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Chapter 582 There is nothing to be afraid of
Dean Feng's reaction caused Zhang Qihang to be a little stunned for a moment: What's going on?Hearing that there is an opportunity to invest in automatic transmissions, shouldn't the school be very excited and excited? Why doesn't Dean Feng's reaction seem to be very violent?
It is not a big deal for a public institution to run a business. It is rare for state-owned institutions such as schools and hospitals to run a business. On the one hand, the financial allocation given by the state is limited. If the unit runs a business, if there is a profit rate, it can subsidize the unit. On the other hand, it is also possible to resettle the family members and children of the employees of the unit. Among the school-run enterprises, the most famous ones are Qing H Ziguang and Bei D Fangzheng. They have made their enterprises tens of billions in scale.

Harbin Institute of Technology naturally also has its own school-run enterprises, so the school should have no psychological barriers to participating in school-run enterprises. Why is Dean Feng's reaction like this?Under normal circumstances, shouldn't he be so excited that he quickly agrees?

But in the next second, Zhang Qihang realized what was going on: In the final analysis, it was still his distrust of himself, or in other words, he subconsciously used his cognition 20 years later to deal with this matter.

In the field of automatic transmissions, the country is almost completely blank. If it is Hans ZF, Dongying Aisin Seiki and JETCO... Forget it, these three automatic transmission manufacturers are not needed, even Hyundai Mobis of South Korea is looking for He came to the door and said: "Hey, we provide technology and products, and you provide funds and venues. Let's work together to develop automatic transmissions?" How do you see the reaction of the Harbin Institute of Technology Conference?
Ecstatic is prepared for such situations.

The reason why Dean Feng looks like this now is that he still doesn't really believe that he can really come up with a world-class automatic transmission.

Of course, Dean Feng's doubts are not unreasonable: so many transmission experts in our country have been researching automatic transmissions for passenger cars since the 60s, and they have not done it until now. When the Hongqi CA760 was produced, they even bought it. Ford's gearbox, why do you say that you can fix the automatic gearbox that our country has used for decades and hasn't done it by yourself?Could it be that all of us are fools and fools?
It can even be said that Dean Feng's thinking is the mainstream reaction to the news.

Of course, since Zhang Qihang dared to take the design back to the school for analysis, Dean Feng felt that Zhang Qihang's design should still be able to withstand verification, but the technical level is probably the same thing. Simply put, Zhang Qihang The overall technical level of the so-called parallel-shaft four-speed automatic transmission brought out this time is estimated to be equivalent to that of the European and American 60s, so a breakthrough is a breakthrough, but the economic value and significance should not be much greater...

In this way, it is understandable why Dean Feng reacted so contradictory to the automatic transmission he took out. On the one hand, he really believed that his design filled the gap in the country, and on the other hand, he felt that the economic value and meaningless, so little interest.

After trying to understand this level, Zhang Qihang was a little dumbfounded at the moment, but even so, he also understood that this kind of thing can't be blamed on others, and it can even be said that Dean Feng has already seen the faces of the three professors. Save face.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qihang stopped being angry, but politely thanked Dean Feng, and then politely said: "Dean, our school is going to be on holiday, so it's not good for all the teachers to worry about this matter." Delay your own vacation, do you see if this works: Professor Xu, Professor Wang and Professor Li will bring my design materials with them when they go back. You can first check if there is any problem with my design. If there is no problem, it will be a new year. Shall I go there after school?"

Zhang Qihang understands that it is useless to say those things now, and if he posts it himself, he may be suspected of ulterior motives. If this is the case, let's see the real chapter in the future.

Dean Feng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then... it's okay, I'll take a look first."

To be honest, Dean Feng is actually somewhat upset about Zhang Qihang's so-called "parallel-axis automatic transmission". Growing up, before seeing Zhang Qihang's design with his own eyes, he was really worried.

As soon as Zhang Qihang hung up the phone, Professor Xu Qingwu exploded: "How could Lao Feng do this?"

"That's right." Professor Wang Youzhi was also very angry, and for a while he was a little indiscriminate: "I think Lao Feng is really confused."

