Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1716, the car era is coming

"It's so cool, this speed is much better than riding a bicycle!"

After playing for half an hour, Zhu Houzhao got out of the car contentedly. He wanted to drive it himself, but Liu Jin and others stopped him.

His status is too noble, but nothing should happen, otherwise everyone's heads will be lost.

"Of course, the car is driven by an internal combustion engine. There is no need to step on it at all. People can easily. They only need to control the direction and the accelerator. If you want to go faster, put more oil in it. Put less fuel, turn left if you want to turn left, and control right when you want to turn left, it's very simple and easy."

When Lu Qing heard this, he also said proudly.

"Good, good~"

"However, I feel it still has a lot of room for improvement."

"For example, it is very good to use this to control the direction of the bicycle, but for the car, because it is driven by an internal combustion engine, its horsepower is very large. I think it is still very inconvenient to use this kind of control, and there are also problems. Big risk."

"I think it might be better to change to a circular control."

Zhu Houzhao nodded again and again, then thought for a while and touched his chin and said.

"Your Highness is right. We are only thinking about this problem, because it involves the drive of the two front wheels. We have also designed a special drive mechanism, which is controlled by coupling through multi-tooth gears. At present, the effect is not good. It’s not very good yet, our next step is to adopt separate controls, and it’s really better to use disc-type control directions.”

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhiyuan nodded after thinking about it.

"Haha, that's right, I also study machinery, so I still know a little bit."

"And your throttle control device, in my opinion, can be placed in the position of the foot, and the foot can be used to step on it, and the fuel delivery can be increased by stepping on it, and the fuel delivery can be reduced by releasing it, so as to control the power of the internal combustion engine It seems that if you want it to go fast, you should step on the gas pedal, and when you want to slow down, you should release it."

"In addition, I think you need to add deceleration and shock absorption devices. This deceleration is for safety. If the speed cannot be reduced quickly, won't something happen in an emergency?"

"Especially once the car speeds up and hits someone, something serious will happen."

Zhu Houzhao nodded triumphantly, then pointed to the accelerator lever on the car and said: "It is more convenient to control the accelerator with your feet, and you can also free your hands to concentrate on controlling the direction."

"This shock absorption is the most necessary. Just sitting on it, my buttocks were numb from the shock. In my opinion, adding a layer of cushions to this wooden chair will make it much more comfortable."

"Your Highness is wise, we have been thinking about these issues, especially the throttle joystick, which needs to control the direction as well as the throttle joystick, which is very inconvenient and even more dangerous."

"The deceleration device we decelerate through two aspects, one is to control the accelerator, reduce the oil input, which can naturally reduce the power and speed, and the other is to install a friction deceleration valve on the wheel, which is similar to riding a bicycle. kind of."

After Lu Qing heard it, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

I have long heard that Zhu Houzhao is a genius and a master in mechanical research. He just took a look at it and experienced it. He immediately put forward so many suggestions, many of which were not thought of by everyone after a long time.

For example, for this accelerator control lever, everyone has never thought of any good solution. Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao came up with it all at once, and stepped on it with his feet.

"The brake system can also be stepped on with your feet, and they are all placed under your feet."

Zhu Houzhao emphasized again.

"Yes, this is indeed a good way, so that you can use both hands and feet to control the car."

Lu Qing also hurriedly asked people to write it down in detail.

"Also, this should be the fuel tank. It's not good to put it in the front. It takes up space and it's not safe. In my opinion, it can be placed at the bottom of the car. In this way, there will be a lot of space in the front. Together, we can make a good plan for this internal combustion engine."

"The placement, control system and the like can all be redesigned."

"Well, it'd be better to get a cover to cover it all up, so it would look more comfortable."

Zhu Houzhao stroked his chin, looked at the internal combustion engine, fuel tank, etc. in front and said.

"Write it down, write it down, write it down."

Ren Siheng also quickly asked people to write it down, and after returning home, he will conduct detailed research and make continuous improvements.

"In my opinion, we need to add a cover to the car, just like the carriage. Otherwise, what if it's windy and rainy? Can't it be rained?"

Liu Jin thought for a while and said that he was going to tell some things about the car design of later generations, so as to speed up the manufacture of cars, otherwise, if he changed slowly, he didn't know what to change.

I am planning to drive around in the car and go for a walk in the future.

"However, if the cover is added, the front will still be blown by the wind and rain?"

Duan Hai thought for a while and said.

"Can you use glass? Wouldn't it be enough to make a windshield?"

Liu Jin said again.

"This is indeed possible."

Lu Qing nodded again and again.

"In addition, two mirrors can be added on both sides of the front of the car, called rearview mirrors, so that you can see the situation behind. If there are more cars in the future, you can use this rearview mirror to see the situation behind. This will prevent accidents from happening.”

Liu Jin pointed to the positions on both sides of the front of the car and continued.

"And this tire, the tire should be equipped with water-repelling and mudguard guards, so that mud and water will not seem to be brought into the car or the important engine because of the rotation of the car tire."

"The design of this seat needs to be improved, to increase comfort, to be able to lean back and so on."

"Can the exhaust be placed behind the tail of the car and exhausted through the bottom of the car, so that you won't choke yourself or block the front view because of the black smoke that is sometimes emitted."

"Yeah, why didn't we think of that."

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Lu Qing, Huang Zhiyuan, Ren Siheng and others all opened their eyes slightly, and couldn't help but suddenly realized that such a design was possible.

"In addition, it's better to have a bell like a bicycle, so that we can remind each other when there is an emergency."

"In terms of safety design, there should be more designs, such as how to prevent the car from sliding down if it is parked on a slope, how to ensure safety when starting on a slope, etc."

"There is also this starting method. In my opinion, it is better to start it directly at the front side, so as to save two people to operate, or quickly get out a container that can store electricity, so that there is no need to go through it temporarily. Crank it to generate electricity."

Liu Jin also kept putting forward one suggestion after another, which made Zhu Houzhao, Ren Siheng, Huang Zhiyuan, Lu Qing and others' eyes widen.

How does Liu Jin know everything?
Even cars can come up with a bunch of suggestions, it feels like you have seen a truly perfect car, and there are many things that even the inventors and designers of cars like them can't think of.

"Write it down, write it down!"

Ren Siheng and Duan Hai hurriedly asked people to write it down.

It's not because of Liu Jin's status, but the suggestions Liu Jin put forward are things that they have never thought of, and they are really useful suggestions.

I feel that Liu Jin understands cars better than these mechanics, and he also understands cars better.

"After listening to His Highness and Mr. Liu's suggestion, we realized that the car we designed still has many imperfections. We can't even see it. We are really ashamed and ashamed."

Ren Siheng looked at Zhu Houzhao, then at Liu Jin, and said in an extremely ashamed tone.

"Haha, no, no, you are still amazing, hurry up and improve, I can't help but want to drive this car around the capital."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he shook his head again and again. He still knew clearly that if he really asked himself to research and design, he might not be able to do better than them.

This thing needs to be improved and developed after a long period of research, pondering and continuous experimentation, where it can be perfected all at once.

"Yeah, you have actually done a great job, very good."

"We are just superfluous. It is superfluous. How to design and improve, or you people know better."

Liu Jin also nodded with a smile.

The car in front of me is crude, has many problems, and has a lot of room for improvement, but it is still an extremely remarkable invention for this era.

How long has it taken from the internal combustion engine to the automobile? They have been able to achieve this step. This is already a remarkable thing. We should not ask too much of them. We must give them time to study and improve slowly. .

But I believe that, given the current situation of Ming Dynasty, this era of automobiles will soon come.

PS: The car is here~
(End of this chapter)