Protection member for a protection device and a vehicle with such a device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a protection device for a military vehicle comprising in a drapery configuration at least along the respective vehicle side arranged to a position close to the ground hanging down discrete protection members for protection against projectiles, wherein said discrete protection members comprise a wire element, wherein said wire elements are arranged at a distance from each other. The present invention also relates to a protection device and a vehicle.

1 . A protection device for a military vehicle comprising, in a drapery configuration, at least along a vehicle side, arranged to a position close to the ground, hanging down discrete protection members for protection against missiles, wherein said discrete protection members comprise wire elements arranged at a distance from each other. 
     
     
         2 . A protection device according to  claim 1 , wherein said drapery configuration comprises mainly a layer of hanging down wire elements. 
     
     
         3 . A protection device according to  claim 2 , wherein said hanging down wire elements are essentially mutually parallel and arranged at a predetermined distance from each other. 
     
     
         4 . A protection device according to  claim 2 , wherein said hanging down wire elements are essentially metallic, preferably shaped of steel. 
     
     
         5 . A protection device according to  claim 3 , wherein said predetermined distance is adapted to increased IR-signature influence. 
     
     
         6 . A protection device according to  claim 1 , wherein the respective hanging down discrete members are suspendedly arranged by a cable clip configuration. 
     
     
         7 . A protection device according to  claim 1 , wherein the respective hanging down discrete members are fixedly connectably suspendedely arranged. 
     
     
         8 . A protection device according to  claim 1 , wherein at least said wire elements are covered by a casing with thermal inertia. 
     
     
         9 . A protection device according to  claim 8 , wherein said casing has wing portions arranged to run along the respective wire elements and project in a direction towards adjacent wire elements. 
     
     
         10 . A protection device according to  claim 3 , wherein said predetermined distance lies in the range 20-100 mm, preferably 60-80 mm. 
     
     
         11 . A protection device according to  claim 1 , wherein said wire elements have a diameter in the range of 10-30 mm, preferably 12-20 mm. 
     
     
         12 . A protection member for protection against missiles for military vehicles, wherein a plurality of the protection members forms a drapery configuration, the protection members hanging down at a distance from each other to a position close to the ground, and said protection members comprise wire elements arranged at a distance from each other of said drapery configuration. 
     
     
         13 . A vehicle comprising a protection device according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         14 . A vehicle according to  claim 13 , wherein said vehicle is constituted by a tracked vehicle.