EP2156134B1 - Blindage - Google Patents

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EP2156134B1
EP2156134B1 EP08789193A EP08789193A EP2156134B1 EP 2156134 B1 EP2156134 B1 EP 2156134B1 EP 08789193 A EP08789193 A EP 08789193A EP 08789193 A EP08789193 A EP 08789193A EP 2156134 B1 EP2156134 B1 EP 2156134B1
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Rufus Stephanus Neethling
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H5/00—Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/02—Plate construction
    • F41H5/023—Armour plate, or auxiliary armour plate mounted at a distance of the main armour plate, having cavities at its outer impact surface, or holes, for deflecting the projectile

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  • a shaped charge is an explosive charge shaped to focus the effect of the explosive's energy.
  • Various types of shaped charges are used to cut and form metal, initiate nuclear weapons, and penetrate armour.
  • a typical device consists of a solid cylinder of explosive with a metal-lined conical hollow in one end and a central detonator, array of detonators, or detonation wave guide at the other end.
  • the enormous pressure generated by the detonation of the explosive drives the liner contained within the hollow cavity inward to collapse upon its central axis.
  • the resulting collision forms and projects a high-velocity jet of metal forward along the axis.
  • Most of the jet material originates from the innermost layer of the liner, about 10% to 20% of its thickness.
  • the remaining liner material forms a slower-moving slug of material.
  • a shaped charge is also know as an Explosively Formed Penetrator or Explosively Formed Projectile (or "EFP” for short), Explosively-Forged Projectile, Explosively-Forged Penetrator, Self-Forging Warhead (SFW), and Self-Forging Fragment (SFF).
  • EFP Explosively Formed Projectile
  • SFW Self-Forging Warhead
  • SFF Self-Forging Fragment
  • Shaped-charges and explosively formed projectiles are of major concern in modern day warfare, since they are relatively easy to produce and highly effective in penetrating armour plating of a light armour vehicle.
  • the disruption members may be arranged substantially parallel relative to one another.
  • Each disruption member may have a first impact side, being the side distal from the protected surface, and a second exit side, being the side proximate the protected surface, the arrangement being such that the armour arrangement includes a first impact face, being the face formed by the impact sides of the disruption members, and a second exit face, being the face formed by the exit sides of the disruption members.
  • the exit side of one disruption member may at the least partially overlap an adjacently positioned disruption member.
  • the disruption members may be of a non-linear configuration, wherein an angle between the impact side of the member and the protected surface is different to an angle between the exit side of the member and the protected surface.
  • Each disruption body may be planar.
  • each disruption body may be arcuate.
  • the disruption bodies may be connected to one another to form the disruption member by the retaining frame, which may define a plurality of openings for receiving opposite outer ends of the bodies.
  • the disruption bodies may be connected to one another by being bonded to one another.
  • the armour arrangement may be positioned in front of the surface to be protected by being attached thereto by attachment means.
  • the surface may be the external surface of a hull section of an armoured vehicle.
  • an armour arrangement according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is generally designated by reference numeral 10.
  • the armour arrangement 10 comprises a plurality of disruption members 12 located adjacent one another, being at least partially spaced apart from one another and being angularly displaced relative to the surface.
  • Each disruption member 12 has a first impact side 14 and a second exit side 16.
  • the first impact side 14 is the side distal from the protected surface and the second exit side 16 is the side proximate the protected surface.
  • the arrangement is therefore such that the armour arrangement 10 has a first impact face 18, which is formed by the first impact sides 14 of the disruption members 12, and a second exit face 20, which is formed by the second exit sides 16 of the disruption members 12.
  • the disruption members 12 are arranged substantially parallel relative to one another with the exit side 16 of one disruption member 12 at the least partially overlapping the disruption member 12 positioned adjacent it.
  • the disruption members 12 are of a non-linear configuration, wherein an angle between the impact side 14 of the member 12 and the protected surface is different to an angle between the exit side 16 of the member 12 and the protected surface.
  • the disruption bodies 22 are all made of 5 mm thick armour plate steel, with a Brinell hardness of between 500 and 600, such as Armox500 TM .
  • the first body 22.1 is 30 mm wide and the second and third bodies 22.2 and 22.3 are both 25 mm wide each.
  • the disruption bodies 22 are connected to one another to form the disruption member 12 by a retaining frame 24, as shown in figures 1 and 2 .
  • the retaining frame 24 defines a plurality of openings 26 for receiving opposite outer ends of the bodies 22.
  • the disruption bodies 22 could also be bonded to one another by, for example, having their adjacent ends welded together.
  • the armour arrangement 10 in this example comprises three disruption bodies 22.1, 22.1 and 22.3, each being 5 mm thick and made from RAMOR500 TM armour plate, having a Brinell hardness of 500.
  • the first body 22.1 is 42.5 mm wide
  • the second body 22.2 is 23.5 mm wide
  • the third body 22.3 is 17mm wide.
  • the angle of the first body 22.1, relative to the horizontal, is 63°
  • the angle of the second body 22.2, relative to the horizontal is 46°
  • the angle of the third body 22.3, relative to the horizontal is 18°.
  • the armour arrangement 10 was positioned in front of the hull section of an armoured vehicle, with the exit face 20 of the armour arrangement 10 facing the surface of the hull and being approximately 435 mm from the surface.
  • An EFP was fired at the armour arrangement 10 from 2 m perpendicularly in front of the armour arrangement 10.
  • the armour arrangement 10 was positioned approximately 321 mm from the surface of the hull.
  • the EFP was again fired 2 m from the armour arrangement 10.
  • the outer surface of the hull was relatively more damaged, but the EFP still did not penetrate the hull.
  • the basic concept of the present invention is to (i) deflect the molten metal jet as much as possible or, partially failing that, to (ii) dissipate the concentrated linear momentum of the single slug or jet by spreading it over a larger area (henceforth called splattering or scattering) by forcing it to break into smaller parts and changing its direction of motion through collision phenomena.
  • the multi-layered slanted body layout of the armour arrangement 10 proves to be effective in disrupting and diverting the jet originating from an EFP. There is a trade-off between structural strength and mass per unit area (which is attempted to be kept under 100 kg/m 2 ).
  • the disruption members could each be formed from a single sheet of material, instead of a plurality of disruption bodies connected to one another.
  • the disruption members could further be planar or arcuate formed by bending a single plate of material, to form a continuous smooth shape.
  • disruption bodies making up the disruption member may vary and the shape of the disruption bodies could be arcuate instead of planar.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un blindage (10). Le blindage (10) comprend une pluralité d'éléments d'interruption (12) situés de manière adjacente les uns par rapport aux autres, au moins partiellement espacés les uns des autres et déplacés angulairement par rapport à la surface. Chaque élément d'interruption présente une coupe transversale incurvée et comprend trois corps d'interruption (14), positionnés les uns à côté des autres de sorte que l'élément d'interruption présente la forme d'une courbe à moitié parabolique.

