Intsuku yayisile 1924 lapho i-Bugatti ishintsha indlela amakhale abophelela kwisebenzela ngokuthi engenakubonwa kabusho - ama-wheel alawulwe ngokuthobela amakhale a-aluminum a-fakiwe kwi-Type 35 yabo yemachina. Yeyiphi indlela lokhu kubonakala ngayo? Ukwelapha kwezinto esingaziwa ngokuthi 'unsprung weight', okungukho ngezwi elisho izinto ezingaphakathi komsuka wesuspension. Futhi yeyiphi into engenziwa emuva koko? Imachina ibophelela ngempumelelo, ibonakala ngokuphakade kwezinyathelo emsheni, izingcina amandla abe nengqondo engenakwenzeka kabusho. Xa ama-wheel ayisola ukunyuka kwamandla lapho ayihamba, konke kusukela kubona ukuthula kanye nokuthula kakhulu, amacurves aphumelelwa ngokushesha kakhulu ngenkathi ayisola ukulawulwa. Abasebenzela amakhale baphakamisa ukuba i-Bugatti yenziwa lokhu. Bamuva bayaqala ukucinga kwezinye izinhlobo zabo zezinto ezingenamandla lapho bawubona ukuthi yeyiphi into engenziwa yima-aluminum wheels. Uma sibukeka emuva, lokhu akusho kuphela ukuthayelela kodwa kusho futhi ukuthi kuthile kwezindlela zokubeka amakhale aphumelele okwenzeka ngokuphelele lapho kuzozikhathazo.
Kwa 1928 kuya kwa 1932, lapho abasebenzisa amakhari bengquma ukuthi abeke amadramu okubrakela phakathi kwezinhloso zokubhola, amakhari bengquma ukuba abilene kakhulu. Ukuhlelela kwenza isishonelo esikhulu kahle kakhulu kahow they could speed up and stop, lokhu kudingekile kakhulu amakhari amasport nezinhloso zokubhala kancane. Abasebenzisi bengquma ukuthi lawa maphakathi abe yinto efanayo ukuze kungase kubekwe amaphakathi amahle amahle. Lokhu akusho kuphela okuthatha amandla nje futhi kuhlelela kakhulu ukusebenza kwezinye izinto noma ngabe kuyaphela okunikezela ukusebenzisa kwezimali. Lezi zindlela zokuhlelela zekhombisa ukuthi abasebenzisi bengquma ukuthi baphile kakhulu ukwenza amakhari ahambe kakhulu futhi asebenze kahle kancane ngaphambi kokuthi bethink about amakhari amakhulu amaganu. Okushaywa njengesicelo sokuthatha amandla sabengquma ukuthi kuthole ukuthi kubaleke kakhulu kahle kahle kahle kokuqukethwe kwezinto.
Kodwa ama-Cadillac ethumela i-Sabre-Spoke wehili ngo-1954, yaboqobo bekabonisa okuthile okuthuthukisa kakhulu ekuphileni kwezinhla zokulayisha. Le zinhla zibe yezokulayisha eziqala eziyinzile emva kwezinkanyezi zaseDube, zinamathakathi nezokulayisha okungcono engcono engenza okuthi kungenzeka ukulayisha kahle kwezindlela. Abakheli obumnandi bokuthanda yena kuba bafuna okuthile okubonakala kahle futhi okutholwe ukuthi kube nomkhawulo. Ngeqondo elikhulu le-aluminum enenjani elibonakalayo futhi nezinhlobo zokulayisha eziphambene, le zinhla zangezwa amanye abathanda ukuthi izinhla zabo zibe nezithakathi. Abantu bangoqobo bafunda ukuthi kudingekile ukuthi izinhla zabo zibe nezithakathi njengokuthi kudingekile ukuthi zisebenze kahle ngaphakathi, okungumehluko wezinye izikhathi. I-Sabre-Spoke yangeza kakhulu kwezidingo ezenziwa kuzinhla zokulayisha.
