JP2867829B2 - Refueling device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refueling device provided with a refueling payment settlement means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to simplify the refueling work, when a certain amount of money is input, the refueling device becomes ready for refueling.
There has been proposed a refueling device provided with a mechanism for performing liquidation after completion of refueling and dispensing change (Japanese Patent Publication No. 49-36440). Such a device is suitable for transactions by self-refueling, but requires a money dispensing means for change processing, and in particular, a money dispensing machine having a coin dispensing function is expensive, so that equipment is costly. There's a problem. In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to use a coin dispensing machine with a coin dispensing function for multiple refueling devices, thereby reducing equipment costs. Even if a good amount of money is specified and payments can be made only with banknotes as change, customers will have to go to the office where the cash dispenser is installed, not only causing inconvenience but also causing accidents Is caused.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve such a problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide a refueling apparatus having an easy-to-use settlement function while reducing equipment costs.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a fuel supply apparatus having a money preset refueling function and a quantity preset refueling function for each bill. and identification means, the amount preset fueling is selected and completed refueling until the amount that is the amount preset, and the amount to be matched to the difference amount when the difference amount to the inserted amount into the bill identification means and the oil supply rate is present and paying out banknotes dispensing means bills, or refueling in an amount less than the amount which is the amount preset is completed, the amount preset
Theft is when it is selected, and so and a card issuing means for issuing a card that records the difference between the investment deposit amount and fueling price.

[0005]

When the preset amount refueling is selected, the difference between the refueling price and the amount charged to the bill recognizing means is calculated for each refueling.
When the payment process is performed by banknotes for each oil device , and if the amount preset refueling is selected and the refueling is completed halfway, or if a change including coins occurs as in the case where the amount preset refueling is selected, Issue a card recording the amount of change, and pay with a common change device installed in the office.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a refueling facility to which the present invention is applied.
‥‥ is a refueling device characterized by the present invention, is arranged to connect the entrance and exit of the vehicle provided facing the road,
Each is composed of a refueling mechanism 2 and an accounting management device 3,
The office 8 also has a POS 9 and a change device 7 for dispensing change money based on data of a change card described later.
However, in this embodiment, one is provided for two refueling mechanisms.

As shown in FIG. 3, the refueling mechanism 2 includes a nozzle 10, a nozzle switch 12 for detecting that the nozzle 10 is set on the nozzle hook 11, a refueling pump 14 driven by a pump motor 13, A plurality of units each including a flow meter 15 connected to the discharge port, a flow pulse transmitter 16 for converting a flow rate into a pulse signal, and an electromagnetic valve 17 connected to the discharge port of the flow meter 15 are configured as a plurality of sets. The common indicator 1 indicates the amount of refueling in any unit.
8 is displayed. The operation of the refueling mechanism 2 is totally controlled by a weighing machine control means 19 described later.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the accounting management device 3 installed adjacently includes a bill validator 22 having a bill insertion slot 20 and a return slot 21 and information such as the amount of the inserted bill. 23, a confirmation button 24 for notifying that the refueling condition has been confirmed, a slip issuing machine 2 for issuing a slip
5. The amount preset refueling is selected, the refueling is performed up to the preset amount, and the bill dispensing machine 26 for dispensing the banknote when the change does not include a coin, and the refueling amount even when the amount preset refueling is selected. When the refueling is forcibly stopped before reaching the preset amount, or when a change including coins occurs as in the case of the amount preset refueling, change data that records change data on a card such as a bar code or magnetic card A card issuing machine 27 and a keyboard 3 described later
0, and its operation is totally controlled by a BNT control means 40 described later. Keyboard is numeric keypad 3
1. It is composed of selection buttons 32, 33 for specifying whether the refueling amount is specified by the amount or the amount, and oil type specifying keys 34, 35, 36 for specifying the oil type.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall system of the control means of each device described above.
Bill validator 22, display 23, slip issuing machine 25, bill dispenser 26, change card issuing machine 27, keyboard 30
The weighing machine control means 19 includes the weighing units 41, 42, 43 and the display 18 for each oil type, and the change machine control means 50 includes the card reader 51, the money dispensing machine 5
2, and the annunciator 53, and these control means 19, 40, 50 are totally controlled by the POS 9.

