EP1398294A1 - Device and method for handling a fuel-hose - Google Patents
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- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- the device comprises a hose returning means having a rocker unit which, to allow pulling out and returning of the hose, is pivotable relative to a hose storage space.
- the rocker unit comprises a hose supporting part and the unit is pivoted out of the storage space when the hose is pulled.
- a drawback of this device is that the rocker unit protrudes out of the hose storage space during use, which is detrimental out of an aesthetic point of view as well as due to safety aspects.
- the safety aspects concern the fact that the rocker unit may be damaged or may damage or injure something or someone coming in its way.
- there is a risk that the hose is pulled sideways to such an extent that the rocker unit will not be able to return smoothly into the hose storage space.
- hose handling device is disclosed by the applicant in the Swedish patent application No. 0200224-4, which device facilitates sideways pulling out of the hose.
- the device comprises an annular guiding element encompassing the hose.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a solution to the above problems by improving handling of a hose in connection with a fuel delivery unit.
- the design of the first upper hose returning means 10 and especially the recesses 14a,b, 15a,b may be adjusted to allow return of the returning means and the supporting roll 9 by means of gravity, so that the spring 19 may be needless.
- a person skilled in the art may easily come to the proper dimensions and parameters as the invention now has been presented.
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- The present invention relates to a device and a method for handling of a hose according to the preamble to the respective independent claims. The invention also concerns a fuel delivery unit, such as a fuel or petrol pump, provided with such a device.
- A fuel pump or petrol pump typically comprises a pump part standing on the ground, a display part positioned above the pump part and showing the chosen type of fuel, such as petrol or diesel, cash readout, volume readout etc, and a column to which one or more fuel hoses are connected.
- When the tank of a vehicle is to be filled up, the driver parks the vehicle beside the fuel pump and opens the cover or cap of the vehicle's fuel tank. Then the driver selects the desired type of fuel or petrol and places the nozzle mounted at the end of the hose in the inlet of the vehicle's tank and puts in the desired volume of fuel.
- In some types of payment procedures, it is necessary to pay before filling-up can be started. For instance, charge card payment must in most cases be initiated by means of a card and code in an associated terminal before the pump is activated.
- A difficulty that may arise in connection with filling-up is that the hose does not reach to the vehicle if parked a distance from the petrol pump. The reason why the vehicle has not been parked sufficiently close to the pump may be difficulty in manoeuvring owing to a limited space round the petrol pump. It may also happen that the vehicle is first parked at a terminal for charge card payment. In that case the hose is usually not long enough and the driver must move the vehicle once more, which is time-consuming, so that it stands close to the petrol pump. To allow the hose to reach to the vehicle, it is usually necessary for the driver to park his vehicle so that the side of the vehicle where the filler cap is positioned faces the petrol pump. It is not always known to a driver of an unfamiliar vehicle whether the filler cap is positioned on the left or right side. This may result in the driver by mistake parking the vehicle on the wrong side of the pump and thus not being able to fill up the tank without moving the vehicle to the other side of the petrol pump since the hose does not reach all the way round the vehicle.
- One way of facilitating access to the petrol pump is to provide it with a longer hose. This may, however, cause problems since a longer hose may tend to land on the ground when not used and thus get stuck in or be damaged by passing cars or other vehicles. To prevent this, the column may be provided with some kind of returning mechanism for the hose.
- A fuel pump with automatic return of the hose to the column is disclosed in EP-A1-0 379 742. In this prior-art construction, the hose extends in the column round a number of stationary small rolls and round a spring-loaded wheel which is vertically movable. The hose is fixed to the ceiling of the column at the rear side and is passed along the rear side down and round the wheel. From the wheel the hose is passed upwards at the front side to the rolls and then over the rolls to the rear side of the column. The hose is hanging freely down from the rolls and has thus been made to extend one turn in the column.
