JP2002179197A - Refueling station - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refueling station wherein the state of oil-supply can be easily grasped from a remote place such as an office so that a worker can be prevented from leaving the station, with unadjusted charge. SOLUTION: In the refueling station, a refueling device 10, which faces an oil feed area 4 provided midway in a running area 3 for guiding automobiles from an approach way 1 to a leaving way 2 of the site and has a charge- adjusting unit 30 set on an island, and which is operated by a customer, is erected, while a running guide apparatus, which prevents an automobile from running during oil supply and allows the automobile to run after the completion of charge adjustment, is provided on the side of the leaving way 2. In the device 10, a state reporting instrument 31, which receives an On-signal of a nozzle switch to turn on a lamp, thereby showing that oil is being supplied and which receives a Off-signal to flashes the lamp, thereby showing the completion of oil supply, and which receives a signal of completion of charge adjustment of the device 30 to turn off the lamp.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a self-service refueling station capable of grasping a refueling state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there is a self-service type gas station in which a customer himself / herself carries out a fueling operation and a window cleaning operation to reduce labor costs. In such a refueling station, only a small number of workers in the office grasp the situation of the customer and monitor the refueling state of the refueling device.

[0003]

However, in a conventional self-service refueling station, an office worker located away from the refueling device cannot easily grasp the situation of the customer or the refueling state. Since the refueling fee is settled while the vehicle is stopped, the use efficiency of the equipment in the gas station may be reduced. In addition, there is a risk that the customer will leave without completing the payment because the customer himself performs the operation from the refueling work to the settlement work in the refueling area.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a refueling station that can easily grasp a refueling state from a distant place such as an office and can prevent an uncleared exit.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an entrance and exit of an automobile are provided on a site, and the automobile is guided from the entrance to the exit. A refueling area is provided in the middle of the running area, a refueling device is set up on the island facing the refueling area, has a payment device, and is operated by the customer himself. In a refueling station provided with a travel permission / inhibition device that prevents travel and allows travel at the end of settlement, the refueling device has a lamp that indicates an oil refueling by receiving an ON signal of a nozzle switch that operates when the refueling nozzle is attached and detached. Lights up,
A lamp that indicates the completion of refueling after receiving the OFF signal of the nozzle switch flashes, and a status indicator that turns off the lamp upon receiving a signal indicating the completion of payment of the payment device is provided. is there. The status indicator displays during refueling, refueling completion and settlement completion, so that the refueling status can be easily grasped from a distant place such as an office. With this, transmission during refueling can be prevented, and leaving without liquidation can be prevented.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the traveling propriety guider receives a detection signal of an approach sensor provided on an island facing the refueling area and prevents the vehicle from traveling during refueling. It turns to the protruding position, and turns to a standby position where traveling is possible upon receipt of the settlement end signal of the settlement device. The travel availability guide device prevents the vehicle being refueled from running, preventing the vehicle from being refueled and improving safety. Can be prevented.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the status annunciator receives an ON signal of a nozzle switch of the refueling device, turns on a red lamp indicating refueling, and turns off the slip switch. After receiving the signal, the yellow lamp flashes,
The blue lamp is turned on upon receipt of the settlement completion signal from the settlement apparatus, and is turned off after a predetermined time. Since the state alarm is notified by lighting, blinking, or extinguishing different colors depending on the refueling state, it is easy to notice and easily grasps the refueling state.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 to 4 are views for explaining a gas station according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a gas station installed in the gas station, FIG. 2 is a plan view for explaining the entire gas station, FIG. Is a perspective view showing a cross section of a part of a fueling device installed in a gas station, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the fueling device.

In these figures, a fueling station S for supplying fuel oil and the like to the vehicle 6 is provided with an entrance 1 and an exit 2 of the vehicle 6 at a position facing the road side of the site. The fueling device 10 and the traveling propriety guide device 4
A plurality of elongate islands M on which 0 is erected,
An office 5 is provided at a position opposite to the road. A refueling area 4 is provided on both sides of the elongated island M, and a traveling area 3 for guiding the automobile 6 from the entrance 1 through the refueling area 4 to the exit 2 is provided. On the side surface of the island M facing the refueling area 4, an entry sensor 33 for detecting the approaching automobile 6 is provided. The refueling device 10 is erected at a position facing the refueling area 4 of the island M.
Is set up on the island M on the exit side. Office 5
Inside, a POS terminal 50 connected to the refueling device 10 is arranged. The POS terminal 50 receives and manages refueling data and the like transmitted from the refueling device 10 of the entire refueling station S.

