JP2001206496A - Automatic fuel feed apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic fuel feed apparatus which can dispense with a fuel feed worker by automatically inserting a fuel feed nozzle into a fuel filler port of a vehicle, which also eliminates an erroneous fuel feed operation by providing a kind-of-fuel judging means and a full-tank fuel feed means, and which further eliminates a mistake in settlement by automatically clear off fuel feed charges. SOLUTION: The automatic fuel feed apparatus is composed of a fuel feed port sensor 40 for receiving a signal from a transmitter provided in the vicinity of a fuel filler port of a fuel tank of a vehicle, a data input/output unit 13a for setting fuel feed data, and a fuel feeder 12a having a fuel feed control means 50 provided with a kind-of-fuel judging means 52 and a full-tank fuel feed means 51. The automatic fuel feed apparatus is so arranged that upon receipt of an insertion signal sent from an insertion sensor 36 provided at a top end of a discharge pipe, the fuel feed control means 50 operates the kind-of- fuel judging means 52, that when the kind-of-fuel judging means 52 judges fuel to be the same kind of fuel, the full-tank fuel feed means 51 is operated, and that when the full-tank fuel feed means 51 detects a full tank, fuel feed is stopped.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic refueling device for supplying fuel oil to a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant of the present invention has disclosed a lubricating apparatus in which oil type judging means is provided to prevent refueling of different oil types.
No. 8, JP-A-8-169498 and the like. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 58-41095 and 63-410 disclose a lubricating apparatus which is provided with a full tank refueling means and automatically refills the tank to the full state.
No. 125196. Each of these is effective, but since a fueling nozzle is manually inserted into a fueling port of a vehicle, a skilled fueling worker is required. In addition, since the refueling fee is settled manually, there is a possibility that an adjustment error may occur.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and automatically inserts a refueling nozzle into a refueling port of a vehicle to refuel a worker. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic refueling device which can be made unnecessary, and which eliminates refueling errors by providing an oil type judging means and a full tank refueling means, and further automatically adjusts refueling charges to eliminate the recalculation errors.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a fuel filler sensor for receiving a signal from a transmitter provided near a fuel filler of a fuel tank of a vehicle, and a data input / output device for setting fueling data. In an automatic refueling apparatus including a refueling machine having a refueling control means having an oil type determining means and a full tank refueling means, the refueling control means receives an insertion signal from an insertion sensor provided at a tip of a discharge pipe. The oil type determining means is operated, and when the oil type determining means determines that the oil type is the same, the full tank refueling means is activated, and when the full tank refueling means detects the full tank, the refueling is stopped. ing. Since all refueling is performed automatically in this way, a refueling worker is not required.

[0005] The data input / output device is provided with a settlement data transmitter / receiver. The settlement data transmitter / receiver transmits settlement request data at the end of refueling, and is transmitted from an on-board card reader that has received the settlement request data. Since the settlement data is received and the refueling fee is settled based on the settlement data, the refueling fee can be automatically settled, and there is no possibility that a settlement error will occur.

[0006] Further, since the payment data is payment data based on a credit card or a debit card, the payment is reliably performed.

Further, the data input / output device is provided with a portable data input device for inputting refueling data, and the refueling data input from the portable data input device is displayed on a display provided on the data input / output device. Since it is displayed, the input operation of refueling data is easy.

Furthermore, since the oil supply nozzle of the oil type set by the data input / output device protrudes from the discharge pipe, the oil does not scatter from the oil supply port.

Further, a data input / output device for setting refueling data and a refueling machine which operates in response to a signal from the data input / output device are provided on the elongated island, and a vehicle 1 is provided between the islands. In an automatic refueling device that is arranged with a space for each vehicle, the data input / output device receives input from the keyboard and invalidates the operation by the data input / output device on the other side. There is no danger of being driven simultaneously.

The refueling machine detects the transmitter provided near the refueling port of the fuel tank of the vehicle and makes the other refueling machine unusable, so that there is no danger that both refueling machines are driven simultaneously. .

