1884

From the Kurtz bell foundry Gottlieb Daimler receives the cast-iron components for his first engine with vertical cylinder. It represents a fundamentally new type of design, as for the first time the crankshaft and flywheel are enclosed in an oil- and dust-proof crankcase.

Carl Benz also has his two-stroke gas engine with improved flame ignition protected in the USA. A patent with the number 316 868 is issued on 28 April 1885. As early as spring 1884, Benz tests a high-voltage electric ignition system on his two-stroke engines; this enables him to dispense with flame ignition and its complicated control mechanism.