Ngasekupheleni kwawo-1950, amaphayona ezimoto afana no-Abarth, OSCA, noFerrari aqala ukwenza amagagasi lapho bethula ama-alloys alula kumiklamo yabo yezimoto. Lezi zinguquko zaba nomthelela wangempela endleleni izimoto ezazingahamba ngayo ngokushesha futhi zilawule izitebhisi phakathi nemincintiswano. Amasondo alula ane-alloy ayesho ukusheshisa nokulawula kangcono emikhondweni, okuyinto abagijimi ababeyidinga ngaleso sikhathi. Kulawa mabhendi kanokusho, lokhu kwakungekhona nje ukubukeka kahle kodwa empeleni kwenza izimoto zawo zisebenze kangcono. Iqiniso lokuthi lezi zinkampani zaziphakathi kwezokuqala ukuhlola izinto ezinjalo lalikhulisa ngempela isithombe sazo emakethe kuyilapho libonisa bonke abanye ukuthi izinto ezikhanyayo zingenza umehluko ongakanani. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, amasondo e-alloy aba yinto eyayilindeleke ezimotweni zezemidlalo ezibucayi, ezibonisa ukuthi ayingqayizivele nje kodwa ayizifanekiselo zobunjiniyela obuphambili.
U-Pontiac wakhiwa amaphepha eziyagcineni kwi-1960 xa bavulelwa ukuba yabo yeminye yemoto ne-hubcap esebenzisa uhlelo lwamagxobo, oku kuyindlela enkulu yokuguqula kwiinkwanelo zemoto. Le nye yeminye yemoto yavulela ukuba kube lula ukuba yilowo umgca wokubona ngaphandle kwezixhobo zokugcina, oko kuthetha ukuba imoto zihandle kahle kwaye zifumane isantya esingcono. Xa u-Pontiac ubinzele ngale ndawo zinto kumgca omnye, abekele ukuba zinto zibonakale ngakumbi phantsi kwesikhumba. Abasebenzisa imoto ngokwanele bafumene ubungqina ngokukhawuleza. Nezinye iindlela zokwenza imoto zazibona oku kwaye. Ngemva kwezinyaka ezifewu, amanye amaqela wokwenza imoto wazicopa iindlela zokwenza ngokusebenzisa le ngxelo, ukubonisa ukuba yintoni enkulu yokuqinisekileyo u-Pontiac wayenjwa kwiindusutri yonke kuleli xesha.
Kunye ne-1960s, imicandi engconoqoqoqo kanye ne-Shelby Mustang kunye ne-Chevrolet Corvette yayizivele kwiindlela ngemigqa yemoto yenkqubo enkulu yenye yokuqhuba kwiimoto. Le miqamata yonke ibonisa abantu ukuba yintoni enkqubeni yemigqa yemoto kwiimoto ezilungileyo, ubingelela kwiintlobo ezifuna abathengi xa bafuna amakhari akubo. Xa kwiindlela zokwenza zamaqina ukumisa imigqa yemoto kule miqamata, akukho mntla ngokubonakalayo. Ukuhlala kwenqanawa kuhluke kwaye ukwahlukana kwegqunyiweyo kuhluke. Ngoko ke, abantu bonke bayaqala ukufuna imigqa yemoto kwaye kwiimoto zabo zokudlulwa. Okuqalweyo njengencaqnu yemoto egcwele kwiindlela zokugcwa kwaye yenzeke ukuba yinto enkulu yalo ngeke iyahlulekanga kuba yintoni engconoqoqoqo kwaye ingaba yinto enokusebenza ngokugqunyiweyo kwiindlela zokugcwele okanye kwiindlela zokudlulwa.
Kodwa amaToyota ethumile i-2000GT ngenkulungwane ya-1967, kusho ukuthi iJapan iyaphakama ngokwesaba kwezinhlelo zokwenza izinhla zemoto. Imoto yayenqweba nezinhla zemoto eziphambene nezinkinga zokwenza izinhla zemoto ngokwezifiso. Le zinhla eziphambene zekhombisa ukuthi yini okuqondile kwaqala ukuthi abasebenzisi bethanda ukuthi baphumele kwezinkinga zokubilisa izimo nezokuphakama ngokwezifiso. Okuqondile kwehlise i-2000GT akukwakho nje ukubonakala kwalo. Ama-engineers eJapan ayakhiphe ukuthi banezindlela zokwenza ngempumelelo ngokwezifiso ngalesi modeli, okwakusebenza ukuthi kuthathwe amandla kwezinhlelo zokwenza ngokwezifiso ngaphandle kokubonakala nje. Izinto ezincane zamandla zekhomba ukuthi yini okuqondile kwaye kuthathwe amandla ukuthi iJapan iyakwenza yini engenakubonakala ngokwezifiso.