- The spring load causes the hose to be pulled into the column after use, but also acts in a counteracting manner when pulling out the hose. The counteracting effect gives the drawback that it will be heavy work to pull out the hose, and it is therefore common that a driver does not utilise the advantages of a longer hose in terms of parking the vehicle further away from or on an optional side of the petrol pump. If the spring load is reduced for the purpose of reducing the counteracting force, the hose will not be pulled in just as efficiently and risks remaining outside the column after use.
- A further example of such a construction is disclosed in EP-B1-0 255 979, which however also suffers from the above drawbacks as to returning action and counteracting force.
- One more example of a similar construction is disclosed is NL-A-8 403 718. As is evident from the drawings of this publication, the construction comprises a vertically movable, spring-loaded wheel and a fixedly mounted wheel round which wheels the hose extends inside the column. The hose is fixed to the ceiling of the column and is passed along the rear side of the column down and round the movable wheel. From there the hose is passed up along the front side to the fixedly mounted wheel and then over the fixedly mounted wheel to the rear side of the column. The hose is hanging freely down from the fixedly mounted wheel and has thus been made to extend one turn in the column. Similar to the above constructions, also this one suffers from corresponding problems as to returning action and counteracting force.
- An additional example of returning mechanism is disclosed in PCT Application WO 00/15542. A problem of this returning mechanism is that the hose exits close to the ground, which means that the hose may easily be dragging on the ground. Besides, pulling out such a hose is a sluggish operation while at the same time the available hose length is small relative to the volume of the hose storage space.
- An admittedly well-functioning hose handling device is described in the applicant's own Swedish patent No. 0100993-5. The device comprises a hose returning means having a rocker unit which, to allow pulling out and returning of the hose, is pivotable relative to a hose storage space. The rocker unit comprises a hose supporting part and the unit is pivoted out of the storage space when the hose is pulled. A drawback of this device is that the rocker unit protrudes out of the hose storage space during use, which is detrimental out of an aesthetic point of view as well as due to safety aspects. The safety aspects concern the fact that the rocker unit may be damaged or may damage or injure something or someone coming in its way. Moreover, there is a risk that the hose is pulled sideways to such an extent that the rocker unit will not be able to return smoothly into the hose storage space.
- Another hose handling device is disclosed by the applicant in the Swedish patent application No. 0200224-4, which device facilitates sideways pulling out of the hose. The device comprises an annular guiding element encompassing the hose.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a solution to the above problems by improving handling of a hose in connection with a fuel delivery unit.
- This and other objects are achieved by a device, a method, and a fuel delivery unit comprising the features of the enclosed respective independent claims. Preferred embodiments are set forth in the enclosed dependent claims and in the following description.
- The inventive device for handling a hose allows the hose to be pulled out from and returns the hose to a hose storage space and comprises a hose returning means comprising a carrier, a pivoting unit, and a guiding element provided on the pivoting unit. The fact that the guiding element is arranged on the pivoting unit and engages the hose implies that the hose can be pulled out in almost any direction and returned in a smooth and stable way. The joint support of the supporting part, which supports the hose, also contributes to a stable arrangement.
- By, according to an embodiment of the inventive device, the pivoting unit being adapted to be pivoted in a first direction when pulling out the hose and in a second opposite direction when the hose is returned, makes it possible to move the supporting part (supported by the pivoting unit) in a way for facilitating the pulling out and returning of the hose. By using a movable construction a long hose can be stored in a relatively small storage space.
- According to an embodiment the carrier and the pivoting unit are provided with elongated recesses in which the supporting part is hung up. The design of the recesses may be adjusted to yield a smooth and stable movement of the supporting part along a certain pathway. Preferably, such that the hose returning means and the supporting part remains within the hose storage space during use. The recesses may be designed to allow return of the pivoting unit, the supporting part, and the hose, by means of gravity.
- Optionally, the pivoting unit is provided with a returning element to ensure the complete return of the pivoting unit and the hose.