Although Professor Li Changyi didn't speak, his expression was not much better.

The three professors who have seen Zhang Qihang's design with their own eyes, of course know how powerful Zhang Qihang's parallel-axis automatic transmission is. Just because they understand this, they naturally understand that Zhang Qihang decided to cooperate with the school to establish a transmission production company. How much benefit will the company's actions bring to Harbin Institute of Technology? To put it bluntly, Zhang Qihang is doing his best to give back to his alma mater, but under such circumstances, Lao Feng actually rejected Zhang Qihang's offer with practical actions. Good intentions, these three professors are about to be blown up.

Zhang Qihang, who had figured it out, looked very calm. He smiled and said to the three professors Xu Qingwu, Wang Youzhi and Li Changyi: "Three teachers, the dean's reaction is also normal. You should also know about the gearbox, right?" , the hardware design itself is one thing, and the subsequent adjustment is another matter. If the adjustment is good, the gearbox and the engine will work together. If the adjustment is not good, the engine and the gearbox will be twisted. Not only awkward, but also waste of fuel.

Our country is blank in the field of automatic transmissions. It is not easy to design a working transmission. If you want to adjust this transmission well, it is even more difficult.

So the dean's reaction is actually normal. I guess the dean is actually worried that my head is hot, and he is using this method to cool me down. "

Hearing what Zhang Qihang said, Professor Xu Qingwu frowned: "Is that so?"

"Of course it is," Zhang Qihang said without changing his expression, "Teacher, you should know that in the field of automatic transmissions, there is a saying of 'three-point design and seven-point adjustment'. When it comes to the design of automatic transmissions, how many people in our country We can still find a few people to come, but when it comes to the adjustment of the automatic transmission, to put it bluntly, our country really can't find a few people to come."

"Uh...it's true..."

Hearing what Zhang Qihang said, the three professors calmed down a lot, and nodded to admit that what Zhang Qihang said made sense.

But despite this, the three professors were still a little angry, especially Professor Gu Qingwu, who couldn't help but said: "Although what you said is true, what Lao Feng did in this matter is indeed not so good. typical."

From Professor Gu Qingwu's point of view, you are clearly not giving me face!

Looking at the angry Professor Gu Qingwu, what else can Zhang Qihang do?I had no choice but to try to persuade.

Fortunately, the temperament of the three professors came and went quickly. After being persuaded by Zhang Qihang, the three professors finally felt a lot more comfortable. Xu Qingwu finally calmed down, and repeatedly told Zhang Qihang: " Xiao Zhang, it is one thing for the school to review your design, but your design must be registered and patented as soon as possible, you must pay attention to this matter, you know?"

Zhang Qihang nodded again and again: "Teacher, don't worry, I will not only register and apply for domestic patents, but also apply for international patents."

"Haha..." After hearing what Zhang Qihang said, Professor Xu Qingwu laughed loudly: "I forgot, you are a rich man, so I have nothing to worry about."

Just now, he was a little worried whether Zhang Qihang would be reluctant to spend the money for the patent registration due to economic pressure, but now he heard what Zhang Qihang said, and he immediately realized: This kid's annual year-end bonus is One million, plus their family has money, although Zhang Qihang's design will generate a lot of patents, but for this kid, he should be able to afford the expense...

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Just when Professor Xu Qingwu was persuading Zhang Qihang to register for a patent, Nobuhiko Kawamoto, the third president of Dongying, the headquarters of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., hung up the phone with a livid face.

Just now, Aisin Seiki rejected Honda's request to increase the supply of automatic transmissions, saying that Aisin Seiki's production capacity is limited and cannot meet Honda's requirements. Please forgive me, President Kawamoto...

What is the limited production capacity? As the president of Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., how could Nobuhiko Kawamoto not understand that Toyota is actually using this method to control Honda's production capacity?

Because the automatic transmissions used by Honda cars are all from Aisin Seiki, and as long as Aisin Economics cannot provide a sufficient number of automatic transmissions to Honda, no matter how large the production capacity of Honda is, it will be useless.