Lapho ama-Porsche Fuchs nezinkomba zokwenza i-Mercedes Bundt Cake ephumelela kuleli kusini kwezinkomba, zange kube yilapho amaphrojekthi akhombisa ukuphumelela kwezokwenza izinto ezijwayelekileyo noma ezifananayo. Abantu banelwandle kakhulu ukutheni kubonakala, kanti, kunezinkinga ezinhle eziphumelela kuzo. Izingxenye zokwenza zange zikhombise ukuthi izinhloso zihandle kahle lapho zilayelela ubunzima ngendlela efanele futhi zikhuphuke amandla ngendlela encane. Lezi zinkomba azange zibe yilapho kakhulu emakhazini kuphela. Isimo samo sengxenye yazo saphumelela kakhulu kuzo zonke izinkomba lapho izinto ezijwayelekileyo nezifananayo ziyathanda ukuthi zibe ngendlela efanele. Bheka noma yiliphi elivumelwano lezokwenza okujwayelekileyo ngenhla futhi kunezindlela ezithile lapho lezi zingxenye ezifundisa kwezinkomba zazisebenza. Ngokwesibonelo, akukho muntu othanda ukuthi into engiyile yonke ikhathaze ubunzima.
Amawhele a-Halibrand kanye ne-Minilite yayizwa kakhulu kwiindlela zokubhiza ngomnyaka wesithembekayo nezithobakulu. Le wawhele wayengeniwe ngokusebenzisa amaloyi amanani amancane okunika iindlela zokubhiza ukuba lula kakhulu kwaye aqondakali ngokulungileyo kwiindlela zokubhiza. Xa kwaqala ukusebenzisa lawa wawhele kuzo zonke iindlela zokubhiza, yachaza ngokucacileyo ukuba ubudlelwane obekelwe kwiindlela zokubhiza bethu babo. Iintombelo zemotocar yaziwa ngokukhawuleza ukuba lawa wawhele awubona kuphela kodwa wayenjongo ebalulekileyo kwiindlela zokusebenza ngokucacileyo. Xa sibuka ngaso sijonge ukuba yintoni na le wawhele wayenzileyo kwiindlela zokubhiza zangoku.
Umkhakha wesayensi yezinto ezibonakalayo uye wathuthukisa indlela esikhiqiza ngayo amasondo ezimoto, washiya i-aluminium evamile waya ku-magnesium nakuma-alloys ahlukahlukene athuthukile. Inzuzo eyinhloko lapha iwukuthuthukisa amandla kuyilapho kugcinwa isisindo sinciphile, into eyenza izimoto zisebenze kangcono futhi zisebenze kahle ngokwengeziwe. Ngokwesibonelo, ama-alloys e-magnesium athola inkulumo-ze eminingi muva nje ngoba alula kodwa aqinile ngokwanele ukuba akwazi ukukhuthazela ngaphansi kokucindezeleka, okusho ukuthi izimoto zisebenzisa uphethiloli omncane futhi zihamba kahle emgwaqeni. Abakhiqizi bezimoto manje batshala imali eningi ezindleleni ezintsha zokukhiqiza kunokuba banamathele ezindleleni zokugaya ezindala, okuchaza ukuthi kungani sibona izinto eziningi ezilula zivela kumamodeli wokukhiqiza ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zemakethe.
