ROTATING AND OSCILLATING BREACHING DEVICE WITH REACTIVE MATERIAL

摘要

A breaching device for cutting through a substrate. There are several embodiments of the breaching device. In one embodiment, the device includes a hub assembly with a rotatable ring and a plurality of RM feed assemblies attached to the ring. In another embodiment, the device includes a disc, wherein the disc is rotatable and includes a plurality of slots, a shaft joined to the disc about which the disc rotates and a plurality of RM feed assemblies attached to the disc and arranged in the slots thereof. In another embodiment, the device includes a plurality of carts linked together, wherein each of the carts includes a cart body to which is coupled to an idler wheel, a wheel with an in-wheel motor and a platform and for each cart, a RM feed assembly retained on the platform. The RM feed assemblies include ejected nozzles that may be positioned at selectable angles.

主权项

1. A device for cutting a substrate having a surface, the device comprising:
a hub assembly configured for placement on the surface of the substrate, wherein the hub assembly includes a rotatable ring; and a plurality of Reactive Material (RM) feed assemblies attached to the ring such that the RM feed assemblies rotate when the ring rotates, wherein each of the RM feed assemblies includes a nozzle, an outer RM casing, a cavity within the outer RM casing for retaining RM therein and a piston arranged to move RM from the cavity to the nozzle, and wherein each of the RM feed assemblies includes means for igniting the RM.