EP3790835B1 - Dispositif de manipulation de tuyau de carburant avec servomoteur - Google Patents

Dispositif de manipulation de tuyau de carburant avec servomoteur Download PDF

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EP3790835B1
EP3790835B1 EP19722877.8A EP19722877A EP3790835B1 EP 3790835 B1 EP3790835 B1 EP 3790835B1 EP 19722877 A EP19722877 A EP 19722877A EP 3790835 B1 EP3790835 B1 EP 3790835B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/06—Details or accessories
    • B67D7/38—Arrangements of hoses, e.g. operative connection with pump motor
    • B67D7/40—Suspending, reeling or storing devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/06—Details or accessories
    • B67D7/38—Arrangements of hoses, e.g. operative connection with pump motor
    • B67D7/40—Suspending, reeling or storing devices
    • B67D7/403—Suspending, reeling or storing devices the hose carrier comprising a sliding unit
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/04—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring fuels, lubricants or mixed fuels and lubricants
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/06—Details or accessories
    • B67D7/38—Arrangements of hoses, e.g. operative connection with pump motor
    • B67D7/40—Suspending, reeling or storing devices
    • B67D7/406—Suspending, reeling or storing devices the hose carrier comprising a pivoting unit

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  • the invention relates to a device and method for handling at least one hose.
  • a fuel dispensing unit such as a 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 petrol, cash readout, volume readout etc., and a column or frame to which one or more petrol hoses are connected.
  • the driver parks the vehicle beside the petrol pump and opens the cover or cap of the petrol tank. The driver then selects the desired type of petrol and places the pump nozzle in the inlet of the vehicle's petrol tank and puts in the desired volume of petrol.
  • US 6 328 060 discloses a gasoline dispensing unit and method according to which one end of a cord is attached to a dispensing hose to support the hose relative to a dispenser unit during non-use.
  • the other end of the cord is attached to a drum having a tapered outer surface and a continuous spiral groove.
  • the cord is wound on the drum from the largest-diameter drum portion to the smallest-diameter portion. The cord thus unwinds from the drum from its smallest-diameter portion to the largest-diameter portion when the hose is pulled from the housing to provide a mechanical advantage and reduce the required pulling force.
  • GB 782 882 discloses a swinging arm hose retriever for fluid dispensing apparatus.
  • the hose of the fluid dispensing apparatus is retracted by a spring drum which, together with a spring-biased swinging arm, is mounted on a cover replacing the normal cover for the usual aperture in the top of the dispensing cabinet.
  • the cover carries a support from which a spindle and a frame carrying the arm are supported by bearings.
  • a spring connected to a fork pivoted to the spindle biases the arm to its normal position.
  • the invention consists of a device according to claim 1.
  • the sensor means comprises a first sensor arranged in the hose storage space and configured to detect the idle position the first hose guiding means, and a second sensor arranged in the hose storage space and configured to detect the working position the first hose guiding means.
  • the control unit may be configured to trigger extraction of the cable element by means of the motor or to trigger a neutral state of the motor when at least a portion of the first hose guiding means is detected outside of the hose storage space, and to trigger feeding in of the cable element by means of the motor the first hose guiding means is detected inside of the hose storage space.
  • the first hose guiding means may comprise a rocker unit which, to allow pulling out and returning of the hose, is pivotable in relation to the hose storage space about a pivot axis and which comprises a hose supporting part which is arranged at a distance from the pivot axis and adapted to support the hose.
  • the rocker unit may be adapted to be pivoted in the first direction when pulling out the hose and, when returning the hose, be pivoted by a rocker returning means, which applies a returning force on the rocker unit at a distance from the pivot axis in the second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
  • the rocker returning means may comprise a spring element.
  • the first hose guiding means may comprise a rail element to support the hose which, to allow pulling out and returning of the hose, is movable in relation to the hose storage space between in the idle position and the working position.
