Automatic power transmission with combination fluid-turbine and mechanical drive means

Claim 1

AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPRISING AN INPUT SHAFT, A FLUID HOUSING DRIVEN BY SAID INPUT SHAFT, AN OUTPUT SHAFT EXTENDING FROM SAID HOUSING, A PUMP CONNECTED TO AND DRIVEN BY SAID HOUSING AND LOCATED WITHIN THE HOUSING, A TURBINE CONNECTED TO AND DRIVING SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, AND LOCATED WITHIN THE HOUSING, A WEIGHT SHAFT MECHANICALLY CONNECTED TO AND DRIVEN BY SAID TURBINE, SAID WEIGHT SHAFT CARRYING FLYWEIGHTS LOCATED WITHIN SAID HOUSING, A MECHANICAL DRIVING MEMBER FIXED TO SAID HOUSING FOR ROTATION THEREWITH, SAID WEIGHTS BEING MOVABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ROTATION OF SAID TURBINE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID MECHANICAL DRIVING MEMBER, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS OF THE DRIVEN WEIGHT SHAFT TO CONTROL MOVEMENT OF THE FLYWEIGHTS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID MECHANICAL DRIVING MEMBER, SAID FLYWEIGHTS BEING DISPOSED AROUND SAID WEIGHT SHAFT FOR RADIAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO, DRIVING LUGS CARRIED BY SAID WEIGHT SHAFT AND ENGAGING SAID WEIGHTS FOR DRIVING THEM WITH THE SHAFT, AND PISTON AND CYLINDER UNITS CONNECTED TO SAID WEIGHTS FOR CONTROLLING THE RADIAL MOVEMENT THEREOF.