JP3127539B2 - 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, for example, a self-type gasoline filling station.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a fueling device installed in such a self-type gasoline filling station, there is one disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 52-26008. This is because the refueling machine is in a refuelable state by refueling permission input to each refueling machine from inside the refueling station office, and after refueling, the refueling customer issues a numbered ticket issued from the numbered ticket issuing machine installed in the refueling machine. Refueling fee is settled by bringing it to the management office, or a slip issuing machine is installed near the refueling machine, and the refueling customer brings the slip with the refueling amount and refueling machine number printed out from here to the management office And make payment.

[0003]

As described above, in particular, in a self-type refueling station, a refueling slip on which refueling data or the like is printed is issued after refueling is completed, and a reimbursement is performed based on the refueling slip. A voucher is issued at the same time as refueling. For this reason, if time elapses after the refueling is completed and the settlement is performed, for example, by shopping at a store in the refueling station, the slip may be lost during this time.

[0004] Further, if a number of unpaid bills accumulate in the management office, there is a possibility that mistakes such as performing billing with bills of other refueling customers may occur, and moreover, after a considerable amount of time has elapsed after refueling is completed. In the event that the payment does not come to the settlement, the staff at the gas station performs the detection and requires human labor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art and eliminate the risk of losing a voucher when repaying with a refueling voucher issued after refueling is completed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a refueling apparatus which can automatically clarify a customer who does not settle even if a certain time has elapsed after the refueling is completed, and can smoothly perform business operations.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a refueling machine and a sales data input / output device for a refueling station connected to the refueling machine and storing refueling data from the refueling machine. In the refueling device, after refueling is completed, a card issuing machine for issuing a card describing identification data for each refueling customer is provided in the refueling machine, and a refueling slip is issued by inserting the card into a sales data input / output device for a gas station. A printer,
The gist is that a notification unit for notifying a refueling slip when a card is not inserted into the refueling station sales data input / output device and a refueling slip is not issued within a certain time after refueling is provided in the refueling station sales data input / output device. Things.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when refueling is completed, a card is issued from the card issuing machine provided in the refueling machine with identification data containing the order of the refueling customers who refueled in the refueling machine. . Then, when this card brought by the refueling customer is inserted into the sales data input / output device for the gas station installed in the office or the like, a slip on which the refueling data transferred from the refueling machine to the data input / output device is printed is issued. You. Therefore, the voucher is not issued at the same time as the refueling is completed, and there is no danger of the voucher being lost and no risk of settlement due to the voucher of another refueling customer.

[0008] For refueling customers who do not bring the card to the office even after a certain period of time after the refueling is over, the card,
Since the number, refueling machine number, and the like are displayed on, for example, a display screen of the sales data input / output device, the refueling customer can be easily specified.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a refueling device of the present invention, in which 1 is a plurality of refueling machines installed in a refueling station,
In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a sales data input / output device for a gas station installed in an office of a gas station or the like, and each of the first, second,... Refueling machines 1 is a sales data input / output device (hereinafter referred to as POS) 2 for a gas station. And a fueling device 1 and a sales data input / output device (POS) 2 for a gas station constitute a fueling device.

The fueling machine 1 raises a fueling pipe 3 communicating with an underground oil storage tank (not shown) in the housing 1a.
An oil supply pump 5 connected to an oil supply motor 4 and a flow meter 7 connected to a flow rate pulse transmitter 6 are mounted in the middle of the oil supply pipe 3, and the tip of the oil supply pipe 3 is connected to an oil supply hose 8 outside the housing 1a.
A refueling nozzle 9 is provided at the tip of the refueling hose 8.

Nozzle hook 10 is attached to the side of housing 1a.
And a nozzle switch 18 for turning on and off the oil supply nozzle 9 in conjunction with the removal of the oil supply nozzle 9, and an indicator 11 for displaying an oil supply amount and the like are provided on the front surface of the housing 1a.

