Benz: leap forward in development of diesel engines

Date:
14 March 1909
Description:
Benz & Cie. submits a patent application for the prechamber system invented for diesel engines inented for the company by Prosper L'Orange (patent no. DRP 230 517).

In 1909, Prosper L'Orange mobilized the diesel engine Between 1889 and 1891, Rudolf Diesel had the "igniting" idea to develop the spark-ignitionless crude oil engine that is still associated with his name today. It still plays an indispensable role in the automotive sector today - and not only there. On February 28, 1892, Diesel filed the patent specification with his invention under the number 67 207.

Engineers at Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (Daimler Motor Company) work independently of each other on developing the diesel engine for trucks. Patent DRP No. 230517, registered by Benz on 14th March 1909, concerns "the combustion engine for liquid fuels" and refers firstly to the precombustion chamber principle in diesel engines discovered by Prosper L'Orange.

Patent DRP No. 230517 registered by Benz on 14th March 1909, concerns "the combustion engine for liquid fuels" and refers firstly to the precombustion chamber principle in diesel engines discovered by Prosper L'Orange. This is a main sketch from the patent application.