Vehicle, Especially Military Vehicle, Protected Against the Effect of an External Explosion

Abstract

A vehicle protected against the effect of an external explosion and having a vehicle housing disposed on a chassis. The vehicle housing has at least one entry/exit door in at least one side wall, the door being disposed in a door opening of the side wall and being hinged to a front edge of the door opening as viewed in a forward direction of travel and in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An inwardly projecting reinforcing rib is disposed on an inner side of the side wall parallel to and in the immediate vicinity of a rear edge of the door opening. A driver's seat is disposed in the vehicle housing in the area of the door opening and has a seat panel and a backrest. The rear edge of the door opening extends essentially parallel to an upright direction of the backrest, and in all positions of the driver's seat the reinforcing rib extends immediately next to or behind the backrest.

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         4 . A vehicle that is protected against the effect of an external explosion and has a vehicle housing that is disposed on a chassis and is provided with at least one entry/exit door in at least one side wall, wherein the door is disposed in a door opening of the side wall and is hinged to a front edge of the door opening as viewed in a forward direction of travel and in a longitudinal direction of said vehicle, further comprising:
 an inwardly projecting reinforcing rib disposed on an inner side of said side wall parallel to and in the immediate vicinity of a rear edge of the door opening; and   a driver's seat disposed in said vehicle housing in the area of the door opening, wherein said driver's seat is provided with a seat panel and a backrest, further wherein said rear edge of the door opening extends essentially parallel to an upright direction of said backrest, and wherein said reinforcing rib, which extends parallel to said rear edge, in all positions of said drivers seat extends immediately next to or behind said backrest.   
     
     
         5 . A vehicle according to  claim 4 , wherein the direction of said rear edge of the door opening extends at a prescribed acute angle from the bottom toward the top and is inclined toward the rear, and wherein said angle essentially corresponds to a prescribed angular position of said backrest of said driver's seat. 
     
     
         6 . A vehicle according to  claim 4 , wherein said prescribed acute angle is between 70 and 80°.