János Csonka
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Hungarian János Csonka (Szeged
, 1852-Budapest
, 1939) was the co-inventor of the carburetor
with Donát Bánki
, patented on February 13, 1893.
motor in Paris
in 1874 and there he recognized the prospects of the internal combustion engine
.
He became head of the training workshop at the Technical University of Budapest at the age of 25 where he employed skilled workers at his own expense, which allowed him to use the workshop for his experiments.
Csonka retired at the age of 73 and filed his last patent application at the age of 84.
, several other engines and vehicles
, including the first motor tricycle and postal automobile of the Hungarian Post
, which were used for decades. In the 1890s, together with Donát Bánki
, they produced the Bánki-Csonka engine and the first Hungarian motorcycle and motor-boat.
Szeged
' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
, 1852-Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, 1939) was the co-inventor of the carburetor
Carburetor
A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....
with Donát Bánki
Donát Bánki
Donát Bánki was a Hungarian mechanical engineer, inventor of the carburetor, togetherwith János Csonka, in 1893, as the Bánki-Csonka engine....
, patented on February 13, 1893.
Life
Csonka, self-educated in many fields, had no university degree, but became one of the greatest figures of Hungarian engineering industry, and with the carburetor he has heavily contributed to technical development in the world. He studied the LenoirLenoir
Lenoir may refer to:Locations:* Lenoir, North Carolina, United States* Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States* Lenoir City, TennesseeIn Universities:* Lenoir-Rhyne University...
motor in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1874 and there he recognized the prospects of the internal combustion engine
Internal combustion engine
The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high-temperature and high -pressure gases produced by combustion apply direct force to some component of the engine...
.
He became head of the training workshop at the Technical University of Budapest at the age of 25 where he employed skilled workers at his own expense, which allowed him to use the workshop for his experiments.
Csonka retired at the age of 73 and filed his last patent application at the age of 84.
Inventions
As the head of the workshop in 1879, Csonka invented the first Hungarian gas engineGas engine
A gas engine means an engine running on a gas, such as coal gas, producer gas biogas, landfill gas, or natural gas. In the UK, the term is unambiguous...
, several other engines and vehicles
Csonka
The Csonka was a Hungarian automobile manufactured by János Csonka in Budapest from 1909 until 1912.Csonka had previously designed some small vans which had been made by the large Ganz company but in 1909 he set out on his own and made a few one off cars...
, including the first motor tricycle and postal automobile of the Hungarian Post
Magyar Posta
Magyar Posta Zrt. is the postal administration of Hungary. Besides normal mail delivery, Magyar Posta also offers logistics, banking, and marketing services.-External links:*...
, which were used for decades. In the 1890s, together with Donát Bánki
Donát Bánki
Donát Bánki was a Hungarian mechanical engineer, inventor of the carburetor, togetherwith János Csonka, in 1893, as the Bánki-Csonka engine....
, they produced the Bánki-Csonka engine and the first Hungarian motorcycle and motor-boat.
External links
- JÁNOS CSONKA (1852 - 1939) at www.hungarianhistory.com