  • the rail element may be adapted to be moved towards the working position when pulling out the hose and, when returning the hose, be moved towards the idle position.
  • the sensing means may further comprise a further sensor configured to detected movement of the second hose guiding means, and the control unit is configured to stop the motor when the second hose is in a bottom position within the hose storage space.
  • the extraction of the cable element by means of the motor may be conducted for a predetermined length of the cable element.
  • the extraction of the cable element by means of the motor may be based on a motor driving power calculated by the control unit.
  • a fuel dispensing unit for refueling a vehicle comprising at least one device according the feature described above.
  • Fig. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a fuel dispensing unit 1, having hose storage spaces 2, an electrical cabinet 3 containing all the electronics for the fuel dispensing unit 1, a hydraulic cabinet 4 containing fuel dispensing means (not shown), e.g. fuel metering means, valves, vapor recovery system etc., and a column 5 extending vertically between and separating the electrical cabinet 3 and the hydraulic cabinet 4 from the hose storage spaces 2.
  • the fuel dispensing unit 1 is connected to an underground fuel container (not shown).
  • the fuel When filling up the tank of a vehicle, the fuel is pumped from the underground container by means of a pump (not shown) which is located in the hydraulic cabinet 4, and from there to the column 5 and out to a nozzle 6 via a fuel hose 7.
  • a pump not shown
  • the fuel hose 7 When filling-up does not take place, the fuel hose 7 is accommodated in a hose storage space 2 and the nozzle 6 is inserted in a nozzle boot 8.
  • the hose 7 is handled by a hose handling device according to the invention, which is arranged in every hose storage space 2.
  • the electronics located in the electrical cabinet 3, such as means for choosing the desired type of fuel and display means for showing the chosen type of fuel, the volume of dispensed fuel etc., are securely isolated in order to encapsulate electronic components from possible presence of flammable gases.
  • the electrical cabinet 3 can also include a payment terminal.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a device 9 for handling at least one fuel hose 7 in the fuel dispensing unit 1.
  • the device 9 allows the at least one fuel hose 7 to be pulled out from a front opening of the hose storage space 2 and is adapted to return the at least one fuel hose 7 to the hose storage space 2.
  • the device 9 will now be described in greater detail according to one exemplary embodiment in view of Fig. 3 and 4 .
  • Fig. 3 and Fig 4 illustrate the device 9 when in an idle position and when in a working position.
  • the device 9 comprises a first hose guiding means 10 and a second hose hose guiding 11, which are both movable between an idle position and a working position to control extraction and infeed of the at least one fuel hose 7, a sensor means 12 arranged in hose storage space 2, a motor 13 connected to the second hose guiding 11 means through a cable element 14, and a control unit 15 connected to the sensor means 12 and to the motor 13.
  • the control unit 15 is configured to control the motor 13 based on signals relating to the movements of the first hose guiding means 10 and/or the second hose guiding means 11 detected by the sensor means 12.
  • the sensor means 12 comprises a first sensor 16 arranged in the hose storage space 2 and configured to detect the idle position the first hose guiding means 10, and a second sensor 17 arranged in the hose storage space 2 and configured to detect the working position the first hose guiding means 10.
  • control unit 15 may be configured to trigger extraction of the cable element 14 by means of the motor 13 or to trigger a neutral state of the motor 13 when the working position of the first hose guiding means 10 is detected, and to trigger infeed of the cable element 14 by means of the motor 13 when the idle position of the first hose guiding means 10 is detected.
  • control unit 15 may be configured to trigger extraction of the cable element 14 by means of the motor 13 or to trigger a neutral state of the motor 13 when at least a portion of the first hose guiding means 10 is detected outside of the hose storage space 2, and to trigger feeding in of the cable element 14 by means of the motor 13 the first hose guiding means 10 is detected inside of the hose storage space 2.
