JP2012001212A - Automobile fueling system and fuel filler cap used in the system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automobile fueling system by which even a worker not familiar with fueling work can replenish fuel without wrongly selecting a fuel type suited for an automobile as a fueling target, and a fuel filler cap suitable for the system.SOLUTION: In the automobile fueling system, a fueling nozzle for fueling is prepared with different colors for each of the types of fuel replenished, and the color of the fuel filler cap of the automobile as the target to replenish the fuel is the same as the color of the fueling nozzle in correspondence with the fuel type to be replenished to the automobile. A sheet material having the color which is the same as the fueling nozzle may be attached to the fuel filler cap, or a coloring agent of the color of the fueling nozzle may be applied to the fuel filler cap. This fuel filler cap closes a fuel filler of the automobile so as to be freely opened and closed, and has the color which is the same as the fueling nozzle in correspondence with the fuel type to be replenished to the automobile.

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile fuel refueling system for refueling an automobile, and an oil filler cap suitable for the system, which closes an automobile oil filler opening in an openable and closable manner.

  Fuels having different properties are used for automobile engines depending on the structure. Specifically, the three types of fuel that are most familiar to general consumers are regular gasoline, high-octane gasoline, and diesel oil. However, replenishment of fuel that is not compatible with the engine on which the vehicle is to be refueled will not only hinder the efficient operation of the engine, but in some cases will cause damage to the engine. .

  In view of this, a technique for preventing inappropriate refueling in refueling work has been proposed. As such a technique, for example, there is a fueling device disclosed in JP-A-8-72996. In this refueling device, the color around the fuel hose, fuel nozzle, and nozzle hook for supplying light oil fuel is different from the color around the gasoline fuel hose, fuel nozzle, and nozzle hook and is colored in a prominent color. , The operator is made to recognize the difference in oil type visually to prevent erroneous oil supply. In addition, in the fueling device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-175700, in addition to the colors of the gasoline system and the light oil system, the shape of the fueling nozzle of each system is made different so that the difference in oil type can be given to the operator. Recognize not only by vision but also by sensation to prevent misfueling.

JP-A-8-72996 JP-A-10-175700

  In recent years, the number of so-called self-service gas stations in which consumers perform refueling operations with their own hands has increased, and there are increasing opportunities for those who are not used to handling fuel to perform refueling operations. In particular, when the automobile to be refueled is a rental car, a person who does not handle the automobile itself performs the refueling work. And the worker who is not used to these refueling work may not understand correctly the fuel of the motor vehicle used as a refueling object. Therefore, even when the oil type corresponding to the oil supply nozzle is visually recognized, if the oil type suitable for the vehicle to be refueled is mistakenly recognized, there is a problem in which the above-described conventional oil supply device causes erroneous oil supply.

  Therefore, the present invention provides an automobile fuel refueling system capable of replenishing fuel without mistakes in the oil type suitable for the automobile to be refueled, even if the worker is not familiar with the refueling work, and a refueling port suitable for the system. The purpose is to provide a cap.

  In the automobile fuel refueling system according to the present invention, the fuel nozzle for supplying fuel is colored differently for each type of fuel to be supplied, and the fuel filler cap of the automobile to be refueled is replenished to the automobile. The same color as that applied to the oil nozzle corresponding to the oil type to be used.

  A sheet material with a color attached to the replenishing nozzle may be attached to the cap, or a colorant of a color attached to the oiling nozzle may be applied.

  The sheet material or the colorant preferably has antistatic properties.

  The fuel filler cap according to the present invention closes the fuel filler opening of the automobile so as to be freely opened and closed, and is colored with the same color as that of the oil nozzle corresponding to the oil type to be replenished to the automobile. .

  According to the automobile fuel supply system of the present invention, the fuel filler cap of the automobile to be refueled is colored with the same color as the color attached to the fuel nozzle corresponding to the oil type to be replenished to the automobile. The oil supply operator can visually recognize the oil type to be supplied to the vehicle. Therefore, even an operator who is not familiar with the refueling operation can replenish the fuel without mistaken oil type suitable for the vehicle to be refueled.

