Active protection device for the wall of a vehicle or a structure
US6327955A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41H5/007
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An active protection device for a surface, the device having at least one casing enclosing at least one shaped charge having a direction of action substantially parallel to or else inclined with respect to the surface as well as detection device ensuring the triggering of the shaped charge in response to the onset of a projectile. The casing encloses four dihedral shaped charges forming a quadrilateral, or four groupings of shaped charges, and having converging directions of action, the directions of action of the shaped charges can be inclined with respect to the surface and oriented towards the outside of the surface.
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