- According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the device for handling the hose further comprises one more hose returning means which cooperates sequentially with the first upper hose returning means. This gives the advantage that a longer hose can be stored in the column and, when necessary, be pulled out. Pulling out will not be the same heavy work as in conventional columns provided with hose returning means, since the returning force is shared by two hose returning means which do not operate in a counteracting manner simultaneously. The hose which the device is capable of returning is at least of the same length or in many cases longer than the hose which a conventionally designed hose returning device can return when both hose returning devices act with the same counteracting force while pulling out the hose.
- The two hose returning means are preferably adapted to store, in the form of potential energy, at least part of the energy that corresponds to the work that is required to pull out the hose. As a result, this energy can be used to provide the return of the hose.
- The hose returning means are suitably adapted to allow sequential pulling out of the hose and store energy sequentially, which strengthens the above advantages.
- Moreover, the hose returning means are suitably adapted to return the hose sequentially, which further emphasises the above advantages.
- According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, at least one of the hose returning means applies on the hose a returning force which increases gradually while returning the hose. As a result, the advantage is obtained that, when returning the outermost part of the hose, a sufficiently great force acts to introduce this part into the column, without the counteracting force in pulling out being unnecessarily great.
- Furthermore, the returning force, which during returning is the last to act on the hose, is preferably adapted to apply on the hose a returning force which increases gradually while returning the hose. This increases the above advantage still more when returning the outermost part of the hose.
- The inventive method for handling a hose provides advantages corresponding to those related to the device for handling a hose according to the above.
- The fuel pump assembly according to the invention is characterised in that it has a device for handling of hose of the above-mentioned type. This gives the advantage that the hose is easily and safely pulled and returned in a stable and smooth manner and does not remain outside the assembly after use, which is particularly important in connection with inflammable liquids, such as petrol, diesel or other fuels, that could leak out if the hose is damaged. Besides, the hose returning device of the above type requires less space compared with prior-art hose returning devices with a corresponding hose length capable of being pulled out.
- The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings which by way of example illustrate a currently preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 1 is a front view of a fuel delivery unit.
- Fig. 2 is a side view of the interior of a column.
- Figs 3 and 4 correspond to Fig. 2, but illustrate other positions of the hose.
- Fig. 5 shows in great detail an embodiment of an inventive upper hose returning means.
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- As is evident from Fig. 1, the main components of the fuel pump assembly or fuel delivery unit are a
column 1, apump housing 2 with a pump P and a measuring device M, and adisplay unit 3. The fuel pump assembly is connected to an underground fuel container (not shown). When filling up the tank of a vehicle, the fuel is pumped from the underground container by means of the pump P in thepump housing 2, and from there to thecolumn 1 via a fuel piping and out to anozzle 4 via afuel hose 5. When filling-up does not take place, thefuel hose 5 is accommodated in ahose storage space 6 and thenozzle 4 is inserted in anozzle boot 7. - As is evident from Fig. 2, the
fuel hose 5 is connected to the fuel piping of the fuel pump assembly in an upper and, relative to the user, rear portion of thehose storage space 6. Thehose 5 is passed down round a deflectingroll 8 which is positioned in a lower and, relative to the user, rear portion of thehose storage space 6. From theroll 8, thefuel hose 5 is passed upwards in thehose storage space 6 and supported by a supportingroll 9 which is located in an upper and, relative to the user, front portion of thehose storage space 6. From the supportingroll 9, thefuel hose 5 is hanging in a bend and deflects upwards once more since thenozzle 4 arranged at the end of thefuel hose 5 is inserted into thenozzle boot 7 which is positioned approximately in the middle of thecolumn 1 in the vertical direction and at the side of thecolumn 1 which is the front side relative to the user. - The deflecting
