Claims
- 1. Explosive device with a hollow charge including, in a casing: a continuous explosive charge, rotationally symmetric about a longitudinal axis, an open cavity being provided in the charge, a priming means for initiating said explosive charge, said cavity comprising three sections, respectively: a first section with a layer on the surface of the cavity forming a liner, this section forming, with the corresponding section of the explosive charge, a main warhead; a second section with a layer on the surface of the cavity forming a liner, this section forming, with the corresponding section of the explosive charge, a primary warhead, located at a same end as the priming means, said liner of the primary warhead section being a material of low density; a third section forming, with the corresponding section of the explosive charge, a wave transmitter, located between said first and second sections, the primary warhead section being initiated first and also acting as a wave shaper for the main warhead section, and the wave transmitter section transmits the detonation wave from the primary warhead section to the main warhead section, and said liner of the primary section upon initiation of said explosive charge forming a jet rapidly travelling along said axis, said jet of said liner having a weight and a speed so that it penetrates an active primary armor without ignition of said active primary armor.
- 2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the liner of the main warhead section is metallic.
- 3. Device according to claim 1, wherein the low density material is a plastic material.
- 4. Device according to claim 1, wherein the cavity of the wave transmitter section is covered by a layer forming a liner.
- 5. Device according to claim 4, wherein the liner of the wave transmitter section is metallic.
- 6. Device according to claim 1, wherein the cavity of the primary warhead section has a substantially conical form, the apex of the cone being situated towards the priming means.
- 7. Device according to claim 1, wherein the cavity of the wave transmitter section has a substantially frustoconical form, with the apex of the corresponding cone being situated towards the opposite end from the priming means.
- 8. Device according to claim 1, wherein the cavity of main warhead section is substantially in the form selected from the group consisting of a cone, trumpet or tulip, open at an opposite end from the priming means.
- 9. Device according to claim 3, wherein said low density plastic material is nylon.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/854.293, Mar. 19, 1992, now abandoned
US Referenced Citations (7)
Foreign Referenced Citations (7)
Number |
Date |
Country |
252385 |
Jun 1987 |
EPX |
1161445 |
Aug 1958 |
FRX |
1273684 |
Sep 1961 |
FRX |
2410243 |
Jun 1979 |
FRX |
2583156 |
Dec 1986 |
FRX |
645611 |
Nov 1950 |
GBX |
2039008 |
Jul 1980 |
GBX |
Continuations (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
854293 |
Mar 1992 |
|