GB2460111A - Fuel storage and dispenser sharing a common bund area - Google Patents
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- GB2460111A GB2460111A GB0809040A GB0809040A GB2460111A GB 2460111 A GB2460111 A GB 2460111A GB 0809040 A GB0809040 A GB 0809040A GB 0809040 A GB0809040 A GB 0809040A GB 2460111 A GB2460111 A GB 2460111A
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- 239000002826 coolant Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 7
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S5/00—Servicing, maintaining, repairing, or refitting of vehicles
- B60S5/02—Supplying fuel to vehicles; General disposition of plant in filling stations
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
- B67D7/06—Details or accessories
- B67D7/32—Arrangements of safety or warning devices; Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
- B67D7/3209—Arrangements of safety or warning devices; Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid relating to spillage or leakage, e.g. spill containments, leak detection
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
- B67D7/06—Details or accessories
- B67D7/78—Arrangements of storage tanks, reservoirs or pipe-lines
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
- B67D7/06—Details or accessories
- B67D7/84—Casings, cabinets or frameworks; Trolleys or like movable supports
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- Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
- Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
- Vehicle Cleaning, Maintenance, Repair, Refitting, And Outriggers (AREA)
Abstract
A storage and dispensing unit 20 comprises a liquid storage unit 30 having tanks 22, 23, 24 and 25 each containing consumable liquids. A dispensing unit 40 is illustrated which will include pumps and dispensing nozzles and the like. The storage and dispensing station 20 includes a common bund 26 formed by a containment tray to prevent leakage. The station 20 can be transported into place and connected to a suitable electrical supply, without the need for burying tanks, or separate pieces of equipment. The unit is suitable for storage and dispensing of consumables such as diesel fuel, engine oil, pollution reducing liquids, biofuels, coolant, compressed air and the like.
Description
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Improvements in and relating to bulk storage and dispensing of vehicle consumables This invention relates to the storage and dispensing consumables, used in or by motor vehicles, in particular, but not exclusively, diesel fuel, engine oil, Adblue �, Biofuels, coolant, compressed air and the like, used by cars or heavy goods vehicles.
Conventionally, fuel for motor vehicles is stored in underground tanks. A separate filling pump unit which acts as a dispenser is connected to the tank via *:*::* a fuel line in fluid communication with the tanks. The pump unit dispenses fuel S...
via a nozzle into the vehicle at a filling point.
Users of the filling pump have to use a separate point for checking and filling of coolant water, tyre air, screen wash and the like. The filling station owner has to provide a significant infrastructure, including the underground tanks, pump units, hardware for coolant water, tyre air, screen wash, as well as various supplies and connections between those items, for example, fuel lines between tanks and filling points. Such infrastructure takes up space, and is costly to install and maintain. Also the individual items are vulnerable to vandalism.
In the UK, storage of large volumes of petroleum spirit is generally restricted to underground tanks, but where the law allows petroleum spirit and other fuels, for example medium fuel oil such as diesel, can be stored above ground. Storage of fuels above ground is known. In a typical arrangement, often used at lorry parks, a fi!Ung point which includes a pump is located remotely from an above-ground tank and is used to dispense the fuel into a lorry.
Often such pumps are located so that lorries can fill at either side of the pump, and a fuel supply line is provided between the storage tank and the filling point underground. The supply line is driven-over by heavy lorries, which can often lead to pollution if the supply line fractures. Such a fracture often goes unnoticed until ground water pollution is discovered.
Physical bunding of tanks, i.e. spillage containment walls and the like, is known, pumps are not located within the bunded area and so there is a risk that leakage from the pump can spread.
*:*:: Embodiments of this invention address one or more of the above *.lO problems.
According to one aspect, the invention provides a storage and dispensing station for vehicle consumables, including at least one bulk fuel storage tank, at least one further storage tank and a dispenser for each of the respective tanks, *..: said tanks and said dispensers having a common bund area.
Preferably said at least one further storage tank includes at least one tank for containing an engine coolant and/or at least one tank for containing pollution reducing liquids, such as urea based liquids, for example Adblue�.
Preferably said at least one fuel storage tank includes a tank for storage of biofuel as well as a tank for medium fuel oil.
Preferably the dispensers each include a nozzle and a pump.
