Transversely actuated fluid clutch

Claim 1

AN AUTOMATIC DRIVE FOR USE BETWEEN AN ENGINE AND A TRANSMISSION, COMPRISING A FLYWHEEL DRIVEN BY THE ENGINE, A ROTOR WHEEL MOUNTED ON THE SAME AXIS WITH THE FLYWHEEL AND SPACED THEREFROM AND IN DRIVING RELATION TO THE TRANSMISSION, SAID ROTOR WHEEL HAVING ITS PERIPHERAL EDGE PROVIDED WITH A SERIES OF TEETH THEREAROUND PROVIDING ALTERNATELY VALLEYS AND APICES, AN EXTENSION FROM SAID FLYWHEEL CONTACTING SAID ROTOR WHEEL TO ROTATE THE LATTER AND HAVING TWO PISTONS SPACED FROM EACH OTHER, ONE OF SAID PISTONS FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING THE ROTOR WHEEL TEETH AT A VALLEY WHEN THE OTHER PISTON IS AT THE APEX OF A DIFFERENT TOOTH, WHEREBY THE ROTOR WHEEL IS TURNED AS THE FLYWHEEL IS MOVED, A TUBE PROVIDING A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID PISTONS AND SAID PISTONS SERVING TO FORCE LIQUID BACK AND FORTH THROUGH SAID TUBE, AND A VALVE MOUNTED INTERMEDIATE THE LENGTH OF SAID TUBE TO REGULATE THE MOVEMENT OF LIQUID LENGTHWISE OF SAID TUBE, A GOVERNOR LOCATED BETWEEN SAID FLYWHEEL AND SAID ROTOR WHEEL AND AXIALLY WITH RESPECT THERETO AND RESPONSIVE TO CENTRIFUGAL FORCE, AND A CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID GOVERNOR AND SAID VALVE WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID ENGINE AFFECTS THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF SAID VALVE, SAID PISTONS SERVING TO DRAG SAID ROTOR WHEEL ROTATABLY WHEN SAID FLYWHEEL MOVES SAID PISTONS AGAINST THE SLOPE OF SAID TEETH.