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US 8,539,847 B1Granted
Automated fragment collection apparatus
AssigneeFranklin Engineering Group, Inc.
InventorCharles N. Sturdivant
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Abstract
An apparatus for collecting fragments from a substrate subjected to an exploded munition, including a predetection element for removing large fragments from a sheet of the substrate; a detection and removal element for locating fragments embedded within the sheet and for removing located fragments from the sheet; and a capture element for capturing removed fragments.
Claims14
An apparatus for collecting fragments from a substrate subjected to an exploded munition, comprising:
- a predetection element including a table and a projector for removing large fragments from a sheet of the substrate;
- a detection and removal element for locating fragments embedded within the sheet and for removing located fragments from the sheet;
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- a capture element for capturing removed fragments.
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An apparatus for collecting fragments from a substrate subjected to an exploded munition, comprising:
- a detection component with at least one metal detection head for locating fragments embedded within a sheet of the substrate;
- a removal component with at least one punching head for removing fragments embedded within the sheet;
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- a drive for advancing the sheet through the detection component and removal component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.