Method and shield structure against flying bodies and shock waves

Abstract

The invention relates to a shield structure ( 1 ) against flying pieces, such as bullets, fragments, and other similar bodies, in order to stop them or to reduce their impact force, formed of a hollow structure ( 1 ), which is filled with, or can be filled with a medium, and with its aid brought into an operating state. The shield structure is compartmentalized ( 3 ) and contains an absorbent material ( 4 ), which is able to absorb the medium. The invention also relates to a method, with the aid of which it is possible to stop flying bodies, or to reduce their impact force.

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       15 . A shield for protecting against flying pieces, such as bullets, fragments and other similar bodies, in order to stop them or reduce their impact force, said shield comprising a hollow structure adapted to be filled with a medium, and with its aid brought into an operating state, wherein the structure is compartmentalized and contains an absorbent material which is able to absorb the medium.  
   
   
       16 . The shield recited in  claim 15 , wherein the medium is water and the absorbent material is of a type that forms a gel with water.  
   
   
       17 . The shield recited in  claim 15 , wherein the shield structure is formed from a fabric-like material.  
   
   
       18 . The shield recited in  claim 15 , wherein the compartments are separated by partitions and are connected to each other by filler connections or openings in the partitions and wherein the structure includes a connection for leading the medium into the structure, in a compartment that is lowermost in the structure.  
   
   
       19 . The shield recited in  claim 15 , where the structure further includes a separate compartment for situating ballistic plates of similar protective means.  
   
   
       20 . The shield recited in  claim 19 , wherein said separate compartment is located on the side of the shield structure facing a danger.  
   
   
       21 . The shield recited in  claim 15 , wherein each compartment of the structure has at least one emptying connection and the uppermost compartment also has a separate connection in its uppermost part.  
   
   
       22 . A method for stopping flying bodies such as bullets, fragments and the like, or for reducing their impact force, said method comprising steps of 
 providing a compartmentalized shield structure equipped with filling connections between its compartments,    placing a quantity of absorbent material in the shield structure, said material being able to combine with the medium to form a gel-like composition,    feeding the medium into the shield structure, in order to form a gel in the compartments, so as to fill them and raise the shield structure to a shielding position.    
   
   
       23 . A method as recited in  claim 22 , wherein the medium is fed into the shield structure through a connection or the like in a lowest compartment and thence through filling connections to other compartments.  
   
   
       24 . A method as recited in  claim 22 , wherein a quantity of the absorbent material is situated in each of the compartments.  
   
   
       25 . A method as recited in  claim 22 , wherein the shield structure also has a separate compartment containing ballistic plates or similar protective means.  
   
   
       26 . A method as recited in  claim 22 , wherein the shield structure has a connection for emptying the structure.  
   
   
       27 . A method as recited in  claim 22 , comprising a further step of liquefying the gel that creates the shield after use by adding a liquefying agent so that the shield can be emptied.