In an embodiment each pump and at least a part of the each nozzle are contained within a housing.
Convenient!y said housing includes also a means for supplying one or more of: compressed air; screen wash; and/or spillage containment or clearing articles.
Advantageously said housing provides a mounting for one or more of: a fuel management system including dispensing recording means, costing means, or information display means; a litter bin; fire extinguishing articles; PIR operated lighting; access means, such as roller shuttering.
Preferably the housing includes filling points for filling said tanks.
The invention extends also to a vehicle fuel filling station including at least one fuel storage tank and a fuel pump, said storage tank and said fuel pump having a common bund area, the station further including a fuel dispensing unit * *** including a housing, the housing at least partially containing or providing support for one or more of the following services: a fuel delivery management system; a compressed air dispenser; a water dispenser; a litter bin; spillage containment or cleaning means; fire fighting equipment; automated lighting; electrical supply isolation means; a liquid level gauge; a liquid level warning means; a mains powered bund alarm; and/or a battery powered bund alarm.
The invention extends to any novel feature described herein or any combination of such features.
Although the invention can be put into practice in numerous ways, one embodiment of the invention is described below by way of example only, with reference to the drawings wherein: Figure 1 shows a pictorial view of a store and dispenser when deployed; and Figures 2a and 2b show two different partial views of the dispenser shown in Figure 1.
Referring to Figure 1 a storage and dispensing station is shown generally at 20. The station 20 includes vehicle liquids storage unit 30 including tanks 22, 23, 24 and 25 each for containing consumable liquids for example, medium fuel oil known as Diesel', a vegetable oil based biofuel, medium fuel oil known as Gas oil', water for engine coolant or screen wash, engine oil, and/or a urea based pollution reducing chemical for example having the trade name Adblue �.
Tanks for other consumables could be employed. These tanks are connected to a pumping and dispensing unit 40 via pipework (not shown).
The dispensing unit 40 and storage unit 30 are each held within a leakage containment tray 26 to prevent leakage. The dispensing unit 40 has a secondary bund containment tray (not shown). The bunding thus complies with PPG2 requirements, which acts to prevent leakage of the liquids should a leakage occur in any of the parts of the station. Thus, a common bund area, is provided for the tanks and the associated pumping and dispensing means, which has a single, or an associated set of, leak containing means. The station 20 in this instance is supported on a raised kerb 28 to protect the station from vehicles.
Figures 2a and 2b, which show the dispensing and pumping unit 40 in more detail. The unit 40 includes a housing 41 which surrounds pumps (not shown) which are connected to each of the tanks. The unit 40 contains also the control circuitry for operating the station.
The pumps have outlets which are connected to dispensing nozzles 7 for dispensing the consumable liquids in the tanks. The housing 41 also includes a dispensing meter 4, a fuel management system 5 for monitoring and recording the dispensing of fuel or other consumables and where necessary, restricting access to these items. The housing 41 has inlets 2 for refilling the tanks 22 to 25.
The housing 41 includes a display 3 for providing information relating to tank levels, overfilling warnings and leak detection results. The housing 41 also supports a spillage kit 1 for containing and clearing spills. The housing 41 further includes: an automatic tyre inflator 6 which shuts off when a pre-selected air pressure is reached; a litter bin 8; and dispensers for articles such as disposable gloves, maps, newspapers and the like (all not shown). PIR sensor *:*::* activated lighting (not shown) is employed for nighttime usage. S...
*.**..i0 The unit 40 includes also fire extinguishing apparatus, a common bund alarm to detect leakage, and a battery back-up leakage alarm. The storage unit may include electronic level gauges for one or more of the tanks and high and low level warning means for one or more of the tanks.
Ventilation for the housing 41 is provided by a louvre vent 9, and access to the housing 41 can be gained via an aperture protected by a lockable roller shutter door 10.
When deployed the station can be placed on a raised kerb 28 or another suitably prepared area such as a prefabricated plinth and simply connected to an electrical power supply. The electrical supply is isolatable with standard mcb circuitry within the housing 41. No further connections or preparations are required, which allows the station to be set up quickly and at low cost.
