Loeb works

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Loeb-Werke AG
legal form Corporation
founding 1906 (as Loeb & Co. )
resolution 1920
Reason for dissolution Takeover by Dinos-Automobilwerke
Seat Berlin - Charlottenburg , Germany
management
  • Ludwig Loeb
  • Dagobert Philip
Branch Motor vehicle manufacturers , engine manufacturers

The Loeb-Werke AG was a German automobile and engine manufacturers , who from 1906 to 1920 in Berlin-Charlottenburg was a resident.

history

The company was established in 1906 as Loeb & Co. was founded. Founders were Ludwig Loeb and Dagobert Philip. It was based in Fritschestrasse in Berlin-Charlottenburg . Initially, she dealt with the repair of and trading in automobiles of many makes. It was the agency for the Benz , Fiat , Panhard & Levassor and Daimler brands . Gasoline engines from the Körting engine factory in Hanover were also part of the range.

In 1909 the production of completely own automobiles began under the name LUC (Loeb and Co.). First, a 12/36 hp model with a self-designed side-controlled in-line four - cylinder engine was built.

As early as 1912, the four-cylinder models 8/22 HP and 16/40 HP with Knight slide motors were added to round off the program . The engines for these cars were obtained from the Daimler Motor Company in England .

From 1913 the 10/30 hp model followed, which was particularly known for its quietly running valve train (almost like the Knight engine, although it was a side-controlled design) and its advanced rear axle construction. The rear axle was made of sheet steel parts and suspended on semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs that ran below the axle. In addition, another transverse leaf spring was installed, which supported itself against the frame with a helical spring .

In 1914 the company was renamed Loeb-Werke AG . Due to the First World War , automobile production was stopped. Instead, aircraft engines were created (including the powerful Hiero developed in Austria-Hungary under license ) and the first German armored car with all-wheel drive and a driver's seat for forward and reverse travel was developed together with Büssing ( Büssing A5P ).

After the end of the war, the 10/30 HP were again produced for a short time from 1919, now under the brand name Loeb . In 1920 the company was taken over by the Dinos-Automobilwerke , which manufactured a 10/30 HP car similar to the Loeb under its own name until 1921.

Models

model Construction period cylinder Displacement Bore × stroke power at speed wheelbase Top speed
12/36 hp 1909-1913 4 row 3052 cc 90 mm × 120 mm 36 hp (26.5 kW) 1800 min⁻¹ 3100 mm 75 km / h
8/22 hp Knight 1912-1914 4 row 2025 cm³ 75 mm × 114 mm 22 hp (16.2 kW) 1800 min⁻¹ 2900 mm 75 km / h
16/40 hp Knight 1912-1914 4 row 4084 cc 101 mm × 130 mm 40 hp (29 kW) 1800 min⁻¹ 3100 mm 90 km / h
10/30 hp 1913-1920 4 row 2612 cc 80 mm × 130 mm 35 HP (26 kW) 2000 min⁻¹ 2950 mm 85 km / h

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans Christoph von Seherr-Thoss : The German automobile industry. Documentation from 1886 until today . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-421-02284-4 , p. 103 .