JP3107272B2 - 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 installed in a refueling station for supplying fuel to automobiles and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional lubricating devices include a fixed type on the ground and a hose-suspended type. Both of them have advantages and disadvantages in lubrication workability and the like. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
No. 8 or the invention of JP-A-5-330599. These refueling devices are refueled by a refueling hose suspended from a moving body running in a hose treatment case provided above a refueling unit.A plurality of refueling devices are provided for each type of oil, such as high-octane gasoline, regular gasoline, and light oil. A hose processing case having a plurality of movable bodies for suspending the refueling hose and a movable body guide is provided.

[0003]

However, these hose processing cases are provided with a plurality of moving body guides in which a plurality of moving bodies for each oil type move from one end of the hose processing case to the other end. The processing case is large and heavy, and the strength of the supporting columns and the like must be increased. On the other hand, when refueling, it is not necessary to refuel two or more types at the same time, and only one oiling hose of one oil type needs to be brought to the end of the hose processing case. It turned out that only one guide path was needed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an economical lubricating apparatus in which the processing of the lubricating hose is easy, the weight of the hose processing case can be reduced, and the structure of the support columns and the like is simplified.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a lubricating apparatus in which a long hole path is formed at a lower portion of a hose processing case provided above a fueling area, and the inside of the hose processing case is formed. In a refueling apparatus in which a plurality of refueling pipes are introduced, a refueling hose connected to each refueling pipe is slidably suspended through a long hole path, and a refueling nozzle is attached to a tip of the refueling hose, the long hole path is , Having a plurality of branch paths at one end side and one concentrated path communicating with the plurality of branch paths at the other end side, wherein the hose processing case is configured to connect a suspended oil supply hose to the branch path side. And a biasing means for biasing the movement.

[0006] Further, the oil supply hose suspended by attaching an oil supply nozzle to the tip is attached to a lower end of a short pipe provided on a carriage moving on the long hole road, and is provided at an upper end of the short pipe. It is preferable that the swivel joint and the oil supply pipe are connected by an oil hose having slack. It is preferable that a restraining means for temporarily restraining the bogie is provided on an end side of the concentrated road of the long hole road. It is preferable that a road switching mechanism is provided between the branch road of the long hole road and the concentrated road. The road switching mechanism preferably includes a pair of levers, one end of which is rotatably attached to the front side of the branch road, and the other end of which swings on the concentrated road side. Preferably, the urging means is a retractor. The hose processing case is attached to an upper part of a column erected on the island, an equipment storage case is provided on the island, and a pump and a flow meter are built in the equipment storage case. An oil supply indicator and a nozzle hook are provided outside the case, and the oil supply pipe connected to the discharge port of the flow meter is raised along a column and introduced into the hose treatment case, and the oil supply nozzle is It is preferred to be hung on a nozzle hook.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when a fueling station equipped with a plurality of oiling oil supply hoses is used to supply oil to an oil supply port of an automobile on the opposite side of the island, the oil supply hose of the oil type to be refueled is directed toward the automobile oil supply port. If it is moved laterally, the truck of the refueling hose waiting on the branch road travels from the branch road to the concentrated road, and the refueling hose is positioned above the refueling port. At this time, by providing the road switching mechanism at the branch point between the branch road and the concentrated road, the bogie can travel smoothly. Also, a long hole formed in the hose treatment case is provided with a plurality of branch paths branching for each oil type on the support side and a single concentrated path on the tip side, so that a magnet for restraining the bogie (restraining means). And the hose treatment case can be tapered and reduced in weight to reduce the strength of the column, and an excellent design can be adopted. In addition, the bogie that suspends the refueling hose is attracted to the magnet above the refueling port, so even if you release your hand from the refueling hose, the refueling hose does not return to its original position and continues refueling without human intervention. it can. When refueling is completed and the refueling hose is pulled toward the support, the bogie is disengaged from the magnet, and the upper end of the refueling hose is returned to a position close to the support by the biasing force. Complete.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a horizontal sectional view showing the internal structure of a hose processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the internal structure of the hose processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view showing details of a branch point of the moving body guide, FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view showing details of a branch point of the moving body guide according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the entire apparatus.