[0011]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic lubricating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the gas station has a car wash area 1, an office 2,
There is a convenience store 3, a service area 4, and a refueling area 5. A car wash machine 6 is provided in the car wash area 1, a maintenance unit 7, a cleaning unit 8, and a garbage storage unit 9 are provided in the service area 4, and elongated islands 11a, 11b are provided in the refueling area 5.
... (hereinafter, denoted by reference numeral 11 when representing an island) are provided at vehicle width intervals.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, on each of the islands 11 in the refueling area 5, refueling machines 12a, 12b... , 13b... (Hereinafter, denoted by reference numeral 13 when representing a data input / output device).
The refueling machines 12a and 12b and the data input / output device 13
a and 13b constitute an automatic refueling device in pairs. Further, a canopy 15 and a spreader 16 are provided on a support 14 erected on the island 11. An entry permission lamp 17 is provided on the front surface of the canopy 15, and an entry sensor 18 is provided on the front column 14. In addition, between each island 11, a wheel stop 19 is provided.

The housing 20 of the refueling machine 12 is provided with a rail 22 provided on the island 11 by a left-right moving device 21.
Move left and right along. Rail 2 for housing 20
3 is provided, and a vertical movement device 24 that moves up and down along a rail 23 is provided with a nozzle mechanism 25. The nozzle mechanism 25 includes a plurality of refueling nozzles 26a, 2
6b... (Hereinafter, reference numeral 26 indicates a refueling nozzle
Is provided, and each refueling nozzle 26 is connected to a hose 27.
a, 27b...
(Indicated by numeral 7) and pipes 28a, 28b... (Hereinafter, the pipe is represented by reference numeral 28), and is connected to an oil storage tank (not shown).
(Hereinafter, denoted by reference numeral 29 when representing a flow meter) and pumps 30a, 30b ... (hereinafter, denoted by reference numeral 30 when representing a pump). Regular gasoline is supplied from the refueling nozzle 26a, high octane gasoline is supplied from the refueling nozzle 26b, and light oil is supplied from the refueling nozzle 26c.

As shown in FIG. 4, a main body 31 of the nozzle mechanism 25 is provided with a telescopic device 32, and a discharge pipe 33 which is expanded and contracted by the telescopic device 32 is provided with an oil supply nozzle 26. The refueling nozzle 26 has bellows tubes 34a, 34b,.
(Hereinafter, denoted by reference numeral 34 when representing a bellows tube) and on / off valves 35a, 35b... (Hereinafter, denoted by reference numeral 35 when representing on / off valves). The discharge pipe 33 is provided with an insertion sensor 36 and a vapor suction port 37, and the vapor suction port 37 is connected to a suction pump 39 via an oil type sensor 38. The main body 31 of the nozzle mechanism 25 is provided with a filler port sensor 40.

The data input / output device 13 includes a display 41,
An alarm 42, a portable data input device 44 connected by a signal line 43, and a settlement data transceiver 61 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, a portable data input device 4
4, a display unit 45, a keyboard 46, a setting button 47, and a confirmation button 48 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pump 3
0, the flow meter 29, the on-off valve 35, the oil type sensor 38, the suction pump 39, and the insertion sensor 36 are connected to the oil supply control means 50, and the oil supply control means 50 has a full tank oil supply means 51 and an oil type judgment means 52. Is provided. The vertical moving device 24, the horizontal moving device 21, and the telescopic device 32 are connected to a mechanism control unit 53. Data input / output device 1
3, a fuel inlet sensor 40, an approach sensor 18, a car stop 19,
The entry permission lamp 17, the display 41, the alarm 42, the keyboard 46, the setting button 47, the confirmation button 48, the display 45, and the settlement data transceiver 61 are connected to the data control unit 54. The payment data transmitter / receiver 61 transmits payment request data to the on-board card reader 62 of the vehicle, and receives payment data based on the credit card 63 or the debit card 64 from the on-board card reader 62. The bank 65 and the credit company 66 that settle refueling charges are connected to the data control means 54 via a communication line 67. The refueling machines 12a and 12b and the data input / output devices 13a and 13b exchange data.

As shown in FIG. 7, a vehicle 55 to be refueled by the automatic refueling device is provided with a transmitter 57 for transmitting the position of the refueling port 56 near the refueling port 56. As the transmitter 57, for example, a transponder can be suitably used.
The dashboard of the car 55 is provided with an on-board card reader 62. As described above, the in-vehicle card reader 62 is used for the credit card 63 or the debit card 6.
4 is read, payment request data is received from the data input / output device 13, and payment data based on the card is transmitted.