roll 8 is spring loaded and adapted to be moved in the vertical direction when pulling out and returning thefuel hose 5. The supportingroll 9 is adapted to be moved towards and away from the front of thehose storage space 6 when pulling out and returning thehose 5, respectively. The movement and function of these two components will now be described in more detail. - The supporting
roll 9, which supports thehose 5, is movably supported by a first, upper hose returning means 10 comprising acarrier 11 mounted in the ceiling of thecolumn 1 and a pivotingunit 12 arranged on thecarrier 11 in a pivotable manner. Thecarrier 11 is a double-wall construction, see 11a, 11b in Fig. 5. Also the pivotingunit 12 comprises twowalls 12a, 12b on and between which an annular, pivotable guidingelement 13 is hinged at apoint 16 at the part of the pivotingunit 12 closest to the front of thehose storage space 6. Thehose 5 may slide through the guidingelement 13. - When a user intends to use the fuel pump assembly, he removes the
nozzle 4 from theboot 7 and pulls thefuel hose 5 outwards. In this operation, the hose will be straightened out and the "slack" will become accessible to the user with little or no movement of the guidingelement 13, the pivotingunit 12 and the supportingroll 9. Then, as thehose 5 is pulled, the guidingelement 13 will rise correspondingly and the pivotingunit 12 will be pivoted upwardly and outwardly towards the user. Consequently, the axis 17 of the supportingroll 9 will move towards the front ends of therecesses 14a, 14b, that is towards A in Fig. 5, and towards the lower ends of therecesses 15a, 15b, that is towards B in Fig. 5. That is the supportingroll 9 will be passed towards the front of thestorage space 6. Thehose 5 will still be supported by the supportingroll 9. The length of hose which may be obtained in this operation is the length that was positioned in the downward loop from the supportingroll 9 to thenozzle 4. - To return the
hose 5, the pivotingunit 12 is provided with aspring 19 which is adapted to return thepivoting unit 12 and, thus, thehose 5 to its initial position (see Fig. 2) after use. Thespring 19 is in this embodiment an elastic band whose one end is fixed at afixing point 20 in the interior of thehose storage space 6 and whose other end is attached at afixing point 21 which is positioned on the pivotingunit 12 at a distance from thepivot axis 18. Thespring 19 stores the energy that is necessary for pulling out thehose 5 in the form of potential energy. By selecting the suitable relative positions of the fixing points 20 and 21 in relation to thepivot axis 18, and also selecting the spring constant of thespring 19, it is possible to achieve solutions where the hose returning force is optimised as regards return of thehose 5 and the required pulling-out force is optimised as regards user-friendliness. For instance, in the positions where the user has the least favourable working position, it may be ensured that the counteracting force exerted by thereturn spring 19 is as small as possible, while it may be ensured that the returning force is as great as possible in the last part of the return movement to ensure that thehose 5 is returned into thehose storage space 6. - When the
hose 5 has been pulled out to the position shown in Fig. 3, further pulling out of thehose 5 will make the deflectingroll 8 move essentially vertically upwards as illustrated in Fig. 4. In this vertical movement of theroll 8, an additional hose length is obtained, which can be used to pull out the hose to an incorrectly parked vehicle or round a vehicle to the other side to reach the tank connection of the vehicle. Theroll 8 is connected to aspring 22 which is stretched when pulling out thehose 5. Thespring 22 which is a tension spring is connected at one end to afixing point 23 which accompanies theroll 8 and at the other end to afixing point 24 which is fixed relative to thehose storage space 6. Thespring 22 stores the work that is necessary to pull out thehose 5 in the form of potential energy. Since the vertical movement of theroll 8 in cooperation with the movement of the supportingroll 9 towards the front of thehose storage space 6 straightens out thehose 5, a great hose length is obtained relative to the work that is necessary to pull out the same. As the supportingroll 9 is moved towards the front of thehose storage space 6, the winding angle of the hose in respect of the deflectingroll 8 will decrease, which implies that the force needed to pull theroll 8 upwards will be less. Moreover, the movement of the supportingroll 9 towards the front of thestorage space 6 implies that the deflectingroll 8 may be pulled to a very high level up behind (relative to a user) the supportingroll 9 which in turn leads to that extra hose length become accessible to the user. - The manner in which the fuel pump assembly is intended to be used will now be described. The driver who intends to fill up the tank of his vehicle drives to the side of the fuel pump assembly. The driver then chooses the type of fuel and removes the
