Shield

Abstract

A shield for a component comprises a cushion surrounding substantially an entire outer surface of the component and a hull surrounding substantially an entire outer surface of said cushion. The hull comprises at least one first shell, at least one edge of which is shaped as a first profile bent substantially in a shape of a U or a V toward an outside relative to the component, and at least one second shell, at least one edge of which, opposite said at least one edge of the at least one first shell, is molded according to a second profile bent substantially in a shape of a U or V toward an inside relative to the component. At least one edge of the first shell is able to be assembled to said at least one edge of the second shell by hooking of the first profile with the second profile.

1 . A shield for a component, comprising:
 a cushion surrounding substantially an entire outer surface of the component; and   a hull surrounding substantially an entire outer surface of said cushion, wherein said hull comprises at least one first shell, at least one edge of which is shaped as a first profile bent substantially in a shape of a U or a V toward an outside relative to the component, and at least one second shell, at least one edge of which, opposite said at least one edge of the at least one first shell, is shaped as a second profile bent substantially in a shape of a U or V toward an inside relative to the component, such that said at least one edge of the at least one first shell is able to be assembled to said at least one edge of the at least one second shell by hooking of the first profile with the second profile.   
     
     
         2 . The shield according to  claim 1 , where at least one of the at least one first shell and the at least one second shell has an elasticity, so as to allow the engagement of said first profile with said second profile and a performance of said hooking to produce an assembly of the at least one first shell and the at least one second shell. 
     
     
         3 . The shield according to  claim 1 , where shapes and sizes of the at least one first shell and the at least one second shell are configured to match a shape of the cushion. 
     
     
         4 . The shield according to  claim 1 , where the cushion has a flexibility in compression. 
     
     
         5 . The shield according to  claim 1 , where the at least one first shell and the at least one second shell form facing shells that are sized so that at least one among the a least one edge of the at least one first shell and the at least one edge of the at least one second shell deforms during the hooking, so as to make the hooking inseparable. 
     
     
         6 . The shield according to  claim 1 , where bending of the U or the V of at least one of the first and second profiles is rounded. 
     
     
         7 . The shield according to  claim 1 , where an edge as the second profile covers a facing edge molded shaped as the first profile. 
     
     
         8 . The shield according to  claim 1 , wherein the cushion is a thermal insulator and the hull is metallic so that the shield constitutes a heat shield. 
     
     
         9 . The shield according to  claim 8 , wherein the hull is made from a thin sheet.