Next, the operation of the automatic refueling device will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. When there is no car to be refueled, the car stop 19 is retracted, and the entry permission lamp 17 is lit in blue. When the vehicle to be refueled enters and a vehicle detection signal is transmitted from the entry sensor 18 to the data control means 54 (ST1 in FIG. 8), the data control means 54 protrudes the vehicle stop 19 to prevent the vehicle from leaving during refueling and to allow or disallow entry. The lamp 17 is lit in red to prevent another vehicle from entering (ST in FIG. 8).
2). The filler port signal from the transmitter 57 provided near the filler port 56 of the car 55 is transmitted to the data input / output device 13a.
(ST3 in FIG. 8)
The data control means 54 outputs a drive stop signal to the other fueling machine 12b (ST4 in FIG. 8). This prevents the risk that the fueling machine 12b on the side of the car 55 without the fueling port 56 will be driven at the same time.

When the customer inputs refueling data such as oil type and refueling amount using the keyboard 46 of the portable data input device 44 (ST5 in FIG. 8), the refueling data is displayed on the display 41 and the display unit 45.
When the confirmation button 48 is pressed (ST6 in FIG. 8) and the setting button 47 is pressed (ST7 in FIG. 8), the data control means 54 is displayed.
Outputs refueling data to refueling machine 12a (FIG. 8 ST
8). Then, the data control means 54 outputs a drive stop signal to the other data input / output device 13b (ST in FIG. 8).
9). This prevents the other data input / output device 13b from being operated simultaneously.

The mechanism control means 53 of the weighing machine 12a receiving the refueling data from the data control means 54 of the data input / output device 13a (ST1 in FIG. 9), The nozzle mechanism 25 is driven to move the nozzle mechanism 25 to the position of the oil supply port 56 of the vehicle 55, and the extension device 32 is extended to insert the discharge pipe 33 into the oil supply port 56 (FIG. 9, ST2). Then, the discharge pipe 33 is
When the insertion signal is input from the insertion sensor 36 (ST3 in FIG. 9), the suction pump 39 is driven to
6 is sucked, and the oil type signal from the oil type sensor 38 and the oil type set on the keyboard 46 are used as the oil type determining means 5.
2 (ST4 in FIG. 9). If the oil type matches (ST5 in FIG. 9), the oil supply control means 50 opens the on-off valve 35 of the set oil type and drives the pump 30 (FIG. 9).
ST6).

The oil in the oil storage tank is pressure-fed by a pump 30, and the flow meter 29, a pipe 28, a hose 27, an on-off valve 35,
The fuel is discharged into the fuel supply port 56 through the bellows pipe 34 and the fuel supply nozzle 26. At this time, the bellows tube 34 extends due to the liquid pressure, and the oil supply nozzle 26 is inserted deeply into the oil supply port 56, so that the oil does not scatter. The refueling amount measured by the flow meter 29 is displayed on the display 41 and the display unit 45.

In this manner, the refueling is performed and the full tank refueling means 51 is operated (ST7 in FIG. 9). When the set amount is refueled or the tank is full (ST8 in FIG. 9), the refueling control means 5 is operated.
0 closes the on-off valve 35 and stops the pump 30 (FIG. 9 S
T9), refueling data is output to the data input / output device 13a (ST10 in FIG. 9). Then, the mechanism control means 53
Telescopic device 32, up and down movement device 24, and left and right movement device 2
1 is driven (ST11 in FIG. 9), the nozzle mechanism 25 is returned to the initial position (ST12 in FIG. 9), and the end of refueling operation is notified by the annunciator 42 (ST13 in FIG. 9).

Then, the data control means 54 of the data input / output device 13a receiving the refueling data in step ST10 of FIG. 9 (ST10 in FIG. 8) transmits the settlement request data via the settlement data transceiver 61 (FIG. 8). ST11).
The in-vehicle card reader 62 that has received the settlement request data (ST1 in FIG. 10) transmits the settlement data based on the credit card 63 or the debit card 64 (S10 in FIG. 10).
T1). The data control means 54, which has received the settlement data via the settlement data transceiver 61 (ST12 in FIG. 8), sends the settlement data to the corresponding bank 65 or credit company 66 for settlement (ST13 in FIG. 8). And the car stop 1
9 to allow the vehicle to exit and the ingress / inhibition lamp 17 to light up in blue to allow the next vehicle to enter (ST1 in FIG. 8).
4).