Umbuzo omkhulu kuleli tanda le manufacturing yezimvambo zokubhola noma kufanele kakhokele kuma forged noma ama cast wheels, fanye kube yini engenakho ngeke iyahlulekwa: ama measurements okuqinisekileyo noma i-toughness engafani. Ama forged wheels inesipho esikhulu ngoba ingasebenzi ngokukhululekile noma kungaba yini, ngalesi sikhali sibeke kakhulu kuma race cars noma kuma yezindlu zokuthengisa izimpahla. Okunye okuvela kakhulu kwezindlela zokuthengisa kuma forged ngoba abasebenzisi bethenga izimpahla eziphambene nezintandokazi, ngokuthi kungaba yini okunye. Okuvela kusebenza ngoku yilapho kubalwa phakathi kokuqinisekisa ukuthi izinto zokubhola zibe nezindlela eziphelele kakhulu noma kungaba yini engasebenzi kakhulu kuleli tanda lezindlela zokuthiwa.
I-tech ethi-sebenziswe kakhulu kuzo izikhululo zaseNtshonalanga neMars ayisikhathise kahle ukuthi kutheni kwenziwa amawheli ecalloy yesithuthi kuleli xesha. Chazi ngokuthi izinto ezisemqamweni wasekhanda zokwenziwa zokutholwa ngokuthi zilungise izindleko ezinkulu ne-radiation evela kuzo, kodwa manje zibonakala kwezithuthi zethu. Iinkampani zatstarta ukusebenzisa ezinye zazo i-alloys ezinhlekileyo kuba zilala ngemva kwaye zisebenzisa ngempumelelo phantsi kwezixhobo. Okuthakazelisa nguye kukuthi izinto zasekhanda ziyafumana indlela yazo kwezithuthi ezipheleleyo. Xa iinkampani zokwenziwa izithuthi zixoxa nezithuthi zasekhanda, izinto eziphumelela ziyafumaneka. Siyabona amawheli athathu ngokulula akunakugcina, konke lokhu kuyasebenzisa ukuxhumano okungasekulinganiweyo phakathi kwezindzaba ezisebenzisa ukunxibelelana ngokufanayo.
Imipikiswano yesingeni yesingeni kakhulu kubonakala kakhulu ukuthi izinhla yemoto zikhuluma kanjani noma zilinda kanjani ubunzima bazo. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu lapho izinhla ziya kakhulu ngezinsizwa zokuthi zingasebenze kanjani noma zingasebenze kahle kanjani. Imicabango ikhombisa ukuthi ukuphatha izindleko kahle kwenza izinto ezimbili: kwenza amabremi aphakeme kahle futhi akuvike amagliga ukuthi asale kakhulu. Koma yikuphi umuntu othanda ukuthi izinhla zake zisebenze kahle, le mipikiswano ayinalo ukuthi ibe yimali - kuyadinga ukuthi zonke izinto ziphume kahle ngezimo eziphakeme.
Ukuhlinzeka kwezinhlanzi kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu ngoku xa kudizaynwa amawili aphakathi, ngokwesibonelo ngemikhiqizo yokufaka amagatya embube. Amawili aphunywe ngale mikhawulo yokuvikelwa iyaphila ngokude ngaphandle kwalokho esemukelwe, futhi izohlala zibe nezithakatha ngisho eminyakeni embadini. Ngokwesibonelo esisha kwezilaborithori zemikhombiso, amagatya amabiya amasha akhiya ngokuhamba ngokushesha kakhulu kwalokho akhiyayo. Abadizayni bethu baze baphawule ukuthi le nto iyavela ngokwesibonelo xa abathengi bahlala bethanda amawili aphakathi abalulekile kakhulu ngokuhlinzeka kwezimo zombuso futhi zibe nezithakatha ngokugcwele ngemva kokuthenga.
Izinhwele zokugcina le zinhwele kumelwe izinga eliphezulu lokusebenzisa ikhwalithi yamahhala ngokuba zinhlanza kakhulu ukubona inkimbini yamahhala, lokhu kungenxa yokuqondisa ukubonakala kwamanzi amahhala, oku kusebenza ngokweqile kuleli hlobo lomoya olunye lwabantu. Susa ngokude kanye noma ngokungu-10% yabanzi besihlahla futsi abasebenzisi bamasipha kanye noma ngokungu-5% kuya kuma-7% okusebenzisa ikhwalithi yamahhala. Lokhu kusebenza ngokweqile kubantu bonke abakhetha ukuba bakhubeki amahhala. Ngokuba izimali zokugcina zihlukahluka kakhulu, abasebenzisi bamasipha kakhulu ukwenza izinhwele ezilula kakhulu. Lokhu kungumsebenzi wokwenza izinhwele ngokwezifiso kodwa kungumsebenzi wezimali. Abasebenzisi bamasipha ukuthi abasebenzisi bamanzi amahhala bafuna ukuthi bakhubeki amahhala futsi bafuna ukuthi izihlahla zingasebenzise amahhala. Le ndawo yonke iyahamba ngendlela yokwenza izihlahla ezifanele ukusebenzisa amahhala futsi ezifanele ukuthi kungasebenziswe amahhala.
