Armor module
US8020483B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41H5/0442
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reactive armor module for protecting a target from an incoming projectile, and comprising at least one armor cassette formed of a front base plate and a rear base plate sandwiching between them at least one layer of energetic material, the front base plate and the rear base plate being adapted, upon impact of the projectile with the energetic material, to be propelled in opposite directions; the armor module further comprising at least one non-energetic auxiliary plate spaced from the armor cassette and positioned essentially along the expected trajectory of either the front or the rear base plate, such that when propelled, the velocity of a base plate facing the auxiliary plate is reduced upon collision with the auxiliary plate.
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