US PATENT SUBCLASS 475 / 95
.~.~.~.~ Centrifugally actuated valve controls fluid clutch

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475 /   HD   PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS

31  DF  FLUID DRIVE OR CONTROL OF PLANETARY GEARING {11}
91  DF  .~ Fluid resistance inhibits relative rotation {5}
93  DF  .~.~ Valve inhibits fluid flow {7}
94  DF  .~.~.~ Speed or torque responsive valve control {2}
95.~.~.~.~ Centrifugally actuated valve controls fluid clutch {2}
96  DF  .~.~.~.~.~> Clutch connects planet pinion and carrier
97  DF  .~.~.~.~.~> With fluid brake control

DEFINITION

Classification: 475/95

Centrifugally actuated valve controls fluid clutch:

(under subclass 94) Subject matter wherein the valve is regulated by the speed of an element of the transmission as measured by centrifugal force and such regulation is effective to retard the rotation of one rotary element of a transmission with respect to another rotary element thereof. [figure]