DK164314B - PETROL STANDS WITH INTEGRATED COVER ALARM - Google Patents

Description

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The object of the present invention is to provide a registration and alarm arrangement for petrol covers for especially cars for use during refueling especially of gasoline.

5 So far, only gasoline cover alarm arrangements are known, which have only been an integral part of the car itself, or as, for example, stated in U.S. Pat. U.S. Patent No. 4,010,967.

The disadvantage of the known American system is that it can only be used by cars with specially fitted special alarm covers. Other cars with normal petrol covers have not benefited from this alarm.

In addition, the US system requires that each cover be fairly expensive compared to normal covers, and that it is sensitive both to the individual customer's service of the cover, including, for example, replacement of bulbs and batteries, and to regularly check if the system works etc.

So far, there are also known systems that have been an integral part of the car, but without alarm, for example, as known from U.S. Pat. U.S. Patent No. 4,744,482.

Here is a cover holder behind the actual cover of the car.

25 The disadvantage of this system is that if you forget to put the cover in the holder during refueling but for example instead of comfortably put it on the petrol stand, then you may find that you have forgotten the cover. And since there will be no signal or the like indicating that the cover is off. You will be able to drive from the petrol tank, with open cover hole, and with a forgotten cover.

A further disadvantage of the present invention is that it is possible to start refueling even if the cover has not been placed in the safety holder of the car. Further, when paying the amount of fuel fueled, the tanker staff will not be able to advise the driver that he has forgotten to unscrew his cover. The security of the current system is very low.

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Hitherto, there are also known systems according to, for example, 5 U.S.C. Patent No. 4,644,984, wherein the cover has been designed so that it can be placed in or on a special shaped tank gun. The disadvantage of this system is, as previously mentioned, U.S. systems that if you do not bother to place the cover in the gun handle, then you can think 10 anyway. And if you put the cover in the handle, you can still reposition the handle on the petrol stand and drive from the place without having to take its cover again.

The cover does not give an alarm, and it is not integrated with a safety system, which gives both an "ok" alarm when mounted as a start-up of the petrol refill pump, and that when repositioning the petrol gun after a period of time it gives an alarm that the cover does not is taken.

Our stated invention is also integrated into the "user sequence" itself, which is none of the opposed and previously known systems.

With the present invention, the above disadvantages are substantially minimized and improved. Since, primarily, all motorists can now utilize the present invention and the integrated cover alarm independently of the car brand and design of the fuel cap.

The system consists of a registration and alarm arrangement 30 which is an integral part of the petrol stand itself. For example, one could imagine an embodiment in which, when refueling, the car's gasoline cover is set up in a deposition bracket arrangement which is integrated with the petrol stand itself. And the insert is then registered, ideally possibly via some electronics. When you have finished refueling, set the refill gun back to 3

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gasoline dispenser. And if, for example, after a few seconds, you forget to remove the cover from the gas station, an alarm will be issued. Ideally via a voice that says "Remember the gasoline cap".

5 Or the alarm may be a buzzing sound, perhaps combined with a flashing light.

As an extension of the system, it is possible to integrate a register ring arrangement such that the petrol filling 10 can only be made once the cover is mounted in the alarm bracket.

The system could also be combined in such a way that the tanker can register that one has forgotten his cover. And these can then draw one's attention to this when one has to settle.

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The invention can be carried out in a variety of variants where the fixed alarm dialogue for the cover takes place via the petrol stand or in combination therewith.

20 An example of an embodiment will now be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings, in which

Fig. 1 shows an example of a cover flap, Fig. 2 shows a petrol stand with an integrated cover bracket with alarm arrangement,

Fig. 3 shows a vertical as horizontal bracket arrangement, Fig. 4 shows an example of how an alarm buoy can possibly tilt, for alarm activation, possibly via microswitch, and where

Fig. 5 shows an alternative embodiment in which the registration of an attached gasoline cap is registered via, for example, a light detector.

Claims (7)

1. Registration and alarm arrangement for petrol covers f 5 (2), in particular for cars for use during refueling in particular of gasoline, characterized by being mounted on or as an integral part of the fuel stand (3), and primarily as a place of deposition (1) for the vehicle's gasoline cover (2), which deposit location (2) is provided with 10 sensors and an alarm (6 *) to indicate whether a cover (2) is located on (1). Gasoline cap registration and alarm arrangement (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the filling (4) can first be started, by inserting the cover (2) into a registration arrangement (1), for example a fixing arrangement (1), eg. a clamping bracket (1) on the stand (2), or that the filling (4), since alternatively can be forcibly controlled for this. 20 Gasoline cap registration and alarm arrangement (2) according to Claim 1, characterized in that it has a time-shifted alarm (5) which, upon closing of the filling handle (4), after a predetermined period of time, e.g. 3 seconds, alarm (5) indicates that the car cover (2) is forgotten. Gasoline cap registration and alarm arrangement (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that, for example, detecting a decommissioned cover (2) when the fuel refueling is started at discharge and by having a clear signal that the cover (2) ) is applied within a certain period of time, for example, 3-5 seconds after the fuel filler handle (4) is inserted into the fuel stand (3), otherwise an alarm (5) is given. DK 164314B. Gasoline cap registration and alarm arrangement (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that an alarm is provided via a built-in speech (5). Gasoline cap registration and alarm arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that it is combined with a magnetic card registration system, whereby the code digit can be combined with an "ok" signal, or contrary to the refueling via the tank cap alarm 10 (1) and ( 5). Alternatively, the cover alarm (5) could be connected automatically and a negative wish should then be indicated in the procedure with the magnetic code. Gasoline cap registration and alarm arrangement 15 according to claim 1, characterized in that a lid-bend leather arrangement (1) can be mounted for both horizontal (1) and for vertical (1 ') mounting. Gasoline cap registration and alarm arrangement 20 according to claim 1, characterized in that a cap fixing (1) can be established via a magnetic holding system. Gasoline cap registration and alarm arrangement 25 according to claim 1, characterized in that the fuel filling handle (4) at the outlet spout (4 ') can be provided with a pivot circuit which, in the case of theft protection arrangement, where the alarm (5) is started in time delay, if it (5 ') is not disconnected via the cover or cover 30 (2). 35