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  1. Agencement de blindage (10) pour couvrir une surface extérieure d'un véhicule blindé destiné à être protégé, l'agencement de blindage (10) comprenant une pluralité d'éléments de perturbation (12) lesquels sont disposés en position adjacente l'un par rapport à l'autre, au moins partiellement espacés l'un de l'autre et déplacés de façon angulaire par rapport à la surface destinée à être protégée, cas dans lequel chaque élément de perturbation (12) comporte une pluralité de corps de perturbation (22) qui sont agencés l'un par rapport à l'autre de sorte que l'élément de perturbation (12) se présente sous la forme d'une demi-parabole, cas dans lequel l'agencement de blindage (10) comporte un cadre de maintien (24), et les éléments de perturbation (12) sont positionnés à l'intérieur du cadre (24).
  2. Agencement de blindage (10) selon la revendication 1, les éléments de perturbation (12) étant agencés suivant un plan sensiblement parallèle l'un à l'autre.
  3. Agencement de blindage (10) selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, chaque élément de perturbation (12) possédant un premier côté d'impact (14), qui est le côté distal par rapport à la surface protégée, et un second côté de sortie (16), qui est le côté proximal de la surface protégée, l'agencement étant tel que l'agencement de blindage (10) comporte une première face d'impact (18), qui est la face formée par les côtés d'impact (14) des éléments de perturbation (12), et une seconde face de sortie (20), qui est la face formée par les côtés de sortie (16) des éléments de perturbation (12).
  4. Agencement de blindage (10) selon la revendication 3, le côté de sortie (16) d'un élément de perturbation (12) chevauchant tout au moins partiellement un élément de perturbation (12) disposé en position adjacente.
  5. Agencement de blindage (10) selon la revendication 3 ou 4, les éléments de perturbation (12) ayant une configuration non linéaire, et un angle entre le côté d'impact (14) de l'élément (12) et la surface protégée étant différent d'un angle entre le côté sortie (16) de l'élément (12) et la surface protégée.
  6. Agencement de blindage (10) selon la revendication 1, chaque corps de perturbation (22) ayant une forme plane.
  7. Agencement de blindage (10) selon la revendication 1, chaque corps de perturbation (22) ayant une forme arquée.
  8. Agencement de blindage (10) selon la revendication 1, les corps de perturbation (22) étant raccordés l'un à l'autre, afin de former l'élément de perturbation (12), grâce au cadre de maintien (24) qui définit une pluralité d'ouvertures (26) pour recevoir les extrémités externes opposées des corps (22).
  9. Agencement de blindage (10) selon la revendication 1, les corps de perturbation (22) étant raccordés l'un à l'autre du fait qu'ils sont liaisonnés l'un à l'autre.
  10. Agencement de blindage (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, qui est positionné devant la surface destinée à être protégée du fait qu'il y est fixé grâce à des moyens de fixation.
  11. Agencement de blindage (10) selon la revendication 10, la surface étant la surface extérieure d'une section de coque d'un véhicule blindé.
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