 may be provided, if desired, with a safety harness 89 as illustrated in connection with seat 87. If desired, doors 58 may be provided with a weapons, or gun, port 90 which may be comprised of a hinged door 91 which may be secured in a closed position by the engagement of a rotatable locking member 92 which engages with a locking pin 93. It should be understood that any suitable mechanism may be used to secure door 91 in a closed position, and in turn permit the gun port 90 to be easily opened when it is desired to fire a weapon from the interior of the armored cab 50. [0024] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tactical vehicle 51 may be also be provided with an armored shroud 95 which affords protection to the radiator (not shown) of tactical vehicle 51. The armored shroud 95 may be made of any suitable material having the requisite strength characteristics to withstand explosive forces and small arms fire, such as those previously described. The armored shroud 95 is constructed so that air may pass through openings 92 and flow toward the radiator (not shown). However, the openings 92 are blocked by a plate, or plates, of armor plate material 93 which are disposed in a spaced relationship from the front wall surface 94 of the armored shroud, so as to prevent a straight-line passage through the armored shroud 95 toward the radiator. The desired air can flow through the openings 92 and around plate 93; however, a bullet or other ordinance, upon passing through openings 92 would be deflected by plate or plates 93. [0025] With reference to FIG. 4, if desired, doors 58 may be provided with a supplemental armor connector 100, which may take the form of one or more mounting lugs 101, disposed upon the exterior surface of door 58. Supplemental armor connector 100 maybe used to secure supplemental armor 102, shown in dotted lines, which may be secured to the outer surface of door 58. Supplemental armor 102 may be a plate(s), or panel(s), 103 of a material having the requisite strength characteristics to withstand the explosive forces and small arms fire previously described. Panels, or plates, 103 may be made from an armor plate material, such as the high hard steel, or armor steel, as previously described, or a panel, or panels, 103 of an aramid type material may be used. Alternatively, and preferably, the plate or plates 103 may be formed of aluminum, and the aluminum plate or plates 103 serve to absorb some of the explosive forces and small arms fire previously described. The mounting lugs 101 may fit within openings formed within supplemental armor 102, and mounting pins (not shown) may be used to secure the plates 103 to the exterior surface of door 58. Alternatively, any other suitable connector could be utilized to either fixedly secure, or removably secure plates 103 to door 58. If desired, the supplemental armor 102 could be provided upon not only doors 58, but also upon the other wall surfaces 52-56 of armored cab 50. By providing multiple layers of different materials, such as aluminum panels, aramid panels, and the armored steel wall surfaces 52-56 of armored cab 50, the desired protection against expected explosive forces and small arms fire previously described may be provided to the occupants of armored cab 50.
[0026] The present invention has been described and illustrated with respect to a specific embodiment. It will be understood to those skilled in the art that change and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

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CLAIMSWe Claim:
1. An armored cab for a vehicle, comprising: an upper wall; side walls; a front wall; a back wall; a bottom wall; and the walls being made from an armor plate material having a first thickness.
2. The armored cab of claim 1, wherein the bottom wall has a second thickness, which is greater than the first thickness.
3. The armored cab of claim 1, wherein the armor plate material is high hard steel, and the first thickness is approximately 3-10 millimeters.
4. The armored cab of claim 1, wherein the armor plate material of the bottom wall is high hard steel having a thickness which is approximately 6-10 millimeters.
5. The armored cab of claim 1 wherein each of the walls has an interior wall surface, and at least some of the interior wall surfaces are provided with a layer of plastic material which provides protection against ballistic or explosive forces.
6. The armored cab of claim 5, wherein the plastic material is an aramid material.
7. The armored cab of claim 6, wherein layer of the plastic material has a thickness of approximately 1A inch - 2 inches.
8. The armored cab of claim 1, wherein each of the walls has an outer wall surface, and at least some of the outer wall surfaces are provided with supplemental armor.
9. The armored cab of claim 8, wherein the supplemental armor is comprised of panels disposed upon at least some of the outer wall surfaces.
10. The armored cab of claim 9, wherein the panels are made of high hard steel.
11. The armored cab of claim 9, wherein the panels are made of an aramid material.
12. The armored cab of claim 9, wherein the panels are made of aluminum.
13. The armored cab of claim 1, wherein at least some of the side walls, front wall, and back wall, have angled lower and upper wall surfaces.
14. The armored cab of claim 13, wherein the angled lower wall surfaces slope downwardly and inwardly and the angled upper wall surfaces slope upwardly and inwardly.
15. The armored cab of claim 1, wherein the bottom wall includes a plurality of angled wall surfaces, which provide a generally faceted construction.
16. An armoring construction for a cab for a vehicle, comprising: a first layer of a first armor plate material; a second layer of a plastic material; and a third layer of a second armor plate material.
17. The armored cab of claim 16, wherein the armor plate material of the first and third layers is high hard steel.
18. The armored cab of claim 16, wherein the armor plate material of the first layer is high hard steel and the armor or plate material of the third layer is aluminum.
19. The armored cab of claim 16, wherein the plastic material of the second layer is an aramid material.
20. The armored cab of claim 16, wherein the cab includes a plurality of walls, and some of the walls are the first layer of a first armor plate material.
21. The armored cab of claim 20, wherein the walls have outer wall surfaces, and the third layer is associated with at least some of the outer wall surfaces.
22. The armored cab of claim 20, wherein the walls have inner wall surfaces, and the second layer is associated with at least some of the inner wall surfaces.
23. The armored cab of claim 16, wherein the cab vehicle includes a plurality of walls, and the first, second, and third layers are associated with at least some of the walls.
24. A method for armoring a cab, having a plurality of walls, of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: associating with at least some of the walls a first layer of an armor plate material; associating with at least some of the walls a second layer of a plastic material; and associating with at least some of the walls a third layer of an armor plate material.
25. The method of claim 24, including the step of utilizing high hard steel as the armor plate material of the first and third layers.
26. The method of claim 24, including the steps of utilizing high hard steel as the armor plate material of the first layer, and utilizing aluminum as the armor plate material of the third layer.
27. The method of claim 24, including the step of utilizing an aramid material for the material of the second layer.
28. The method of claim 24, including the step of utilizing the first layer of an armor plate material as at least some of the plurality of walls of the cab.
29. The method of claim 28, wherein the walls have an outer wall surface, including the step of associating the third layer with at least some of the outer wall surfaces.
30. A method of constructing a cab for a vehicle, the cab having side walls, a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall, comprising the steps of: providing the front wall and side walls with an upper and a lower outer wall surface; angling the upper wall surfaces upwardly and inwardly; and angling the lower wall surfaces downwardly and inwardly.
31. The method of claim 30, including the steps of providing the back wall with an upper and a lower outer wall surface; angling the upper wall surface upwardly and inwardly; and angling the lower wall surface downwardly and inwardly.
32. The method of claim 30, including the steps of providing the bottom wall with a plurality of planar wall surfaces and angling at least some of the planar wall surfaces with respect to adjacent planar wall surfaces.
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