JP2715122B2 - Gas station - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gas station for supplying oil such as gasoline to automobiles and the like.

[Conventional technology]

As is well known, such a gas station is a place where a fueling device is installed to supply gasoline and the like to automobiles and the like.
As shown in FIG. 1, as a refueling device, there is provided a take-up motor and a hose take-up reel from a canopy 2 which covers an upper part of a site 1 of a refueling station. A plurality of hose processing devices 5 which take up and wind up a hose 4 are suspended, and a refueling mechanism such as a refueling pump and a refueling motor is of a suspension type which is housed in a machine room provided separately in the site 1. There is place setting.

In such refueling stations, there is no need to install fixed refueling equipment on the ground, so there are no obstacles on the ground, and as a result,
Automobiles can run and stop anywhere in the gas station yard 1 for refueling, and the premises 1 can be used effectively.

However, conversely, when the stop point is not clear, or when many vehicles enter and exit the premises 1 at the same time, the vehicles interfere with each other, causing confusion and lowering the refueling efficiency. May be caused.

By the way, even at such a gas station, in addition to gasoline refueling of the automobile, as a service operation, cleaning such as an ashtray inside the automobile and wiping a window glass are performed during refueling.

On the other hand, gasoline is sold not only by cash, but also by card.In some cases, refueling is performed by presetting the refueling amount. Refueling equipped with a card reader and a numeric keyboard for setting the preset amount is also available. The data input / output device is installed outside the building 6 such as an office to enable processing near the refueling site to improve the workability of the refueling work.

Therefore, conventionally, for example, in a refueling station where a suspension type refueling device is installed as shown in FIG. 4, an island 27 similar to the one on which a ground-based refueling device is erected is located near a refueling point below a hose processing device. A display 28 for displaying refueling data such as refueling amount and refueling amount on this island 27 and a service unit 30 incorporating a service device and a refueling data input / output device 29 are arranged side by side. Some are installed so that service equipment can be used near the refueling point and processing operations such as refueling data can be performed.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In such a conventional island, corners are chamfered at both ends to form a curved U-shape so that a car or the like does not easily come in contact with the island, but the width is such that a service unit or the like is erected on the island. For this reason, the service units are all formed in the same width along the length direction so that the service units can be erected in accordance with the maximum width.

For this reason, cars entering the refueling station from the road, traveling along the island and heading toward the refueling point must make a sharp curve at or near a right angle at the edge of the island. In addition, when a plurality of islands are arranged in parallel as shown in FIG. 4, the traveling path formed between the islands is narrow, and it is often difficult to enter the vehicle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the disadvantages of the prior art, and in a refueling station equipped with a suspension type refueling device, even when an island is installed, there is no possibility that the island makes it difficult for the automobile to travel, and furthermore, An object of the present invention is to provide a refueling station in which a display, a service unit, and the like are not installed.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fueling station in which a plurality of hose processing devices are suspended from above a premises, and a wedge-shaped island is installed below the hose processing devices, and an automobile is mounted on the island. The gist is that a unit case incorporating a service device and the like and a display are arranged side by side.

[Action]

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the driving | running | working guidance display of a motor vehicle can be formed with a unit case, an indicator, and a wedge-shaped island. In addition, when the island is installed along the travel line of the vehicle entering the gas station, the island is formed in a wedge shape. When making a curve along the road, it is possible to draw a gentle curve without turning suddenly, and in this part, the travel path is formed wider by the narrow width of the island, making it easier to travel. Since the service unit and the like can be installed in a wide portion of the island, there is no problem even if the part of the island is made narrow.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a gas station of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part of the fuel tank. First, the entire configuration of the gas station will be described. As described above, the oil supply hose 4 having the oil supply nozzle 3 at the tip is fed in and out from the canopy 2 covering the upper part of the site 1. A plurality (four in the illustrated example, a total of four in a row and column) of hose treatment devices 5 to be freely stored are suspended.