The refueling device 10 provided at a position facing the refueling area 4 of the island M has, for example, an automatic refueling stop function for performing preset refueling or full refueling, and a refueling mechanism for regular gasoline, high-octane gasoline, and light oil. It is a built-in ground-mounted device. Body case 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes an equipment case 13 provided above the base plate 12, a display case 14 provided above the equipment case 13, an equipment case 13 and a display case 14.
15 and 15 provided on the left and right side surfaces of the
5, 15 and the top case 16 provided at the upper end. An oil supply mechanism for each oil type is housed in the equipment case 13, and an oil supply pump 21
And a flow meter 22 is interposed, and a pipe 23 provided on the discharge port side of the flow meter 22
An oil supply hose 17 having an oil supply nozzle 18 at the end thereof is connected to an end of the pipe 23 and is suspended from the top case 16. The refueling nozzle 18 is adapted to be hung on a nozzle hanger 19 provided on the front side of the equipment case 13. In the vicinity of the nozzle hook 19, a nozzle switch 32 for detecting whether or not the fueling nozzle 18 is hung is provided. In addition, on the top of the top case 16 that can be easily seen from the office 5, a status indicator 31 for displaying a refueling status is provided. As will be described in detail later, this status alarm 31 is provided with a red, red,
It is composed of a lamp which lights, blinks or turns off in a color such as yellow or blue.

The display case 14 is formed as a whole by a frame or the like in a box-shaped housing, and the front side of the housing is laterally divided into a plurality of sections (three in the embodiment). A display panel 37 molded with a hinge is mounted on a hinge or the like so as to be freely opened and closed.
The central display panel 37 is provided with a refueling amount display 24 and a speaker 25. The right display panel 37 is provided with an oil type selection button 26 for selecting an oil type and a numeric keypad 27 for inputting oil supply data such as an oil supply amount. On the left display panel 37, a card reader / writer 28 for reading and writing cards such as credit cards, cash cards, debit cards, etc., a printer 29 for issuing refueling slips, etc., and a change machine which constitutes a part of the settlement apparatus 30 Are provided. The display case 14 is provided with a display availability guide 40, a refueling pump 2 based on signals from the entry sensor 33, the nozzle switch 32, and the flow meter 22.
1. Refueling amount display 24, state alarm 31, speaker 25
Control device 35 for controlling each device such as oil type selection button 26, numeric keypad 27 or card reader / writer 28
And a data control device 36 for controlling each device such as the printer 29, the settlement device 30, or the card reader / writer 28 based on the signal from the controller 29. Control device 35
Are connected to a data control device 36 and to a POS terminal 50 arranged in the office 5.

A traveling propriety guide device 40 provided on the exit side of the island M includes a column 40a erected on the island M.
And a guide member 40b formed in a rod shape and attached to the upper portion of the support post 40a. As will be described later, when a travel-impossible signal is input from the control device 35 of the refueling device 10, the guide body 40b is rotated to a protruding position where travel is impossible in the horizontal direction on the refueling area 4 side. Is turned to a runnable position in which the vehicle is suspended.

Next, the operation of the refueling station 10 having the above-described configuration centering on the status indicator 31 and the traveling propriety guide device 40 of the refueling device 10 will be specifically described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the refueling device centering on a state alarm, and FIG.
5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the traveling propriety guide device.

First, when the car 6 enters from the entrance 1 of the gas station S, moves to the predetermined refueling area 4 along the traveling area 3 and the entry sensor 33 detects the car 6 and turns on. (ST11), the control device 35 outputs a traveling-impossible signal to the traveling-possibility guide device 40. As a result, the traveling propriety guide device 40 rotates the guide body 40b to the horizontal projecting position (ST12). Next, the customer selects an oil type with the oil type selection button 26, sets oiling by inputting an oiling method, an oiling amount, and the like using the numeric keypad 27 (ST1), and then takes out the oiling nozzle 18 of the selected oil type. When the nozzle switch 32 is turned on (ST2), the control device 35 outputs a refueling signal to the state alarm 31. As a result, the status indicator 31 turns on the red lamp for indicating that the fuel is being supplied, and the fuel supply mechanism is driven (ST3). The worker of the office 5 can know that the fuel is being refueled by lighting the red lamp of the state alarm 31. Next, based on the refueling method, the fuel supply is turned off when the tank is full or the refueling is completed (ST4), the refueling nozzle 18 is put on the nozzle hook 19, and the nozzle switch 32 is turned off (ST5). Is stopped, and a refueling completion signal is output to the status annunciator 31 and a voice of "Please make a payment" is output from the speaker 25 (ST6). The status indicator 31 that has received the refueling completion signal turns off the red lamp during refueling, and the yellow lamp for indicating refueling completion blinks. This allows the customer to know that refueling is complete and settled,
In addition, the office worker can know the refueling completion by the blinking of the yellow lamp of the state alarm 31. Next, when the customer performs the settlement by the settlement device 30 such as a change machine or the card reader / writer 28, and the end signal is transmitted from the data control device 36 to the control device 35 (ST7), the control device 35 A settlement end signal is transmitted to the state annunciator 31 and the traveling availability guide 40 (ST8). The status indicator 31 that has received the settlement end signal turns off the blinking of the yellow lamp, turns on the blue lamp, and turns off after a certain period of time. Also,
Traveling availability information device 4 to which the settlement end signal is input (ST13)
0 rotates to the standby position where the horizontally projecting guide body 40a hangs down (ST14). Thereby, the customer who has completed the settlement can move the automobile 6 along the traveling area 3 and exit from the exit 2. In addition, the office worker can know that the payment has been completed by turning on the blue lamp of the status alarm 31 and turning it off thereafter.

