Left: Mr. Daimler Right: Mr. Maybach first met wilhelm maybach and gottlieb daimler, the "ancestors of automobiles", in the small town of Reutlingen in 1865 in the workshop of Brewood House. Wilhelm maybach, who was only 19 years old, quickly caught Daimler's attention with his extraordinary painting talent. The same interests and hobbies built a bridge of friendship between wilhelm maybach and gottlieb daimler, and they became close friends.
1869 wilhelm maybach accepted Daimler's invitation and came to gasmotorenfabrik deutz Company as a technical cartographer. 1872, Daimler entered the gasmotorenfabrik factory founded by nikolaus otto as the technical director. The research and development of four-stroke engine was started in Otto factory, and Maibakh, who was only 27 years old, was also appointed as the design director.
Gottlieb daimler left gasmotorenfabrik deutz in 1882 for bad cannstatt near Stuttgart, where he bought a spacious property and a small garden was transformed into his workshop. 65438+ 10 This year, wilhelm maybach also came here and began to develop light and high-speed internal combustion engines with Daimler. After careful and extensive research, wilhelm maybach invented the irregular heat pipe ignition system, which is an important part of developing high-speed engines. But this invention has been patented by an Englishman named Watson. So I had to give up this achievement and turn to the technical improvement of the original internal combustion engine on the market. Through their unremitting efforts, the engine speed has been greatly improved. These invention patents laid a good foundation for later commercialization.
Following the horizontal engine of 1883, a light and small engine with vertical fixed cylinder named "Grandfather Clock" came out. The prospect of this kind of engine with small volume and high speed is widely optimistic. 1885, this new engine was first applied to bicycles, and it was actually a pioneer of motorcycles. And in 1886, the engine was first mounted on a four-wheeled carriage, becoming a famous "gasoline carriage". However, wilhelm maybach was obviously not satisfied with using his invention only on trucks. The first product he envisioned was a steel wheel car. Wilhelm maybach successfully installed a 4-speed gear transmission device with sliding pinion on this car, and the sliding gear system was formally introduced into automobile manufacturing. This "gear car" appeared in the Paris World Expo of 1889, and the widespread praise of users is the best verification of this technology.
Maibakh)-The Diamond in the Crown1When Daimler, duttenhofer and lorenz founded Daimler -motoren-gesellschaft in 890, Maibakh was appointed as the chief engineer and developed the honeycomb radiator that year. This effective engine cooling system laid a solid foundation for the invention of modern automobiles. The French call him "roides Architect". However, in February 189 1, he resigned on the grounds that he could not accept the terms of the contract. In the next year and a half, wilhelm maybach continued to design in his studio, but was sponsored by Daimler. 1in the autumn of 892, some important design inventions of wilhelm maybach in this period were announced at Herman Hotel, including the improvement of nozzle carburetor, Phoenix engine and belt drive system. Frederick Simmons, a British industrialist, put pressure on dmg Company, and finally wilhelm maybach was re-appointed as the technical director of the company in June 1895. After returning to his original post, wilhelm maybach made one scientific and technological achievement after another. For example, he invented the first four-cylinder car engine. During the period from 1898 to 1899, he invented five different types of engines, which can generate 6 to 23 horsepower.
Among all the design inventions in wilhelm maybach, the most outstanding one is 1900, the first Mercedes-Benz car invented after Daimler's death, which caused quite a stir in 190 1 March. The birth of this car is attributed to wilhelm maybach and Emile Jelinek.
There is also an episode in the origin of the name "Mercedes-Benz". Emil jellinek, then Austrian consul in Nice, was an enthusiastic supporter of Daimler. He once won the championship in the 1899 Nice car race in France by driving the Phoenix car made by Daimler. He named the racing car "Mercedes-Benz", which is the name of his youngest daughter. He thought that the beautiful name and beautiful daughter brought him good luck in the competition, so he suggested Daimler to use this name as the trademark of the car. In order to thank this enthusiastic supporter, Daimler printed his name on his car and it sold well.
This car was never made by Daimler-Motor Company (DMG) before, and it made the world enter the automobile era from the carriage era. At the same time, this historical concept of "real" automobile design points out the future development direction for the automobile industry and opens the door to automobile industry design. Since then, streamlined contour, high performance, honeycomb radiator, low hood, long wheelbase, positioning plate shifting mechanism, oblique steering system, almost the same size of front and rear wheels and light weight have become the key factors in automobile engineering design.