In the refueling machine 1, a card issuing machine 12 for issuing a card at the end of refueling is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the card 13 issued by the card issuing machine 12 includes a refueling station name 14, a refueling machine number 15, and a refueling number 16 indicating the order of refueling.
And the like are described in characters, and a bar code 17 as identification data having these as contents is described.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a sales data input / output device (POS) 2 for a gas station installed in an office or the like shows the number of the fueling machine 1 of, for example, "1" to "5" as a display unit. A refueling machine number display section 19, a refueling request lamp 20 for each refueling machine 1 and a refueling lamp 21 are provided.
A permission switch 22 for permitting refueling to the fuel supply, an emergency stop switch 23 for stopping refueling of each refueling machine 1 in an emergency, and a keyboard 24 for input are provided.

An indicator 2 for displaying refueling data and the like.
5. Provide a customer display 26, a barcode reader 27 for inserting the card 13, a printer 28 for issuing a refueling slip, and a cash box 29.

As described above, as shown in FIG. 1, a control device 30 using a conventionally known microcomputer or the like is provided in the housing 1a for each refueling machine 1, and the control device 30 is provided with the nozzle switch 18 An on / off signal and a pulse signal from the flow rate pulse transmitter 6 are introduced, and a control signal from the control device 30 is introduced into the display 11, the card issuing machine 12, and the drive circuit of the refueling motor 4.

The POS 2 also has a storage unit 31, a timer 32
Is provided, and the output signals from the barcode reader 27, the keyboard 24, and the permission switch 22 are introduced,
The control signal from the control device 33 is displayed on the display 25, the customer display 26,
Introduced to the request lamp 20, the refueling lamp 21, the printer 28, and the cash box 29, the controller 30 of each refueling machine 1 and the controller 33 of the POS 2 are connected.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In this case, FIG. 4 is a flowchart on the refueling machine 1 side, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart on the POS 2 side.
For example, in order to perform self-refueling, when a refueling customer removes, for example, the refueling nozzle 9 of the first refueling machine 1 from the nozzle hook 10, the nozzle switch 18 is turned on in conjunction therewith, and this ON signal is sent to the control device 30. The ON signal is input to the controller 30 on the POS 2 side as a refueling request signal (step b in FIG. 4), and the ON signal is supplied as a refueling request signal (step b in FIG. 5).

When the POS 2 receives this refueling request signal, the refueling request lamp 20 at the location corresponding to the "1" unit of the refueling machine number display section 19 is turned on (step nu). The worker at the refueling station sees the lighting of the refueling request lamp 20 and knows that the refueling customer of the first refueling machine 1 is requesting refueling. Local permission switch
Press 22 (Steple).

As a result, the control unit 33 on the POS 2 side outputs a signal indicating that refueling is possible to the control unit 30 on the refueling machine 1 side, and the refueling request lamp 20 is turned off, and at the same time, the refueling lamp 21 at a location corresponding to the "1" unit Lights up (Stepwa). Note that, in this case, for example, even if the permission switch 22 of the refueling machine 1 for which the refueling request has not been made by mistake is pressed, the permission input is invalidated and the refueling enable output is not performed, and the refueling enable output is output to the unused refueling machine 1. It is safe without any trouble (Steple, ヲ, wa).

When the control device 30 of the refueling machine 1 receives the refueling enable input (step c), the previous refueling amount of the display 11 is returned to zero, output to the drive circuit of the refueling motor 4 and turned on. Then, the refueling pump 5 is driven (step d).

Therefore, if the fuel supply nozzle 9 is inserted into the fuel tank of the automobile and the valve is opened, the oil pumped up from the underground oil storage tank through the fuel supply pipe 3 by the fuel supply pump 5 passes through the fuel supply hose 8 and the fuel supply nozzle. From 9 discharges into the fuel tank. The flow rate during this time is measured by the flow meter 7 and is output from the flow rate pulse transmitter 6 as a pulse signal to the control device 30 (step E), where it is counted and displayed as a refueling amount.
Displayed at 11 (Step F).