In these figures, for example, on a vertically elongated island 1 provided in a predetermined refueling area of a gas station, for example,
A metering unit 2 for supplying high-octane gasoline, regular gasoline, light oil, or the like is provided. At one end of the weighing unit 2, a column 11 composed of a prism is erected upright on the island 1.
A hose processing device 21 is provided on the upper part of 1.

The metering unit 2 has an oil supply pump 5 connected to an oil supply motor 4 and a flow rate pulse transmitter 6 connected to a suction pipe 3 communicating with an underground tank for each oil type in an equipment storage case 2a. The flow meter 7 is built in.
The discharge pipe 8 is connected to the outlet side of the pipe. In addition, a nozzle hook 9 for hooking a refueling nozzle 13 is provided on the front surface of the device storage case 2a, and a display 10 for displaying refueling data such as oil type and refueling amount is provided on the device storage case 2a. I have. Oil supply pipes 12a, 12a,... (For example, two of each of three types of oil, a total of six each) are set up on the side surface of the support column 11 and connected to the discharge pipe 8 for each oil type. The tube 12 is nicely covered by a cover 11a.

The hose processing device 21 includes a hose processing case 22 formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape elongated in a direction orthogonal to the island 1. This hose processing case 22
Is formed as a rectangular parallelepiped having a wide support 11 and narrower at both ends, and a lower portion of which is laterally moved with a refueling hose 14, which supplies high-octane gasoline, regular gasoline, light oil, or the like. A long hole path 23 is provided to be freely suspended. The long hole path 23 has a plurality (three) of branch paths 23a, 23b, and 23c at the wide central portion of the hose processing case 22, and has the branch paths 23a, 23b, and 23c at the narrow end side. It has one concentrated path 23d communicating with 23c. Branch 2 at the center
2b is communicated straight with the concentrated road 22d,
3a, 23c are inclined from both sides of a central branch road 23b and communicate with a concentrated road 23d. In this long hole 23, carts (moving bodies) 25a, 25b, and 25c for high octane gasoline, regular gasoline, and light oil are movably disposed. These carts 25 (a, b, c)
Has a wheel 26 that rolls on the upper surface on both sides of the elongated hole path 23, and the respective branch paths 23 a, 23 b, via a wire 28 by a retractor (biasing means) 27 disposed on the central part side in the hose processing case 22. It is urged to move to the 23b, 23c side. These branch roads 23a, 23b, 23c and the concentrated road 2
3d, the respective carts 25 (a,
b, c) are determined corresponding branch roads 23a, 23b,
A road switching mechanism 31 is provided so as to be able to pass only between the road 23c and the concentrated road 23d.

The path switching mechanism 31 is provided with a branch path 23.
a, 23b, 23c and a pair of levers 32a, 32b provided at the intersection of the concentrated road 23d;
Stoppers 33a, 33b for restricting the movement of 2a, 32b
Consists of Each of the levers 32a and 32b is made of a thin and narrow plate having a narrow width, and one end of the lever 32a or 32b has a branch path 23b at the center.
Is rotatably mounted on both sides of the vehicle, and the other end is a branch path 2
It swings across 3a, 23b, and 23c, and is provided up and down so that they do not abut each other. That is,
When the cart 25b at the center moves sideways, the lever 32
a and 32b are in contact with the respective stoppers 33a and 33b to allow the branch path 22b and the concentrated path 23d to communicate with each other, and when one of the carts 25a and 25c on both sides moves, only the lever 32a or 32b on one side respectively. Swings, and the branch path 23a or 23c communicates with the concentration path 23d.

The retractor 27 in the hose processing case 22
One magnet (restraining means) 29 is fixedly provided at the tip end on the side opposite to the above. When the cart 25 (a, b, c) reaches the tip of the hose processing case 22, the cart 25
The bogie 25 (a, b, c) is attracted to the magnet (restraining means) 29 from the end of (a, b, c) and opposed to the biasing force of the retractor (biasing means) 27, and is held at that position. You.

