CN1296909A - Automatic fuelling device - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic fueling device which doesn't need fueling worker contains an oil distinguishing device and a full box fueling device. The device includes a nozzle insertion sensor, a data input/output unit and a fueling machine. The sensor receives the transmitter signal of the car reservoir nozzle. The data input/output unit sets the fueling data. The fueling machine contains a fueling control device which has an oil distinguishing device and a full box fueling device. The fueling control device receives the insertion signal of which the front of the discharging pipe inserts into the sensor, drives the oil distinguishing device to distinguish the same oil, then the full box fueling device detects and stops fueling until the box is full.

Description

Automatic fuelling device

The present invention relates to supply with the automatic fuelling device of fuel oil to vehicle.

The applicant opens flat 6-115598 number, spy the spy and has proposed to be provided with oil in opening flat 8-169498 number etc. and plant discriminating gear and prevent variety classes gas filed topping up device.In addition, open clear 58-41095 number, spy the spy and proposed to be provided with the trunkful topping up device automatically to arrive trunkful gas filed topping up device in opening clear 63-125196 number etc.These applications all are actvies, but owing to need manual operation aspect the filler nozzle inserting to the group refueling mouth, so need skilled refueling operation person.

In view of the problem of above-mentioned conventional art, the object of the present invention is to provide oil to plant discriminating gear and trunkful topping up device, and can not need the automatic fuelling device of refueling operation person's various forms.

According to the present invention, a kind of automatic fuelling device is provided, by the oil filling port sensor, quantitative data input output unit and fuel charger constitute, the oil filling port sensor receives from the signal that is arranged near the emitter the motor vehicle fuel fuel tank filler, the quantitative data input output unit is set oil-filling data, and fuel charger comprises being furnished with the refueling control device that oil is planted discriminating gear and trunkful topping up device, described refueling control device is accepted the insertion signal from the insertion sensor that is arranged at described fuel charger exhaust tube front end, make described oil plant the discriminating gear action, if oil is planted discriminating gear and is judged as identical oil kind, so described trunkful topping up device action, if this trunkful topping up device detects bucketful, stop so refueling.Like this, owing to whole oiling can automatically be carried out, so can not need refueling operation person.

And, owing in described quantitative data input output unit, be provided with the portable scanning machine of input oil-filling data, to be presented at from the oil-filling data of this movable type scanning machine input on the telltale the quantitative data input output unit, so the input operation of oil-filling data is easy.

And, since more outstanding by the oil kind filler nozzle of described quantitative data input output unit setting than exhaust tube, so oil can not disperse from oil filling port.

And, because described quantitative data input output unit is transceive data between the card read-write vehicle carried device of vehicle loading, refuel the accurate Calculation of expense according to oil-filling data, so, can simplify accurate Calculation by in vehicle, using card from the output of described refueling control device.

In addition, forming on the elongated refuge island, the fuel charger that is provided with the quantitative data input output unit of setting oil-filling data and accepts to move from this quantitative data input output unit signal, between described refuge island, have in the automatic fuelling device of a vehicle compartment of terrain configuration, because the quantitative data input output unit is accepted the input from keyboard, and make the operation of carrying out on the quantitative data input output unit of opposite side invalid, so the danger that does not have two data input/output units to be driven simultaneously.

And, because described fuel charger detects near the emitter that is provided with the oil filling port of vehicle fuel tank, other fuel charger can not be used, so do not drive the danger of two fuel chargers simultaneously.

Fig. 1 represents to be provided with the petrol service station planar view of automatic fuelling device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 represents the planar view of automatic fuelling device of the present invention.

Fig. 3 represents the front elevation of automatic fuelling device of the present invention.

Fig. 4 represents the section-drawing of nozzle arrangements.

Fig. 5 represents the oblique drawing of portable scanning machine.

Fig. 6 represents the block scheme of automatic fuelling device.

Fig. 7 represents the front elevation of automobile fuel filler notch portion.

Fig. 8 represents the control flow chart of quantitative data input output unit.

Fig. 9 represents the control flow chart of fuel charger.

Figure 10 is the automatic fuelling device front elevation of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 11 is the automatic fuelling device planar view of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 12 is the amplification profile of the nozzle arrangements of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 13 is expression second embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device fueling state figure.

Figure 14 is the readiness for action figure of expression second embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.

Figure 15 is the receiving state figure of expression second embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.

Figure 16 is the block scheme of explanation second embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device structure.

Figure 17 is the oblique drawing of the portable scanning machine of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 18 is the front elevation of the automobile fuel filler part of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 19 is the control action diagram of circuit of the quantitative data input output unit of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 20 is the diagram of circuit of the fuel charger control action of second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 21 is the fueling state figure of expression third embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.

Figure 22 is the front elevation of third embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.

Figure 23 is the planar view of third embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.

Figure 24 is the hose bending structure drawing of device of explanation third embodiment of the invention.

Figure 25 is the nozzle arrangements amplification profile of third embodiment of the invention.

Figure 26 is the oblique drawing of the portable scanning machine of third embodiment of the invention.

Figure 27 is the block scheme of the automatic fuelling device structure of explanation third embodiment of the invention.

Figure 28 is the control action diagram of circuit of the quantitative data input output unit of third embodiment of the invention.

Figure 29 is the control action diagram of circuit of the fuel charger of third embodiment of the invention.

Figure 30 is the fueling state figure of explanation fourth embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.

Figure 31 is the fueling state figure of explanation fifth embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.

Figure 32 is the oblique drawing of sixth embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.

Figure 33 is the planar view of the arm fore-end of sixth embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.

Figure 34 is the constructional drawing of the fuel charger of explanation sixth embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.

Figure 35 is the block scheme of explanation sixth embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device structure.

Figure 36 is the control action diagram of circuit of the quantitative data input output unit of sixth embodiment of the invention.

Figure 37 is the fuel charger of sixth embodiment of the invention and robot device's control action diagram of circuit.

Below, with reference to the automatic fuelling device of description of drawings first embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 1, in petrol service station, carwash zone 1, office 2, miniature self-service store keep 3, coverage 4 are arranged and refuel zone 5.And, in carwash zone 1, be provided with motor washer 6, in coverage 4, be provided with maintenance unit 9, cleaning unit 7 and rubbish accepting unit 8, refuel in the zone 5 by overall width be interval with elongated refuge island 11a, 11b ... (following under the situation of expression refuge island, as to represent) with symbol 11.

As Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3, on each refuge island 11 in oiling zone 5, be provided with fuel charger 12a, 12b ... (following under the situation of expression fuel charger, represent) and quantitative data input output unit 13a, 13b with symbol 12 ... (following under the situation of expression quantitative data input output unit, represent) with symbol 13.This fuel charger 12a is corresponding with each quantitative data input output unit 13a, 13b with 12b, constitutes automatic fuelling device.And, on the pillar 14 that refuge island 11 neutrality are established, be provided with sky fluffy 15 and expander 16.Fluffy 15 front is provided with and could enters lamp 17 in the sky, and pillar 14 forwardly is provided with and enters sensor 18.In addition, between each refuge island 11, be provided with scotch block 19.

