Chapter 0269 Wind Tunnel Laboratory
20 million patent royalties, plus free in-cylinder direct injection production line technology in the future, plus priority cooperation in the field of automotive electronics, this is the main cooperation rights and interests won by Zhou Jingming!
In addition to these, the cooperation agreement also stipulates some other details, such as although Bosch has the exclusive right to distribute the technology in Europe, but after each manufacturer buys the right to use the patent of direct injection in the cylinder, Zhou Jingming's Future Innovation Studio has the right to receive a 10% share.
In addition, Bosch will unconditionally provide experimental conditions and technical support for the follow-up research of direct injection in the cylinder, and provide promotion resources in the subsequent commercial operation.
In return, if Zhou Jingming has the rest of the invention patents for cutting-edge automotive technologies in the later period, Bosch has the right to apply for cooperation first.
Overall, Zhou Jingming's interest in this agreement is definitely a little more, but in the long run, it is definitely a super cost-effective investment for Bosch, because the future benefits of this agreement far exceed the costs paid at this stage.
On the other hand, the Society of Automotive Engineers of China also compiled the main results of this technical exchange and announced it in the form of a special conference journal, among which the direct injection technology reported by Zhou Jingming occupied the main page.
For a time, the domestic automobile industry was amazed, and many engine experts took the paper to study it for the first time, and the relevant newspapers also responded quickly.
A new revolution in engine technology has quietly begun. China Automotive News devoted a full front page to reporting and analyzing the paper.
"Worthy of the typical mechanical system - Zhou Jingming, the leader of the automobile industry in the new era!" "Southern Metropolis Daily" responded to this incident from Zhou Jingming's perspective.
At the same time, the State Patent Office also quickly attached great importance to the patent application submitted by Zhou Jingming, and it took only two weeks for Zhou Jingming to obtain the patent license for the technology of direct injection in the cylinder in China.
After a lapse of half a year, Zhou Jingming once again appeared in the public's field of vision as a leader.
However, compared with the hot discussion of the technology of direct injection in the cylinder in China, the international response to this is mediocre.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can also think clearly, the domestic hype of this technology is because this is the first engine core technology with independent intellectual property rights in China, and the role of in-cylinder direct injection in exciting aspects far exceeds the value of this technology itself.
For foreign car manufacturers, they are more concerned about whether this technology has commercial value, in-cylinder direct injection is currently only theoretically feasible, whether the specific mass production and successful loading are unknown, many manufacturers are actually looking forward to it, waiting for the follow-up news of this technology.
Despite this, when Bosch announced that it had reached an agreement with Zhou Jingming's Future Innovation Studio on the cooperation of in-cylinder direct injection, many car manufacturers were still a little shocked.
Volkswagen headquarters, Wolfsburg, West Germany.
"How about it, what kind of cooperation between Zhou Jingming and Bosch was carried out, and did Bosch directly buy out this technology?" asked Frank with a solemn look at his secretary.
According to the news from Thomas, who is participating in the development of the VR6 engine in China, the cooperation between Bosch and Zhou Jingming should not be carried out in the form of a buyout, and the specific terms of the cooperation have not been announced by China. The secretary replied respectfully.
"So what does Thomas say about this technology, and does it have any potential for development?" Frank continued.
Mr. Thomas replied that the current engine injection technology is still based on carburetor and electronic injection, but if Bosch can successfully achieve mass production of in-cylinder direct injection, then the future engine market will definitely be the world of in-cylinder direct injection, and he also said that in terms of our Volkswagen's R&D positioning of the engine, in-cylinder direct injection is actually the most suitable for our company's models. ”
As soon as the secretary said this, Frank's brows furrowed even deeper, Thomas is the chief engine expert of Volkswagen, and even he has such a high opinion of in-cylinder direct injection, so this time, Volkswagen has lost the opportunity?
"Except for Bosch, there are no other companies that buy this technology, right?"
It is said that General Motors of the United States also seems to have been in contact with Zhou Jingming, but in the end it was unhappy, and the rest did not hear any rumors. ”
"General Motors?" Frank scoffed, "Americans have always had a higher heart than the sky, and they can't talk to anyone, but if they underestimate the potential of the Chinese market, then they will lose out in the future!"
The birth of Zhou Jingming has made Volkswagen more and more optimistic about the future of China's auto market, and the doubts about the Santana joint venture project are getting smaller and smaller.
"In this way, in the name of the company, contact Zhou Jingming to see if you can buy this technology!" Frank immediately said to the secretary.
Not only Volkswagen, but also BMW, Mercedes-Benz and many car manufacturers who did not participate in this technical exchange meeting also silently wrote down the name Zhou Jingming.
Zhou Jingming, who is far away in China, does not know that he has received the attention of so many automobile manufacturers, and the research on in-cylinder direct injection has come to an end for the time being, and the next stage of experimental research, Bosch still needs to make some preparations, and it is estimated that it will wait until next year to carry out the next step of research on in-cylinder direct injection.
Therefore, Zhou Jingming just happened to be able to devote his time to the body styling design project that Su Wangting and several other teachers from Runzhou Institute of Technology were responsible for.
For this reason, Zhou Jingming also went to Runzhou Institute of Technology, after all, Su Wangting and several people had already come to Shencheng some time ago.
Zhou Jingming came to the school this time, in addition to exploring the progress of this project and giving some technical opinions on it, there was another thing he wanted to discuss with Su Wangting.
"Xiao Zhou, I heard that you have reached a cooperation agreement with Bosch and are ready to further load the direct injection into the car?" Su Wangting and Zhou Jingming said as they walked.
Although there is no report on this matter in China, how can there be an impermeable wall, and many people in the industry have also heard many rumors.
"That's right, and Bosch has agreed that they will build a dedicated production line for us when they reach mass production standards in the future. Zhou Jingming nodded.
"Yes, we used to beg foreigners, but now it's finally the turn of foreigners to beg us, and we Chinese are not ashamed!"
Zhou Jingming smiled, "Mr. Su, the styling design you are responsible for, when it is made into a real car in the future, the sensation will not be smaller than that of direct injection in the cylinder." ”
"After all, styling design is not a core technology like engine technology, and at present, our goal is to reduce the drag coefficient, but how much to reduce and how much room for improvement, we don't know, the further we do, the more we find that this project is not so simple. Su Wangting said with a sigh.
"I'm here this time, mainly to find Teacher Su for this matter, does Teacher Su know about the Wind Tunnel Laboratory?" Zhou Jingming asked with burning eyes.
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