A short pipe 19 is provided on the carriage 25 (a, b, c) through the long hole path 23 toward the lower side. A swivel joint 15a having a vertical rotation axis is connected to the upper end of the short pipe 19, and a swivel joint 15b having a horizontal rotation axis is connected to the swivel joint 15a. At the upper end of the short pipe 19 at the center, a pipe joint that does not rotate may be used instead of the swivel joint 15a having a vertical rotation axis. The connection port of the swivel joint 15b and the oil supply pipe 1
2a is connected by a refueling hose 16 having a slack. The slack portion of the refueling hose 16 is bent in the hose processing case 22 to the side opposite to the column 11, and the bogie 25 (a,
b, c) can move freely on the long hole path 23.

One end of a refueling hose 14 having a refueling nozzle 13 at the tip is connected to a lower end of the short pipe 19, and the refueling nozzle 13 is hooked on a corresponding nozzle hook 9.

The operation of the oil supply device having the above configuration will be described. When the refueling port of the vehicle to be refueled is on the island 1 side, refueling can be performed by removing the refueling nozzle 13 from the nozzle hook 9 and refueling in the same manner as a ground-fixed refueling device.

When the fuel supply port of the vehicle is located on the opposite side of the island 1, when the fuel is supplied while the levers 32a and 32b of the road switching mechanism 31 are in contact with the stoppers 33a and 33b as shown in FIG. , Branch road 23c
After the fueling nozzle 13 of the fueling hose 14 suspended from the light oil truck 25c waiting on the vehicle is detached from the nozzle hook 9, the fueling hose 14 is moved in the direction of the fueling port of the vehicle, that is, in the direction orthogonal to the island 1. If you pull it by hand, you will get a dolly 2
5c is forked road 23c against the urging force of retractor 27.
And then push the lever 32a to move the
3d and the branch path 23a, the wheel 26 passes over the lever 32a and enters the concentrated path 23d. As shown in FIG. 2, the suspension point of the oil supply hose 14 is the suspension point on the tip end side indicated by a chain line. And is located above the fuel filler of the car. At this time, since the magnet 29 attracts the bogie 25c, the bogie 25c is fixed at that position against the urging force of the retractor 27, and does not return to the original position even if the hand is released from the refueling hose 14. Thereby, refueling can be continued without the worker applying any special force during refueling.

When refueling is performed in the above state, the oil pumped from the underground tank receives the suction pipe 3, the refueling pump 5, the flow meter 7, the discharge pipe 8, the refueling pipe 12, the refueling hose 16, the swivel joint 15a, 15b, short pipe 19, oil supply hose 14
From the refueling nozzle 13 to the tank of the car via
The refueling data is displayed on the display 10.

When the refueling is completed and the refueling hose 14 is pulled slightly downward toward the support 11, the bogie 25 c is moved to the magnet 29.
The carriage 25c moves away from the concentrated path 23d along the branch path 23c in the direction of the support 11 by the urging force of the retractor 27, and the suspension point of the refueling hose 14 returns to its original position. Then, when the refueling nozzle 13 is returned to the nozzle hook 9, refueling is completed. The hose 14 is lowered to the weighing unit 2 near the island 1, so that the hose 14 does not get caught by the automobile.

The above operation is performed by the regular gasoline cart 25 waiting at the branch passage 23a when refueling another oil type.
The same applies to the high-octane gasoline cart 25b waiting at the branch road 23a or the branch road 23b.

In the lubricating apparatus of the present invention, the long hole 23 formed in the hose processing case 22 is divided into the plurality of branch passages 2 on which the trucks 25 (a, b, c) for each oil type stand by on the column 11 side.
By providing 3a, 23b, and 23c and providing one concentrated path 23d at the distal end, only one magnet (restraining means) 29 is required, and the distal end of the hose processing case 22 can be tapered to reduce the weight of the support 11. The strength can be reduced and the design is excellent. In addition, by providing a path switching mechanism 31 between the plurality of branch paths 23a, 23b, 23c of the long hole and the concentrated path 23d, the bogie 25 (a,
The traveling of b) and c) can be performed smoothly.

In this embodiment, an example in which three types of oil branch paths 23 (a, b, c) are provided in the long hole path 23 has been described. For example, only high-octane gasoline and regular gasoline are branched. The road and the concentrated road may communicate with each other, and light oil may be used as an independent passage.