The frame 20 of fuel charger 12 utilizes sway device 21 along track 22 sway that are provided with in the refuge island 11.On frame 20, be provided with track 23, be provided with nozzle mechanism 25 in the device 24 moving up and down of moving up and down along track 23.And, in nozzle mechanism 25, be provided with a plurality of filler nozzle 26a, 26b ... (following the expression filler nozzle situation under represent with symbol 26), each filler nozzle 26 is by support 27a, 27b ... (following under the situation of expression support, represent) and pipe arrangement 28a with symbol 27,28b ... (following represent with symbol 28 under the situation of expression pipe arrangement) is connected plug-in mounting flow counter 29a in each pipe arrangement 28 with not shown storage tanker, 29b ... (following under the situation of expression flow counter, represent) and pump 30a with symbol 29,30b ... (following the expression pump situation under represent with symbol 30).Have again, carry out the oiling of regular-grade gasoline, carry out the oiling of antiknock fuel, carry out the oiling of light oil from filler nozzle 26c from filler nozzle 26b from filler nozzle 26a.

As shown in Figure 4, in the body 31 of nozzle mechanism 25, be provided with retractor device 32, on the exhaust tube 33 that stretches with this retractor device 32, be provided with filler nozzle 26.Filler nozzle 26 is by pleated tube 34a, 34b ... (following under the situation of expression pleated tube, represent) and open and close valve 35a, 35b with symbol 35 ... (following the expression open and close valve situation under represent with symbol 35) with the oiling support 27 be connected.And, in exhaust tube 33, being provided with and inserting sensor 36 and steam attraction mouth 37, steam attracts mouth 37 to be connected with suction pump 39 by oily kind sensor 38.In addition, on the body 31 of nozzle mechanism 25, be provided with oil filling port sensor 40.

In quantitative data input output unit 13, be provided with telltale 41, annunciator 42, with the portable scanning machine 44 of signal wire (SW) bonded assembly with have the transmit receive unit 61 of antenna 60.

As shown in Figure 5, in portable scanning machine 44, be provided with display part 45, keyboard 46, set button 47 and acknowledge button 48.

As shown in Figure 6, the pump 30 of fuel charger 12, flow counter 29, open and close valve 35, oil are planted sensor 38, suction pump 39 and are inserted sensor 36 and is connected with refueling control device 50, are furnished with trunkful topping up device 51 and the oily discriminating gear 52 of planting in refueling control device 50.In addition, moving up and down device 24, sway device 21 and retractor device 32 is connected with mechanism controls device 53.The oil filling port sensor 40 of quantitative data input output unit 13, enter sensor 18, scotch block 19, could enter lamp 17, keyboard 46, telltale 41, annunciator 42, set button 47, acknowledge button 48, display part 45 and be connected with data control unit (DCU) 54 with transmit receive unit 61.And, each fuel charger 12a, 12b, quantitative data input output unit 13a, the 13b data of can giving and accepting.In addition, in car, be provided with vehicle carried device 62, constitute, can refuel the accurate Calculation of expense with card 66 by the card read write line 65 of cards 66 such as read-write customer's credit card, bank card, gas filling card and advance payment card and the transmit receive unit 64 by antenna 63 transmitting-receiving accurate Calculation data.

As shown in Figure 7, with this automatic fuelling device gas filed automobile 55 time, near oil filling port 56, be provided with the emitter 57 of emission oil filling port 56 positions.This emitter 57 for example preferably can use forwarder.

Below, the action of automatic fuelling device is described according to the diagram of circuit of Fig. 8, Fig. 9.When not wanting the gas filed car, scotch block 19 indentations could enter lamp 17 and present blue look.If the gas filed car enters, be sent to data control unit (DCU) 54 (Fig. 8 ST1) from the vehicle detection signal that enters sensor 18, it is outstanding that data control unit (DCU) 54 makes scotch block 19 so, move behind the car in preventing to refuel, could enter lamp 17 and become redness, prevent that other vehicle from entering (Fig. 8 ST2).And, if the fueling signal near the emitter 57 that is provided with automobile 55 oil filling ports 56 is received (Fig. 8 ST3) by the oil filling port sensor 40 of quantitative data input output unit 13a, data control unit (DCU) 54 drives danger signal (Fig. 8 ST4) to another fuel charger 12b output so.Thus, the danger that prevents from not have the fuel charger 12b of automobile 55 oil filling ports 56 sides to drive simultaneously.

And, if client's card 66 inserts the card read write line 66 (Fig. 8 ST5) of vehicle carried device 62, this signal transmits to transmit receive unit 61 by the antenna 63,60 of transmit receive unit 64 so, and data control unit (DCU) 54 drives danger signal (Fig. 8 ST6) to another quantitative data input output unit 13b output.Thus, prevent to operate simultaneously another quantitative data input output unit 13b.

If the keyboard 46 with scanning machine 44 is imported oil-filling datas (Fig. 8 ST7) such as oil kinds, volume read-out, oil-filling data just is presented on telltale 41 and the display part 45 so, if push acknowledge button 48 (Fig. 8 ST8), push and set button 47 (Fig. 8 ST9), data control unit (DCU) 54 is to fuel charger 12a output oil-filling data (Fig. 8 ST10) so.

Receive oil-filling data from the data control unit (DCU) 54 of quantitative data input output unit 13, the mechanism controls device 53 of fuel charger 12a (Fig. 9 ST1) drives sway device 21 and moves up and down device 24 according to the signal of emitter 57, oil filling port 56 places to automobile 55 move with nozzle mechanism 25, stretch out retractor device 32, outstanding pipe 33 is inserted oil filling port 56 (Fig. 9 ST2).And, after outstanding pipe 33 inserts oil filling port 56, if input is from the insertion signal (Fig. 9 ST3) that inserts sensor 36, suction pump 39 is driven so, attract the steam in the oil filling port 56, plant discriminating gear 52 with oil and judge from the oil kind signal of oil kind sensor 38 and the oil kind of setting with keyboard 46 (Fig. 9 ST4).If oil is planted consistent (Fig. 9 ST5), refueling control device 50 is opened and is set the open and close valve 35 that oil is planted so, and driving pump 30 (Fig. 9 ST6).

Oil in the storage tanker is discharged in oil filling port 56 by flow counter 29, pipe arrangement 28, support 27, open and close valve 35, pleated tube 34 and filler nozzle 26 by pump 30 force feeds.At this moment, utilize hydraulic pressure to stretch out pleated tube 34 and stretch out, filler nozzle 26 is inserted in the oil filling port 56 dearly, do not have dispersing of oil.And, can be presented on telltale 41 and the display part 45 with the volume read-out of flow counter 29 instrumentations.

Refuel like this, 51 actions (Fig. 9 ST7) of trunkful topping up device, if reach the oiling or the trunkful (Fig. 9 ST8) of set amount, refueling control device 50 is closed open and close valve 35 so, stop pump 30 (Fig. 9 ST9), to quantitative data input output unit 13 output oil-filling datas (Fig. 9 ST10).And mechanism controls device 53 drives retractor device 32, moves up and down device 24 and sway device 21 (Fig. 9 ST11), and nozzle mechanism 25 is turned back to primary position (Fig. 9 ST12), with annunciator 42 warning oiling releases (Fig. 9 ST13).

And, in the step ST10 of Fig. 9, the quantitative data input output unit 13 (Fig. 8 ST11) of accepting oil-filling data is with the card read write line 65 read-write clients' of vehicle carried device 62 card 66, by with transmit receive unit 61,64 transceive data, refuels the accurate Calculation (Fig. 8 ST12) of expense.And, scotch block 19 is sunk, can withdraw from vehicle, could enter lamp 17 and present blueness, the car of back can enter (Fig. 8 ST14).

Have, oil is planted under the inconsistent situation (Fig. 9 ST14) in the step ST5 of Fig. 9 again, makes annunciator 42 action certain hours (Fig. 9 ST15), urges the step ST7 that carries out Fig. 8 again.And, with refueling after the correct oil kind of keyboard 46 settings.