If the oil types do not match in step ST5 in FIG. 9 (ST14 in FIG. 9), the alarm 42 is operated for a certain period of time (ST15 in FIG. 9), and re-execution of step ST5 in FIG. 8 is prompted. Then, the correct oil type is set on the keyboard 46 and refueling is performed.

[0026]

As described above, the present invention provides a fuel filler sensor for receiving a signal from a transmitter provided near a fuel filler of a fuel tank of a vehicle, a data input / output device for setting fueling data, In an automatic refueling apparatus including a refueling machine having a type judging means and a full tank refueling means, the refueling control means receives an insertion signal from an insertion sensor provided at a tip of a discharge pipe, and receives the oil type judging means. When the oil type determining means determines that the oil type is the same, the full tank refueling means is operated,
When the full tank refueling means detects that the tank is full, refueling is stopped. Since all refueling is performed automatically in this way, a refueling worker is not required. The data input / output device is provided with a settlement data transmitter / receiver. The settlement data transmitter / receiver transmits the settlement request data at the end of refueling, receives the settlement data transmitted from the onboard card reader, and adjusts the refueling fee. As a result, the refueling fee can be automatically settled, and there is no erroneous settlement.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a refueling station provided with an automatic refueling device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the automatic refueling device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the automatic refueling device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a nozzle mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a portable data input device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an automatic refueling device.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a vehicle refueled by an automatic refueling device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of control of the data input / output device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of control of a refueling machine.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of control of the on-board card reader.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Island 12 ... Refueling machine 13 ... Data input / output device 17 ... Entry permission lamp 18 ... Entry sensor 19 ... Car stop 20 ... Housing 21 ... Left-right moving device 24 ... vertical movement device 25 ... nozzle mechanism 26 ... refueling nozzle 29 ... flow meter 30 ... pump 32 ... telescopic device 33 ... discharge pipe 35 ... opening and closing valve 36 ...・ Insertion sensor 37 ・ ・ ・ Vapor suction port 38 ・ ・ ・ Oil type sensor 39 ・ ・ ・ Suction pump 40 ・ ・ ・ Filling port sensor 41 ・ ・ ・ Display device 42 ・ ・ ・ Announcer 44 ・ ・ ・ Portable data input Machine 50: Refueling control means 51: Full tank refueling means 52: Oil type determining means 53: Mechanism control means 54: Data control means 56: Refueling port 57: Transmitter 61 ・ ・ ・ Adjustment data transceiver 62: on-board card reader 63: credit card 64: debit card 65: bank 66: credit company 67: communication line

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A fuel filler sensor for receiving a signal from a transmitter provided in the vicinity of a fuel filler of a fuel tank of a vehicle, a data input / output device for setting refueling data, an oil type determining means, and a full fueling means. In an automatic refueling apparatus comprising a refueling machine having a refueling control means provided with a refueling control means, the refueling control means receives an insertion signal from an insertion sensor provided at a tip of a discharge pipe of the refueling machine, and determines the oil type. Activate the means,
An automatic refueling apparatus having a function of operating the full tank refueling means when the oil type determining means determines the same oil type, and stopping the refueling when the full tank refueling means detects the full tank. 2. The data input / output device is provided with a settlement data transmitter / receiver. The settlement data transmitter / receiver transmits settlement request data at the end of refueling, and is transmitted from an on-board card reader that has received the settlement request data. The automatic refueling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the automatic refueling device receives the adjustment data and adjusts a refueling fee based on the adjustment data. 3. The automatic refueling device according to claim 2, wherein the payment data is payment data based on a credit card or a David card. 4. The data input / output device is provided with a portable data input device for inputting refueling data, and refueling data input from the portable data input device is supplied to a display provided on the data input / output device. 4. The automatic refueling device according to claim 1, which is displayed. 5. The automatic refueling device according to claim 4, wherein a refueling nozzle of the oil type set by the data input / output device protrudes from a discharge pipe. 6. A data input / output device for setting refueling data and a refueling machine which operates in response to a signal from the data input / output device are provided on an elongated island, and a vehicle 1 is provided between the islands. In the automatic refueling device arranged at intervals of the units, the data input / output device has a function of receiving an input from a keyboard and invalidating an operation by the other data input / output device. Automatic refueling equipment. 7. The automatic refueling device according to claim 6, wherein the refueling device detects a transmitter provided near a refueling port of a fuel tank of the vehicle and disables the other refueling device.