Further, a support 11 erected on the island 1
Although the hose processing case 22 is provided on the upper part of the container, the column 11 may be suspended from the canopy without standing. Further, the retractors 27,... Are used as urging forces for pulling the bogies 25 (a, b, c). However, the elongated holes may be formed as ramps descending to the columns, or other pulling means may be used. Further, the magnet 29 is used as a temporary restraining means. However, when the carriage 25 (a, b, c) comes to the tip of the hose processing case 22, the latch is used. You may.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described, it is obvious that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0025]

As described above, according to the refueling apparatus of the present invention, when refueling a refueling port of a motor vehicle on the opposite side of an island at a refueling station provided with refueling hoses of a plurality of oil types, the refueling oil is supplied. If the kind of refueling hose is moved laterally in the direction of the refueling port of the automobile, the truck of the refueling hose waiting on the branch road travels from the branch road to the concentrated road, and the refueling hose is positioned above the refueling port. At this time, by providing the road switching mechanism at the branch point between the branch road and the concentrated road, the bogie can travel smoothly. Also, a long hole formed in the hose treatment case is provided with a plurality of branch paths branching for each oil type on the support side and a single concentrated path on the tip side, so that a magnet for restraining the bogie (restraining means). And the hose treatment case can be tapered and reduced in weight to reduce the strength of the column, and an excellent design can be adopted. In addition, the bogie that suspends the refueling hose is attracted to the magnet above the refueling port, so even if you release your hand from the refueling hose, the refueling hose does not return to its original position and continues refueling without human intervention. it can. In addition, if refueling is completed and the refueling hose is pulled toward the support, the bogie will be disengaged from the magnet and the suspended upper end of the refueling hose will return to a position close to the support due to the urging force. Can be completed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a horizontal sectional view showing an internal structure of a hose processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an internal structure of the hose processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged horizontal cross-sectional view showing details of a branch point of the moving body guide according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view showing details of a branch point of the moving body guide according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the entire fueling device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Island 2 Measuring unit 3 Suction pipe 4 Refueling motor 5 Refueling pump 6 Flow rate pulse transmitter 7 Flow meter 8 Discharge pipe 9 Nozzle hook 10 Indicator 11 Support 13 Refueling nozzle 14 Refueling hose 15 Swivel joint 16 Refueling hose 21 Hose treatment case 22 Box 23 Long hole path 23a, 23b, 23c Branch path 23d Concentrated path 25 Bogie (moving body) 26 Wheels 27 Retractor (biasing means) 28 Wire 29 Magnet (restraining means) 31 Path switching mechanism 32a, 32b Lever 33a, 33b Stopper

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A long hole path is formed in a lower part of a hose processing case provided above a fueling area, a plurality of fueling pipes are introduced into the hose processing case, and a fueling hose connected to each fueling pipe is lengthened. In a refueling apparatus suspended laterally through a hole passage and a refueling nozzle attached to a tip of the refueling hose, the long hole path has a plurality of branch paths at one end and the plurality of branch paths at the other end. The hose treatment case has an urging means for urging the suspended oil supply hose to move toward the branch road side. 2. A refueling hose, which is hung with a refueling nozzle attached to a tip thereof, is attached to a lower end of a short pipe provided on a truck moving on the long hole path, and is provided at an upper end of the short pipe. The oil supply device according to claim 1, wherein the swivel joint and the oil supply pipe are connected by an oil hose having slack. 3. The refueling device according to claim 2, wherein a restraining means for temporarily restraining the bogie is provided on an end side of the concentrated road of the long hole road. 4. The refueling device according to claim 1, wherein a path switching mechanism is provided between the branch path of the long hole path and the concentrated path. 5. The refueling device according to claim 4, wherein the path switching mechanism includes a pair of levers, one end of which is rotatably attached to a front side of the branch road, and the other end of which swings on the concentrated road side. 6. The refueling device according to claim 1, wherein said urging means is a retractor. 7. The hose processing case is mounted on an upper part of a column erected on an island, an equipment storage case is provided on the island, and a pump and a flow meter are built in the equipment storage case. A refueling amount indicator and a nozzle hook are provided outside the device storage case, and the refueling pipe connected to a discharge port of the flowmeter is set up along a column and introduced into the hose processing case. , The refueling nozzle is hung on a nozzle hook.
The refueling device according to 4, 5, or 6.