Munition having penetrator casing with fuel-oxidizer mixture therein

    公开(公告)号:US09909848B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-06

    申请号:US14942236

    申请日:2015-11-16

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    IPC分类号: F42B12/44 F42B12/04 F42B12/46

    CPC分类号: F42B12/44 F42B12/04 F42B12/46

    摘要: A munition has a penetrator casing that houses a fuel-oxidizer mixture within the casing. A height of burst fuze is operatively coupled to the fuel-oxidizer mixture, to ignite the fuel-oxidizer mixture before impact with the target. By igniting the fuel-oxidizer mixture before target impact, the munition avoids the problem of the impact potentially causing damage to the fuze that would leave the fuze in operable. The fuel-oxidizer mixture may cause injury and damage into a space that has been breached by the penetrator casing, for example by expelling lethal combustion products (hot gases) into a hard target, such as a building or bunker, that has been breached by the penetrator casing. The hot gasses may also have the advantage of maintaining an opening that the penetrator passes through, with for example the hot gases glassifying the edges of a hole formed by the penetrator, such as through soil.

    Fuze shock transfer system
    3.
    发明授权
    Fuze shock transfer system 有权
    Fuze冲击传递系统

    公开(公告)号:US09347754B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-24

    申请号:US14537934

    申请日:2014-11-11

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    IPC分类号: F42B3/103 F42C19/08 F42D1/04

    摘要: A munition has a fuze that is mounted nonparallel to the axis of the munition, for example having a largest extent that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the munition. Shocks from the fuze are transferred through a shock transfer device that is in contact with the fuze, to an initiation device that is also in contact with the shock transfer device. Shocks passing through the shock transfer device to the initiation coupler pass through a relatively narrow neck of the shock transfer device. In the shock transfer device the shock is concentrated and located precisely at the neck, before spreading out again and being transferred to the initiation device. In the initiation device the shock may detonate a high explosive material, which in turn is used to detonate a main explosive of the munition, such as a warhead.

    摘要翻译: 弹药具有不平行于弹药轴线的引信,例如具有垂直于弹药纵轴的最大程度。 来自引信的冲击通过与引信接触的冲击传递装置传送到也与冲击传递装置接触的启动装置。 通过冲击转移装置的冲击通过穿过冲击转移装置的较窄的颈部。 在冲击转移装置中,冲击集中并精确地定位在颈部,然后再次展开并转移到起始装置。 在启动装置中,冲击可引爆高爆炸物质,而这又是用来引爆诸如弹头之类的弹药的主要爆炸物。

    MUNITION WITH MULTIPLE FRAGMENT LAYERS
    5.
    发明申请
    MUNITION WITH MULTIPLE FRAGMENT LAYERS 审中-公开
    具有多个片段层的功能

    公开(公告)号:US20160377396A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-29

    申请号:US15117907

    申请日:2015-02-11

    申请人: RAYTHEON COMPANY

    摘要: A munition has preformed fragments at two radial distances from a center axis, for instance having inner fragments in or within or adjacent to a casing, and outer fragments outside of the casing. The outer fragments may be between the casing and an outer enclosure that surrounds the casing. The casing may be part of a warhead, and may be a penetrator casing. The fragments at different radial distances from the center may have different sizes, different materials, and/or different shapes. The use of fragments at different radial distances aids in providing enhanced fragmentation effects, such as controlling dispersal of fragments to limit fragmentation effects and/or provide more even distribution of fragments.

    摘要翻译: 弹药已经从中心轴线的两个径向距离处形成了碎片,例如在壳体内部或内部或与壳体相邻的内部碎片以及壳体外部的外部碎片。 外部碎片可以在壳体和围绕壳体的外壳之间。 套管可以是弹头的一部分,并且可以是穿透套管。 距离中心不同径向距离的碎片可能具有不同的尺寸,不同的材料和/或不同的形状。 使用不同径向距离的片段有助于提供增强的碎片效应,例如控制片段的分散以限制碎片效应和/或提供更均匀的片段分布。

    FUZE SHOCK TRANSFER SYSTEM
    6.
    发明申请
    FUZE SHOCK TRANSFER SYSTEM 有权
    FUZE冲击传输系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160131467A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-12

    申请号:US14537934

    申请日:2014-11-11

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    IPC分类号: F42C19/08

    摘要: A munition has a fuze that is mounted nonparallel to the axis of the munition, for example having a largest extent that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the munition. Shocks from the fuze are transferred through a shock transfer device that is in contact with the fuze, to an initiation device that is also in contact with the shock transfer device. Shocks passing through the shock transfer device to the initiation coupler pass through a relatively narrow neck of the shock transfer device. In the shock transfer device the shock is concentrated and located precisely at the neck, before spreading out again and being transferred to the initiation device. In the initiation device the shock may detonate a high explosive material, which in turn is used to detonate a main explosive of the munition, such as a warhead.

