JP2011255905A - Oiling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oiling device which allows an oiling charge to be correctly paid even if a power failure or a malfunction in a display portion occurs.SOLUTION: The oiling device 1 includes: a main display portion 20 for displaying a unit price, an amount of oiling and amount of money of an oiling charge; and a sub-display portion 21 for displaying the unit price, the amount of oiling and the amount of money of the oiling charge. The sub-display portion 21 is connected to a battery 24 and driven by power from the battery 24. The main display portion 20 is configured to show a status display bar 61 which indicates the degree of the progress of oiling relative to a target amount of oiling when an oiling person performs the oiling.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fueling device, and more particularly, to a fueling device including a display unit that displays a fueling amount.

  In recent years, fuel stations have been increasing in size of fueling apparatuses for the purpose of arousing vehicles traveling on roads and improving operability. As part of this, the present applicant has proposed a self-fueling device that makes the amount of fueling and the like easier to see and has improved usability by increasing the size of the display unit and the operation unit (Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-350110 A

  However, in the conventional refueling device, when a power failure occurs during refueling and the power supply of the refueling device is turned off or a failure occurs in the display unit, the display screen of the display unit disappears. For this reason, there was a problem that it was impossible to grasp the amount of oil supply until then, and the oil charge could not be properly settled.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the problems in the above-described conventional technology, and provides a fueling device capable of properly adjusting the fueling fee even if a power failure or a failure occurs in the display unit. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fueling device that is driven by a main display unit that displays at least one of a fueling amount and a fueling amount, and a power source that is different from a power source that drives the main display unit. And a sub-display unit that displays at least one of an amount and a refueling amount.

  According to the present invention, even if a power failure or a failure occurs in the main display unit and the display screen of the main display unit disappears, the sub-display unit can continue to display the amount of fuel supplied. For this reason, it becomes possible to grasp the amount of oil supply until just before the occurrence of a power failure or failure, and it becomes possible to appropriately settle the oil supply fee.

  In the fueling device, the sub display unit may be configured to be driven by a battery power source.

  In the fueling device, the main display unit can display the progress of fueling with respect to the target fueling amount when the fueling person performs fueling. According to this, the refueling person can grasp how much the remaining amount of refueling is, and it becomes easy to predict the time until refueling is completed.

  In the fueling device, the progress of refueling with respect to the target fueling amount can be displayed by a state display bar that expands and contracts according to the amount of fueling. According to this, it is possible to easily grasp the progress of refueling visually. It becomes possible.

  In the fueling apparatus, the main display unit displays at least one of a unit price display for displaying a unit price of fuel, a fueling display for displaying at least one of a fueling amount and a fueling amount, campaign information, weather information, traffic information, and advertisement. The display screen can be switched between an additional display for displaying one, the unit price is displayed until refueling is disclosed, and the refueling display is displayed from the start to the end of refueling. And the additional display can be performed for a predetermined period after refueling is completed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a fueling device that can properly settle the fueling fee even if a power failure or a failure occurs in the display unit.

It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the oil supply apparatus concerning this invention. It is a side view of the oil supply apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the apparatus structure of the oil supply apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the main display part of FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the fueling display screen of a main display part, (b) is a figure which shows the fueling display screen of a sub display part.

  Next, an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, a case where the fueling device according to the present invention is applied to a self-fueling device will be described as an example.

  1 to 3 show an embodiment of a fueling device according to the present invention. The fueling device 1 is operated by a customer or an employee from the front side and the back side facing a fueling area, for example, regular gasoline. This is a device for supplying either high-octane gasoline or light oil. In addition, since the back surface of the oil supply apparatus 1 has the same structure as the front surface shown in FIG. 1, illustration is abbreviate | omitted.

  The housing body 2 of the fueling device 1 has, for example, a width of about 100 to 150 cm, a depth of about 50 to 60 cm, and a height of about 200 to 250 cm (the height at which an adult looks up slightly from the fueling area side on the front side or the back side). Thus, it is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape. The housing main body 2 is roughly composed of a main body case 4 installed on the base plate 3 and a cover portion 5 provided on the main body case 4.

  A device case (not shown) for housing an oil supply mechanism 11 (see FIG. 3) including an oil supply pump and a flow meter for each oil type is formed in the lower part inside the main body case 4. In addition, a display unit case (not shown) for mounting a main display unit 20, a sub display unit 21 and the like to be described later is formed on the inner upper portion of the main body case 4 (above the device case). Further, a plurality of hose connection portions 12 connected to the oil supply mechanism 11 for each oil type by piping are provided at the upper end portion of the main body case 4, and each hose connection portion 12 has an oil supply nozzle 14 at the tip. The oil supply hose 13 is connected.