In operation the station needs no attendant, since the fuel management system operates to record dispensing. !n a typica! configuration, a lorry driver may insert an authorisation keycard into a reader of the management system, for recording the dispensing operation. The dispensing operation could include dispensing fuel, and a lesser quantity of engine oil or water, and perhaps compressed air for tyre inflation. When completed the keycard is removed.
Although one embodiment of the invention is described above, other alternatives or modifications will be readily apparent to the skilled addressee.
For example, the station can be of a size conforming to the size of standard ISO containers, and thus it can be transported at low cost. The station could be deployed as a temporary fuelling station for example during military operations.
*:*::* The right side of the unit 40 shown in Figure 1 could be mirrored on the left, **10 presently hidden, side of the unit so that vehicles can use the station from both sides. In that instance the vent 9 and roller shutter 10 can be positioned centrally so that access to both left and right sides of the unit is possible. The unit 40 could include an electrical generator, for example driven by an internal combustion engine so that it is self powered, for use in regions where no mains power is available, such as in flooded regions or remote regions of the world or during a power failure.
Where the station is intended to serve paying customers, payment means, for example card payment means, can be included in the fuel management system 5 of the unit 40, and payments for items such as fuel, engine oil, water, air, maps, gloves etc can be summed before a payment transaction is completed.
Mobile or landline telephonic apparatus may be included to enable bank card payments to be authorised and to warn of low/high liquid levels, or detected leaks. Further, short range data transmission may be provided to capture records of dispensing from the management system 5, to a central location or service vehicle. * *S ** * * .* * S *5,.* * ** * S S I*S S
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Claims (10)
- Claims 1 A storage and dispensing station for vehicle consumables, including at least one bulk fuel storage tank, at least one further storage tank and a dispenser for each of the respective tanks, said tanks and said dispensers having a common bund area.
- 2. A storage and dispensing station as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one further storage tank includes at least one tank for containing an engine coolant and/or at least one tank for containing pollution reducing liquids, such as urea based liquids, for example Adblue�.
- 3. A storage and dispensing station as claimed in claim I or 2, wherein said at least one fuel storage tank includes a tankfor storage of biofuel as well as a tank for medium fuel oil.
- 4, A storage and dispensing station as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the dispensers each include a nozzle and a pump. *u.
- 5. A storage and dispensing station as claimed in claim 4, wherein each pump and at least a part of the each nozzle are contained within a housing. **SS
- 6. A storage and dispensing station as claimed in claim 5, wherein said housing includes also a means for supplying one or more of: compressed air; screen wash; and/or spillage containment or clearing articles. I...
- 7. A storage and dispensing station as claimed in claims 5 or 6, wherein said housing provides a mounting for one or more of: a fuel management system including dispensing recording means, costing means, or information display means; a litter bin; fire extinguishing articles; PIR operated lighting; access means, such as roller shuttering.
- 8.. A storage and dispensing station as claimed in claims 5, 6 or 7, wherein the housing includes filling points for filling said tanks.
- 9. A vehicle fuel filling station including at least one fuel storage tank and a fuel pump, said storage tank and said fuel pump having a common bund area, the station further including a fuel dispensing unit including a housing, the housing at least partially containing or providing support for one or more of the following services: a fuel delivery management system; a compressed air dispenser; a water dispenser; a litter bin; spillage containment or cleaning means; fire fighting equipment; automated lighting; electrical supply isolation means; a liquid level gauge; a liquid level warning means; a mains powered bund alarm; and/or a battery powered bund alarm.
- 10. A storage and dispensing station or a vehicle fuel filling station substantially as described herein with reference to the drawings. s. * S * ** * * S **. *.*S S... *SSS * I *SS *. ** *S S * * * I.. * S 55..
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| GB0809040.9A GB2460111C (en) | 2008-05-19 | 2008-05-19 | Improvements in and relating to bulk storage and dispensing of vehicle consumables |
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| US8667690B2 (en) | 2011-06-20 | 2014-03-11 | Jose A. Cajiga | Method of assembling a modular commercial unit |
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| US5114046A (en) * | 1990-09-28 | 1992-05-19 | Billy O. Bryant | Above ground fuel storage and dispensing apparatus |
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| US8667690B2 (en) | 2011-06-20 | 2014-03-11 | Jose A. Cajiga | Method of assembling a modular commercial unit |
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