nozzle 4 from theboot 7. When pulling out thehose 5, first the "slack" of the hose will be straightened out, the guidingelement 13 will rise, the pivotingunit 12 will be pivoted towards the front of the hose storage space 6 (the user) and the supportingroll 9 will be moved towards the front of thestorage space 6 by the movement of its axis 17 in therecesses carrier 11 and the pivotingunit 12, respectively. In this motion, thespring 19 will store the work that is required in the form of potential energy. If thenozzle 4 reaches the tank connection of the vehicle, the filling-up is started. If the vehicle is parked so that thenozzle 4 does not reach the tank connection of the vehicle, the driver will pull thehose 5 further, and as a result the pivotingunit 12 will possibly be pivoted further, but above all theroll 8 will be moved vertically upwards. Also in this case, thespring 22 will store the work that is required in the form of potential energy. When the filling-up is completed, the driver will remove thenozzle 4 from the tank connection of the vehicle and let the hose move back as first thespring 22 of theroll 8 and then thespring 19 of the pivotingunit 12 return thehose 5 to thehose storage space 6. Owing to this sequential effect between the first upperhose returning means 10 and the second hose returning means comprising theroll 8 both when pulling out and returning thehose 5, it is possible to optimise the return function while at the same time the construction can be made very user-friendly. - It will be appreciated that many modifications of the embodiment described are feasible within the scope of the invention, which is defined in the appended claims.
- For instance, the pivoting unit can obtain other forms which satisfy the corresponding geometric conditions of pivot axis and fixing points. Moreover, the
elastic band 19 and thetension spring 22 can be replaced with an optional spring or another element having the corresponding function, such as some kind of coil-spring-loaded fairlead or the like. One of the springs, or both, can each also be replaced with a weight. - According to an alternative embodiment, one and the same spring is used to return both the pivoting unit and the deflecting roll. In this case, the sequential effect can be obtained, for example by the pivoting unit and the deflecting roll being connected to the spring with a different degree of extension of the spring. The pivoting unit can, for example, be secured to one end of the spring while the deflecting roll is secured to the spring by means of a hook which is arranged on the spring and engages the roll after the spring has been stretched by a certain length.
- According to an alternative embodiment of the invention the design of the first upper
hose returning means 10 and especially therecesses 14a,b, 15a,b may be adjusted to allow return of the returning means and the supportingroll 9 by means of gravity, so that thespring 19 may be needless. A person skilled in the art may easily come to the proper dimensions and parameters as the invention now has been presented. - The hose storage space can be a more or less open space instead of the shown space which is relatively closed. The important thing is that the hose is returned to a position where it cannot be touched by passing vehicles or the like.
- Furthermore, the hose supporting roll can be replaced with some kind of pin or some other construction which supports the hose and does not provide much resistance when pulling out the hose.
- It is appreciated that the guiding
element 13 can be constructed in various ways, such as by a plurality of wheels encompassing the hose. - It is also appreciated that a double-wall construction of the
carrier 11 is not necessary and that a single wall with a recess plus some kind of guide along and opposite the recess would function in a similar way. - It is further appreciated that the pivoting
unit 12 could be hinged in for example the ceiling of thecolumn 1 instead of on thecarrier 11.
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- A device for handling of a hose (5), which device allows the hose (5) to be pulled out from a hose storage space (6) and which is adapted to return the hose (5) to the hose storage space (6), comprising a hose returning means (10), characterised in that said hose returning means (10) comprises a carrier means (11) and a pivoting unit (12) being movable in relation to the carrier means (11) and to the hose storage space (6), the carrier means (11) and the pivoting unit (12) being adapted for joint support of a supporting part (9) supporting the hose (5), the pivoting unit (12) being provided with a guiding element (13) engaging the hose (5).
- A device as claimed in claim 1, in which the pivoting unit (12) is adapted to be pivoted in a first direction when pulling out the hose (5) such that the supporting part (9) is moved towards a front end of the hose storage space (6), and when returning the hose (5) be pivoted in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, bringing the supporting part (9) back to an initial position.