After a long time, Nobuhiko Kawamoto said slowly: "We need to find a way to change this situation..."

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Nobuhiko Kawamoto had an idea on how to solve the problem of insufficient supply of automatic transmissions. For this reason, he specially visited the chairman of Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., that is, Honda Daro (in order to avoid suspicion, I will not say Soichiro) Sir, to seek the support of Daro Honda.

After some pleasantries, Kawamoto Nobuhiko told Honda Dalang about his distress: "Master, our development momentum this year is very good. If there are no major accidents, the annual sales of Honda cars will achieve at least 12% growth. , but now we have a very difficult problem, that is, Aisin Seiki has rejected the request to increase the number of automatic transmissions supplied to us, you know, if there are not enough automatic transmissions, our goal will not be achieved.”

"Oh?"

Honda Daro, who smiled like a kind old man, looked up at Nobuhiko Kawamoto, and said to Nobuhiko Kawamoto in the same tone as he treated his nephew: "Nobuhiko, you were picked up by me. I understand very well, you don’t seem like a person who shrinks when encountering difficulties, tell me, how do you plan to solve the problem, are you going to seek cooperation with JETCO Seiki?”

"No," Nobuhiko Kawamoto shook his head and said, "The major shareholder of JETCO Seiki is Nissan Motor. Although it is not impossible for us to seek cooperation with JETCO Seiki, I am worried that one day in the future, the people behind JETCO Seiki will Nissan, like Toyota behind Aisin Seiki, will act against us at a critical moment in our development."

Looking fixedly at Nobuhiko Kawamoto, Honda Daro smiled: "So, what do you mean..."

"Chairman, I have thought about it. Whether we are looking for cooperation with Aisin Seiki or JETCO, we are essentially putting our necks under the guillotine of others, and Honda will always be controlled by others," Wang Wang said. Looking at Daro Honda, Nobuhiko Kawamoto's eyes were a little fanatical: "But this is not what I want to see. I think that Honda must have its own automatic transmission production and manufacturing capabilities. Only in this way can it not be controlled by others!"

"Ha ha……"

Looking fixedly at Nobuhiko Kawamoto, Honda Oro suddenly smiled: "So...Nobuhiko, have you thought about what to do and which way to go? In the field of automatic transmissions in the world today, apart from the planetary gear structure, it is CVT. structure, but the congenital defects of the CVT structure are too serious, and if we adopt the planetary gear structure, we don’t have any advantages, and if we can’t obtain the technical authorization from Ford and GM, we can’t do it at all.”

As the founder of Honda Motor, Honda Dalang is of course very familiar with the basic structure of automatic transmissions. In his opinion, the two forms of AMT and DSG have no possibility of commercial use in the next 20 years, so what can be considered is There are only AT and CVT with planetary gears, but the power and torque that the CVT structure automatic transmission can withstand is too small. Finally, although the technology of planetary gears is very mature, the patent barrier is too strict. He is a little curious about Kawamoto. What would Nobuhiko do?

"Yes, I know these things," Kawamoto Nobuhiko nodded, but his expression was extremely determined: "But I firmly believe that, in addition to the four automatic transmission technology development routes of AT, CVT, AMT, and DSG, there should be There are other technical routes! What I have to do is to find out this technical route that has not been discovered yet."

"Well then, Nobuhiko, since you want to try, then go ahead and try, I support you."

For Kawamoto Nobuhiko's idea, instead of opposing, Honda Daro strongly supported it. There is no way, this is Honda's corporate culture.

"Thank you, Mr. President!"

Kawamoto Nobuhiko was overjoyed, this is what he wanted.

"Well," Daro Honda responded, and said to Nobuhiko Kawamoto: "Nobuhiko, don't worry about this matter. If you can't do it in one year, you can do it in two years. If you can't do it in two years, you can do it in three years, or even five or six years. No matter how much money is invested, as long as we have our independent intellectual property rights and patented automatic transmission, it will be considered a success!"

(End of this chapter)