    摘要翻译: 弹药具有不平行于弹药轴线的引信,例如具有垂直于弹药纵轴的最大程度。 来自引信的冲击通过与引信接触的冲击传递装置传送到也与冲击传递装置接触的启动装置。 通过冲击转移装置的冲击通过穿过冲击转移装置的较窄的颈部。 在冲击转移装置中,冲击集中并精确地定位在颈部,然后再次展开并转移到起始装置。 在启动装置中,冲击可引爆高爆炸物质,而这又是用来引爆诸如弹头之类的弹药的主要爆炸物。

    PENETRATOR MUNITION WITH ENHANCED FRAGMENTATION
    7.
    发明申请
    PENETRATOR MUNITION WITH ENHANCED FRAGMENTATION 审中-公开
    带有增强分层的穿孔机

    公开(公告)号:US20160370159A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-22

    申请号:US15117864

    申请日:2015-02-11

    申请人: RAYTHEON COMPANY

    摘要: A munition, such as a warhead, includes a penetrator casing for penetrating hard targets, such as a fortification or reinforced building or other structure, with the penetrator casing having reduced-thickness portions. The reduced-thickness portions provide weak points to the casing that facilitate the casing being transformed into fragments of a desired size/quantity when an explosive within the casing is detonated after the penetration occurs, thus enhancing the effectiveness of the munition. In addition, the warhead may have lethality-enhancing materials, such as additional fragments and/or energetic materials, at the reduced-thickness portions of the penetrator casing. The reduced-thickness portions may be holes, such as longitudinal holes, in the casing, or may be grooves on an inner and/or outer surface of the casing. The munition may be a dual-use munition, with the explosive able to be detonated at a burst height for use of the warhead as a non-penetrating area fragmentation weapon.

    摘要翻译: 诸如弹头之类的弹药包括用于穿透诸如强化或加固建筑物或其他结构的硬目标的穿透套管,穿透套管具有厚度减小的部分。 减小厚度部分为壳体提供弱点,当外壳中的爆炸物在穿透发生之后爆炸时,便于壳体转变成所需尺寸/数量的碎片,从而提高弹药的有效性。 此外,在穿透套管的厚度较小的部分,弹头可具有致死性增强材料,例如附加碎片和/或高能材料。 减薄部分可以是壳体中的诸如纵向孔的孔,或者可以是壳体的内表面和/或外表面上的凹槽。 弹药可能是一种双重用途的弹药,爆炸物能够以突击高度被引爆,以使用弹头作为非穿透区域的分裂武器。

    MUNITION WITH PREFORMED FRAGMENTS
    8.
    发明申请
    MUNITION WITH PREFORMED FRAGMENTS 有权
    带有预制片的游戏

    公开(公告)号:US20160349027A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-01

    申请号:US14723804

    申请日:2015-05-28

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    IPC分类号: F42B12/34 F42B33/00

    摘要: A munition that is adapted to enhance fragmentation effects upon detonation includes preformed fragments between a casing and a shell. The overall mass of the preformed fragments is greater than the overall combined mass of the casing and the shell for enhancing the degree of controlled fragmentation compared to uncontrolled fragmentation. By enhancing the dispersal of controlled fragmentation, the overall fragmentation area coverage and fragmentation pattern density may also be enhanced while limiting travel of the fragmentation beyond the target area for reducing collateral damage. The preformed fragments may fill a continuous volume between the casing and the shell to effectively utilize the munition volume and to maximize the amount of preformed fragments contained within the shell. The preformed fragments may be free flowing pellets that are poured into the volume between the casing and the shell for enhancing distribution of the fragments and for improving assembly of the munition.

    摘要翻译: 适用于增强对爆炸的破碎作用的弹药包括壳体和壳体之间的预成型碎片。 预制片段的总体质量大于壳体和壳体的总体组合质量,用于与不受控制的碎裂相比增强受控碎裂程度。 通过增强受控碎裂的扩散,也可以增强整体碎片区域覆盖和碎裂模式密度,同时限制碎片超出目标区域的行进以减少附带损伤。 预成型的碎片可以填充壳体和壳体之间的连续体积,以有效地利用弹药体积并使包含在壳体内的预成型片材的量最大化。 预成型碎片可以是自由流动的颗粒,其被倒入壳体和壳体之间的体积中,以增强碎片的分布并改善弹药的装配。

    Penetrator munition with enhanced fragmentation

    公开(公告)号:US10401135B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US15117864

    申请日:2015-02-11

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    摘要: A munition, such as a warhead, includes a penetrator casing for penetrating hard targets, such as a fortification or reinforced building or other structure, with the penetrator casing having reduced-thickness portions. The reduced-thickness portions provide weak points to the casing that facilitate the casing being transformed into fragments of a desired size/quantity when an explosive within the casing is detonated after the penetration occurs, thus enhancing the effectiveness of the munition. In addition, the warhead may have lethality-enhancing materials, such as additional fragments and/or energetic materials, at the reduced-thickness portions of the penetrator casing. The reduced-thickness portions may be holes, such as longitudinal holes, in the casing, or may be grooves on an inner and/or outer surface of the casing. The munition may be a dual-use munition, with the explosive able to be detonated at a burst height for use of the warhead as a non-penetrating area fragmentation weapon.