Mobile defusing chamber

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023366663-A1
Application number	US-202118029733-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 31, 2021
Priority date	Oct 1, 2020
Publication date	Nov 16, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A delaboration chamber has an outer housing that can be sealed by a removable cover. The delaboration chamber has an inner floor. A first chamber region is formed underneath the inner floor by the inner floor and the outer housing. The first chamber region is filled with a flowable or solid medium. The inner floor has a recess for receiving an explosive object. The cover is connected to the outer housing in a shockproof manner. The cover has a pressure relief that has at least one deflection for the detonation gases.

First claim

1 .- 16 . (canceled)

17 . A delaboration chamber comprising:
an outer housing sealed by a removable cover; and an inner floor, wherein a first chamber region is formed underneath the inner floor by the inner floor and the outer housing, wherein the first chamber region is filled with a flowable or solid medium, wherein the inner floor has a recess for receiving an explosive object, wherein the cover is connected to the outer housing in a shockproof manner, wherein the cover has a pressure relief, wherein the pressure relief has at least one deflection for the detonation gases.

18 . The delaboration chamber according to claim 17 , wherein the delaboration chamber has at least one separating device comprising a cutting device.

19 . The delaboration chamber according to claim 18 , wherein the cutting device is a water-jet device, wherein the delaboration chamber has a water outlet, wherein the water outlet passes through the inner floor, the first chamber region and the outer housing.

20 . The delaboration chamber according to claim 18 , wherein the cutting device is a bandsaw.

21 . The delaboration chamber according to claim 20 wherein the delaboration chamber has at least one first chamber lifting device.

22 . The delaboration chamber according to claim 21 wherein the pressure relief is formed by a series of predetermined breaking points in the cover that are arranged offset one behind the other.

23 . The delaboration chamber according to claim 22 wherein the inner floor has a planar depositing area, wherein the depositing area is arranged above the recess for receiving an explosive object.

24 . The delaboration chamber according to claim 23 wherein the pressure relief is connected to a gas cleaning means.

25 . A floatable delaboration platform comprising:
at least one first lifting device, wherein the floatable delaboration platform has at least one first delaboration chamber according to claim 17 , wherein the floatable delaboration platform has at least one destruction installation comprising a first incineration device.

26 . The floatable delaboration platform according to claim 25 wherein the floatable delaboration platform has at least one first platform region and one second platform region, wherein the at least one first delaboration chamber is arranged in the first platform region, wherein the at least one first incineration device is arranged in the second platform region, wherein at least one first protective element is arranged between the first platform region and the second platform region, wherein the at least one first protective element has a surface, wherein the surface of the protective element has an angle of 120° to 150° in relation to the surface of the first platform region, wherein the surface of the protective element has an angle of 30° to 60° in relation to the surface of the second platform region.

27 . The floatable delaboration platform according to claim 26 wherein the floatable delaboration platform has a transporting device for transporting pieces of munition from the at least one first delaboration chamber to the at least one first incineration device.

28 . A method for destroying underwater ordnance with a floatable delaboration platform according to claim 27 , wherein the method comprises the following steps:
a) lifting an ordnance out of the water by means of the at least one first lifting device, b) pivoting the ordnance over the at least one first delaboration chamber, c) lowering the ordnance into the at least one first delaboration chamber, into the recess in the inner floor, d) sealing the at least one first delaboration chamber, e) breaking up the ordnance within the delaboration chamber, wherein a piece of munition is detached, f) repeating step e) until the ordnance is dismantled, g) opening the at least one first delaboration chamber, h) lifting out the pieces of munition from the at least one first delaboration chamber, i) transporting the pieces of munition to the at least one first incineration device, and j) incinerating the pieces of munition in the at least one first incineration device.

29 . The method according to claim 28 wherein in step e), after breaking up the ordnance, the piece of munition is brought onto a planar area of the inner floor.

30 . The method according to claim 29 wherein between step c) and step d) a transillumination device is placed onto the opened delaboration chamber, the ordnance is transilluminated and the transillumination device is removed again.

31 . The method according to claim 30 wherein the ordnance is lifted out of the water in a transporting container in step a) and is introduced into the delaboration chamber in the transporting container in step c) and is broken up in the transporting container or with the transporting container in step e).

32 . The method according to claim 31 wherein the pieces of munition are deposited into flammable boxes comprising cardboard boxes, in step e), are transported in the flammable boxes, in particular in the cardboard boxes, in steps h) and i) and are incinerated with the flammable boxes, in particular with the cardboard boxes, in step j).

Assignees

• Thyssenkrupp Marine Sys Gmbh
• Thyssenkrupp Ag

Inventors

• Rasch Axel
• Ulbertus Albert
• Kaltofen Tommy

Classifications

• B02C23/24

  Passing gas through crushing or disintegrating zone ({B02C15/001}, B02C23/38, B02C23/40 take precedence) · CPC title

• B02C23/04

  Safety devices (in general F16P {; for rotary mills B02C13/31}) · CPC title

• B02C19/061

  of the cylindrical type (B02C19/068 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B02C19/00

  Other disintegrating devices or methods (for grain B02C9/00) · CPC title

• B02C13/31

  Safety devices or measures · CPC title