Figure 10～Figure 18 is the automatic fuelling device figure of explanation second embodiment of the invention, Figure 10 is the front elevation of expression automatic fuelling device, Figure 11 is the planar view of automatic fuelling device, Figure 12 is the amplification profile of nozzle mechanism, Figure 13 is the fueling state figure of expression automatic fuelling device, Figure 14 is the readiness for action figure of expression automatic fuelling device, Figure 15 is the constitution diagram of accommodating of expression automatic fuelling device, Figure 16 is the block diagram of explanation automatic fuelling device, Figure 17 is the oblique drawing of portable scanning machine, and Figure 18 is the front elevation of automobile fuel filler notch portion.

In these figure, the automatic fuelling device 110 of present embodiment is provided with the fuel charger 111 and the quantitative data input output unit 140 of arm movable type on the refuge island 102 in the oiling zone 101 of petrol service station, be to carry out the gas filed device according to the filler nozzle that is parked in the automatic mobile fuel charger 111 in oil filling port place of automobile 103 in this oiling zone 101.

Fuel charger 111 comprises: the upright elongated stanchions 113 of establishing in baseplate 112 tops in refuge island 102, at the rotatable the first arm 114 that links of the upper end of this pillar 113 end, nozzle mechanism 116 in rotatable second arm 115 that links of an end on the other end of this first arm 114 and rotatable binding on the other end of this second arm 115.But this fuel charger 111 utilizes the sway device 117 that is provided with on the baseplate 112 along forming track 118 sway that are provided with on the elongated refuge island 102.Pillar 113 is higher than the height of automobile 103 far away, the length of the first arm 114, its end when horizontally rotating just is in be parked in and refuels the top of automobile 103 in the zone 101, the length of second arm 115 can make the oil filling port place that just reaches automobile 103 opposition sides when the pivoting end of oblique below.In addition, top at pillar 113, be provided with what blue lamp or redness etc. represented that automobile could enter and could enter lamp 134, on the end of the first arm 114, installation and measuring is parked in refuels the refueling position of automobile 103 in the zone 101 and is in the refueling position sensor 135 of which side.And, entering oral-lateral, be provided with and enter sensor 136 in the face of refueling the automobile 103 of refuge island 102 sides in zone 101.

Underground in refuge island 102 bottoms, with the storage tanker bonded assembly fuel filler pipe 119a of each regular-grade gasoline, antiknock fuel and the light oil that constitute oil-filling mechanism, 119b, 119c plug-in mounting configuration pump 120a, 120b, 120c and flow counter 121a, 121b, 121c halfway, be connected with support 122a, 122b, 122c respectively, import in the pillar 113.These supports 122a, 122b, 122c are connected with filler nozzle 123a, 123b, the 123c of nozzle mechanism 116 by the pipe arrangement 137 in pillar 113, the first arm 114, second arm, 115 internal configurations respectively.The inside pipe arrangement 137 of pillar 113, the first arm 114, second arm 115 can rotate at linking portion, for example, waits by swivel to link.

As shown in figure 12, the body 124 of nozzle mechanism 116 forms short rack shape, rotatable second arm 115 that links in the end of this body 124, and the other end side forms elongated outstanding fore-end in the exhaust tube 125 of opening.In this exhaust tube 125, configuration filler nozzle 123a, 123b, 123c, the leading section side of each filler nozzle 123a, 123b, 123c is to the opening portion of exhaust tube 125, and the other end side is passed through to be connected with support 122a, 122b, 122c from the pipe arrangement 137 of wrinkle pipe 126a, 126b, 126c and open and close valve 127a, 127b, the 127c of retractable.And, on the front of exhaust tube 125, being provided with and inserting sensor 131 and steam attraction mouth 128, this steam attracts mouth 128 to be connected with suction pump 130 by oily kind sensor 129.In addition, in the body 124 that forms exhaust tube 125 sides, be provided with the oil filling port sensor 132 that detects automobile 103 oil filling ports.

The top of quantitative data input output unit 140 upright platform 141 of establishing on refuge island 102 tops is provided with rack 142, is provided with telltale 143, annunciator 144 and with signal wire (SW) bonded assembly movable type scanning machine 146 in this rack 142.As shown in figure 17, this movable type scanning machine 146 is provided with display part 147, keyboard 148, sets button 149, acknowledge button 150 and card read write line 151.These card read write line 151 read-write customer's credit cards, bank card, gas filling card, advance payment card and IC-card etc.

In addition, as shown in figure 16, fuel charger 111 for example is furnished with the refueling control device 160 that has trunkful topping up device 161 and oil kind discriminating gear 162, plants sensor 129, suction pump 130 and insert sensor 131 with pump 120, flow counter 121, open and close valve 127, oil respectively to be connected.And fuel charger 111 is provided with the arm wheel word 133 of the first arm 114, second wall 115 and the nozzle mechanism 116 that rotate separately respectively.And sway device 117, arm wheel word 133, oil filling port sensor 132 and refueling position sensor 135 are connected with mechanism controls device 163.In addition, quantitative data input output unit 140 is furnished with the data control unit (DCU) 164 of control each several part, respectively with enter sensor 136, could enter lamp 134, keyboard 148, telltale 143, card read write line 151, annunciator 144, set button 149, acknowledge button 150 is connected with display part 147.And, the data of between fuel charger 111 and quantitative data input output unit 140, can giving and accepting.

For example, as shown in figure 18, near oil filling port 4, be provided with the emitter 5 of this position of emission with the automatic fuelling device 110 gas filed automobiles 103 of present embodiment.This emitter 5 for example preferably uses conveyer.

Below, according to the action of flowchart text automatic fuelling device 110.Figure 19 and Figure 20 are the action diagram of explanation second embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device, and Figure 19 is the control action diagram of circuit of quantitative data input output unit, and Figure 20 is the control action diagram of circuit of fuel charger.

At first, under the state in wanting gas filed automobile 103 not to be in to refuel zone 101, could enter lamp 134 and present blueness.In addition, fuel charger 111 for example as shown in figure 14, the first arm 114 is horizontal, second arm 115 is in the position that favours this side, nozzle mechanism 116 is in exhaust tube 125 towards refueling the position of readiness of A-stage of regional 101 sides.Want gas filed automobile 103 to enter and refuel regional 101, detect the automobile 103 back conductings (ST101) that enter if enter sensor 136, data control unit (DCU) 164 is accepted vehicle detection signal so, makes could enter lamp 134 and become redness (ST102) from blueness, prevents that other automobile from entering.

Then, if client inserts card in the card read write line 151 (ST103) with the portable scanning machine 146 of manual manipulation quantitative data input output unit 140,, but become the automatic oiling state so by quantitative data input output unit 140 input oil-filling datas.If with oil-filling datas (ST104) such as keyboard 148 input oil kinds, volume read-outs, oil-filling data just is presented on telltale 143 and the display part 147 so, if push acknowledge button 150 (ST105), then push and set button 149, oil-filling data is set (ST106) so, and data control unit (DCU) 164 sends this setting data to fuel charger 111.

