JP2741603B2 - 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 refueling station is a place where a refueling device is installed to supply gasoline and the like to automobiles and the like. The refueling station covers the upper part of the site 1 of the refueling station as shown in FIG. A plurality of hose processing devices 5 having a take-up motor and a hose take-up reel inside the canopy 2 and having a refueling hose 4 having a refueling nozzle 3 at the end wound up and wound around the reel are suspended. In some cases, a refueling mechanism such as a refueling pump or a refueling motor is installed in a suspension type that is housed in a machine room separately provided in the site 1.

Such a gas station does not require fixed refueling equipment on the ground, so there are no obstacles on the ground, and as a result, cars can travel freely and stop anywhere on the gas station site 1 for refueling. It is possible to make effective use of the site 1.

However, conversely, when the stop point is not clear, or when many vehicles enter and exit the site 1 at the same time, the vehicles interfere with each other and congestion occurs, resulting in a decrease in refueling efficiency. May be caused.

Therefore, conventionally, as shown in, for example, JP-A-61-175149, JP-A-61-184150, and JP-A-61-75109, a vehicle guide comprising a band-shaped member or the like on the ground surface of the site 1 is disclosed. In some cases, the members are arranged to form an advancing / retreating guideway of a vehicle, and a refueling area display is formed.

On the other hand, a sales data input / output device (POS) 7 is installed in a building 6 such as an office in the site 1, and the refueling data and the sales data of the product are managed by the device 7. Refueling data input / output device is installed outside building 6,
Refueling data such as refueling amount and refueling amount at the refueling site can be input and output to improve workability of refueling work.

By the way, conventionally, as the installation location of such outdoor refueling data input / output device, as described above, in the case of providing a suspended refueling device such that refueling equipment does not exist on the ground so as not to hinder the traveling of the car, In order not to lose the advantage, for example, as described in JP-A-60-13693, it is provided on a dog running around a building 6 or the like.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

When refueling is performed using the refueling nozzle at the tip of the refueling hose suspended from the hose treatment device, the location of the refueling nozzle will be arranged at appropriate intervals near the center of the site, Since the refueling data input / output device is installed in contact with a building built at the end of the site, the position of the refueling nozzle and the position of the refueling data input / output device are far apart. As a result, before or after refueling work,
It is necessary to move back and forth between the refueling nozzle and the refueling data input / output device, and it takes time to reciprocate and the workability is not good.

On the other hand, the car guide member provided at the center of the site only has the function of guiding the car to the stop position for refueling and displaying the stop position, and refueling work near the refueling point in the center of the site and processing of refueling data Efficient use of a convenient place for work was not achieved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the conventional example, and a fueling data input / output device can be installed near a fueling point without hindering the running of a car, thereby improving a fueling work efficiency and improving a fueling station site. It is an object of the present invention to provide a refueling station capable of effectively utilizing the fuel.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fueling station in which at least two rows are provided, in which a pair of opposed-type lubricating devices suspended from a canopy are paired with a hose processing device in which a refueling hose is suspended vertically. The point is that an island is installed on a site immediately below the pair of suspended lubricating units, and a refueling data input / output device for controlling the pair of suspending lubricating units is erected on the island. It is.

[Operation] According to the present invention, the refueling data input / output device is installed on the site immediately below the middle of the pair of hose treatment devices suspended from the canopy, so the refueling data input / output device is located near the refueling point. And processing of refueling data can be performed near the place where refueling work is performed. By positioning the refueling data input / output device in the middle of the upper pair of suspended refueling devices, it can be used as a common device for both suspended refueling devices. It is also possible to replace the output device, and the refueling data input / output device can be used also as a driving guide display of the automobile.

〔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 plan view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a refueling data input / output device, which is a main part of the same. First, the entire configuration of the refueling station will be described. , The lubrication nozzle 3 at the tip
(In the example shown, two pairs of hose treatment devices 5 arranged in opposing positions are arranged in two rows and a total of four hose treatment devices) for housing the refueling hoses 4 which can be extended and retracted. A display 9 for displaying refueling data such as a refueling amount and a refueling amount is provided at an easily visible position such as a wall surface of a building 6 such as an office, and a sales data input / output device (POS) 7 is installed in the building 6. It is.

In the gas station having such a configuration, the present invention further provides the first
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 2, for example, a non-dangerous place B away from the projection position A in the site 1 immediately below the four hose treatment devices 5 arranged, that is, a dangerous place within 60 cm around the projection position A In a range other than C, a site 1 immediately below the middle of a pair of the hose processing devices 5 arranged in a row.
Next, two refueling data input / output devices 10, which are outdoor units of the sales data input / output device (POS) 7, were installed on the ground surface of the site 1 to control the suspension type refueling device.

This refueling data input / output device 10 is, as shown in FIG.
The island 11 is erected on a small island 11 erected on the ground. The island 11 is formed in a horizontally long, substantially elliptical shape and is formed in a mountain-shaped cross section. The cylindrical case 10a of the device 10 is installed.

The cylindrical case 10a is provided with a lamp box 12 in which an illumination lamp is provided in an upper part, and a display part 13 is provided below the cylindrical box 10a along the outer peripheral surface of the case 10a. The display unit
As 13, it is conceivable to use a magnetic reversing plate or the like in addition to the one composed of an aggregate of light emitting diodes (LEDs).
Here, for example, an advertising character such as “car wash member recruiting” is displayed as a flow sign that the character moves in the horizontal direction and appears to flow.