In the gas station having such a configuration, in the present invention, on the site below the hose processing device 5, among the four hose processing devices 5 arranged, the hose processing device 5 is positioned substantially in the middle of those arranged in a column, and In parallel with 5, an elongated island 7 was set up, and a service unit 8 incorporating service equipment and the like was erected on this island.

As shown in FIG. 2 as an example, the island 7 has an end 7a facing the direction of entry of the automobile formed in a V-shape, and as a whole, the end 7a side of the V-shape is narrower. The ends were formed wide to be substantially wedge-shaped. On both sides of the V-shaped end portion 7a, for example, a lighting device that switches between red and blue and is turned on is internally provided to form entry availability display portions 9a and 9b, and the entry availability display portions 9a and 9b are provided. The guidance display guides the vehicle to a traveling path to a refueling point formed on both sides of the island 7.

The service unit 8 is erected on a wide portion of the island 7 opposite to the V-shaped end 7a. For example, a lamp box 10 in which a lamp is provided at the top of the case 8a is formed. Below that, as a sales data input / output device 25, a display 11, an input / output numeric keypad 12 for refueling data, customer number, etc., a card reader 13, a printer 14
Further, a shelf 19 for storing chemical supplies 18 such as an ashtray cleaner 15, a trash can 16, a towel 17, and an oil can is provided as service equipment.

Further, the island 7 has a display device 20 erected substantially at the center thereof in a line with the service unit 8. The display 20 is provided with display cases 20a and 20b attached to the upper end of a support 21 at left and right sides, and a display portion of the display cases 20a and 20b is configured to display a refueling amount, a refueling amount, and a unit price. did.

On the side surfaces of the display case 20a, 20b facing the approach direction of the vehicle, for example, letters "R" for regular and "H" for high octane are written as oil type indicators 22.

Further, on the column 21, other service equipment such as an air hose 23 for replenishing air to the tires of an automobile, an oil hose 24 for supplying engine oil, and the like are suspended.

Further, a lamp box 26 is formed on the upper surface and the left and right side surfaces of the display cases 20a and 20b, and the support column 21 is made of a translucent material, and a lamp is provided therein.

As described above, hose treatment devices are provided on both sides of the island 7 where the service unit 8 and the display 20 are erected.
A refueling area is formed below 5,5.

It should be noted that the service unit 8 is installed in a wide portion because it is difficult to form the service unit 8 into the sales data input / output device 25 and the like, and the display unit 20 is a thin type. This is installed in the narrow portion of the island 7.

 Next, usage and operation will be described.

During the opening of the gas station, the lamp in the lamp box 10 provided on the top of the case 8a of the service unit 8 lights up, and the lamp box 26 and the support 21 of the display cases 20a and 20b are turned on.
Turns on the lamp in the service unit 8 and the display 2
0, and make the islands on which they stand stand out to draw the driver's attention while driving on the road.

Also, the lamps of the entry availability display sections 9a and 9b formed at the tip 7a of the island 7 are turned on. In this case, the left display unit 9a displays whether or not refueling is possible in the refueling area behind the island, and the right display unit 9b displays whether or not refueling is possible in the front refueling area of the island 7. When another vehicle is refueling, it lights red to indicate that refueling is not possible, and when not refueling, lights blue to indicate that refueling is possible in the refueling area.

Therefore, the driver who is traveling must have the service unit 8 and display
Looking at the light emitted from the 20 lamp boxes 10, 26 and the strut 21, the vehicle enters the gas station as a traveling target.

When the vehicle reaches the vicinity of the island 7, the operator sees the entry availability display portions 9a and 9b of the end portion 7a to know that the refueling point on the side lit in blue is available for refueling. By looking at the oil type display 22 displayed on the side surface of the container case 20a, the type of oil that can be supplied in the oil supply area is known, and it is determined whether or not the desired oil type.