The oil-filling data that sends from the data control unit (DCU) 164 of quantitative data input output unit 140 is when inputing to the mechanism controls device 163 of fuel charger 111 (ST111), at first, refueling position sensor 135 that is provided with in the first arm 114 ends of the fuel charger 111 of readiness for action and the oil filling port sensor 132 that is provided with in nozzle mechanism 116 detect the position (ST112) of oil filling ports 4, mechanism controls device 163 Control arm wheel words 133 and sway device 117 move to the leading section of the exhaust tube 125 of nozzle mechanism 116 on the oil filling port 4 opposed positions with automobile 103 (ST113).And in detail, at first, the oil filling port 4 that refueling position sensor 135 detects automobile 103 is in this side or opposition side.Then, be at oil filling port 4 under the situation of this side, on readiness for action position shown in Figure 14, add oil sensor 132 and accept from the relevant position signal of emitter 5 emissions, according to this detection signal, mechanism controls device 163 control sway devices 117, make fuel charger 111 along track 118 sway, and Control arm wheel word 133 rotates second arm 115 and nozzle mechanism 116, and the leading section of exhaust tube 125 is moved to oil filling port 4 places.In addition, be at oil filling port 4 under the situation of opposition side, at first, mechanism controls device 163 Control arm wheel words 133, make the first arm 114, second arm 115 and nozzle mechanism 116 rotate, the top that surpasses automobile 103, nozzle mechanism 116 is moved to the opposition side refueling position shown in Figure 13 dotted line, then, on this position, with above-mentioned the same, oil filling port sensor 132 is accepted the signal from the relevant position of emitter 5 emissions, according to this detection signal, mechanism controls device 163 control sway devices 117 make fuel charger 111 along track 118 sway, and Control arm wheel word 133, second arm 115 and nozzle mechanism 116 are rotated, the leading section of exhaust tube 125 is moved to oil filling port 4 places.Then, under the leading section of exhaust tube 125 moves to state with oil filling port 4 opposed locations, second arm 115 is rotated, the leading section of exhaust tube 125 is inserted oil filling port 4, if insert sensor 131 conductings (ST114), refueling control device 160 drives suction pump 130 so, attract the steam in the oil filling port 4, oil is planted discriminating gear 162 actions (ST115), according to oil kind signal from oil kind sensor 132, carry out with the whether consistent judgement (ST116) of the oil kind of keyboard 148 settings.Under the situation of oil kind unanimity, refueling control device 160 is opened and is set the open and close valve 127 that oil is planted, driving pump 120 (ST117).

Oil in the storage tanker, is discharged in oil filling port 4 by flow counter 121, support 122, pipe arrangement 137, open and close valve 127, wrinkle pipe 126 and filler nozzle 123 by pump 227 force feeds by fuel filler pipe 119.At this moment, utilize hydraulic pressure elongation wrinkle pipe 126, the leading section of filler nozzle 123 is outstanding from the opening of exhaust tube 125, owing to inserted deeply in the oil filling port 4, so oil can outwards not disperse from oil filling port 4.And, be displayed on telltale 143 and the display part 147 with the volume read-out of flow counter 121 instrumentations.

Like this, after refueling, 161 actions (ST119) of trunkful topping up device, if reach gas filed set amount or trunkful (ST120), refueling control device 160 is closed shutoff valve 127 so, makes pump 120 stop (ST121), to the data (ST122) of quantitative data input output unit 140 output volume read-outs.Then, mechanism controls device 163 Control arm wheel words 133 and sway device 117, extract exhaust tube 125 out from oil filling port 4, simultaneously fuel charger 111 is moved to the position of readiness (ST123) at initial stage, when reaching primary position (ST124), finish to refuel and move, report to the police to refuel with annunciator 144 and finish (ST125).

And the volume read-out data (ST106) that quantitative data input output unit 140 is accepted from fuel charger 111 are if client could enter lamp 134 so and become the end of blue back from redness with the accurate Calculation (ST109) that sticks into capable oiling expense.Have, oil is planted under the situation of inconsistent (ST116) again, and data control unit (DCU) 164 makes annunciator 144 action certain hours (ST118), urges and carries out oil-filling data input (ST104) again.And, with refueling after the correct oil kind of keyboard 148 settings.

Have, fuel charger 111 also can be in the position of readiness for action shown in Figure 14 again, so that can refuel at any time, but the first arm 114 and second arm 115 also can be in the refueling position of opposition side.In addition, when refueling operation finished, as shown in figure 15, the first arm 114 and second arm 115 also can be got back to position overlapped along pillar 113.

In the automatic fuelling device 110 of said structure, enter and refueled regional 101 o'clock will adding petrol car 103, detect automobile owing to enter sensor 136, could enter lamp 134 and present redness, forbid that other automobile enters, client sets oil-filling datas such as oil kind and volume read-out with the portable scanning machine 146 of quantitative data input output unit 140, refueling position sensor 135 and oil filling port sensor 132 detect the position of oil filling port 4, under the control of mechanism controls device 163, drive sway device 117 and arm wheel word 133, the mobile the first arm 114 and second arm 115, nozzle mechanism 116 is near oil filling port 4, the exhaust tube 125 of the nozzle mechanism 116 that filler nozzle 123 is provided with inserts oil filling port 4, detect insertion if insert sensor 131, utilizing the refueling control device 160 that has trunkful topping up device 161 and oil kind discriminating gear 162 to carry out the oil kind so judges, plant at oil and to begin when correct to refuel, if reach the volume read-out or the trunkful of setting, finish so to refuel, send the data of volume read-out to quantitative data input output unit 140, carry out accurate Calculation, move in the machine 111 at another, mechanism controls device 163 drives sway device 117 and arm wheel word 133 turns back to initial primary position, can automatically not carry out so whole oiling does not rely on manually, not need refueling operation person.

Have again, in the above-described embodiments, the first arm 114, second arm 115 and nozzle mechanism 116 are rotated, nozzle mechanism 116 is moved to oil filling port 4 opposed positions with automobile 103, but swivel arm also can constitute arm configuration with plural a plurality of arms, its shape and length can be selected arbitrarily, and, also can replace sway device 117 with the device of rotation post 113.In addition, the sensor 135,132 that detects oil filling port 4 also can utilize the image processing of arbitrary form to detect, or utilizes light, electromagnetic wave, ultrared sensor.And, though explanation is not to be provided with to prevent that automobile 103 from moving back the example of car device etc. in refueling, for example when entering sensor 136 and detect automobiles 103, also can be provided with and outstanding refueling the scotch block that sinks when finishing.In addition, portable scanning machine 146 usefulness signal wire (SW)s 145 connect, but also can not have signal wire (SW) 145 and the employing wireless.

Figure 21～Figure 27 is the automatic fuelling device figure of explanation third embodiment of the invention, Figure 21 is the fueling state figure of expression automatic fuelling device, Figure 22 is the front elevation of automatic fuelling device, Figure 23 is the planar view of automatic fuelling device, Figure 24 is the constructional drawing of explanation support bending apparatus, Figure 25 is the amplification profile of nozzle mechanism, and Figure 26 is the oblique drawing of portable scanning machine, and Figure 27 is the block scheme of explanation automatic fuelling device structure.

In these figure, the automatic fuelling device 210 of present embodiment is provided with support bending-type fuel charger 211 and quantitative data input output unit 250 on the refuge island 202 in the oiling zone 201 of petrol service station, be that the filler nozzle of automatic mobile fuel charger 211 carries out the gas filed device according to the oil filling port position that is parked in automobile 203 in this oiling zone 201.