  In order to color the fuel filler cap, a colored sheet material attached to the fuel nozzle may be attached, or a colorant of the color attached to the fuel nozzle may be applied. In this case, the existing automobile can be easily applied to the automobile fuel supply system according to the present invention.

  In addition, by adopting a sheet material attached to the filler cap or a colorant to be applied that has antistatic properties, charging on the filler cap surface is prevented and deterioration of the safety of the lubrication work is prevented. Can do. In addition, you may employ | adopt a well-known antistatic resin composition as what has antistatic property.

  The fuel filler cap according to the present invention is given the same color as that of the fuel nozzle corresponding to the type of oil to be replenished, and is therefore suitable for the automobile fuel supply system according to the present invention.

It is a figure showing typically an example of an automobile fuel supply system concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of the filler cap used in the system.

An embodiment of an automobile fuel supply system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This system includes a fuel filler 1 and a fuel filler cap 3 of an automobile 2 to be refueled.

  Although the well-known apparatus generally used in the gas station is employ | adopted for the fuel supply apparatus 1, the color which changes with oil types of the fuel supplied to the fuel supply nozzles 4a, 4b, and 4c which supply fuel Is attached. In this embodiment, the fuel nozzle 4a for supplying regular gasoline is red, the fuel nozzle 4b for supplying high-octane gasoline is yellow, and the fuel nozzle 4c for supplying light oil is green.

  On the other hand, the filler cap 3 of the automobile 2 has a seal 5 (corresponding to the sheet material of the present invention) of the same color as the color applied to the oil nozzles 4a, 4b, or 4c corresponding to the oil type to be replenished to the automobile 2. It is pasted. The color of the seal 5 is, for example, red if the fuel suitable for the engine mounted on the automobile 2 is regular gasoline, yellow if it is high-octane gasoline, and green if it is light oil. The fuel that matches the engine mounted on the automobile 2 is confirmed and pasted. Therefore, when the customer performs refueling work by his / her hand at the refueling station, the oil suitable for the automobile 2 can be selected by selecting the refueling nozzle 4a, 4b or 4c having the same color as the seal 5. Fuel can be refilled without mistakes.

  An antistatic resin is used as the material of the seal 5 to prevent charging on the surface of the filler cap 3. Therefore, when a person who performs the refueling operation pinches the refueling port cap 3, no spark is generated due to static electricity, and the safety of the operation due to the sticking of the seal 5 is prevented.

  In addition, there is no restriction | limiting in the method of coloring the fuel filler cap 3, Even if the coloring agent of the same color as the color attached to the fuel nozzle 4a, 4b, or 4c corresponding to the oil kind which should be replenished to the motor vehicle 2 is applied. Good. In recent years, the fuel nozzles are color-coded in the same way. Specifically, the fuel nozzle that supplies regular gasoline is red, the fuel nozzle that supplies high-octane gasoline is yellow, and the fuel nozzle that supplies light oil is green. However, the fuel filler cap 3 may be colored at the manufacturing stage if it is certain that the same color coding will be performed at any filling station.

  Furthermore, if it is certain that the same color coding will be made at any gas station, a person who has knowledge of the car, who is not directly related to the gas station, such as an employee of a car rental company or a mechanic, will refuel. It is good also as coloring a mouth cap.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Oil supply apparatus 2 Automobile 3 Oil filler cap 4a, 4b, 4c Oil supply nozzle 5 Seal

Claims (5)

  The fuel nozzle for supplying fuel is colored differently for each type of fuel to be supplied, and the fuel nozzle corresponding to the type of oil to be replenished to the vehicle is provided on the fuel filler cap of the vehicle to be refueled. An automobile fuel refueling system characterized in that the same color as that applied to the vehicle is applied.   The automobile fuel supply system according to claim 1, wherein a sheet material with a color attached to the fuel supply nozzle is attached to the cap.   The automobile fuel supply system according to claim 1, wherein a colorant of a color attached to the fuel supply nozzle is applied to the cap.   The automobile fuel supply system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the sheet material or the colorant has antistatic properties. An oil filler cap for closing an oil filler opening of an automobile so as to be openable and closable and having the same color as that of an oil nozzle corresponding to an oil type to be supplied to the automobile.

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