GB2401975A - Incorrect fuel filling prevention device - Google Patents

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GB2401975A
GB2401975A GB0311873A GB0311873A GB2401975A GB 2401975 A GB2401975 A GB 2401975A GB 0311873 A GB0311873 A GB 0311873A GB 0311873 A GB0311873 A GB 0311873A GB 2401975 A GB2401975 A GB 2401975A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/06—Details or accessories
    • B67D7/32—Arrangements of safety or warning devices; Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
    • B67D7/34—Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
    • B67D7/342—Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid by discriminating the kind of liquid by analysis or by physical properties, e.g. vapour-pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/04—Tank inlets

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Abstract

An Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device has a fuel-type Sensor Unit 10 fitted into a Fuel Filler Pipe 110 which senses if the incorrect type of fuel is being delivered to the Fuel Tank 90. Signals from fuel sensor 10 are transmitted to a Controller Unit 30. Controller Unit 30 controls a Valve Actuating Mechanism 60 which closes a Valve 70 to prevent fuel filling the Fuel tank 90. Controller Unit 30 also activates Audible and Visual Warning devices 100 to warn the fuel filling operative of their error of trying to fill the Fuel Tank 90 with the incorrect type of fuel. After a predetermined time the Controller Unit deactivates warning devices 100 and valve-actuating mechanism 60 in order to allow the Fuel Tank to be filled with the correct type of fuel.

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i 2401 975 Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device This invention relates
to an Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device Vehicles that run on liquid fuels often have their fuel tanks filled by their users with the incorrect type of fuel. This refilling with the incorrect type of fuel can cause damage to the engine and the engine delivery system and renders the vehicles engine inoperable until the fuel tank has been drained of the incorrect type of fuel and the and fuel delivery system and fuel tank flushed of the incorrect fuel and the system filled with the correct type of fuel.
The inoperable vehicle filled with the wrong type of fuel often has to be towed from the filling station to a garage for the fuel tank to be drained and the whole of the fuel delivery system flushed before the correct type of fuel is put into the fuel system so that the vehicle and its engine can be used again. This is a costly and inconveniencing experience for the vehicle user and the vehicle cannot be used until it has been done.
This device can be fitted into the fuel filling system of a vehicle's engine fuel tank to prevent significant quantities of incorrect fuel being delivered into the fuel tank by the fuel filling operative and so preventing the inconvenience of being towed for the fuel system to be flushed and cleaned and not making the vehicles engine inoperable.
Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying diagram in which: Figure 1 shows in diagram form the general layout of the system and the positioning of the components in the Incorrect Fuel filling Prevention Device.
Referring to the diagram the device comprises of a Fuel Type Sensor 10, Connecting Wires 20 that are connected to the Controller Unit 30. When the fuel is being delivered to the Fuel Tank via the Fuel Filler Pipe 110, the Fuel Type Sensor 10, fitted in the Fuel Filler Pipe 110 detects in the correct type of fuel is being fed into the Fuel Tank 90. If the incorrect type of fuel is being fed the Fuel Type Sensor 10 sends a signal to the Controller Unit 30 via the Connecting Wires 20. The Controller Unit 30 sends a signal to activate the Valve Actuating Mechanism 60 via Feed wires 50to operate the Shut-OffValve 70 to the Shut- OffPosition to prevent the delivery of the incorrect fuel into the Fuel Tank 90. At the same time the Controller Unit 30 sends another signal to the Audible and Visual Warning Elements/Device(s) 100 via Connecting Cables 40. The Audible and Visual warning Elements/Device(s) 100 indicate to the fuel filling operative that a Hazard Condition has been reached, that the type fuel being delivered is incorrect and that filling cannot proceed with this type of fuel.
After a preset time the Controller Unit 30 deactivates the Audible and Visual Warning Elements/Device(s) 100 via Connecting Cables 40, and also deactivates, signals the Valve Actuating Mechanism 60 via Feed wires 50 to operate the Shut-OffValve 70 to the Open Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device Position, so that fuel filling with the correct type of fuel can continue. The Valve Actuating Mechanism 60 and the Shut-OffValve 70 can be fitted with a manual reset mechanism so that the Shut-Off Valve 70 can be manually set to the Open Position, so that fuel filling with the correct type of fuel can continue.

