System for protection in particular of large flying platforms against infrared and/or radar-guided threats

US8146504B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Christian Wallner · Erlangen, DE
• Heinz Bannasch · Langenau, DE
• Rainer Gaisbauer · Langenau, DE
• Vikorn Kadavanich · Bayerisch Gmain, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 5, 2007
• Grant date: Apr 3, 2012
• Expiry date: Jan 5, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41H11/02
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A protection system (10) is proposed which comprises a storage container (1), a transport unit (2), an activation unit (3), an ejection unit (4), a monitoring/control unit (5) and a user unit/interface (6), as well as at least one effect body (7). This system (10) is integrated at the front in a flying carrier (11), and a modular system (10), with the object of positioning spoof measures in a defined manner, in this case by means of the effect body (7). The various effect bodies (7) are preferably activated and initiated in a controlled manner without any physical contact, in the same way as pneumatic or mechanical ejection of these effect bodies (7). The effect bodies (7) are packets without any munitions, and are responsible for the actual effect of the system (10) outside the carrier (11).