Imicuba engenhla ikunenca okukhulu xa kubizwa ngokuba yinkimbinkimbi kwezinhloso. Abantu bafuna ukuba izinhloso zabo zilukhe kuleli kusasa, ngakho ke amakampani wokwenza izinhloso ayakhula ukuzwa kakhulu ngendlela imicuba ingonakalo. Noma kanjani, yini engenakukwazi ukubona imicuba emisha emhlophe kuzinhloso? Sinazo zonke izinhlobo zokwenza imicuba ebonisa izindawo zokubulawa manje - kusukela kuzindlela zokwenza izimboni zokukhanya kuye kuzindlela zokwenza amathayela okukhanya ngendlela engu. Abafanayo bezinhloso balithanda lokhu ngoba kuxhomeke kubo ukuba bakhasi ukushintsha kwezinhloso zabo zonke izinsuku. Futhu yini? Isedule sokuthenga imicuba elandelwa yakhula kahle kunevike kubekhona. Kwezimali zokudizayina zezinhloso okwenziwa ngemva kwamadoda, lokhu kusho ukuthi kune pressure ekuhlinjeni izinkumbulo eziphethwe noma futhi kudinga ukuba kuhlinjwe izidingo eziphakeme njengokubaluleka nokwakha.
Njengoba umdwebo wezinhlanzi wezimali wezimali weqondisa, izinhla zokubanda zamanje kufanele zenze ngokuvumelana nezinhlanzi zokulinda ezinhle, ngakho-ke kuzo zinhlanzi zokulinda zokulinda. I-EVs zenze isiko esikhulu kumakhiwo ngoba zinezindlela ezahlukene nezinhlanzi zaseleyo. Ukuphatha ukushisa kunezinhloso ezinhle, nasekuphileni okulula ngaphandle kokulahla amandla. Abakhelwe amanhla ngekuthiwa izinhla zokubanda eziyiswe kulezi zinkinga ezinhle. Baye kuthanda ukuthi lezi zinhla zokubanda zenze ngokuvumelana nezinhlanzi zokulinda zezinhlanzi zokulinda. Isibonelo sikhulu ngaso kuyindlela: uthi izinhla zokubanda zilinde ngokuvumelana nezimo ezinhle ngaphandle kokulahla amandla futhi zenze ngokuvumelana nezindlela ezinhle kwezimali.
Kutheni na imali yesiliva? I-tech yesiliva nezimboni ephathelene nendzululwano kuzoba yindlela ebalulekileyo ekushapingeni kwevolu yazo. Sikhona manje imali yesiliva egcinwe ngemfanelo yokuhlinzela izimo zokulayisha, izindlela zokulayisha, futhi noma kwezimo zasemadolobheni. Le mfanelo uyinhlukanise kumaqandisa ukutholwa ngokushesha ukuthi kungaphi, ukushintshana kwamandla, futhi noma kwezimo zasemadolobheni, ukunikeza ukutholwa okuhle ngemva kwokulayisha. Ngenkathi, abasebenzisa amakhilogramu aqokelela ukusebenzisa amaluminiyo afakwe futhi nezinhlelo zokubhenta ezisuka kumachiza. Okunye kwezinkampani zikhona zenza izidingo ebalulekileyo ukuncipha ukulahlekelwa kwemisebenzi yazo yokwenza. Njengoba izindlela zokulahleka nezindlela zokuhlelwa kuzobaluleka, kuvamile ukuthi imali yesiliva azokhona ngokubonakala okuhlukileyo eminyakeni elandelayo kodwa futhi kusebenza ngendlela ayibonakaliyo.