JP3374824B2 - Oil supply device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gasoline filling station,
The present invention relates to an oil supply device for supplying gear oil such as a manual transmission and a differential gear to a vehicle in a car shop, a repair shop or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Gear oil is often supplied directly to a vehicle from an oil can. As an oil supply device, as shown in FIG. 8, a 20-liter oil can (pail can) 1 is manually pushed. A hose 6 with a pump 2 attached and a nozzle 5 provided at the tip of the discharge pipe from the pump 2.
Connected.

A handle 8 with wheels 7 is attached to the oil can 1 so that it can be carried.

[0004] The hand pump 2 is operated by manually moving the handle 9 of the hand pump 2 up and down to operate the oil can 1.
Oil is pumped up from and supplied from the nozzle 5.

[0005]

In the conventional oil supply device shown in FIG. 8 as described above, the hand pump 2 is used to supply oil, which imposes a heavy burden on the worker. In addition, the amount of refueling is calculated from the number of times the hand pump 2 is pushed, so calculation is required, which makes a mistake, and the number of times the amount is adjusted increases, resulting in a long working time. Further, if the oil is full while the piston of the hand pump 2 is moving, the accurate supply amount may not be known. Further, since the hand pump 2 is attached to the oil can 1, it is limited to one type of oil.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the inconveniences of the above-mentioned conventional examples, to save labor of workers, to switch refueling from different types of oil cans, and to use oil for cans brought in by customers. However, it is to provide an oil supply device that is easy to use because it can be supplied, and that can accurately measure and display the amount of oil supply.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention firstly requires that an oil can installation portion having a different size is individually formed in a transportable body, and a pump and a flow meter are provided on the way. A plurality of pipes leading to these oil cans are connected to these pipes via a manual switching valve, and an operation control unit formed on the transportable body is equipped with an indicator for displaying the measured amount of the flow meter and a pump. A drive switch for driving is provided, and a hose having a nozzle at the tip is connected to the discharge side of the flowmeter with the pipe, and the portable body is formed into a pedestal part with a horizontal plate as a mounting part for a large oil can. Then, the pedestal part is formed by raising the left and right side parts and the rear part of the plate body to form a side wall, and a slightly lower stopper piece is raised at the center of the front end, and a foot hanging plate for tilting the portable body is formed on the rear side wall. It is installed horizontally by a cut-and-raised piece from the Secondly, one of the plural pipes leading to the oil can is detachably connected to the suction pipe inserted into the pail can, and thirdly, a heater is attached to the suction pipe. Fourthly, the gist is that a pedestal portion for installing an oil can is provided on the portable body.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the oil pumped by the electric motor automatically discharges the oil pumped up from the oil can to the supply place from the nozzle at the end of the hose and when it passes through the flow meter. It is measured and sent as a pulse to the display to accurately display the amount of refueling. In addition, for example, a 20 liter pail can and a 1 liter or 4 liter small can can be installed and can be selected by switching with a manual switching valve. Therefore, switching between oil types such as expensive oil and inexpensive oil can be performed. Alternatively, the oil cans supplied by customers can be supplied. Moreover, since it is provided on the portable body, the whole can be easily moved. Further, when moving, the whole can be easily tilted to the rear side by stepping on the footrest plate with the foot, and the state other than the wheels is not grounded. Since the pedestal part on which the pail can is mounted is provided with the left and right side walls, the stopper piece on the front end side, and the rear end side wall, the pail can can be stably installed on the pedestal part.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above action, one of a plurality of pipes leading to the oil can is detachably connected to a suction pipe to be inserted into the pail can. When the pail can is replaced, the replacement work can be easily performed by removing the suction tube in advance.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by attaching a heater to the suction pipe, the suction pipe is warmed by the heater in a cold region, etc., and the oil suction resistance at low temperatures is reduced to ensure smooth operation. Can be secured.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the pedestal portion for installing the oil can is provided on the portable body, and the oil can is placed there. Therefore, even a large pail can can be installed easily and stably. In addition, it can be replaced easily and the operability is improved.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of an oil supply device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same as above, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the same as above. A pedestal 13 for installing an oil can by a horizontal plate is formed in a base shape, and a wheel 14 is provided at one corner of the pedestal 13 to provide a portable body.

The pedestal portion 13 has an area just enough for a pail can, which is a 20 liter oil can, to ride on it, and the left and right side portions of the plate are raised to form side walls 13a. The side walls 13a face forward. Tapered notch makes it lower for a while, and as a rule, no side walls are provided on the left and right front and front ends,
A slightly lower stopper piece 13b is set up at the center of the front end. In this way, there is no rising portion on the front side of the pedestal portion 13 except the stopper piece 13b, and the pail can is easily put in and taken out of the pedestal portion 13.

When carrying the transportable body 11, the frame 12 is slanted so that the entire frame faces rearward and no wheels other than the wheels 14 are installed. However, as shown in FIG. The footrest plate 15 was cut and raised from the rear end side wall 13c and provided horizontally in the state of a piece.

By stepping on the foot hanging plate 15 with a foot, the whole can be easily tilted to the rear side. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the fixed legs 16 at the time of stopping are provided so as to project to the left and right front sides of the lower surface of the pedestal portion 13.

