Georg Lankensperger
Georg Lankensperger (also: Lankensberger ; born March 31, 1779 in Marktl ; † July 11, 1847 in Birkenstein ) was a German wagon builder . He was the first to be granted a patent on the stub axle steering . However, this steering was invented by Erasmus Darwin as early as 1761 .
Lankensperger made his invention in 1816 as a Hofwagner in Munich. At that time it was used in horse-drawn carriages, and axle steering is still in use today in passenger cars and trucks.
On May 25, 1816 Georg Lankensberger received a Bavarian privilege:
"To the Hofwagner Lankensberger there because of the invention of a new drive for the front car, which does not require a so-called window frame and which shortens the car very much without losing space."
He had the steering in England patented by the publisher and entrepreneur Rudolph Ackermann , which is why it was named “A-Steering” there. The theoretically correct angle of the front wheels is called the Ackermann angle.
literature
- Hans Christoph Graf von Seherr-Thoss: Lankensperger, Georg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 617 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Erik Eckermann: An idea comes too early. The stub axle steering from Georg Lankensperger . In: Culture & Technology . No. 4 , 2003, p. 54–57 ( PDF [accessed September 13, 2016]).
Individual evidence
- ^ A century of automotive technology - commercial vehicles, page 164, 175. VDI-Verlag 1987 ISBN 3-18-400656-6
- ↑ Published: "Weekly Bulletin for Art and Industry in the Kingdom of Bavaria", No. 24, June 15, 1816, column 394
- ^ Bavarian privilege for Georg Lankensberger from May 25, 1816
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lankensperger, Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lankensberger, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German wagon builder, inventor of the stub axle steering |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1779 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marktl , Bavaria, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 1847 |
| Place of death | Birkenstein (Fischbachau) |