Fuel charger 211 comprises: the upright elongated stanchions 213 of establishing in baseplate 212 tops in refuge island 202, one end side is installed in the upper end of this pillar 213 and the other end side direction is refueled the rack enclosure 214 that regional 2 sides are extended, be housed in this rack enclosure 214 in-to-in support travel mechanisms 215, be installed in the support bending apparatus 216 in this support travel mechanism 215, be arranged on nozzle mechanism 217 on these support bending apparatus 216 front ends and wheel word 218 of rotation post 213 etc.Pillar 213 forms by the height that fully is higher than automobile 203.It is to form the big slightly and little elongated box-shaped of front of the part be installed on the pillar 213 that support is accommodated rack 214, and its end side surpasses to be parked in refuels the top of automobile 203 in the zone 201, the length that formation can fully prolong.In addition, support is accommodated rack 214 and is provided with at an upper portion thereof with what blue lamp or red colored lamp display automobile could enter and could enters lamp 234, and installation and measuring is parked in and refuels the oil filling port position of automobile 203 in the zone 201 and be in the refueling position sensor 235 of which side on the middle body of its prolongation bottom.And the side at the refuge island 202 of facing oiling zone 201 is provided with and enters sensor 236.

As shown in figure 21, support travel mechanism 215 is arranged on support and accommodates in the rack 214, the support spool 219 that comprises the configuration of pillar 213 sides, be wound on the support 220 that to carry on this support spool 219, move the chassis 221 of this support 220, guide the track 222 that support is accommodated rack 214 bottoms that is arranged on that this chassis 221 moves, connect the Support joint 224 of support 220 ends of installing on the chassis 221 and along the rack moving device 225 of track 222 mobile trolley used 221 etc. by open and close valve 223.

As shown in figure 22, underground in refuge island 202 bottoms is with the bunker oil storage tanker bonded assembly fuel filler pipe 226 that constitutes oil-filling mechanism, plug-in mounting disposes pump 227 and flow counter 228 halfway, and be imported in the pillar 213, the plug-in mounting swivel 229 halfway, are connected with the support 220 of support spool 219.

As shown in figure 24, support bending apparatus 216 is furnished with oiling support 230 is housed in in-to-in bending 231, at the bottom of chassis 221 plug-in mounting connecting bridge 249, and refuels support 230 and is connected like that by being communicated with support 220.This bending 231 becomes radial at inner face that oiling support 230 is housed in very thick materials such as the reinforcing fiber rubber composition of in-to-in and the space of refueling between support 230 outsides from the center zoning, for example, have three energy chamber 231a of formation, a plurality of connections simultaneously make the short matched tube structure of the both ends side obturation of each energy chamber 231a, but air supply is pressed in each energy chamber 231a.In other words, if the air of uniform pressure press is supplied with three energy chamber 231a of crooked 231, external diameter expands and shrinks so, and if the air of supplying with different pressures in each energy chamber 231a is pressed, so according to its stress bending.Therefore, because each short crooked 231 parts move as refueling the air voltage regulator of support 230 towards the crooked in-to-in of any direction, so move the nozzle mechanism 217 that is provided with at its fore-end on can be in any direction.

As shown in figure 25, nozzle mechanism 217 is installed the jet hole adapter 240 that constitutes filler nozzles at the fore-end of the oiling support of giving prominence to from the bending 231 of support bending apparatus 216 230 by retractile wrinkle pipe 232, and the oil filling port adapter 247 that inserts these jet hole adapter 240 shapes is set on automobile 203.Jet hole adapter 240 partly form tubulose with wrinkle pipe 232 bonded assemblys, fore-end has the circular conical surface 240a that becomes more little more forward, the shape of discharge orifice 240b is set on its end, and on the front of circular conical surface 240a, forms a steam attraction mouthful 240c.Steam attracts mouthful 240c to be connected with suction pump 245 by wrinkle pipe 243 and oil kind sensor 244.On the tubular portion of jet hole adapter 240, excitation coil 241 is installed.Oil filling port adapter 247 is arranged on the part of supplying with automobile 203 bunker oil, the fore-end of jet hole adapter 240 has the circular conical surface of insertion 247a, form oil filling port 247b at the front end of this circular conical surface 247a, and with excitation coil 241 opposed positions on, magnet 248 is installed.In addition, on near the fore-end of the bending 231 the outstanding oiling support 230, be provided with oil filling port sensor 246, detect the position of the oil filling port 247b of oil filling port adapter 247, detect simultaneously at this oil filling port adapter 247 and whether combine with jet hole adapter 240.

Quantitative data input output unit 250 is provided with rack 252 on the top of the upright platform of establishing 251 in refuge island 202 tops, be provided with telltale 253, annunciator 254 and with signal wire (SW) 255 bonded assemblys movable type scanning machine 256 in this rack 252.As shown in figure 26, this movable type scanning machine 256 is provided with display part 257, keyboard 258, sets button 259, acknowledge button 260 and card read write line 261.These card read write line 261 read-write customer's credit cards, bank card, gas filling card, advance payment card and IC-card etc.

In addition, as shown in figure 27, fuel charger 211 is furnished with the refueling control device 290 that has trunkful topping up device 291 and oil kind discriminating gear 292, and this refueling control device 290 is planted sensor 244 with pump 227, flow counter 228, open and close valve 223, oil respectively, suction pump 245 is connected with oil filling port sensor 246.In addition, fuel charger 211 is furnished with the mechanism controls device 293 of control nozzle mechanism 217 positions, and this mechanism controls device 293 is connected with pillar wheel word 218, rack moving device 225, support bending apparatus 216, excitation coil 241, refueling position sensor 235 and oil filling port sensor 246 respectively.And, quantitative data input output unit 250 is furnished with the data control unit (DCU) 294 of control each several part, this data control unit (DCU) 294 respectively with enter sensor 236, could enter lamp 234, keyboard 258, telltale 253, card read write line 261, annunciator 254, set button 259, acknowledge button 260 is connected with display part 257.And, the data of between fuel charger 211 and quantitative data input output unit 250, can giving and accepting.

Below, according to the action of flowchart text automatic fuelling device 210.Figure 28 and Figure 29 are the action diagram of explanation third embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device, and Figure 28 is the control action diagram of circuit of quantitative data input output unit, and Figure 29 is the diagram of circuit of the control action of fuel charger.

At first, under the state in wanting gas filed automobile 203 not to be in to refuel zone 201, could enter lamp 234 and present blueness.In addition, for example shown in the dotted line of Figure 21, support bending apparatus 216 is in the position of readiness of the A-stage of pillar 213 sides to fuel charger 211.Want gas filed automobile 203 to enter and refuel regional 201, detect the automobile 203 back conductings (ST201) that enter if enter sensor 236, data control unit (DCU) 294 is accepted vehicle detection signal so, makes could enter lamp 234 and become redness (ST202) from blueness, prevents that other automobile from entering.

Then, if client inserts card in the card read write line 261 (ST203) with the portable scanning machine 256 of manual manipulation quantitative data input output unit 250,, but become the automatic oiling state so by quantitative data input output unit 250 input oil-filling datas.If with oil-filling datas (ST204) such as keyboard 258 input oil kinds, volume read-outs, oil-filling data just is presented on telltale 253 and the display part 257 so, if push acknowledge button 260 (ST205), then push and set button 259, oil-filling data is set (ST206) so, and data control unit (DCU) 294 sends this setting data to fuel charger 211.

