Patent · US Expired

Shaped charge projectile

US4945835A · kind A · utility

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10References

18Claims

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Assignee

Rheinmetall GmbH · DE

Inventors

Michael S. Gunter · Winston-Salem, US
Siegfried Quick · Düsseldorf, DE
Jurgen Funk · Düsseldorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 28, 1989
Grant date	Aug 7, 1990
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 28, 2009

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42B12/10
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A shaped charge projectile includes a projectile housing, explosives and a shaped charge liner in the projectile housing, and a front hood to cover the shaped charge liner. To reduce the impact shock when the projectile hits a target, the front portion of the hood is configured as a deformable region, with a wall thickness that decreases toward the center point of the hood. Furthermore, in order to reliably support the internal warhead and maintain a sufficient stand-off distance even with the hardest target impact, the hood has a cylindrical attachment portion with a wall thickness of about three times the wall thickness of the projectile housing.

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