  An opening 15 having a rectangular shape in front view is formed in the front and back of the main body case 4, and a flat panel 18 is attached from the inside of the main body case 4 so as to be exposed from the opening 15. The panel 18 includes a main display unit 20 that displays the unit price of fuel, the amount of fuel supplied, the amount of fuel supplied, service information, and the like, a sub-display unit 21 that displays the unit price of fuel, the amount of fuel supplied, and the amount of fuel supplied. And an operation unit 23 for performing the settlement.

  The main display unit 20 is constituted by, for example, a large liquid crystal color display having a diagonal length of about 22 to 24 inches, and is formed in a size that allows easy viewing of the fuel unit price, the amount of fuel supply, and the like. On the other hand, the sub display unit 21 is, for example, a liquid crystal monochrome display having a diagonal length of about 3 to 5 inches, and is formed to have a size of about 1/7 to 1/5 of the main display unit 20. The sub display unit 21 is configured with a display having a smaller size than the main display unit 20 in addition to reducing power consumption and component costs, and also reducing the area occupied by the sub display unit 21 on the panel 18. This is for avoiding that the arrangement area of the main display unit 20 and the operation unit 23 is limited.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main display unit 20 is driven by a commercial power source (normal power source at a gas station) transmitted from an electric power company, while the sub-display unit 21 is built in the fueling device 1 or a gas station. The battery 24 is connected to a battery 24 as a backup power source and is driven by electric power from the battery 24. The battery 24 supplies power to the sub display unit 21 while being charged by a commercial power source.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the operation unit 23 has a touch panel 31 for inputting and setting refueling data such as oil type, refueling amount, and refueling fee, and a card reader / writer 32 for reading and writing data to and from the membership card and prepaid card. A bill reader 33 that reads the inserted bill, a printer 34 that prints a refueling fee slip, a human body detection sensor 35 that detects the approach of the user (fueler), and a change for returning the change to the user. A change return machine 36 and an interphone 37 for communicating with employees are arranged. As shown in FIG. 3, these devices are connected to a control device 38 accommodated in the fuel supply device 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cover portion 5 is disposed so as to cover the top, front, and back of the main body case 4, and the front and back surfaces of the cover portion 5 are positions corresponding to the openings 15 of the main body case 4. In addition, an opening 16 having the same size as the opening 15 is formed (see FIG. 1). In addition, an inclined portion 41 is formed at the lower portion of the cover portion 5 so as to protrude downward toward the front side and the back side.

  The inclined portion 41 is formed with a nozzle hook 42 for hanging the fuel supply nozzle 14, and a nozzle switch 43 for detecting the removal of the fuel supply nozzle 14 is attached in the vicinity of the nozzle hook 42. The inclined portion 41 includes an electrostatic removal portion 44 for removing static electricity charged on the human body and a cap holder 45 for placing a filler cap (not shown) removed from the vehicle filler port. Provided.

  Next, operation | movement of the oil supply apparatus 1 which has the said structure is demonstrated, referring FIGS. Here, the normal operation will be described first.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when fuel is not being supplied (standby state), the fuel display unit price for each oil type is displayed on the main display unit 20 for each payment method. After the user or employee (oiler) approaches the oiling device 1 and selects the oil type, the method of oiling (fixed amount, fixed amount, full tank) and pays the oil charge, When the fueling nozzle 14 is pulled out from 42, in the fueling device 1, the nozzle switch 43 is turned on to permit fueling.

  When refueling starts, the refueling device 1 switches the display screen of the main display unit 20 to refueling display, and displays a refueling amount, a refueling amount, and the like. At that time, if the fixed amount refueling is selected, a screen displaying a large amount of refueling is displayed as shown in screens 51 to 53. A screen with a large display of is displayed.

  Further, at the time of refueling, as shown in FIG. 5A, a state display bar 61 that expands and contracts according to the amount of refueling is displayed at the bottom of the display screen of the main display unit 20. This state display bar 61 indicates the progress of refueling with respect to the target refueling amount. In the case of FIG. 5A, refueling to about 1/5 of the target refueling amount (the refueling amount for 1000 yen) is completed. It is shown that. Thus, by displaying the status display bar 61, the oiler can visually grasp how much the remaining amount of refueling is, and it is easy to predict the time until refueling is completed.

  In the above display form, the target oil supply amount is shown as a whole, and the ratio of the oil supply amount that has been completed up to now is shown, but when the target oil supply amount is not certain, such as full tank oil supply, etc. May assign one division 61a of the status display bar 61 to a predetermined amount of oil supply (for example, 5 L), and extend the display of the status display bar 61 by one scale each time the refueling is completed. At this time, if the display of the status display bar 61 has been extended to the right end even though the refueling has not been completed to the end, the display starts again from the left end, and the amount of oil supply is presented.

