A shield assembly for protection of vehicles traveling in space consisting of at least five layers that would replace the thin metal impact shield in Whipple shields fabricated using the current art that employs only a single metal. All of the layers in the present invention are metallic. At least three different metals must be used in this invention. FIG. 1 shows the basic embodiment of the transparent blast protection assembly. The shield assembly (10) comprises a first metal layer (20), a second metal layer (30), a third metal foam layer (40), a fourth metal layer (50), and a fifth metal layer (60). At least one spacer component (70) is used to create and maintain a space between the structure requiring impact protection (80) and the shield assembly.
Shield assembly for protecting spacecraft
2018-11-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B32B LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM , Schichtkörper, d.h. aus Ebenen oder gewölbten Schichten, z.B. mit zell- oder wabenförmiger Form, aufgebaute Erzeugnisse / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / F41H Panzerung , ARMOUR / F42B EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING , Explosive Ladungen, z.B. für Sprengungen |