Now, for example, if the entry availability display section 9b is lit in blue and the oil type that can be refueled in the refueling area in front of the island 7 is “regular gasoline”, the driver further enters along the island 7 and 7 Stop ahead. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the end 7a is formed in a V-shape, and the island 7 is formed so as to become wider from the end 7a toward the opposite side. The vehicle travels with a smooth curve along the road, and the travel path at the curve point is
Is formed wider by the narrow width, so that the vehicle can travel easily and can smoothly travel to the stop position, which is a refueling point.

If the car stops in the refueling area in front of the island, the refueling staff may use the numeric keypad 12 of the sales data input / output device 25 incorporated in the service unit 8 as necessary.
Input the customer number, preset refueling amount, etc., and in the case of a card customer, make the card reader 13 read the card received from the customer.

The refueling hose 4 suspended from the upper hose processing device 5 is further extended, and the refueling nozzle 3 at the tip is inserted into the gasoline tank of the automobile, and the nozzle valve is opened to perform refueling. Will be displayed.

In this case, since the display 20 is located upright on the island 7 which is used to guide the vehicle to the stop position, it is located very close to the driver and has a large display surface. , Unit price and the like are easy to see. In addition, since the indicator 20 is located near the location where the refueling operation is performed, the display of the refueling amount and the like is also easy to see for the worker at the refueling station.

During the refueling, the ashtray in the car of the automobile is cleaned by the ashtray cleaner 15 in the service unit 8 and the garbage in the car is put into the trash box 16. Also, the towels 17 stored in the shelf 19
Use to provide services such as wiping the window glass of a car.

In the above-described embodiment, the service unit 8 incorporates the sales data input / output device 25 in addition to the service equipment such as the ashtray cleaner 15, but as another example, a card reader, a numeric keyboard, a printer, and the like stand on the same island. It may be incorporated in the case of the provided display.

In addition, when the display is configured such that one island is provided corresponding to one hose processing device 5, that is, one oil supply hose 4, only one display case is provided, and the amount of refueling is set here. In addition to the refueling data, information such as traffic information and weather information can be displayed at the same time, or can be displayed by switching. In this case, the display surface is composed of a group of micro magnetic reversing plates and light emitting diodes (LEDs).
The characters or numbers to be displayed are formed in a so-called flow sign that appears to move horizontally and flow. In addition, the oil type label attached to the side of the case of the display unit is not only one letter such as “R” as described above, but also “regular”, “RE”.
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〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, in the refueling station of the present invention, since a wedge-shaped island is installed in a refueling station in which a suspension-type refueling device is installed, an acute point at the end of the island is positioned on the entrance side of the vehicle. In this way, this can be used as a driving guide display of the automobile. In addition, in this case, the vehicle can bend with a gentle curve when traveling along the island, and since the island in this portion can secure a wide traveling path by the narrow width, it is easy to travel.

The display and the service unit are arranged side by side on the island, and together with the island, a driving guide of the automobile can be formed. In addition, the service unit can be installed in a wide portion of the island, and the display unit can be formed in a thin shape, so that the display unit can be erected in a narrow portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a gas station according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of essential parts of the same, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the same plane, and FIG. It is. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Site 2 ... Canopy 3 ... Refueling nozzle 4 ... Refueling hose 5 ... Hose processing device, 6 ... Building 7 ... Island, 7a ... End 8 ... Service unit, 8a ... Case 9a, 9b ... Entry permission display 10 … Lamp box, 11… Display 12… Ten keyboard, 13… Card reader 14… Printer, 15… Ashtray cleaner 16… Recycle bin, 17… Towel 18… Chemical supplies, 19… Shelves 20… Display 20a, 20b… Display Case 21… Pole, 22… Oil type display 23… Air hose, 24… Oil hose 25… Sales data input / output device 26… Lamp box 27… Island, 28… Display 29… Oiled data input / output device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A wedge-shaped island is installed below a hose processing device at a fueling station provided with a suspension-type refueling device for suspending a plurality of hose processing devices from above a site, and service equipment for automobiles and the like are mounted on the island. A gas station characterized by having a built-in unit case and a display side by side.