  In parallel with the display processing of the main display unit 20, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the sub-display unit 21 displays the refueling amount, the refueling amount, and the like. The display of the sub display unit 21 is performed in conjunction with the display of the main display unit 20 so that the same amount of fuel and the amount of fuel supply as the main display unit 20 are displayed. Note that reference numeral 62 in FIG. 5B is a preset amount (target oil supply amount), and reference numeral 64 is a unit price of fuel being supplied.

  When refueling is finished and the refueling person places the refueling nozzle 14 on the nozzle hook 42, in the refueling apparatus 1, the nozzle switch 43 is turned off and the fuel pump (not shown) is stopped. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the display screen of the main display unit 20 is switched to the additional display, and at least one of campaign information, weather information, traffic information, and advertisements over a predetermined period (for example, 30 to 150 seconds). Display one. When the display period of the additional display expires, the display screen of the main display unit 20 is switched to unit price display.

  Next, the operation in the event of a power failure or when the main display unit 20 fails will be described.

  When a power failure occurs in the middle of refueling, the power supply of the refueling apparatus 1 is turned off, so that refueling is interrupted and the display screen (screens 51 to 56 in FIG. 4) disappears. On the other hand, since the sub display unit 21 is driven by the battery 24, the fuel supply display is continued regardless of whether the power supply of the fuel supply apparatus 1 is turned off. For this reason, the refueling person can see the amount of refueling until immediately before the power failure by looking at the display screen of the sub-display unit 21, and as a result, the fee for overpayment (subtracting the amount of refueling from the prepaid portion) It is possible to take measures such as requesting the return of the fuel) or replenishing the shortage of refueling afterwards.

  In addition, when the main display unit 20 breaks down, the display screen of the main display unit 20 disappears or the oil supply amount or the like is not displayed accurately, while the sub display unit 21 continues to display the accurate oil supply amount or the like. . For this reason, the refueling person can grasp the correct amount of refueling by looking at the display screen of the sub-display unit 21.

  In addition, although the case where the oil supply apparatus concerning this invention was applied to the self-service oil supply apparatus was illustrated in the said embodiment, this invention is applicable also to the oil supply apparatus for full service.

  In the above embodiment, the main display unit 20 and the sub-display unit 21 display the amount of fuel, the amount of fuel, and the unit price. It is enough to display at least one.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the status display bar 61 is displayed in the display screen of the main display part 20, for example, in the panel 18 or the cover part 5, a plurality of LEDs are arranged in a straight line. You may make it show the refueling progress with respect to the target oil supply amount by lighting LED according to the oil supply amount.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the main body case 4 and the cover part 5 are comprised separately, you may form these integrally.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Oil supply apparatus 2 Housing main body 3 Base plate 4 Main body case 5 Cover part 11 Oil supply mechanism 12 Hose connection part 13 Oil supply hose 14 Oil supply nozzle 15 Opening part 16 Opening part 20 Main display part 21 Sub-display part 23 Operation part 24 Battery 31 Touch panel 32 Card Reader / writer 33 Banknote reader 34 Printer 35 Human body detection sensor 36 Change changer 37 Interphone 38 Control device 41 Inclination part 42 Nozzle cover 43 Nozzle switch 44 Static electricity removal part 45 Cap holder 51-56 Screen (oil supply display)
61 Status display bar 61a Status display bar 1 scale 62 Preset amount 64 Unit price

Claims (5)

A main display unit for displaying at least one of the amount of fuel and the amount of fuel;
A fueling device comprising: a sub-display unit that is driven by a power source different from a power source for driving the main display unit and displays at least one of a fueling amount and a fueling amount.   The oil supply device according to claim 1, wherein the sub display unit is driven by a battery power source.   3. The fueling device according to claim 1, wherein the main display unit displays a fueling progress with respect to a target fueling amount when a fueling person performs fueling.   The refueling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the refueling progress with respect to the target refueling amount is displayed by a state display bar that expands and contracts according to the refueling amount.   The main display unit displays at least one of a unit price display for displaying a unit price of fuel, a fuel supply display for displaying at least one of a fuel amount and a fuel amount, and campaign information, weather information, traffic information, and advertisement. The display screen can be switched between the additional display and the unit price is displayed until refueling is disclosed, and the refueling display is performed from the start to the end of refueling to complete refueling. The fuel supply device according to claim 1, wherein the additional display is performed over a predetermined period.

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