In the refueling station S having the above-described structure, the refueling device 10 is erected on the island M facing the refueling area 4. The refueling device 10 is provided with a settlement device 30 that can be operated by the customer himself. The vehicle is provided with a status indicator 31 for displaying a refueling state from a distance, and a running permission / inhibition device 40 that prevents running during refueling on the island M on the exit road side of the automobile 6 and permits running at the end of settlement. The worker in the office can easily see the refueling status, such as during refueling, refueling completion, and settlement completion, by looking at the status indicator 31 that displays the refueling status in color provided on the refueling device 10 because it is installed. It is easy to grasp the situation, and it is possible to improve the safety by preventing the transmission of the car during refueling, and it is not possible to leave the car unless the settlement is completed by the traveling availability guide 40. It is possible to prevent the exit of the San.

In the above-described embodiment, the status indicator 31 illuminates the red lamp, the yellow lamp blinks, and the blue lamp for a certain period of time during the refueling, the completion of the refueling, and the completion of the settlement. Although the description has been given, it is sufficient that at least the notification according to the refueling state can be made, and the color of the lamp or the lighting, blinking, and turning off are not limited to the embodiment. Also. The travel permission / inhibition device 40 may be provided at least on the exit road side, and may be provided on the exit 2, for example.

[0017]

As described above, the gas station of the present invention
A car entrance and exit are provided on the site, a refueling area is provided in the middle of the traveling area that guides the car from the entrance to the exit, and a customer who has a payment device on the island facing the refueling area At a refueling station where a fueling device operated by itself is installed and a traveling availability guide device is provided on the exit / exit side of the vehicle that prevents traveling during refueling and enables traveling at the end of settlement, the refueling device includes a refueling nozzle. Receiving the ON signal of the nozzle switch that operates by hanging off, the lamp indicating refueling is turned on, receiving the OFF signal of this nozzle switch, the lamp indicating refueling is flashing, and the signal of the settlement device's settlement completion signal Is provided, a status alarm that turns off the lamp is provided, and the status alarm displays during refueling, refueling completion and settlement completion, so that the refueling status can be easily grasped from a distant place such as an office. Ma To prevent transmission during refueling by providing the traveling propriety guide machine to the exit port side of the automobile can be prevented from leaving in the pre-liquidation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a fueling device installed in a gas station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the entire fueling station according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a cross section of a part of a fueling device installed in a gas station according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a fueling device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the oil supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention, centering on a state alarm.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the traveling propriety guide device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 entrance 2 exit 3 travel area 4 refueling area 5 office 6 automobile 10 refueling device 11 main body case 12 base plate 13 equipment case 14 display case 15 support 16 top case 17 refueling hose 18 refueling nozzle 19 nozzle hook 20 refueling pipe 21 Refueling pump 22 Flow meter 23 Flow meter 24 Refueling amount display 25 Speaker 26 Oil type selection button 27 Numeric keypad 28 Card reader / writer 29 Printer 30 Payment device 31 Status annunciator 32 Nozzle switch 33 Entry sensor 35 Control device 36 Data control device 37 Display panel 40 Traveling propriety guide device 40a Support post 40b Guide body 50 POS terminal

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An entrance and an exit of an automobile are provided on a site, a refueling area is provided in a traveling area for guiding the automobile from the entrance to the exit, and settlement is performed on an island at a position facing the refueling area. At a refueling station equipped with a fueling device that has a device and is operated by the customer himself, and a running availability guide device that prevents running during refueling and allows running at the end of settlement on the exit side of the car, The device receives an ON signal of a nozzle switch that operates with a refueling nozzle attached and detached, a lamp indicating refueling is turned on, a lamp indicating completion of refueling blinks upon receiving an OFF signal of the nozzle switch, and A refueling station provided with a status indicator for receiving a signal indicating completion of payment of a payment device and turning off a lamp. 2. The travel possibility guide device receives a detection signal of an approach sensor provided on an island facing the refueling area, rotates to a protruding position at which the vehicle is prevented from traveling during refueling, and adjusts the settlement device. 2. The refueling station according to claim 1, wherein the refueling station turns to a standby position where traveling is possible upon receipt of the settlement end signal. 3. The status indicator receives a turn-on signal of a nozzle switch of the refueling device, turns on a red lamp indicating that refueling is being performed, and receives a turn-off signal of the slip switch, and a yellow lamp flashes. 2. The gas station according to claim 1, wherein a blue lamp is turned on upon receipt of a signal indicating that the settlement apparatus has completed settlement, and is turned off after a predetermined time.