Next, the operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
A description will be given based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
A certain amount of money, for example, 5,000 yen, is inserted into the slot 20 of the bill validator 22 in order to perform refueling.
For example, the user presses a button 34 for specifying high octane gasoline, and selects whether to specify the refueling amount by the amount or the amount. For example, the user presses the button 32 to select the specification by the amount. 2000 yen is input from the ten keys 31. As a result, refueling request data is generated (FIG. 5, step a). In this state, when the customer confirms that there is no error in the data just input and presses the confirmation button 24 (step b in FIG. 5), the refueling request data just input is sent to the POS 9 (step c in FIG. 5).

When the refueling request data is input (step (a) in FIG. 6), the POS 9 calculates the refueling amount based on the refueling data, that is, how many liters for the specified amount of 2000 yen based on the unit price and the tax rate. Whether refueling is possible,
In this embodiment, 15.35 liters is determined as the refueling amount (FIG. 6, step (b)). As a result of the calculation, if the refueling condition is satisfied (step c in FIG. 6), a permission signal is sent to the BNT control means 40 of the accounting management device 3, and the calculation result, the amount of money 2000 yen and the amount of refueling 15.35.
The liter is output to the metering mechanism control means 19 of the refueling mechanism 2 (step d in FIG. 6). As a result of the calculation, when the refueling condition is not satisfied, for example, when the refueling amount is specified by the amount but the input amount is smaller than the amount of the refueling amount, the disapproval signal is account-managed. Output to the device 3 (FIG. 6, step e).

The permission signal from the POS 9 is transmitted to the accounting management device 3
(Step d in FIG. 5), a message such as an instruction for handling is displayed on the display unit 23 (Step E in FIG. 5). The bills inserted into 22 are returned from the return opening 21 (step 5 in FIG. 5).

On the other hand, when the refueling mechanism 2 receives the refueling data from the POS 9 (step (a) in FIG. 7), it stores this data in a storage means or the like (step (FIG. 7)).
B). In this state, when the nozzle 10 is removed from the nozzle hook 11 to refuel, the nozzle switch 12 is turned on (step c in FIG. 7). Therefore, the control means 19 returns the display 18 to zero and sets the electromagnetic valve 17 to zero. Open, and further drive the pump motor 13 (step d in FIG. 7).

When refueling is performed by pulling the refueling lever in this state, a flow rate pulse is output from the flow rate pulse transmitter 16 (step E in FIG. 7), and the current refueling amount is displayed on the display 18 (FIG. 7). Step f).

During refueling, the current refueling amount and POS
9 is compared with the preset amount calculated in FIG.
Step nu). When the refueling is stopped at the stage of the refueling amount smaller than the preset amount and the nozzle switch 12 is turned off (step S in FIG. 7), the valve 17 is closed and the pump motor 13 is stopped (step S in FIG. 5).

On the other hand, if the amount of refueling coincides with the preset amount of 15.35 liters stored in the storage means during refueling (step n in FIG. 7), the valve 17 is closed to forcibly stop refueling. And the pump motor 1
3 is turned OFF (step 7 in FIG. 7), and a display or notification such as "the refueling of the prepaid amount has been completed" is performed as necessary. With this notification, the nozzle 10 is returned to the nozzle hook 11 and the nozzle switch 12 is turned off (FIG. 7).
Step e), data related to the refueling, that is, data such as a refueling amount of 15.35 liters and a refueling price of 2,000 yen are transmitted to the POS 9 (step in FIG. 7).