Although Mercedes-Benz achieved great success in the following years, wilhelm maybach obviously became a victim of internal interests struggle. His position as chief engineer was replaced by others, and his work activities were also restricted. So he left dmg angrily at 1907. 1908 On August 5th, when the Zeppelin LZ4 airship crashed in Dingen, eckert after a storm, wilhelm maybach promised to build a new and improved airship engine for graf zeppelin. Later, Luft Fahrzeug-Motorenbau-GmbH Bissinger Company was established on March 23rd, 1909, and its technical director was his son Karl Maibakh, who was also one of the founders of Maibakh. Karl Maibakh also participated in the design of the new engine.
As of 19 19, Maibakh and his son built the first test car w 1 on the chassis of four Mercedes-Benz cars, and conducted a comprehensive field test, which was the first Maibakh car. Then they set out to develop w2 automobile engine, with cylinder diameter of 95 mm, stroke 135 mm, * * * six cylinders, and maximum output power of 70 HP (2200 rpm). 192 1 year, Karl Maibakh publicly stated at the Berlin Auto Show: "I want to build the most expensive car", thus formally establishing Maibakh's market positioning and future development direction, and Maibakh became the brightest star in the car family.
After the Berlin Auto Show, the achievements of the new car greatly encouraged the Maibakh team. At the end of 1926, Maibakh introduced the w5 racing car, which was equipped with a 6-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 6992 ml and a power of 120 horsepower. Later, the improved version (w5 sg) of this car was equipped with a very advanced transmission with overdrive at that time. On Karl Maibakh's 45th birthday, wilhelm maybach gave his son a birthday present-a gold watch to show his recognition of his son's achievements. This watch was originally presented by emil jellinek to wilhelm maybach to encourage him to make greater progress in the automotive field.
Karl Maibakh failed to live up to his father's expectations. In order to maintain the absolute advantage of his brand, he began to develop 12 cylinder automobile engine in the late 1920s. With the experience of multi-cylinder engine manufacturing accumulated in aviation industry, Karl Maibakh manufactured Maibakh "12" in 1929 with a 7-liter v 12 engine with 150 horsepower. This is the predecessor of the famous ds 8 in Zeppelin, Maibakh in the mid-1930s. It uses the same engine and double overdrive transmission as Led Zeppelin. It is of special significance that the car "Zeppelin" was a gift from Karl Maibakh to his father. 1929, wilhelm maybach's health has gone from bad to worse, but he still has a persistent dream in his heart-to build a top luxury car with strong horsepower. In order to let his father have a taste of his long-cherished wish, Karl Maibakh, who had deep affection for his father, constantly improved the engine originally used for airship, and finally developed the Zeppelin car before his father died.
193 1 year, "chipalin" ds 8 came out, with a car length of about 5.5 meters, an 8-liter engine and a power of 200 HP. As the flagship model of Maibakh, the "Zeppelin" car represents the peak of luxury cars, and it was the most famous German car at that time: it conquered the world with unparalleled elegance and dynamic performance. Of course, owning a "Zeppelin" car needs a solid economic foundation. The price of the car is as high as 36,000 German marks, which is enough to buy three detached houses in the early 1930s. However, Karl Maibakh was not satisfied with the status quo. He once said: "For those customers with extraordinary tastes, perfect technical details are very important when customizing their frame, suspension, engine, transmission, radiator, front panel and other components. Therefore, whether it is car body manufacturing, interior decoration or car body painting, Maibakh always insists on cooperating with the best supporting factories and experts in this field to meet the needs of consumers and provide excellent products that complement its own image.
194 1 year, Maibakh was forced to stop production due to the war, and has since entered a 60-year sleep period. Up to 194 1 year, about 1800 luxury cars have been produced, and their bodies have been carefully designed and equipped according to customers' requirements. At that time, Maibakh's artworks included gorgeous luxury cars, noble Pullman cars, dynamic 2-7-seat sports cars, fashionable convertibles and sports convertibles. The interior of each Maibakh car has its own characteristics, including exquisite leather and fabric interiors, selected wood and paint, and many exquisite accessories, which make every car with the "double M" logo look different.