  • the first hose guiding means 10 comprises a rocker unit which, to allow pulling out and returning of the hose 7, is pivotable in relation to the hose storage space 2 about a pivot axis 18 and which comprises a hose supporting part 19 which is arranged at a distance from the pivot axis 18 and adapted to support the hose 7.
  • the rocker unit is adapted to be pivoted in a first direction when pulling out the hose 7 and, when returning the hose 7, be pivoted by a rocker returning means 20, constituted by a spring element which applies a returning force on the rocker unit at a distance from the pivot axis 18 in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
  • the first hose guiding means 10 comprises a rail element to support the hose 7 which, to allow pulling out and returning of the hose 7, is movable in relation to the hose storage space 2 between in the idle position and the working position.
  • the rail element is adapted to be moved towards the working position when pulling out the hose 7 and, when returning the hose 7, be moved towards the idle position.
  • the sensor means 12 may for example comprise a two-way sensor instead which is capable of detecting a direction of the movement of the first hose guiding means 10.
  • the control unit would be configured to trigger extraction of the cable element by means of the motor 13 or to trigger a neutral state of the motor when a first moving direction of the first hose guiding means 10 is detected, and to trigger infeed of the cable element by means of the motor 13 when a second moving direction of the first hose guiding means 10 is detected.
  • the senor means 12 may be connected to a movable portion 21 of an outer housing 22 of the hose storage space 2, and the control unit 15 is configured to trigger extraction of the cable element 14 by means of the motor 13 or to trigger a neutral state of the motor 13 when movement of the movable portion 21 of the outer housing 22, in a direction away from the outer housing 22, is detected.
  • the extraction of the cable element 14 by means of the motor 13 may be conducted based on a predetermined length of the cable element 14.
  • the extraction of the cable element 14 by means of the motor 13 may be based on a motor driving power calculated by the control unit 15.
  • the control unit 15 may be configured so that no infeed of the cable element 14 by means of the motor 13 is possible during refueling of a vehicle.
  • the control unit 15 may be configured so that no extraction of the cable element 14 by means of the motor 13 is possible when the nozzle(s) 6 are present in the nozzle boot(s) 8.
  • the control unit 15 may be configured so that no feeding of the cable element 14 by means of the motor 13 is possible when the fuel dispensing unit 1 is not released.

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  1. Dispositif (9) de manipulation d'au moins un flexible (7), lequel dispositif (9) permet à au moins un flexible (7) d'être tiré d'une ouverture avant d'un espace de stockage de flexible (2) et lequel dispositif (9) est adapté pour ramener le au moins un flexible (7) vers l'espace de stockage de flexible (2), le dispositif (9) comprenant :
    un premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10) et un deuxième moyen de guidage de flexible (11) mobiles entre une position de repos et une position de travail pour commander le au moins un flexible (7),
    un moyen de capteur (12) disposé dans l'espace de stockage de flexible (2),
    un moteur (13) raccordé au deuxième moyen de guidage de flexible (11) par un élément de câble (14), et une unité de commande (15) raccordée au moyen de capteur (12) et au moteur (13),
    dans lequel l'unité de commande (15) est configurée pour commander le moteur (13) sur la base de signaux relatifs aux mouvements du premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10) et/ou du deuxième moyen de guidage de flexible (11) détectés par le moyen de capteur (12),
    caractérisé en ce que le moyen de capteur (12) comprend un premier capteur (16) disposé dans l'espace de stockage de flexible (2) et configuré pour détecter la position de repos du premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10), et un deuxième capteur (17) disposé dans l'espace de stockage de flexible (2) et configuré pour détecter la position de travail du premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10).
  2. Dispositif (9) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'unité de commande (15) est configurée pour déclencher l'extraction de l'élément de câble (14) au moyen du moteur (13) ou pour déclencher un état neutre du moteur (13) lorsque la position de travail du premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10) est détectée, et de déclencher l'avance de l'élément de câble (14) au moyen du moteur (13) lorsque la position de repos du premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10) est détectée.