After the refueling operation is completed, the above data is stored in the POS
9 (step S6 in FIG. 6), an arithmetic operation is executed based on this data and the data from the accounting management device 3 (step S6 in FIG. 6).
The difference 3000 yen between 00 yen and the refueling price 2000 yen is calculated. The refueling just performed is a preset refueling based on the amount of money, and all of the preset amounts calculated based on this amount are refueled.
Re), oil type, oil quantity 15.35 liters, oil price 20
It outputs data of 00 yen and a change amount of 3000 yen to be paid out by banknote (hereinafter, referred to as “A data”) to the accounting management device 3 (FIG. 7, step n). In the case where the refueling is not the preset amount refueling and the refueling is stopped before the actual refueling amount coincides with the preset amount even in the case of the preset amount refueling (step 6 in FIG. 6), the refueling data, for example, Seeds, refueling amount 13.50 liters, refueling price 1741 yen, change amount 5000 yen-1741
Yen = 3259 yen (hereinafter referred to as “B data”) is output to the accounting management device 3 (step in FIG. 6).

The accounting management device 3 sends the above-mentioned A
Upon receipt of the data input (step 5 in FIG. 5), a slip is issued by the slip issuing machine 25 and a change 3000 yen per bill is paid out from the bill dispensing machine 26. When the B data, that is, the change data including coins is input (step n in FIG. 5), a slip is issued, and the change card issuing machine 27 pays out change including coins, refueling date, Issue a card with the machine number recorded by bar code or magnetism (Fig. 5 Step
Le).

When the refueling is completed and the change card is taken out to the change device 7 of the office 8 to receive the change, and the change card is inserted into the card reader 51 (step A in FIG. 8), the change card is recorded on the change card. Data such as the refueling date and the machine number of the refueling machine are read and the POS9
(Step b in FIG. 8).

The POS 9 stores data from the card reader 51.
Data is input (step 6 in Fig. 6),
Refueling data being sent and recorded on the change card
(Step 6 in Fig. 6)
If they match (step 6 in FIG. 6), the permission
(Step Y in FIG. 6). Money dispenser 52
Receives this permission signal (step c in FIG. 8)
Pay out the amount of money recorded on the card (Fig. 8
Step 2).Note thatConsistency with data such as refueling date
Is not allowed (Fig. 6 Step F)
Output a possible signal (step 6 in FIG. 6) and pay change
Alarm 53 that the change cannot be paid
To prevent unauthorized use of the change card (FIG. 8).
 Step e).

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the present invention, the bill recognizing means for recognizing the inserted bill, the refueling up to the preset amount by selecting the amount preset refueling, and the bill recognizing means. than the amount difference value to the paid amount and the fuel supply rate is consistent and paying out banknotes dispensing means bills amount to be the amount preset to the difference in the case of the presence of the
Or not refueling is small amount ends, if the amount preset is selected, since a card issuing means for issuing a <br/> card which records the difference between the amount inserted and refueling price, bill
Payment can change in the supply oil field only, also change, including the coins can pay at the office of payout of coins can also be a common change the equipment is installed, Kakyu the burden on the customer it is possible to reduce the reduced while the equipment cost basis. Furthermore, change including coins can be performed using a common change device.
Avoid paying change at one place
Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an entire refueling system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a gas station to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing one embodiment of a fueling device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an embodiment of an accounting management device used for the above device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the accounting management device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the POS.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the weighing mechanism.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the change device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 refueling device 2 weighing mechanism 3 accounting management device 7 change device 8 office 9 POS 10 refueling nozzle 18 refueling amount indicator 19 weighing machine control means 22 bill validator 23 display 25 refueling slip issuing machine 27 change card issuing machine 30 keyboard

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A refueling apparatus having a money preset refueling function and a quantity preset refueling function for each banknote, wherein a bill recognizing means for identifying inserted bills, an amount preset refueling is selected and refueling is performed up to an amount preset. the amount but which completed, and the and paying out banknotes dispensing means bills amount matching the difference amount when the difference in the charged amount and the fuel supply rate to the bill identification means present, is the amount preset
Or refueling in a small amount is finished than, in the case where the amount preset has been selected <br/>-option, the card issued to issue the difference recorded <br/> the card of the investment deposit amount and oil price Refueling device provided with means.