IMPROVED CERAMIC COMPONENTS, CERAMIC COMPONENT SYSTEMS, AND CERAMIC ARMOUR SYSTEMS

摘要

A ceramic armour system is provided herein. The system may be used as a ceramic armour system for personnel, including an integral ceramic plate, or interconnected ceramic components providing an integral plate. The ceramic has a deflecting front surface, optionally having one or more nodes on a surface thereof. A shock-absorbing layer is bonded to the rear surface of ceramic plate. The system may also be used for vehicles. The assembly of a front spall layer, a ceramic plate, and a shock-absorbing layer is bolted to the hull of a vehicle, with or without an air gap therebetween.