Then, an operation panel 14 is incorporated below the display section 13. The operation panel 14 has a numeric keypad 15 for inputting customer numbers, preset refueling amounts, etc., a card reader 16, and an elevating switch 17 for moving the refueling hose 4 between an intermediate refueling standby position and an elevated position near the ceiling. Etc., and the operation panel 14
A shutter 18 is provided on the front of the camera.

In the figure, reference numeral 19 denotes a cash box provided below the operation panel 14, and reference numeral 20 denotes a trash can.

The operation panel 14, the cash box 19, and the trash box 20 are arranged such that the front faces in the longitudinal direction of the island 11, that is, in the direction of entry of the automobile.

Positioned on the extension line in the longitudinal direction of the island 11 where the refueling data input / output device 10 configured as described above is installed,
A plurality of circular automobile guide members 21 made of an elastic member such as a synthetic rubber or a synthetic resin are arranged so as to be connected thereto, and are installed on the ground.

As a means for installing the guide member 21, the guide member 21 is buried in the ground so that the upper surface thereof is at the same level as the ground surface, or the guide member 21 is provided.
It is assumed that 21 is formed in a thin shape and this is stuck to the ground surface.

Further, as the shape of the guide member 21, in addition to the above-described circular shape, a square shape or a long and narrow strip shape can be considered.
In the case of using elongated strips, it is sufficient that the number of the strips is one before and after the island 11 in the longitudinal direction.

In this manner, the refueling data input / output device 10 is erected at the non-dangerous location B near the projection position A, ie, the refueling point, on the site 1 directly below the upper hose processing device 5, and the refueling data input / output device 10 And the guide member 21 connected thereto form a traveling guide display of the automobile.

 Next, usage and operation will be described.

When the gas station is closed, such as at night, refueling data input / output device
The front surface of the operation panel 14 of 10 is covered with the shutter 18 and is not directly exposed to the outside.

Further, the refueling hose 8 is also wound around a reel in the hose processing device 5, and the refueling nozzle 3 is located at a raised position near the canopy 2.

When the gas station opens, the operation panel of the refueling data input / output device 10
The shutter 18 covering the front surface of the cover 14 is opened, and the hose lift switch 17 is turned on to lower the refueling hose 4 at the raised position to a standby position intermediate the refueling position.

Then, the lighting device in the lamp box 12 is turned on, and the display unit 13 is driven to flow characters such as an advertisement as a flow sign.

In this case, the lamp box 12 and the display unit 13 are vertically adjacent to each other, and are located at the top of the case 10a.
The case 3 is formed in a horizontal band shape over the peripheral surface of the case 10a, and the advertisement characters and the like move and flow endlessly here, so that the driver of the car running on the road can sufficiently attract attention.

Therefore, the driver of the car trying to enter the gas station to receive refueling sees the light emitted from the lamp box 12 and the flow sign of the display unit 13 and uses this as a travel guide, and the guide member 21 Travel along the island
11. If you stop along the refueling data input / output device 10, you will be located at the refueling point.

If the car stops at the refueling point below the hose processing device 5 in this way, in the case of a card customer, the refueling staff receives the card from the customer, inserts the card into the card reader 16, and checks the preset refueling amount and the like. Input using the keyboard 15.

Then, when the fueling nozzle 3 provided at the tip of the fueling hose 4 suspended from the hose processing device 5 is inserted into the gasoline tank of the automobile to perform the fueling, the fueling amount is displayed on the indicator 9.
Will be displayed.

During refueling, the garbage in the car is thrown into the trash bin 20. In this case, since the trash can 20 is located near the refueling point, the refuse in the vehicle can be simultaneously discarded while performing the refueling work.

After refueling is completed, the cash received from the customer is stored in the cash box 19.

And these card insertion work, numeric keyboard 15
Input work, cash storage and waste input work can all be performed in the direction of travel of the car,
It can be performed while facing in the same direction as the refueling work, making it easy to work.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, since the refueling station of the present invention has the refueling data input / output device installed near the refueling point, the refueling work and the refueling data processing work can be performed at close positions, and in some cases, can be performed simultaneously. In addition, work efficiency can be improved.

In addition, by setting the refueling data input / output device in the middle of a pair of suspended lubricating units facing each other and setting it directly under the site, it can be shared by both suspending lubricating units, By standing on the island installed and located in the area, it can be used as a driving guide display to the refueling point of the car, so it is possible to effectively use this place without installing a dedicated car guidance member separately, The refueling data input / output device does not hinder the running of the automobile.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a gas station of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a refueling data input / output device which is a main part of the same. 1… Site 2… Canopy 3… Refueling nozzle 4… Refueling hose 5… Hose treatment device 6… Building 7… Sales data input / output device (POS) 8… Dog running 9 ... Display 10 ... Refueling data input / output device 10a ... Case, 11 ... Island 12 ... Lamp box, 13 ... Display unit 14 ... Operation panel, 15 ... Ten keyboard 16 ... Card reader, 17 ... … Elevation switch 18… Shutter 19… Cash box 20… Recycle bin 21… Induction member A… Projection position B… Non-dangerous area C… Dangerous area

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A fueling station in which at least two pairs of a hose treatment device in which a refueling hose is suspended in a vertically movable manner and a suspension type refueling device suspended from a canopy are provided in at least two rows. A refueling station, comprising: an island installed on a site immediately below a refueling device and a refueling data input / output device for controlling the pair of suspended refueling devices on the island.