Control system for hydrokinetic type brake device

Claim 1

A BRAKING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES COMPRISING A BRAKING DEVICE OF THE HYDROKINETIC TYPE INCLUDING A STATOR AND ROTOR FORMING A TORUS CHAMBER, AND OPERATING MEANS FOR VARYING THE QUANTITY OF LIQUID IN SAID BRAKING DEVICE IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE OF THE LIQUID, INCLUDING A FIRST LIQUID INLET CONDUIT IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID CHAMBER, A LIQUID OUTLET CONDUIT IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID CHAMBER, A MANUAL VALVE DISPOSED IN SAID FIRST INLET CONDUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF LIQUID THROUGH SAID FIRST INLET CONDUIT, BY-PASS CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FIRST CONDUIT TO PERMIT LIQUID FLOWING TO SAID CHAMBER TO BY-PASS SAID MANUAL VALVE AND FLOW IN PARALLEL WITH RESPECT TO SAID MANUAL VALVE, WHEREBY SAID MANUAL VALVE CONTROL IS OVERRIDEN, A THERMOSTATIC CONTROL VALVE DISPOSED IN SAID BY-PASS CONDUIT MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF LIQUID THERETHROUGH, AND TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID OUTLET CONDUIT OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID THERMOSTATIC CONTROL VALVE TO OPEN SAID THERMOSTATIC VALVE WHEN THE LIQUID TEMPERATURE INCREASES ABOVE A PREDETERMINED VALVE BELOW THE BOILING POINT OF THE LIQUID.