Claims (8)

  1. Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device Claims 1. An Incorrect Fuel
    Filling Prevention Device comprises of a fuel type sensor for detecting the type of fuel being delivered into the fuel tank via the fuel filler pipe.
  2. 2. An Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device as claimed in 1 wherein a controller unit acts as a signalling and timing unit to activate and deactivate valve-actuating mechanisms, valves and audible and or visual warning devices.
  3. 3. An Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device as claimed in 2 wherein a valve actuating mechanism receives a signal from a controller unit to actuate a valve.
  4. 4. An Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device as claimed in 3 wherein a valve is moved from an open position to a closed position to prevent significant amounts of an incorrect type of fuel being delivered into a fuel tank through the fuel filler pipe.
  5. 5. An Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device as claimed in 2 wherein a signal sent from a controller unit to audible and visual warning devices to make aware the fuel filling operative that the incorrect type of fuel is being delivered to the fuel tank through the fuel filler pipe.
  6. 6. An Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device as claimed in 2 wherein a signal sent from a controller unit after a predetermined amount of time deactivates the audible and visual warning devices and resets the valveactuating mechanism and the valve to the open position for fuel filling with the correct type of fuel.
    Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device
  7. 7. An Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device as claimed in 4 wherein a mechanical mechanism can be actuated to reset the valve-actuating mechanism and vale to the open position for fuel filling with the correct type of fuel.
  8. 8. An Incorrect Fuel Filling Prevention Device substantially as described herein with references to figure I of the accompanying diagram.
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DE102006025079A1 (en) * 2006-05-30 2007-12-06 Hella Kgaa Hueck & Co. Fuel sensor device for identification of different fuel types, comprises intake opening, by which fuel can flow into fuel sensor device, unit for recording of the flow rate of fuel and outlet opening
WO2019158945A1 (en) * 2018-02-16 2019-08-22 Berrys (Holdings) Technologies Limited Fuel delivery spout for avoiding misfuelling and method therefor
EP3702287A1 (en) * 2019-02-28 2020-09-02 Dunlop Oil and Marine Ltd. Fuelling valve

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US5209275A (en) * 1987-07-09 1993-05-11 Junkosha Co., Ltd. Liquid dispensing apparatus and method by sensing the type of liquid vapors in the receiver
US5172738A (en) * 1989-09-20 1992-12-22 Tokico Ltd. Fuelling apparatus
EP0566345A1 (en) * 1992-04-13 1993-10-20 Tatsuno Corporation Fuel dispensing apparatus capable of automatically discriminating fuel sort
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DE20114800U1 (en) * 2001-09-07 2002-02-21 Bäder, Ünal, 73669 Lichtenwald Refueling protection system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE102006025076A1 (en) * 2006-05-30 2007-12-06 Hella Kgaa Hueck & Co. Fuel sensor device for identification of different fuel types, comprises housing, heating device for heating fuel during operation of device and unit for determination of characteristic temperature of fuel
DE102006025079A1 (en) * 2006-05-30 2007-12-06 Hella Kgaa Hueck & Co. Fuel sensor device for identification of different fuel types, comprises intake opening, by which fuel can flow into fuel sensor device, unit for recording of the flow rate of fuel and outlet opening
DE102006025076B4 (en) * 2006-05-30 2018-05-30 HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA Fuel sensor
WO2019158945A1 (en) * 2018-02-16 2019-08-22 Berrys (Holdings) Technologies Limited Fuel delivery spout for avoiding misfuelling and method therefor
GB2585793A (en) * 2018-02-16 2021-01-20 Berrys Holdings Tech Limited Fuel delivery spout for avoiding misfuelling and method therefor
US11130669B2 (en) 2018-02-16 2021-09-28 Berrys (Holdings) Technologies Limited Fuel delivery spout for avoiding misfuelling and method therefor
GB2585793B (en) * 2018-02-16 2022-06-29 Berrys Holdings Tech Limited Fuel delivery apparatus and method
EP3702287A1 (en) * 2019-02-28 2020-09-02 Dunlop Oil and Marine Ltd. Fuelling valve

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