JP2001219998A - Oil feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save the labor of workers, carry out the changeover of oil feeding from oil cans of different capacity, feed oils from the cans brought in by customers to provide the good handling and measure and display the accurate oil feed amount. SOLUTION: Setting sections of oil cans 1 and 19 of different sizes are formed individually on a body 11 to be carried, and a plurality of sets of piping 19a and 19b reaching the oil cans are connected with piping 23 provided with a pump 25 and a flowmeter 26 in the middle through a manual changeover valve 28, and also a display instrument 27 for displaying the measured amount measured by the flowmeter 26 and a driving switch driving the pump 25 are provided on an operation control section formed on the body to be carried, and a hose 36 with a jet nozzle 37 is connected with the jet side of the flowmeter 26 through the piping 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a gasoline filling station,
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an oil supply device that supplies gear oil such as a manual transmission and a differential to a vehicle in a car shop, a maintenance shop, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In many cases, gear oil is supplied directly to a vehicle from an oil can. As shown in FIG. 8, a 20-liter oil can (pail can) 1 is manually pushed by hand. A hose 6 having a pump 2 attached thereto and a nozzle 5 provided at a tip of a discharge pipe from the pump 2
Connected.

[0003] Further, a handle 8 with wheels 7 is attached to the oil can 1 so that the oil can 1 can be carried.

The hand pump 2 is operated by moving the handle 9 of the hand pump 2 up and down by hand.
From the nozzle 5 and supply it from the nozzle 5.

[0005]

The conventional oil supply apparatus shown in FIG. 8 is replenished with the hand pump 2, which imposes a heavy burden on an operator. In addition, the measurement of the refueling amount is calculated from the number of times the hand pump 2 is pressed, so that calculation is required. Furthermore, if the oil becomes full during the movement of the piston of the hand pump 2, the accurate supply amount may not be known. Further, since the hand pump 2 is attached to the oil can 1, it is limited to one type of oil.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, to save labor of an operator, to enable refueling by switching from different types of oil cans, and to provide oil for cans brought in by customers. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an oil supply device which is easy to use because it can supply oil, and which can accurately measure and display the amount of oil supply.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, firstly, an installation portion for oil cans having different sizes is separately formed on a portable body, and a pump and a flow meter are provided on the way. A plurality of pipes leading to these oil cans are connected to the pipes via a manual switching valve, and further, an operation control unit formed on the portable body displays an indicator for displaying the measurement amount measured by the flow meter, and a pump. A drive switch for driving is provided, and a hose having a nozzle at the tip is connected to the discharge side of the flow meter with the pipe,
Second, one of a plurality of pipes leading to the oil can is detachably connected to a suction pipe inserted into a pail can. Third, a heater is attached to the suction pipe. The gist of the present invention is that a pedestal portion for installing an oil can is provided on a portable body.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the oil is automatically pumped from the oil can by the electric pump drive, the oil is discharged from the nozzle at the tip of the hose to the supply location and passes through the flow meter. It is measured and sent to a display as a pulse to accurately display the amount of refueling. In addition, for example, a 20-liter pail can and a 1-liter or 4-liter small can can be installed and can be selected by switching with a manual switching valve, so that oil types such as expensive oil and inexpensive oil can be switched. Alternatively, it can also supply cans of oil brought by customers. In addition, since it is provided on a portable body, the whole can be easily moved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above operation, one of a plurality of pipes leading to an oil can is detachably connected to a suction pipe inserted into a pail can. When replacing the pail can, the replacement operation can be easily performed by removing the suction tube in advance.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by providing a heater to the suction pipe, the suction pipe is warmed by the heater in a cold region or the like, and the oil suction resistance at low temperatures is reduced so that smooth operation is achieved. Can be secured.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the pedestal portion for installing the oil can is provided on the portable body, and the oil can is placed here, so that even a large pail can be easily and stably installed. It can be easily exchanged, and operability is improved.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of an oil supply device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same, FIG. 3 is a side view of the same, and in FIG. A pedestal portion 13 for installing an oil can by a horizontal plate is formed in a base shape, and is a portable body (carry) provided with wheels 14 at one corner of the pedestal portion 13.

The pedestal portion 13 has an area on which a pail, which is a 20-liter oil can, just fits. The left and right sides of the plate are raised to form a side wall 13a.
a becomes lower temporarily with a tapered notch toward the front,
In addition, in principle, no side wall is provided at the left and right front portions and the front end, and a slightly lower stopper piece 13b is raised at the center of the front end. In this way, there is no rising portion on the front side of the pedestal portion 13 except for the stopper piece 13b, so that the pail can be easily put in and out of the pedestal portion 13.

When the portable body 11 is transported, the frame 12 is inclined and the whole is directed rearward without any other parts than the wheels 14, but as shown in FIG. The footrest plate 15 is horizontally provided in the state of a piece cut and raised from the rear end side wall 13c.

By stepping on the footrest plate 15 with a foot, the entirety can be easily tilted rearward. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, fixed legs 16 at the time of a stop are protrudingly provided on the left and right front sides of the lower surface of the pedestal portion 13.

A storage box 17 and a shelf-like operation control section 18 made of a box housing are mounted at a position above the frame 12 at a height of 60 cm or more.

