Patent ID: 7669512

Claim:
A linkless ammunition feed system for a revolver cannon, comprising: a revolver cannon; a feeder integrated in a position as a last cartridge position in the ammunition feed system before ammunition is fed to the cannon, the feeder being operative to feed the ammunition from the last cartridge position into the cannon, the feeder having a conveyor star wheel and a butterfly element for holding the cartridge in a barrel or cartridge chamber of the cannon, which are connected by gears with a rotor shaft and a drum shaft of the cannon; and an automatic clutch mechanism connected with the feeder and automatically movable between a position to effect disengagement of the feeder from the cannon so that the rotor shaft is disengaged from one of the gears and a position to effect reliable engagement and synchronization of the feeder and the cannon during firing of the cannon, the clutch mechanism including an electrically driven actuator.