Adaptive gunner protection kit

摘要

A gunner protection system for positioning armored panels around a hatch opening and a mounted weapon or equipment system. The armored panels are arranged to create an armored envelope surrounding the vehicle hatch and defining an opening through which the weapon or equipment system can be operated. The armored panels can be individually raised to define a portion of the armored envelope or lowered to change the geometry of the armored envelope or opening according to the particular weapon or equipment system. Similarly, all of the armored panels can be lowered to collapse the armorer envelope to allow for efficient transport of the vehicle with the gunner protection system attached to the vehicle.

主权项

1. A gunner protection kit for providing an armored envelope around a vehicle roof hatch opening, comprising:
a plurality of armored panels, including:
a fore panel individually rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a generally vertical orientation, wherein the fore panel defines a portion of the armored envelope when rotated into the generally vertical orientation, the fore panel including at least one fold out panel rotatably affixed to the fore panel,a side panel individually rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a generally vertical orientation, wherein the side panel defines a portion of the armored envelope when rotated into the generally vertical orientation, andat least one back panel individually rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a generally vertical orientation, wherein the back panel defines a portion of the armored envelope when rotated into the generally vertical orientation;
wherein the fore panel defines an opening when rotated into the vertical orientation through which a weapon or equipment system can be operated, the at least one fold out panel being rotatably deployed into said opening to modify a shape of the opening to conform to the weapon or equipment system to be operated, said opening partially filled by a gun shield; wherein the side panel is positioned adjacent to the fore panels and the back panel;and at least one mount plate disposed on top of the roof, the mount plate including a hatch on the vehicle roof hatch opening and a weapon mounting plate, the hatch including a seal to close the vehicle roof hatch opening; wherein the fore panel further comprises at least one hinged bracket for rotatably mounting the fore panel to the mount plate; wherein the side panel further comprises at least one hinged bracket for rotatably mounting the fore panel to the mount plate; and wherein the back panel further comprises at least one hinged bracket for rotatably mounting the fore panel to the mount plate.