The oil-filling data that sends from the data control unit (DCU) 294 of quantitative data input output unit 250 is when inputing to the mechanism controls device 293 of fuel charger 211 (ST211), at first, accommodate the position (ST212) that adds oil sensor 246 detection oil filling port 247b that is provided with in the nozzle mechanism 216 of rack 214 bottoms refueling position sensor 235 that is provided with and support bending apparatus 216 fore-ends that are in readiness for action at support, mechanism controls device 293 control bracket mobile devices 225, support bending apparatus 216 and pillar wheel word 218, nozzle mechanism 216 move on the opposed position of oil filling port 247b with automobile 203 (ST213) and, in detail, at first, the oil filling port 247b of refueling position sensor 235 detection automobiles 203 is in this side or opposition side.Then, be at oil filling port 247b under the situation of this side, on the readiness for action position shown in Figure 21 dotted line, oil filling port sensor 246 detects oil filling port 247b, according to this detection signal, and mechanism controls device 293 control pillar wheel words 218, with pillar 213 is that the center swinging mounting is accommodated rack 214, and control bracket bending apparatus 216 makes crooked 231 bendings, and the jet hole adapter 240 of nozzle mechanism 217 is moved to and oil filling port adapter 247 opposed positions.In addition, be at oil filling port 247b under the situation of opposition side, at first, 293 controls of mechanism controls device constitute the rack moving device 225 of support travel mechanism, make chassis 221 move to the front that support is accommodated rack 214, then, on this position, with above-mentioned the same, mechanism controls device 293 control pillar wheel words 218 are that the center swinging mounting is accommodated rack 214 with pillar 213, and control bracket bending apparatus 216, make crooked 231 bendings, the jet hole adapter 240 of nozzle mechanism 216 is moved to and oil filling port adapter 247 opposed positions.Then, if excitatory to excitation coil 241 power supplies, the excitation coil 241 after the magnetization holds magnet 248 so, and coupled wrinkle pipe 232,243 prolongs, with the fore-end insertion oil filling port adapter 247 of jet hole adapter 240.If oil filling port sensor 246 detects this oil filling port adapter 247 and combines (ST215) with jet hole adapter 240, refueling control device 290 drives suction pump 245 so, attract the steam in the oil filling port 247b, oil is planted discriminating gear 292 actions (ST216), carry out from the oil kind signal of oil kind sensor 244 with the whether consistent judgement (ST217) of the oil kind of keyboard 258 settings.Under the situation of oil kind unanimity, refueling control device 290 is opened open and close valve 223, driving pump 227 (ST218).

Oil in the storage tanker is discharged in oil filling port 247b by flow counter 228, support 220, open and close valve 223, oiling support 230, wrinkle pipe 232 and jet hole adapter 240 by fuel filler pipe 226 pump 227 force feeds.And, be presented on telltale 253 and the display part 257 with the volume read-out of flow counter 228 instrumentations.

Like this, after refueling, 291 actions (ST220) of trunkful topping up device, if reach gas filed set amount or trunkful (ST221), refueling control device 290 is closed shutoff valve 223 so, pump 227 is stopped, removing excitatory (ST222) of excitation coil 241, to the data (ST223) of quantitative data input output unit 250 output volume read-outs.By removing the excitatory of this excitation coil 241, jet hole adapter 240 breaks away from oil filling port adapter 247.Then, mechanism controls device 293 control bracket bending apparatuss 216, rack moving device 225 and pillar wheel word 218, moving nozzle mechanism 217, break away from (ST224) with oil filling port 247b, when arriving primary position (ST225), finish to refuel and move, report to the police, refuel and finish (ST226) with annunciator 254.

And the volume read-out data (ST208) that quantitative data input output unit 250 is accepted from fuel charger 211 are if client could enter lamp 234 so and become the end of blue back from redness with the accurate Calculation (ST209) that sticks into capable oiling expense.Have, oil is planted under the situation of inconsistent (ST217) again, and data control unit (DCU) 294 makes annunciator 254 action certain hours (ST219), urges and carries out oil-filling data input (ST204) again.And, with refueling after the correct oil kind of keyboard 258 settings.

Have, fuel charger 211 also can be in the position of the readiness for action shown in Figure 21 dotted line again, so that can refuel at any time, but the support bending apparatus 216 that is provided with nozzle mechanism 217 also can be in the refueling position of opposition side.

In the automatic fuelling device 210 of said structure, enter and refueled regional 201 o'clock will adding petrol car 203, detect automobile 203 owing to enter sensor 236, could enter lamp 234 and present redness, forbid that other automobile enters, client sets oil-filling datas such as oil kind and volume read-out with the portable scanning machine 256 of quantitative data input output unit 250, add the position that oil sensor 235 and oil filling port sensor 246 detect oil filling port 247b, under the control of mechanism controls device 293, drive pillar wheel word 218, rack moving device 225 or support bending apparatus 216, the jet hole adapter 240 of nozzle mechanism 217 near with oil filling port adapter 247 opposed positions, if make excitation coil 241 excitatory, be adsorbed on so on the magnet 248, combine with oil filling port adapter 247, can refuel by nozzle adapter 240.Then, utilize oil to plant discriminating gear 292 and judge that oil plants, plant at oil and begin to refuel when correct,, finish so to refuel, send the data of volume read-out to quantitative data input output unit 250, carry out accurate Calculation if reach the volume read-out or the trunkful of setting.On the other hand, in mobile machine 211, mechanism controls device 293 is removed the excitatory of excitation coil 241, nozzle adapter 240 is separated with oil filling port adapter 247, turn back to initial primary position by driving arm bending apparatus 216, rack moving device and pillar wheel word 218, can automatically not carry out so whole oiling does not rely on manually, not need refueling operation person.

Figure 30 is the fueling state figure of explanation fourth embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.Have again, attached with the cooresponding partial sum parts of the 3rd embodiment with identical symbol, omit its detailed description.

The fuel charger 271 of this 4th embodiment automatic fuelling device 270, at one end portion's side is installed in pillar 213 tops, and the other end side extends to the 3rd support and accommodates on the bottom of rack 272 and second support to be installed to accommodate rack 273, accommodate in the rack 273 at this second support, the chassis 221 of configuration on rack moving device 225 moving tracks 222, pipe arrangement to the three supports are accommodated the end of the fuel filler pipe 226 of rack 272 middle bodies, are connected with oiling support 230 with open and close valve 223 and swivel 274 by support 220.Other structure is identical with the 3rd embodiment.

In the automatic fuelling device 270 of present embodiment, under the driving of rack moving device 225, support 220 similarly moves with the 3rd embodiment except swivel joint 274 change of directions are used in bending simultaneously, whole oiling does not need manually can automatically carry out, and does not need refueling operation person.In this embodiment, do not need the support spool.

Figure 31 is the fueling state figure of explanation fifth embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device.Have again, attached with the cooresponding partial sum parts of third and fourth embodiment with identical symbol, omit its detailed description.

The fuel charger 281 of this 5th embodiment automatic fuelling device 280 at one end portion's side is installed in pillar 213 tops, and extending to support, the other end side accommodates in the rack 282, the chassis 221 of configuration on rack moving device 225 moving tracks 222, utilize support component 283 to hang down mobile rack 284 on this chassis 221 bottoms, move installation connecting bridge 249 on the rack 284 at this, by the open and close valve 285 of configuration between this connecting bridge 249 and swivel 274, support 220 is connected with oiling support 230.Other structure is identical with third and fourth embodiment.

In the automatic fuelling device 280 of present embodiment, utilizing under rack moving device 225 drivings, support 220 is except being bent, simultaneously by outside swivel 274 change of directions, carry out the action identical with the 4th embodiment, whole oiling does not need manually can automatically carry out, and does not need refueling operation person.In the present embodiment, do not need the support spool.

