US Patent 7712823 Armored vehicle

The armored vehicle (1), showing a bottom and a top shell (4, 5) has a reinforced floor structure for protection against mines, in that the floor area (6) of the subshell (4) is connected rigidly with an inner floor plate (7) via bracing elements (13, 14, 15) having longitudinal and transverse walls, which are also connected with the side walls (11, 12) of the subshell (4) along their borders (9, 10). The minimum height of the stiff bracing elements (13, 14, 15) corresponds to distance provided for the arrangement of a drive shaft between the inner floor plate (7) and the floor area (6).