A semi-fabricated armor layer, an armor layer produced therefrom and method of production thereof

摘要

A semi-fabricated armour layer for use in production of an armour panel adapted to protect a body from an incoming projectile comprises a carrier (30) and a plurality of armor elements (20). Each armour element has front and rear end surfaces and a side surface extending therebetween along a height axis of the element. The carrier is flexible and each of a majority of the armour elements is bonded to the carrier at one of its end surfaces and is free of bonding to adjacent armour elements at its side surface. When the carrier has a planar orientation, at least a majority of the armour elements has their height axes essentially parallel to each other and, when the carrier is at least slightly bent, the height axis of at least one of the elements is inclined relative to the height axis of another of the armour elements adjacent thereto. The armour elements (20) can be ceramic pellets.