ARMORED CAB FOR LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLES

摘要

An armored cab 10 comprises a top wall 12, two side walls, 14,14 a front wall 16, a back wall 18, and a bottom wall 20, the cab 10 having a longitudinal axis 53. The bottom wall 20 comprises a generally centrally disposed downwardly facing smooth concave wall portion 50 extending substantially an entire length of the cab 10 and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis 54 of the cab 10 and forming a power train tunnel of the cab 10, and a pair of opposite laterally disposed wall portions 52, 52 extending substantially the entire length of the cab 10 and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis 53 of the cab 10, each of the opposite laterally disposed wall portions 52, 52 extending downwardly and laterally inwardly and terminating in a lowermost portion 54 of the bottom wall 20 on either lateral side of the concave wall portion 50. The concave wall portion 50 and the opposite laterally disposed wall portions 52, 52 are configured so as to present a substantially reduced surface area of the lowermost portions 54, 54 of the bottom wall 20 in a downwardly facing direction. The armored cab 10 includes one or more additional features 60, 72, 80, 90, or 200 that improve occupant survivability.