Proximity fuze, and projectile provided with such a proximity fuze
US10234255B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/34
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuze for detecting an obstacle in proximity, an obstacle in proximity defined as being an obstacle exhibiting a minimum distance from the fuze, wherein the fuze comprises at least: an emission device emitting a light beam directed forward of the fuze; a reception device detecting the luminous fluxes in a cone directed forward of the fuze, the light beam and the cone having relative orientations such that they cross one another; a detection volume being the volume where the light beam crosses the cone so that when an obstacle is in the detection volume, the light emitted by the emission device is backscattered toward the detection device, an obstacle in proximity being detected by detecting the maximum of backscattered power, the reception cone is centered on the axis of the fuze.
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