- A device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, in which the supporting part (9) is movably hung up in elongated recesses (14a, 14b and 15a, 15b) provided in the carrier (11) and the pivoting unit (12), respectively.
- A device as claimed in any one of claims 1-3, on which the hose returning means (10) further comprises a returning element (19) which is adapted to return the pivoting unit (12).
- A device as claimed in any one of claims 1-4, in which the hose returning means (10) is adapted to store at least part of the energy which corresponds to the work of pulling out the hose (5) in the form of potential energy for returning of the hose (5).
- A device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, which further comprises a second hose returning means (8, 22) which cooperates sequentially with the first hose returning means (10).
- A device as claimed in claim 6, in which both hose returning means (8, 22 and 10) are adapted, when pulling out the hose (5), to store at least part of the energy which corresponds to the work of pulling out the hose (5) in the form of potential energy.
- A device as claimed in claim 6 or 7, in which said hose returning means (8, 22 and 10) are adapted to allow sequential pulling out of the hose (5) and store energy sequentially.
- A device as claimed in any one of claims 6-8, in which the hose returning means (8, 22 and 10) are adapted to return the hose (5) sequentially.
- A device as claimed in any one of claims 6-9, in which at least one of the hose returning means (8, 22 and 10) applies on the hose (5) a returning force which increases gradually while returning the hose (5).
- A device as claimed in any one of claims 6-10, in which the hose returning means (10) which, during returning of the hose (5) is the last to act on the hose (5), applies on the hose (5) a returning force which increases gradually while returning the hose (5).
- A method for handling a hose (5), in which the hose (5) for use is pulled out from a hose storage space (6) and after use is returned to the hose storage space (6), characterised in that
   when pulling out the hose (5), a pivoting unit (12), which is pivotable in relation to a carrier (11) and the hose storage space (6), is pivoted about a pivot axis (18), the hose (5) being supported by a supporting roll (9) which is jointly supported on the carrier (11) and the pivoting unit (12), and the pivoting unit (12), after use of the hose (5), is pivoted back and returns the hose (5) to the storage space (6). - A method as claimed in claim 12, in which the pivoting unit (12), during pivoting about the pivot axis (12) for pulling out of the hose (5), stores at least part of the energy which corresponds to the work of pulling out the hose (5) in the form of potential energy for returning the hose (5).
- A method as claimed in claim 12 or 13, in which the pivoting unit (12) is pivoted in a first direction when pulling out the hose (5) and, when returning the hose, is pivoted by a returning means (19) which applies a returning force on the pivoting unit (12) at a distance from the pivot axis (18) in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
- A method as claimed in claim 14, in which the returning means (19) applies the returning force in such a manner that a moment lever of the returning force relative to the pivot axis (18) is gradually extended during returning of the hose (5).
- A method as claimed in claim 14 or 15, in which the returning means is made to operate as a spring element (19).
- A method as claimed in any one of claims 12-16, in which a second hose returning means (8, 22) cooperates sequentially with the first hose returning means (10).
- A method as claimed in claim 17, in which both hose returning means (8, 22 and 10), when pulling out the hose (5), store at least part of the energy which corresponds to the work of pulling out the hose (5) in the form of potential energy.
- A method as claimed in claim 17 or 18, in which said hose returning means (8, 22 and 10) allow sequential pulling out of the hose (5) and store energy sequentially.
- A method as claimed in any one of claims 17-19, in which the hose returning means (8, 22 and 10) return the hose (5) sequentially.
- A method as claimed in any one of claims 17-20, in which at least one of the hose returning means (10) applies on the hose (5) a returning force which increases gradually while returning of the hose (5).
- A method as claimed in any one of claims 17-21, in which the hose returning means (10) which is the last to act on the hose when returning the hose (5), applies on the hose (5) a returning force which increases gradually while returning the hose (5).
- A fuel pump assembly, such as a petrol pump, characterised in that it has a hose handling device as claimed in any one of claims 1-11.
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