Harburg period of invention and design activity of a Russian engineer Boris Lutzky

Alexander Firsov

Abstract— The article is devoted to the activities of genius designer and inventor, a national of the Russian Empire, Boris Lutzky, during his stay in the German town of Harburg. Purpose of the article – to fill the research gaps in the history of the life and work of Boris Lutzky, which is associated with the period of his activities in the town of Harburg. The article presents the unknown and little-known facts about the design and inventive activities of Boris Lutzky in the German town of Harburg, in the period of 1889–1890 years. It is established that while working in Harburg at the factory «Koebers Eisenwerk» Boris Lutzky received four patents for inventions, and, based on its designs he developed new vertical gas internal combustion engines. These engines have become the prototype of all modern in-line vertical internal combustion engine in which the crankshaft is located below the cylinder. This unique architecture of the internal combustion engine remained under the title «Hammer of type» system of Lutzky in the history of engine-building. It is established that the engines of Boris Lutzky differed from the engines produced by other designers and companies of the time very low gas consumption. At the Hamburg trade fair 1889 engines of Boris Lutzky were awarded gold medals, a designer himself was awarded the diploma of the Hamburg Regional Association of German Engineers for outstanding achievement in the motor industry.

Key words: Boris Lutzky, inventor, designer, patents, motors, Harburg