Fluid clutch for an engine

摘要

A fluid clutch for an engine has a shaft (10), a housing (11) held rotatably on the shaft (10), a cover (13) fixed to the housing (11), a separating plate (16) which divides a chamber (15) defined by means of the housing (11) and a cover (13) into a storage chamber (18) and an operating chamber (17), the storage chamber (18) being formed with at least one first storage chamber (18a) and a second storage chamber (18b) which are both arranged in the circumferential direction of the fluid clutch for an engine, a fluid clutch for an engine furthermore having a first opening (28) which is arranged in the separating plate (16) and connects the first storage chamber (18a) and the operating chamber (17), a second opening (29) which is arranged in the separating plate (16) and connects the second storage chamber (18b) and the operating chamber (17), a shut-off device (27) opening and closing the first opening (28) and the second opening (29), and a rotor (19) arranged in the operating chamber (17) and fixed to the shaft (10). <IMAGE>