Patent ID: 8807009
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. A capacitive reactive armor assembly for shielding a vehicle, the capacitive reactive armor assembly comprising: a first flyer plate; a second flyer plate; and a capacitor positioned between the first flyer plate and the second flyer plate, the capacitor configured to store an electric charge and to explosively rupture when the capacitor is penetrated while the capacitor is electrically charged, wherein the first flyer plate is disposed immediately adjacent a first side of the capacitor, wherein the second flyer plate is disposed immediately adjacent a second side of the capacitor, wherein the first flyer plate, the second flyer plate, and the capacitor each having a periphery that is substantially similar such that when sandwiched together, the first flyer plate, the second flyer plate, and the capacitor form an assembly having a predetermined three dimensional configuration, and wherein the capacitive reactive armor further comprises a housing adapted to be attached to the vehicle, the housing being configured to receive the first flyer plate, the second flyer plate, and the capacitor, the housing having a periphery substantially similar to the periphery of the three dimensional configuration, the three dimensional configuration being supported within the housing by a connection between the housing and the capacitor.