Rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility

Abstract

A rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility has a shelter constructed so that in can be put up with three people and a 12 foot ladder. A special tool is utilized to mount sections of the shelter support poles into place for connection. The ends of the poles are color coded so that can be easily matched for assembly. The shelter front door has an integrated detachable particulate screen portion. When the dual filter/ventilation system is running 24,000 CFM of air is drawn in through the facility and exhausted through the rear exhaust systems (12,000 CFM per system). The integrated particulate screen prevents dirt, dust, and other contaminants from being drawn into the facility and damaging the vehicle finish while eliminating the need to replace disposable air intake filters—the integrated particulate screens also eliminate another potential waste product from the system—dirty, disposable fiberglass filters. Around the perimeter of the shelter there are 24″ integrated flaps that act as a rain and moisture barrier. These also act as wind flaps that allow wind gusts to pass through easily to prevent the shelter from acting as a sail. The shelter sits on a heavy duty tarp which is then rolled up under the flaps. The rolled up tarp acts as a berm for ground water and the flaps allow rain to roll off the shelter and away from the interior of the shelter does not enter the system and eliminates ground contamination concerns.

1 . A rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility comprising: a tensioned fabric shelter having a first front door for permitting vehicles to enter the shelter; a second front door for permitting the entrance and exit of personnel from the shelter; and a third rear door for permitting vehicles to exit the shelter; each of said first and third doors being formed of a plurality of foldable sections; a plurality of wind flaps attached to said shelter for permitting reduction of wind load on the interior of said shelter; a ventilation system including two openings in the shelter for permitting exhaust air to exit said shelter and a screen portion removeably attached to said first front door for permitting outside air to enter said shelter; and a tarp base forming the floor of said shelter. 
   
   
       2 . The repair facility of  claim 1  further including a supporting frame for said shelter, said frame being formed by a plurality of connected tubular sections, the ends of each of said sections being color coded to aid in shelter erection; and a plurality of hangers attached to said frame for supporting infra red heating elements. 
   
   
       3 . The repair facility of  claim 2  further including a plurality of mounting plates for anchoring portions of said supporting frame and said fabric shelter; each of said plates including an adjustable strap buckle mounted thereon for adjusting a strap connected to a portion of said fabric shelter. 
   
   
       4 . The repair facility of  claim 3  wherein each of said mounting plates also includes a collar for mounting a portion of said supporting frame therein 
   
   
       5 . The repair facility of  claim 2  wherein said shelter has a front wall and a rear wall, said first and second doors being formed in said front wall, said third door being formed in said rear wall; cross braces formed on said supporting frame adjacent to said front wall and said rear wall; and fastening straps for connecting said walls to other portions of said fabric shelter. 
   
   
       6 . The repair facility of  claim 2  further including U-shaped tool means having an elongated handle for interfitting with said tubular sections to assist in placement of said tubular sections during assembly of said frame. 
   
   
       7 . A rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility comprising: a tensioned fabric shelter having a supporting frame, said frame including a plurality of interfitting tubular members; U shaped tool means having an elongated handle for assisting in the assembly of said tubular members by enabling placement of tubular members forming higher sections of said supporting frame; multi-foldable section entrance and exit doors formed on said shelter; air screen means connected to said entrance door to ventilate said shelter; and a plurality of wind flaps attached to said shelter for permitting reduction of wind load from the interior of said shelter. 
   
   
       8 . The repair facility of  claim 7  further including openings adjacent said exit door to ventilate said shelter. 
   
   
       9 . The repair facility of  claim 8  further including hanger means suspended from the highest section of said supporting frame for suspending infra red heating elements therefrom. 
   
   
       10 . The repair facility of  claim 7  further including openings in said shelter adjacent said front and rear doors for enabling said doors to be raised and lowered from the exterior of said shelter. 
   
   
       11 . A rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility comprising: a shelter having a front wall, a rear wall, and a tensioned fabric central portion; frame means formed beneath said tensioned fabric central portion for supporting said central portion and said front and rear walls; fastening means formed on the exterior of said tensioned fabric central portion adjacent said front and rear walls for fastening said tensioned fabric central portion to said front and rear walls; ventilation means formed in said front wall for permitting air to enter the interior of said shelter and exhaust means formed in said rear wall for permitting air to exit the interior of said shelter; said ventilation means including a screen formed centrally in a portion of said front wall and at least two openings formed in said rear wall for enabling a uniform air flow pattern to occur in the interior of said shelter; and wind flap means attached to said front and rear walls and to said tensioned fabric central portion for permitting release of air pressure from the interior of said shelter. 
   
   
       12 . The rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility of  claim 11  wherein said frame means is formed of a plurality of interconnected tubular sections, a portion of each of said tubular sections being color coded to aid in interconnection thereof. 
   
   
       13 . The rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility of  claim 12  further including a tool having an elongated handle and a generally u-shaped end portion for assembling portions of said frame means. 
   
   
       14 . The rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility of  claim 13  further including infra-red heating means connected to said frame means for curing military vehicle painted surfaces. 
   
   
       15 . The rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility of  claim 11  further including exhaust fan means located adjacent each of said openings in said rear wall for ventilating said shelter. 
   
   
       16 . The rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility of  claim 12  further including a plurality of ground connected mounting plates for anchoring portions of said tubular sections to the ground. 
   
   
       17 . The rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility of  claim 16  wherein each of said mounting plates includes fastening means for connection to said tensioned fabric central portion. 
   
   
       18 . The rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility of  claim 16  wherein each of said mounting plates includes a housing for said tubular sections, and locking means for locking said tubular section in said housing. 
   
   
       19 . The rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility of  claim 17  wherein said fastening means is an adjustable strap and buckle. 
   
   
       20 . The rapidly deployable military vehicle repair facility of  claim 11  further including a floor tarp beneath said tensioned fabric central portion.