The world-recognized inventor of the automobile is the German Carl Friedrich Benz. He developed the world's first horse-drawn three-wheeled automobile in 1885, and obtained the world's first automobile invention patent on January 29, 1886. This day is called the birth day of modern automobiles by most people, and Mercedes-Benz was also later known as the birthplace of modern automobiles. Known as the "Father of the Automobile". In 1887, Carl Benz sold his first car to Frenchman Emile Rogers, which was the first modern car sale in the world. In the same year, Karl Benz founded the world's first automobile manufacturing company, Mercedes-Benz Motor Company. Mercedes-Benz has devoted its entire life to the automotive industry.
In 1886, German Godlip Daimler installed a car engine he developed on a four-wheeled carriage and drove it at a "breathtaking" speed of 18 kilometers per hour. The first four-wheeled car in human history was born. Daimler founded the company in 1890.
The French have different views on who is the inventor of the automobile. The French believe that long before the Germans, Deportiville in France invented the automobile and applied for a patent in 1884, which is indeed true. Unfortunately, he did not study automobiles in the future, but used the engine in industrial production. He eventually became an industrial engine manufacturer and became alienated from the automobile industry. But one thing is certain, France's huge contribution in the history of automobile development is indelible, because the French are the pioneers of the automobile industry, and it was they who made automobile manufacturing truly enter the industrial production stage.
In the century-old history of automobiles, no fewer than hundreds of people have claimed that they are the earliest inventors of automobiles, but the title of inventor of the world's first automobile belongs to German engineer Carl Benz. Karl Benz was born in a family of a train driver in 1844. His exposure at an early age cultivated his keen interest in vehicles, internal combustion engines and mechanical structures. When he grew up, he worked as an apprentice in an iron factory. After graduating from the comprehensive technical school, he studied in Mannheim. He set up a machinery factory. From then on, he got his wish and concentrated on studying machinery. Finally, when he was 34 years old, he successfully developed a two-stroke gas engine for the first time, and founded the "Benz Company and Rhine Gas Engine Factory" in 1883.
In 1886, Carl Benz manufactured the world's first The first three-wheeled car powered by gasoline was filed for an invention patent on January 29 of the same year. Therefore, January 29 is considered the birth day of the world's automobiles, and 1886 is the year of the birth of the world's automobiles. The car is equipped with a horizontal single-cylinder two-stroke gasoline engine with a capacity of 785CC and 0.89 horsepower. It can travel 15 kilometers per hour. The car has small front wheels and large rear wheels. The engine is placed above the rear axle, and the power drives the rear wheels forward through chains and gears. The car already has some basic features of modern cars, such as electric ignition, water-cooling circulation, steel tube frame, leaf spring suspension, rear-wheel drive, front-wheel steering and brake handle. Its rack and pinion steering gear is the ancestor of modern automobile steering gears. At that time, because the performance of the car was not yet perfect, the engine made a lot of noise when working, and the chain that transmitted the power was of poor quality and often broke. Therefore, on the roads where the car passed, people often saw people pushing carts instead of people. Take a car. In that era of horse-drawn carriages, cars were ridiculed and dismissed as useless monsters. In order to respond to the ridicule of public opinion, Mrs. Benz Berta set off from Mannheim in August 1888 with her two sons in a car that had been repeatedly improved by Benz. They passed through Wisloch to add fuel and water, and headed straight to the Pforz Sea. Mu, the total distance is 144 kilometers. This historic test contributed to the development of the automobile. Therefore, Mrs. Mercedes-Benz is known as the world's first female car driver. Today, this Mercedes-Benz No. 1 car is displayed in the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Museum in Stuttgart, the birthplace of German automobiles.
The first motorcycle was manufactured in 1885, and the first car was invented in 1886. From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, a number of automobile manufacturing companies appeared in the world. In addition to Daimler and Mercedes-Benz, there were also Ford from the United States, Rolls-Royce from the United Kingdom, Renault from France, Peugeot, Citro?n, and Italy. Fiat et al. During this period, people's main focus was on continuously improving the mechanical structure of automobiles. That is to find a way to make the car drive, the speed must be fast, and the control must be stable. There were no specialized design talents in terms of body shape, so everyone invariably followed the carriage style. Therefore, people at that time called cars horseless "carriages."
German Benz Patent Motor No. 1 (Benz Patent Motor) 1886 model: the earliest model made by Karl Benz, 3 wheels, the first to use a differential mechanism, the rear wheel is a chain drive Engine: single cylinder, displacement 984ml Power: 0.89HP (English horsepower, 1HP=0.746KW) Maximum speed: 15km/h