| 摘要 |
A steel armor plate and method of manufacturing is described. The armor plate has three curves, a first curve about an axis that parallels the length of the armor plate, and two additional curves about axes that parallel the width of the armor plate. A die for manufacturing said plate is described, the die being formed of a stack of metal plates, each plate having a curve that substantially matches the first curve, the stack of plates being arranged in a step-down-then-step-up fashion to form a concavity that approximates one of the two additional curves. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method of manufacturing an armor plate, the method comprising:
providing a plate formed from ballistic resistant steel, said plate comprising a front surface, a rear surface, a first end, an opposing second end, a long dimension, a short dimension, a first axis symmetrically disposed along long dimension, and a second and third mutually parallel axis spaced apart from one another and disposed along said short dimension; bending said plate to form a first radius of curvature about said first axis; bending said plate about a second axis to form a second radius of curvature; bending said plate about a third axis to form a third radius of curvature. |
