WTJC-091-002-汽车专业英解析.pptVIP

汽车专业英语 新华教育（北京）研究院 主编 教师介绍 姓名: 主授课程: 职级: 课程内容 Chapter one Automobile basics Chapter two Engine Chapter three Chassis Chapter four Body Electrical System Chapter one Automobile basics Unit 1 history of automobile Unit 2 Structure of automobile Chapter one Automobile basics Unit 1 history of automobile Unit 2 Structure of automobile Unit 1 history of automobile The origin of the automobile can be traced to 3-wheel carriage (fig.1-1) developed by Nicolas cygnet in France in 1769. The carriage is power by a steam engine. This is the first self-propelled highway vehicle in the history. But because it has no improvement on the horse, the cars in the modem sense have replaced it. Unit 1 history of automobile Unit 1 history of automobile The cars in the modern sense are powered by light-weight, fast-running internal combustion engine. The first designers of cars of this kind are Daimler and May Bach in Constant and Benz in Pforzheim, Germany. All the three used the principle that was pioneered by N.A. Otto and patented in 1877. Unit 1 history of automobile Daimler and May Bach’s first motorized vehicle was a kind of motorcycle. And they created the ancestor of the modern motor car in 1886 (fig.1-2).On January 29; 1886,Karl Benz applied for a patent for his tricycle(fig1-3). This is officially considered the birth of the first car invented. Unit 1 history of automobile Unit 1 history of automobile Unit 1 history of automobile The first American automobile was developed by two brothers who were bicycle mechanics Charles and Duryea (fig1-4). They copied a published description of Benz’s automobile and built a motor car with a one-cylinder engine in 1893. Unit 1 history of automobile Unit 1 history of automobile At the time the motor car was an expensive plaything for the very rich. Henry Ford in America successfully adopted mass production techniques from the small arms industry. These t