The storage box 17 has a one-liter circular oil can 19 as shown in FIG. 5, or a horizontally long upper surface opening which can accommodate one rectangular four-liter can (not shown). Of the side, the oil pool on the side
A lunch box-shaped box body as 20 is detachably provided, and a suction nozzle hook 22 having a plurality of shelves having through-holes into which suction nozzles 21 can be inserted is provided at a corner portion thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pump 25 driven by a motor 24 and a flow meter 26 having a flow pulse transmitter are provided in the middle of a pipe 23, and a pulse is sent from the flow meter 26 to a display 27 having a built-in measuring unit. Output.

The pipes 23 are connected to pipes 23a and 23b which respectively reach the oil can 1 as a pail can and the oil can 19 as a 1-liter can or 4-liter can via a manual switching valve 28 of a three-way switching valve. .

A hose-shaped suction pipe 31 is detachably connected to the tip of the pipe 23a through a one-touch coupling 30. A specific one of the suction pipes 31 is provided with a cylindrical heater 32. It was configured as a suction pipe with a built-in heater.

The distal end of the pipe 23b is a hose, and the suction nozzle 21 is further provided therefrom.

The display 27, the power switch 33, and the drive switch 34 (push button) for driving the pump are provided on the oblique upper surface of the operation controller 18, and the switching knob 35 of the manual switching valve 28 is provided on the side. Was. The details of the switching knob 35 are shown in FIG.

A hose 36 was connected to the discharge side of the flow meter 26 of the pipe 23, and a hook-type discharge nozzle 37 was connected to the end thereof.

FIG. 4 shows the operation control section 18 with its upper plate removed so that the inside can be seen. Reference numeral 26a denotes a flow rate pulse transmitter attached to the flow meter 26. Since the height of the operation control unit 18 from the ground exceeds 60 cm, it is not necessary to make the device an explosion-proof structure.

Next, usage and operation will be described.
The setting of the switching knob 35 determines which oil is selected from the oil can 1 as a pail can and the oil can 19 as a 1-liter can or a 4-liter can.

The transportable body 11 is carried to a refueling place, and a plug is inserted into an outlet to make a power supply state.
When the power supply switch 33 and the drive switch 34 are turned on, the pump 25 is driven via the motor 24, and the oil pumped from the oil can 1 or 19 passes through the flow meter 26 and passes through the discharge nozzle 37. Is discharged from the tip.

In the flow meter 26, the flow rate pulse from the flow rate pulse transmitter 26a is sent to the display 27, and the flow rate value is converted in the measuring section.
Appears on 27.

When the drive switch 34 is turned off, the operation is stopped. When the suction nozzle 21 extracted from the oil can 19 is inserted into the suction nozzle holder 22, the oil dripping from the suction nozzle 21 is received by the oil reservoir 20. Note that the discharge nozzle 37 may also be hooked and placed on the oil reservoir 20.

When replacing the oil can 1, which is an empty pail can, the suction pipe 31 is removed so as not to be in the way, but in a cold region or the like, the suction pipe 31 with the heater 32 is used to remove the oil. Reduce suction resistance and improve discharge rate.

[0030]

As described above, the oil supply device of the present invention can save labor of an operator and can switch and supply oil from oil cans of different capacities. It is easy to use because it is possible to switch oil types such as, and also to supply oil in cans brought in by customers, and it is also possible to accurately measure and display the amount of refueling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of an oil supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing one embodiment of the oil supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an embodiment of the oil supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the inside of the operation control unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a storage box for an oil can.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lower portion on the rear side showing an embodiment of the oil supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing details of a switching knob.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Oil can 2 ... Hand pump 3 ... Discharge piping 5 ... Nozzle 6 ... Hose 7 ... Wheel 8 ... Handle 9 ... Handle 11 ... Portable body 12 ... Frame 13 ... Base 13a ... Side wall 13b ... Stopper piece 13c ... Rear end Side wall 14 ... Wheel 15 ... Leg plate 16 ... Fixed leg 17 ... Storage box 18 ... Operation control unit 19 ... Oil can 19a, 19b ... Piping 20 ... Oil reservoir 21 ... Suction nozzle 22 ... Suction nozzle hook 23,23a, 23
b ... Piping 24 ... Motor 25 ... Pump 26 ... Flow meter 26a ... Flow pulse transmitter 27 ... Display 28 ... Manual switching valve 30 ... Coupling 31 ... Suction pipe 32 ... Heater 33 ... Power switch 34 ... Drive switch 35 ... Switch Knob 36… Hose 37… Discharge nozzle

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hidefumi Shishido 2-12-13 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo F-term in Tatsuno Mechatronics Co., Ltd. (reference) 3E083 AA18 AC02 AG11 AK10

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An installation section for oil cans of different sizes is individually formed on a portable body, and a plurality of pipes leading to these oil cans are connected to pipes provided with a pump and a flow meter on the way via a manual switching valve. Connected, furthermore, an operation control unit formed on the portable body, a display for displaying the measured amount measured by the flow meter, and a drive switch for driving the pump are provided, and the pipe is provided at the tip on the discharge side of the flow meter. An oil supply device to which a hose having a nozzle is connected. 2. The oil supply device according to claim 1, wherein one of a plurality of pipes leading to the oil can is detachably connected to a suction pipe inserted into the pail can. 3. The suction pipe is provided with a heater.
An oil supply device as described. 4. The oil supply device according to claim 1, wherein a pedestal portion for installing an oil can is provided on the portable body.