Armor having prismatic, tesselated core

摘要

An armor includes a core that, in turn, includes a first layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion and a second layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion. The first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements. An armor includes a strike face sheet, a rear face sheet, and a core disposed between the strike face sheet and the rear face sheet. The core includes a first layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion, a second layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion, and a strain isolation layer. The first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements with the strain isolation layer disposed between the first layer of prismatic elements and the second layer of prismatic elements. The armor is at least one of curved in at least one direction, configured to include a corner, and configured to include a prismatic element of the first layer of prismatic elements or the second layer of prismatic element having a metallic layer disposed thereon.

主权项

1. An armor, comprising a core, the core comprising:
a first layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion; and a second layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion; wherein the first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements; wherein at least one prismatic elements of the first layer of prismatic elements and the second layer of prismatic elements comprise a first base, a second base, and a plurality of faces extending between the first base and the second base; and wherein at least one of the plurality of faces is not planar to provide for the armor to be curved in at least one direction.