Feed System Overviews

In this system a connecting rotating feed arm assembly (shown in red) connects the fixed feed injection port to the translating spiral assembly.  The crank feed assembly has the same radius of rotation as the spiral support arms (not shown in this illustration) to maintain this geometry.  This system forms a single continuous path though the system.

In this system a relatively low velocity "gun" or injection system inserts the projectile into the spiral assembly at the time period when the spiral is in a close tangential position to the injection tube (which is fixed).
In this system, shown in "cut away" for this illustration, part of the spiral tube assembly is used for projectile storage.  These projectiles are then released in sequence by a small trigger mechanism at the correct phase time.  The remaining stored projectiles then "queue along" to the staged position until they are in turn released into the system.
This system is similar to the spiral storage system shown above but uses a magazine to store the projectiles which is both connected to and translates with the spiral assembly.  Projectiles are released into the system at the correct phase time and the remaining projectiles are then "queued" down the magazine for their subsequent launch.
This system uses a sliding "intermediate" feed tube segment to "bridge" the fixed feed port to the translating spiral assembly (not shown here).  The drive units for this intermediate feed tube maintain the correct phase and translational motion for correct mating with the moving spiral

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