  3. Dispositif (9) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'unité de commande (15) est configurée pour déclencher l'extraction de l'élément de câble (14) au moyen du moteur (13) ou pour déclencher un état neutre du moteur (13) lorsqu'au moins une partie du premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10) est détectée à l'extérieur de l'espace de stockage de flexible (2), et de déclencher l'introduction de l'élément de câble (14) au moyen du moteur (13), le premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10) est détecté à l'intérieur de l'espace de stockage de flexible (2).
  4. Dispositif (9) selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10) comprend une unité à bascule qui, pour permettre l'extraction et le retour du flexible (7), peut pivoter par rapport à l'espace de stockage de flexible (2) autour d'un axe de pivotement (18) et qui comprend une partie de support de flexible (19) qui est disposée à distance de l'axe de pivotement (18) et adaptée pour supporter le flexible (7).
  5. Dispositif (9) selon la revendication 4, dans lequel l'unité à bascule est adaptée pour être pivotée dans la première direction lors de l'extraction du flexible (7) et, lors du retour du flexible (7), être pivotée par un moyen de rappel à bascule (20), qui applique une force de rappel sur l'unité à bascule à une distance de l'axe de pivotement (18) dans la deuxième direction qui est opposée à la première direction.
  6. Dispositif (9) selon la revendication 4 ou 5, dans lequel le moyen de rappel à bascule (20) comprend un élément à ressort.
  7. Dispositif (9) selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10) comprend un élément de rail pour supporter le flexible (7) qui, pour permettre l'extraction et le retour du flexible (7), est mobile par rapport à l'espace de stockage de flexible (2) entre la position de repos et la position de travail.
  8. Dispositif (9) selon la revendication 7, dans lequel l'élément de rail est adapté pour être déplacé vers la position de travail lors du retrait du flexible (7) et, lors du retour du flexible (7), être déplacé vers la position de repos.
  9. Dispositif (9) selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le moyen de capteur (12) comprend en outre un autre capteur (23) configuré pour détecter le mouvement du deuxième moyen de guidage de flexible (11), et l'unité de commande (15) est configurée pour arrêter le moteur (13) lorsque le deuxième moyen de guidage de flexible (11) est dans une position inférieure à l'intérieur de l'espace de stockage de flexible (2).
  10. Dispositif (9) selon une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel l'extraction de l'élément de câble (14) au moyen du moteur (13) est effectuée sur une longueur prédéterminée de l'élément de câble (14).
  11. Dispositif (9) selon une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel l'extraction de l'élément de câble (14) au moyen du moteur (13) est basée sur une puissance d'entraînement du moteur calculée par l'unité de commande (15).
  12. Procédé de manipulation d'au moins un flexible (7) dans une unité de distribution de carburant (1), pour permettre à au moins un flexible (7) d'être tiré d'une ouverture avant d'un espace de stockage de flexible (2) et de ramener le au moins un flexible (7) vers un espace de stockage de flexible (2), comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    fournir un premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10) et un deuxième moyen de guidage de flexible (11) mobile entre une position de repos et une position de travail pour commander l'extraction et l'avance du flexible (7), et
    disposer un moyen de capteur (12) dans l'espace de stockage de flexible (2), le moyen de capteur (12) comprenant un premier capteur (16) disposé dans l'espace de stockage de flexible (2) et configuré pour détecter la position de repos du premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10), et un deuxième capteur (17) disposé dans l'espace de stockage de flexible (2) et configuré pour détecter la position de travail du premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10),
    caractérisé par l'étape de commande d'un moteur (13), raccordé au deuxième moyen de guidage de flexible (11) à travers un élément de câble (14), au moyen d'une unité de commande (15), raccordée au moyen de détection (12) et au moteur (13), sur la base des mouvements détectés du premier moyen de guidage de flexible (10).
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