Align at fire, safe and arm, and power supply module for a land mine

A replaceable align at fire, safe and arm, and power supply (AFSAP) module 10 for a land mine 12 said land mine 12 having an explosive warhead 65 having an inlet lead 64, electronic fuzing means 87 for producing an align signal and a fire signal, and means for mounting 24 the module 10 in said land mine 12, said module 10 comprising:

• a module housing 14;
• mounting means 22 on said module housing 14 for removably mounting the module 14 in the land mine 12 in cooperation with the mine's means for mounting 24;
• a slider 30 slidably mounted within said module housing 14, said slider 30 having a transfer lead 60, said slider 30 having two positions, a safe position and an armed position;
• actuator means 32 mounted in the module housing 14 for moving the slider 30 from its safe position to its armed position responsive to an align signal being produced by the fuzing means 87 and being applied to the actuator means 32;
• detonator means 44 mounted in the module housing 14, said detonator means 44 being initiated responsive to a fire signal being produced by the fuzing means 87 and being applied to the detonator means 44;
• means forming a firing train 57, said means forming a firing train 57 including an outlet lead 56 in the module housing 14 the inlet lead 64 of the warhead 65 when the module 10 is mounted on the mine 12, the transfer lead 60 of the slider 30, and the detonator means 44, said means forming a firing train 57 being aligned when said slider 30 is in its armed position so that initiating the detonator means 44 events the warhead 65;
• said means forming a firing train 57 being interrupted when said slider 30 is in its safe position so that initiating the detonator means 44 self-neutralizes the mine;
• detention means 36 for retaining the slider in its safe position until the actuator means 32 moves the slider 30 to its armed position;
• battery means 16 mounted in the housing 14 for providing electrical power to the fuzing means 87 of the mine 12;
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• electrical connector means 100 for establishing electrical circuits between the battery means 16 of the module 10 the fuzing means 87 of the mine 12, and between the fuzing means 87 of the mine 12 and the actuator 32 and to the detonator 44.

An align at fire safe and arm and power supply (AFSAP) module 10 for mounting into a land mine 12 having a warhead 65, an input lead 64 for the warhead 65, electronic fuzing means 87 for producing an align signal and a fire signal, and mine mounting means 24 for removably mounting the AFSAP module 10 into a land mine 12, comprising:

• a module housing 14;
• a slider 30 slidably mounted within said module housing 14, said slider 30 having two positions, a safe position and an armed position, said slider 30 having first means forming a transfer lead 60 through said slider 30, said transfer lead 60 having a first inlet 58 and a first outlet 62;
• piston actuator means 32 mounted in the module housing 14 for moving the slider 30 from its safe position to its armed position when initiated by an align signal produced by the fuzing means 87;
• a detonator 44 mounted in the housing 14 and positioned so that the detonator 44, is in communication with the first inlet 58 of the transfer lead 60 only when the slider 30 is in its armed position, said detonator 44 being initiated by a fire signal produced by the fuzing means;
• module mounting means 22 on said module housing 14 for removably mounting the module 10 into the land mine 12 in cooperation with the mine mounting means 24, said module mounting means 22 including means forming an outlet lead 56, said outlet lead 56 being aligned with and in communication with the first outlet 62 of the transfer lead 60 only when slider 30 is in its armed position, the outlet lead 56 being in communication with the input lead 64 of the warhead 65 when the module 10 is mounted in the mine 12, whereby initiating detonator 44 when slider 30 is in its armed position events the warhead 65 of mine 12;
• visual safe indicator means 18 mounted on said housing 14 said visual safe indicator means 18 being displayed when the detonator 44 is initiated;
• reserve battery means 16 mounted in module housing 14 for producing electrical power when energized;
• electrical connector means 100 for electrically connecting reserve battery means 16 to electronic fuzing means 87 of mine 12 and fuzing means 87 to the piston actuator means 32, and the detonator 44;
• removable safety means 25 positioned in the housing 14 for inhibiting energization of the reserve battery means 16 and for holding the slider 30 in its safe position;
• removal of the removable safety means 25 energizing the reserve battery means 16 and enabling the piston actuator means 32 to move slider 30 to its armed position;
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• means for holding 36, 54 slider 30 in its safe position after the safety means 25 is removed from the housing 14 until piston actuator means 32 is initiated by an align signal, said visual display means 18 being displayed when the fuzing means 87 produces a fire signal prior to an align signal.