Patent · US Expired

System for protecting a target from missiles

US5661254A · kind A · utility

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19References

7Claims

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Assignee

Diehl GmbH & Co. · DE

Inventors

Raimar Steuer · Westerburg, DE
Karl Rudolf · Schrobenhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 1997
Grant date	Aug 26, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 21, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42B12/32
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Described is a system (10) for protecting a target such as an armoured vehicle, a bunker or the like from missiles. The protective system (10) has a launching container (12) with at least one launching tube (36) for an associated fragmentation projectile (38), mounted adjustably on a base portion (14). A sensor arrangement (26, 28) is provided for detecting the target to be combatted and aligning the launching container (12) with the target to be combatted. A control device (32) for a drive arrangement (24) is connected together with the sensor arrangement (26, 28) by way of a signal processing device (30). The drive arrangement (24) serves for aligning the launching container (12) with respect to the base portion (14). The/each fragmentation projectile has a special fragmentation filling (40) and a fuse device (44) for controlling the time of detonation.

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