Patent ID: 9612093
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: F24B,F42B,F42C

Claim:
1. A shaped charge explosive array, comprising: a plurality of explosive shaped charge devices, each said explosive shaped charge device having a longitudinal axis that extends along the length of the explosive device from a rearward end to a forward end, each said explosive shaped charge device having a liner, a high explosive billet charge, and a detonator coupled to the high explosive billet charge for initiating detonation of the explosive charge, said detonator providing initiation to the high explosive billet of each said explosive shaped charge device to produce transform the liner into a jet stream projectile oriented on a collapse plane configuration, and said liner having a first full conical liner section located from a cone apex longitudinal position to a winged vertex longitudinal position and a second winged liner section extending from said winged vertex longitudinal position to a winged base end at the forward end of the liner; a rigid retaining structure that supports the placement of a plurality of shaped charge devices in an array orientation relative to a longitudinal array axis of symmetry where said longitudinal array axis is substantially aligned in parallel with the longitudinal axis of said plurality of explosive shaped charge devices, said plurality of explosive shaped charge being spaced and configured so their collapse planes are aligned around a common symmetrical axis and upon a substantial simultaneous detonation of the plurality of shape charges in the array, a series of connecting penetrations forms a large circle penetration substantially in the direction of said longitudinal array axis of symmetry.