When the fuel tank is full or when a predetermined amount of fuel is supplied and the fuel supply nozzle 9 is returned to the nozzle hook 10, the nozzle switch 18 is turned off, and this off signal is input to the control device 30 (step). As a result, the output from the control device 30 to the drive circuit of the refueling motor 4 is stopped and, at the same time, the refueling data such as the refueling amount is transferred to the storage section 31 of the control device 33 on the POS 2 side. Issues a card 13 (stepch).

As shown in FIG. 3, the card 13 includes a refueling station name 14, a refueling machine number 15 of the used refueling machine 1, a refueling number 16 indicating a refueling order in the refueling machine 1, and a refueling number 16. And a bar code 17 for specifying the refueling and refueling customer is described, and the refueling customer receives the guard 13.

On the other hand, in the control device on the POS 2 side, when the nozzle switch 18 of the refueling machine 1 is turned off and a refueling end signal is output from the control device 30 on the refueling machine 1 side (step F), the control device 30 Refueling data transferred from the storage unit 31
Is temporarily stored, and the refueling lamp 21 is turned off (Step Y).

At the end of refueling, the refueling customer brings the card 13 issued from the card issuing machine 12 to the office, and when the refueling staff receives this card 13 and inserts it into the barcode reader 27 (step), According to the bar code read in, the refueling data relating to the refueling issued the card 13 is displayed on the display 25 and the customer display 26, at the same time a refueling slip in which the refueling data is described is issued from the printer 28, Cash box 29 opens (Steple)
. Therefore, settlement is performed based on the refueling data displayed on the display 25 and the customer display 26 and the refueling data described on the refueling slip.

After the refueling end signal is input to the control device 33, even if a certain period of time, for example, 10 minutes, has passed since then,
(Step Saw) If the card 13 relating to the refueling is not inserted into the barcode reader 27, that is, if the refueling customer does not come to the office with the card 13, the notification to inform that the refueling slip has not been issued. Indicator 25 as part
A refueling machine number, a refueling number, etc. are displayed (steps).

Thus, the refueling staff knows that there is refueling that has not yet been settled, and issues an oiling slip from the printer 28 by input operation from the keyboard 24 (step ne), (step na), and refueling. I go looking for customers.

[0028]

As described above, the lubricating apparatus of the present invention
If payment is made using a voucher issued after refueling, a separate voucher will be issued with a card issued at the same time as refueling. There is no danger of making mistakes, and office work can be performed smoothly even at a gas station where customers can easily move, especially with a convenience store in a self-service gas station.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a fuel supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a sales data input / output device for a gas station provided in the fueling device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a card issued by a card issuing machine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the refueling machine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of a sales data input / output device for a gas station.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Oil supply machine 1a ... Housing 2 ... Sales data input / output device (POS) for gas stations 3 ... Oil supply pipe 4 ... Oil supply motor 5 ... Oil supply pump 6 ... Flow pulse transmitter 7 ... Flow meter 8 ... Oil supply hose 9 ... Oil supply nozzle 10 … Nozzle hook 11… Display unit 12… Card issuer 13… Card 14… Refueling station name 15… Refueling machine number 16… Refueling number 17… Bar code 18… Nozzle switch 19… Refueling machine number display section 20… Refueling request lamp 21 ... Refueling lamp 22 ... Enable switch 23 ... Emergency stop switch 24 ... Keyboard 25 ... Display 26 ... Customer display 27 ... Bar code reader 28 ... Printer 29 ... Cash box 30 ... Control unit 31 ... Storage unit 32 ... Timer 33 …Control device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A refueling system comprising: a refueling machine; and a refueling station sales data input / output device connected to the refueling machine and storing refueling data from the refueling machine.
A card issuing machine that issues a card with identification data for each refueling customer is provided in the refueling machine, and a printer that issues a refueling slip by inserting the card into a sales data input / output device for a refueling station; A refueling station sales data input / output device, wherein a card is not inserted into the refueling station sales data input / output device and a notification unit for notifying the refueling slip is issued when the refueling slip is not issued.