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Brons, named after Jan Brons, was a Dutch engine manufacturer in
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society for the preservation of the Brons motor industrial heritage
US Patent 644814
Rotary Engine, Jan Brons, dated July 31, 1899
US Patent 868839
Hydrocarbon Engine, Jan Brons & Nanno Timmer, dated October 7, 1907
US Patent 1759776
Multicylinder Combustion Motor, Jan Brons & Naamloze Vennoot (nameless partner), dated January 7, 1927
Society for the preservation of the Brons motor industrial heritage
* ''Patent Brons - 100 jaar verstuiverbak motoren'' (100 Years of Spray Cup Engines), J. Vegter, 2002, {{ISBN, 90-5294-266-8 Defunct bus manufacturers Engine manufacturers of the Netherlands Companies based in Groningen (province) Two-stroke diesel engines Bus manufacturers of the Netherlands Dutch companies established in 1907 Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1907 Eemsdelta
Brons, named after Jan Brons, was a Dutch engine manufacturer in Appingedam
Appingedam (; gos, n Daam) is a city and former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. Although there is no certainty as to the exact age of Appingedam, historical research demonstrates that the place in which the city would eventually b ...
that existed from 1907 to 2004. The company made more than 4000 engines for large machines such as ships, tractors, and busses. The company is notable for its early stationary industrial motors and ship engines, but also for an early 1899 prototype light omnibus called "The Brons".
History
Jan Brons (January 20, 1865 – February 9, 1954) first developed an autobus with a motor that ran onpetroleum
Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crud ...
in 1890, but because he wanted it to run on petrol
Gasoline (; ) or petrol (; ) (see ) is a transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most spark-ignited internal combustion engines (also known as petrol engines). It consists mostly of organic c ...
he then created the omnibus in 1899. It was for this omnibus that he later bought a patent (in Germany, because it was not possible to get a patent for it in the Netherlands). The bus was in service for some years until it broke a wheel. It was never in production. When Rudolf Diesel
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (, ; 18 March 1858 – 29 September 1913) was a German inventor and mechanical engineer who is famous for having invented the diesel engine, which burns diesel fuel; both are named after him.
Early life and educat ...
developed the diesel motor in the 1890s, Brons found it to be too complicated and invented a type of "spray cup" he called the "''verstuiverbak''" or "''bakjesknapper''" to simplify the fuel injection process. This method was later bought by HVID, that later patented their method.
In the 1930s the company tried to make a comeback with truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame constructi ...
engines, full trucks have never been made, though a couple of Brons-tractors were built and sold.
The company that made the car was known as the ''Appingedammer Bronsmotorenfabriek'' continued to manufacture heavy diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...
s for ships, electrical generator
In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) or fuel-based power ( chemical energy) into electric power for use in an external circuit. Sources of mechanical energy include steam turbines, g ...
s and pumps, later being taken over by US company Waukesha Engines
Waukesha is a brand of large stationary reciprocating engines produced by INNIO Waukesha Gas Engines, a business unit of the INNIO Group.
For 62 years, Waukesha was an independent supplier of gasoline engines, diesel engines, multifuel engines (g ...
. The archives of the company remain with a society devoted to preserving this industrial heritage.society for the preservation of the Brons motor industrial heritage
Patents
US Patent 644814
Rotary Engine, Jan Brons, dated July 31, 1899
US Patent 868839
Hydrocarbon Engine, Jan Brons & Nanno Timmer, dated October 7, 1907
US Patent 1759776
Multicylinder Combustion Motor, Jan Brons & Naamloze Vennoot (nameless partner), dated January 7, 1927
References
General
* David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.Society for the preservation of the Brons motor industrial heritage
* ''Patent Brons - 100 jaar verstuiverbak motoren'' (100 Years of Spray Cup Engines), J. Vegter, 2002, {{ISBN, 90-5294-266-8 Defunct bus manufacturers Engine manufacturers of the Netherlands Companies based in Groningen (province) Two-stroke diesel engines Bus manufacturers of the Netherlands Dutch companies established in 1907 Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1907 Eemsdelta