Have again, in the various embodiments described above, by air pressure is supplied with support bending apparatus 216, short crooked 231 part bendings, move nozzle mechanism 216 as a whole, but for example also can have on a part of surface of accommodating oiling support 230 supports, the spring of forming with marmem heats by covering energising, makes the mechanism as same regulating control action.In addition, rack moving device at one end portion's side is installed in the top of pillar 213 at least, accommodates in the rack and the other end extends to support in the upper side of automobile, and the mechanism of traversing carriage also can be arranged.And, also can replace pillar wheel word 218 with the sway device that makes pillar 213 sway.

In addition, the sensor 235,246 that detects oil filling port 247b also can be the sensor that utilizes the image processing of arbitrary form to detect, or utilizes light, electromagnetic wave, ultrared sensor.And, though explanation is not to be provided with to prevent that automobile 203 from moving back the example of car device etc. in refueling, for example when entering sensor 236 and detect automobiles 203, also can be provided with and outstanding refueling the scotch block that sinks when finishing.In addition, be that example is illustrated with excitation coil 241, but have at least jet hole adapter 240 better, for example, adopt the compression bonding apparatus structure of spring also can with the hookup mechanism that oil filling port adapter 247 links.And portable scanning machine 256 can connect with signal wire (SW) 255, but also can adopt wireless without signal wire (SW) 255.

Figure 32～Figure 35 is the automatic fuelling device figure of explanation sixth embodiment of the invention, Figure 32 is the oblique drawing of automatic fuelling device, Figure 33 is the planar view of the arm fore-end of automatic fuelling device, and Figure 34 is the constructional drawing of explanation fuel charger, and Figure 35 is the block diagram of explanation automatic fuelling device.Have, the fuel charger of Figure 34 is is only recorded and narrated one type oiling structure again, omits the record of other oiling structure.

In these figure, present embodiment automatic fuelling device 310 forms on the elongated refuge island 302 in the oiling zone 301 of petrol service station, being provided with fuel charger 311, robot device 330 and quantitative data input output unit 340 successively, is that the automobile fuel filler mouth that robot device 330 automatically catches 317 pairs of the filler nozzles of mobile fuel charger 311 to be parked in this oiling zone 301 carries out the gas filed device.

To constitute the underground oil storage tank of each regular-grade gasoline, antiknock fuel and the light oil of oil-filling mechanism in the side configuration body rack 312 of fuel charger 311 on refuge island 302, the fuel filler pipe 313 of one of them connection installs configuration pump 314, flow counter 315 and open and close valve 316 halfway additional, side at body rack 312 is derived, and the front end of this part is connected with the oiling support 318 that has filler nozzle 317.This filler nozzle 317 can hang on the nozzle and accumulator 319 of body rack 312 sides setting.This nozzle and accumulator 319 form the tabular of level at body rack 312 sides, dispose the discharge conduit 317a of each filler nozzle 317 in the above, make anchor clamps 317b side towards robot device 330.Filler nozzle 317 is provided with in discharge conduit 317a side and is used to detect oily not shown attraction mouth of planting etc., attract the support 321 of gas by being provided with simultaneously the oiling support 318 of mouth attraction from this, can return underground oil storage tank by suction pump 23 from the body rack 312 interior oil kind sensors 322 that dispose.In addition, the front of discharging conduit 317a at filler nozzle 317 is provided with the insertion sensor 324 that the automobile fuel filler mouth is inserted in the detection that illustrates later.And, at the top of body rack 312, be provided with and represent with blue lamp or red colored lamp that automobile is whether enterable and could enter lamp 325.In addition, pump 314 and the driving of suction pump 323 and the switching of open and close valve 316 in the fuel charger 311 control body racks 312, receive signal simultaneously from flow counter 315, the counting volume read-out, and configuration has the refueling control device 320 of trunkful topping up device 326 and oil kind discriminating gear 327.

Robot device 330 is configured on the refuge island 302 of the nozzle that is provided with fuel charger 311 and accumulator 319 sides, comprise body 331, the first arm 333, second wall 334 and the 3rd arm 335, body is fixed on the refuge island 302, be provided be used in the inside that forms the tubular rack that above-below direction moves move up and down device 332, the first arm is installed in the top of this body 331, one end is free to rotate in the horizontal direction, second arm is installed on the other end of this first arm 333, one end is free to rotate in the horizontal direction, the 3rd arm is installed on the other end of this second arm 334, one end is free to rotate in the horizontal direction, and the other end has the holder part 336 of the anchor clamps 317a that catches filler nozzle 317.These first～the 3rd arm portions 333,334,335 and holder part 336 constitute arm wheel word 338.On the top of the 3rd arm portion 335, the camera 337 of the formations such as CCD that detect automobile fuel filler mouth position is installed.In addition, in body 331, be provided with image-processing system 338 and mechanism controls device 339, image-processing system is handled the image of camera 337, detect oil filling port, and the mechanism controls device is according to the data with the relevant oil filling port position of writing down on these image-processing system 338 detected oil filling port positions or the card that describes in detail later, and control moves up and down device 332 or arm wheel word 338.And, enter oral-lateral at refuge island 302 side automobiles in the face of oiling zone 301, be provided with and enter sensor 351.

Quantitative data input output unit 340 is provided with rack 342 at upright top of establishing platform 341, the opposite side top of refuge island 302, is provided with the data control unit (DCU) 349 of keyboard 344, card read write line 345, chopping machine 346, annunciator 347, button 348 and the control each several part of telltale 343, input oil-filling data in this rack 342.This card read write line 345 has and the credit card, bank card, gas filling card, advance payment card and the corresponding function of IC-card that are used for accurate Calculation oiling expense, is the device of reading and writing the card 350 of the oil filling port position data of storing client's automobile simultaneously.

Between the data control unit (DCU) 49 of robot device 330 mechanism controls device 339 and quantitative data input output unit 340, can the be relative to each other transmitting-receiving of data of the refueling control device 320 of fuel charger 311.

Below, according to the action of flowchart text automatic fuelling device 310.Figure 36 and Figure 37 are the action diagram of explanation sixth embodiment of the invention automatic fuelling device, and Figure 36 is the control action diagram of circuit of quantitative data input output unit, and Figure 37 is the control action diagram of circuit that comprises fuel charger and robot device.

At first, under the state in wanting the gas filed automobile not to be in to refuel zone 301, could enter lamp 325 and present blueness.In addition, fuel charger 311 for example shown in figure 32, arm wheel word 338 is in position of readiness towards the A-stage of nozzle and accumulator 319 sides with its holder part 336.Want the gas filed automobile to enter and refuel regional 301, detect conducting (ST301) behind the automobile that enters if enter sensor 351, data control unit (DCU) 349 is accepted vehicle detection signal so, makes could enter lamp 325 and become redness (ST302) from blueness, prevents that other automobile from entering.

Then, if client inserts card 350 (ST303) in the card read write line 345 of quantitative data input output unit 340, read the position data of record oil filling port in this card 350 so, mechanism controls device 339 to robot device 330 sends, import oil-filling datas from the keyboard 344 of quantitative data input output unit 340 simultaneously, but become the automatic oiling state.If with oil-filling datas (ST304) such as keyboard 344 input oil kinds, volume read-outs, oil-filling data just is presented on the telltale 343 so, pressing button 348 (ST305), if set oil-filling data (ST306), data control unit (DCU) 349 sends this setting data to the refueling control device 326 of fuel charger 311 and robot device 330 mechanism controls device 339 so.

