REACTIVE ARMOR SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
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1. A reactive armor comprising:
- a self-healing outer layer;
a disruptive layer that includes a plurality of tiles each defining at least one hollow space and explosive material, wherein the explosive material is deposited in the at least one hollow space; and
a backing layer.
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Abstract
A reactive armor that may include multiple layers. The reactive armor may include a self-healing outer layer, a ceramic tile layer and a backing layer. The ceramic tile layer may include a plurality of ceramic tiles and explosive material. The ceramic tiles may be hexagonal. The ceramic tiles may each define a hollow space in which the explosive material is deposited. The reactive armor may be combined with non-reactive armor.
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20 Claims
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1. A reactive armor comprising:
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a self-healing outer layer; a disruptive layer that includes a plurality of tiles each defining at least one hollow space and explosive material, wherein the explosive material is deposited in the at least one hollow space; and a backing layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A reactive armor comprising:
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a disruptive portion comprising a plurality of explosive-filled spheres, wherein the spheres each define a hollow space and the hollow space is filled with explosive material and the plurality of explosive-filled spheres are tightly packed; and an encapsulating portion that encapsulates the disruptive portion of the reactive armor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A reactive armor comprising
a disruptive portion comprising a plurality of spheres, wherein the spheres each define a hollow space, the plurality of spheres are tightly packed and explosive material surrounds the spheres; - and
an encapsulating portion that encapsulates the disruptive portion of the reactive armor.
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19. The reactive armor of claim 19 wherein the encapsulating portion includes a self-healing polymer, the spheres include explosive material filling the hollow spaces and the reactive armor further comprises a passive-armor backing layer.
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20. A reactive armor comprising:
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a disruptive portion comprising a plurality of spherical-shaped tiles, wherein the tiles each define at least one hollow space on one side of the tile, the plurality of tiles are tightly packed and explosive material surrounds the tiles; and an encapsulating portion that encapsulates the disruptive portion of the reactive armor.
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