PKW2020010 Daimler motor carriage

Daimler motor carriage

  • Production period
    1886
  • Remark on type
    experimental car
  • Combustion principle
    four-stroke
  • Configuration
    vertical, between front and rear bench
  • Number of cylinders / arrangement
    1 / vertical, vertical flywheel
  • Bore x Stroke
    70 x 120 mm
  • Total displacement
    462 cc
  • Compression ratio
    2.6
  • Rated output
    1.1 hp at 650 rpm (maximum rpm 900 rpm)
  • Number of valves / arrangement
    1 intake (automatic) / overhead; 1 exhaust (controlled) / lateral, vertical
  • Valve operation
    cornering groove control
  • Fuel system
    surface carburettor
  • Fuel tank: position / capacity
    not fitted (2 l fuel in the surface carburettor)
  • Frame design
    wood, reinforced with iron
  • Front-wheel suspension
    rigid axle
  • Rear-wheel suspension
    rigid axle
  • Front springs
    full-elliptic springs
  • Rear springs
    full-elliptic springs
  • Steering
    fifth-wheel steering, operated via toothed sector and pinion
  • Brake system (foot brake)
    not fitted
  • Parking brake (hand brake)
    pad brake, operated by hand crank; acting on rear wheels
  • Wheels
    wooden-spoke wheels; front 930 mm , rear 1165 mm
  • Tires
    iron tyres; 37 mm wide
  • Driven wheels
    rear wheels
  • Drivetrain
    flat belt from the engine to the drive shaft; pinion gear on the drive shaft with external toothed rings at the rear wheels
  • Gearing
    2 forward gears, no reverse gear
  • Shifting
    traversing the belts by hand lever (whilst car is not in motion)
  • Clutch
    wooden cone engageable into cast iron cone mounted to crankshaft
  • Transmission type
    two-stage pulley sets on output shaft and countershaft
  • Maximum speed
    18 km/h
  • Fuel consumption
    2 l
  • Wheelbase
    1300 mm
  • Front / rear track
    1160 / 1160 mm
  • Length
    2530 mm
  • Width
    1475 mm
  • Height
    1695 mm
  • Kerb weight
    290 kg
  • Units produced
    1
  • Prices
    not for sale
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