The oil-filling data that sends from the data control unit (DCU) 349 of quantitative data input output unit 340 is when inputing to robot device 330 mechanism controls device 339 (ST311), at first, the arm wheel word 338 that is in the robot device 330 of readiness for action shift to hang on nozzle and the accumulator 319 plant cooresponding filler nozzle 317 with oil, be used in the holder part 336 that is provided with on the 3rd arm 335 front ends and catch these anchor clamps 317b, then, according to the refueling position data that read from card 350 the automobile fuel filler mouth direction of filler nozzle 317 to being parked in oiling zone 301 moved, subsequently, camera 337 is taken oil filling port, if image-processing system 338 detects correct oil filling port position, refueling control device 339 Control arm wheel words 338 and move up and down device 332 so insert oil filling port (ST312) with the front end of the exhaust tube 317a of filler nozzle 317.Insert the front end of exhaust tube 317a to oil filling port after, if insert sensor 24 conductings (ST314), refueling control device 320 drives suction pump 323 so, steam in the oil filling port is attracted, oil is planted discriminating gear 327 actions (ST315), according to oil kind signal, carry out and the whether consistent judgement (ST316) of the oil kind of setting with keyboard 344 from oil kind sensor 322.Under the situation of oil kind unanimity, refueling control device 320 is opened the oil kind open and close valve 316 that is set, driving pump 314 (ST317).

Oil in the storage tanker is discharged in oil filling port by flow counter 315, open and close valve 316, oiling support 318 and filler nozzle 317 by fuel filler pipe 313 pump 314 force feeds.And, be displayed on the telltale 343 with the volume read-out of flow counter 315 instrumentations.

Like this, after refueling, 326 actions (ST319) of trunkful topping up device, if reach gas filed set amount or bucketful (ST320), refueling control device 320 is closed shutoff valve 316 so, makes pump 314 stop (ST321), to the data (ST322) of quantitative data input output unit 340 output volume read-outs.Then, mechanism controls device 339 Control arm wheel words 338 and move up and down device 332, extract the exhaust tube 317a of filler nozzle 317 out from oil filling port, make robot device 330 move to the position of readiness (ST323) at initial stage simultaneously, when arriving primary position (ST324), finish to refuel and move, report to the police to refuel with annunciator 347 and finish (ST325).At this moment, if because filler nozzle 317 is furnished with the valve that does not have oily discharge pressure just to close, so can outwards not flow out at oiling support 318 medium remaining oil.

And the volume read-out data (ST308) that quantitative data input output unit 340 is accepted from fuel charger 311 are if client could enter lamp 325 so and become the end of blue back from redness with the accurate Calculation (ST309) that sticks into capable oiling expense.Have, oil is planted under the situation of inconsistent (ST316) again, and data control unit (DCU) 349 makes annunciator 347 action certain hours (ST318), urges and carries out oil-filling data input (ST304) again.And, with refueling after the correct oil kind of keyboard 344 settings.

In the automatic fuelling device 310 of said structure, owing to enter and refueled regional 301 o'clock adding petrol car, enter sensor 351 and detect automobile, could enter lamp 325 and present redness, forbid that other automobile enters, client sets oil-filling datas such as oil kind and volume read-out with the keyboard 344 of quantitative data input output unit 340, if card read write line 345 reads the refueling position data of storage in the card 350, actuating arm wheel word 338 and move up and down device 332 under the control of mechanism controls device 339 so, catch the filler nozzle 317 of the corresponding oil kind that hangs on nozzle and the accumulator 319, automobile fuel filler direction in being parked in oiling zone 301 moves, then, image-processing system detects the tram of taking oil filling port with camera 337, the exhaust tube 317a front end of filler nozzle 317 is inserted oil filling port, detect insertion if insert sensor 324, utilize the oil kind control setup 320 that has trunkful topping up device 326 and oil kind discriminating gear 27 to judge oily the kind so, plant at oil and to begin when correct to refuel, if reach the volume read-out or the bucketful of setting, refuel so and finish, the data of volume read-out are admitted to quantitative data input output unit 340, carry out accurate Calculation, in another robot device 330, mechanism controls device 339 actuating arm wheel words 338 and move up and down device 332, return initial position, so whole oiling can be carried out automatically, does not need refueling operation person.In addition, because fuel charger 311 and robot device 330 make monomer, thus can make fuel charger 311 identical with in the past structure, and needn't be applied to the complicated pipe arrangement of fuel feeding among the robot device, can make low price.

Have again, in the above-described embodiments, the image-processing system that is used in the camera 337 that is provided with on the arm wheel word 338 correctly detects the position of oil filling port, but emitters such as conveyer are set near oil filling port, accept the signal that this emitter sends, the position of correctly detecting oil filling port is also passable.

In addition, as arm wheel word 330, illustrated that robot device 330 is provided with first～the 3rd arm 333,334,335 that rotates on the horizontal direction and the example of holder part 336, but arm quantity and shape can be arbitrarily, the arm of for example being furnished with the above-below direction rotation is also passable, is not limited to embodiment.And, in order to detect oil filling port, also can utilize the image processing of arbitrary form to detect, or utilize light, electromagnetic wave, ultrared oil filling port detecting device.

As mentioned above, automatic fuelling device of the present invention is by the oil filling port sensor, quantitative data input output unit and fuel charger constitute, the oil filling port sensor receives the signal near the emitter that is provided with the motor vehicle fuel fuel tank filler, the quantitative data input output unit is set oil-filling data, and fuel charger has the refueling control device of being furnished with oil kind discriminating gear and trunkful topping up device, this device is accepted the insertion signal from the insertion sensor of exhaust tube front end setting, make described oil plant the discriminating gear action, if oil is planted discriminating gear and is judged as identical oil kind, so described trunkful topping up device action, if this trunkful topping up device detects bucketful, stop so refueling.So, owing to whole oiling can automatically be carried out, so can not need refueling operation person.

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1. automatic fuelling device, it is characterized in that by the oil filling port sensor, quantitative data input output unit and fuel charger constitute, the oil filling port sensor receives from the signal that is arranged near the emitter motor vehicle fuel fuel tank filler, the quantitative data input output unit is set oil-filling data, and fuel charger comprises being furnished with the refueling control device that oil is planted discriminating gear and trunkful topping up device, described refueling control device has the insertion signal of acceptance from the insertion sensor that is arranged at described fuel charger exhaust tube front end, make described oil plant the discriminating gear action, if oil is planted discriminating gear and is judged as identical oil kind, so described trunkful topping up device action, if this trunkful topping up device detects bucketful, stop the gas filed function so.

2. according to automatic fuelling device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that being provided with in described quantitative data input output unit the portable scanning machine of input oil-filling data, the oil-filling data of importing from this movable type scanning machine is displayed on the telltale that is arranged at the quantitative data input output unit.

3. according to automatic fuelling device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that the oil kind filler nozzle of being set by described quantitative data input output machine is more outstanding than exhaust tube.

4. according to automatic fuelling device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that described quantitative data input output unit transmitting and receiving data between the vehicle carried device of the card read-write that is loaded into vehicle, refuel the accurate Calculation of expense according to oil-filling data simultaneously from described topping up device output.

5. automatic fuelling device, it is characterized in that being provided with quantitative data input output unit and fuel charger on the elongated refuge island forming, the quantitative data input output unit is set oil-filling data, and fuel charger is accepted from the signal of this quantitative data input output unit the action of going forward side by side and is done, and has to utilize input/output unit to make the invalid function of automatic fuelling device operation of a vehicles compartment of terrain configuration is arranged between described refuge island.

6. according to automatic fuelling device as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that described fuel charger detection is arranged near the emitter of motor vehicle fuel fuel tank filler, can not use other fuel charger.

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