A storage box 17 and a shelf-like operation control unit 18 having a box-shaped housing are attached to the upper portion of the frame 12 at a height of 60 cm or more.

Among them, the storage box 17 has a 1-liter circular oil can 19 as shown in FIG. 5, or a horizontally long upper surface open enough to accommodate one rectangular 4-liter can (not shown). It is a thing of the oil pool on the side
A box-shaped box body as 20 is detachably arranged, and a suction nozzle hook 22 having a plurality of shelves having through holes into which suction nozzles 21 can be inserted is attached to a corner portion thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pump 25 driven by a motor 24 and a flow meter 26 having a flow rate pulse transmitter are provided in the middle of a pipe 23, and a flow meter 26 displays a pulse on a display 27 having a built-in measuring section. Output.

Pipings 23a and 23b leading to the oil can 1 which is a pail can and the oil can 19 which is a 1-liter can or a 4-liter can are connected to the pipe 23 through a manual switching valve 28 which is a three-way switching valve. .

A hose-shaped suction pipe 31 is detachably connected to the end of the pipe 23a through a one-touch coupling coupling 30, and a specific one of the suction pipes 31 is provided with a cylindrical heater 32. It was configured as a suction pipe with a built-in heater.

The end of the pipe 23b is a hose, and the suction nozzle 21 is provided further ahead of the hose.

The indicator 27, the power switch 33, and the drive switch 34 (push button) for driving the pump are provided on the upper side of the operation control section 18, which is an inclined surface, and the switching knob 35 of the manual switching valve 28 is provided on the side surface. It was Details of the switching knob 35 are shown in FIG.

A hose 36 was connected to the discharge side of the flow meter 26 of the pipe 23, and a hook type discharge nozzle 37 was connected to the tip thereof.

FIG. 4 shows the inside of the operation control section 18 removed so that the inside can be seen, and 26a is a flow rate pulse transmitter attached to the flow meter 26. Since the height of the operation control unit 18 from the ground exceeds 60 cm, the device does not need to have an explosion-proof structure.

Next, usage and operation will be described.
The setting of the switching knob 35 determines which oil is selected from the oil can 1 which is a pail can and the oil can 19 which is a 1 liter can or a 4 liter can.

Carry the portable body 11 to the refueling place, insert the plug into the outlet to turn it on, and set the discharge nozzle.
When 37 is inserted into the oil supply drain and the power switch 33 and the drive switch 34 are turned on, the pump 25 is driven via the motor 24, the oil pumped from the oil can 1 or 19 passes through the flow meter 26, and the discharge nozzle 37 Is discharged from the tip of the.

In the flow meter 26, the flow rate pulse from the flow rate pulse transmitter 26a is sent to the display 27, and the flow rate numerical value is converted in the measuring section, and this is displayed as a numerical display of the date segment.
Appears on 27.

When the drive switch 34 is turned off, the operation is stopped, and when the suction nozzle 21 extracted from the oil can 19 is inserted into the suction nozzle hook 22, the oil dripping from the suction nozzle 21 is received by the oil sump 20. The discharge nozzle 37 may also be hooked on the oil sump 20 and placed there.

When the oil can 1 which is an empty pail can is replaced, the suction pipe 31 is removed so as not to get in the way. However, in cold regions or the like, the suction pipe 31 with the heater 32 is used to remove oil. Reduces suction resistance and improves discharge rate.

[0030]

As described above, according to the oil supply device of the present invention, the labor of the worker can be saved, and the switching oil supply from the oil cans of different capacities is possible. It is easy to use because it is possible to switch the oil type such as, and also to supply the oil of the can brought in by the customer, and it is possible to accurately measure and display the amount of oil supply. Moreover, since it is provided on the portable body, the whole can be easily moved. Further, when moving, the whole can be easily tilted to the rear side by stepping on the footrest plate with the foot, and the state other than the wheels is not grounded. Since the pedestal part on which the pail can is mounted is provided with the left and right side walls, the stopper piece on the front end side, and the rear end side wall, the pail can can be stably installed on the pedestal part.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of an oil supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of the oil supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an embodiment of the oil supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the inside of the operation control unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a storage box for an oil can.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lower portion on the back surface side showing an embodiment of the oil supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing details of switching knobs.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Oil can 2 ... Hand pump 3 ... Discharge piping 5 ... Nozzle 6 ... Hose 7 ... Wheel 8 ... Handle 9 ... Handle 11 ... Transportable body 12 ... Frame 13 ... Pedestal 13a ... Side wall 13b ... Stopper piece 13c ... Rear end Side wall 14 ... Wheel 15 ... Footrest 16 ... Fixed leg 17 ... Storage box 18 ... Operation control unit 19 ... Oil can 19a, 19b ... Pipe 20 ... Oil sump 21 ... Suction nozzle 22 ... Suction nozzle receiver 23, 23a, 23
b ... Piping 24 ... Motor 25 ... Pump 26 ... Flowmeter 26a ... Flow rate pulse transmitter 27 ... Display 28 ... Manual switching valve 30 ... Coupling 31 ... Suction tube 32 ... Heater 33 ... Power switch 34 ... Drive switch 35 ... Switching Pick 36 ... Hose 37 ... Discharge nozzle

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-6-48494 (JP, A) JP-A-6-191600 (JP, A) JP-A-6-336300 (JP, A) JP-A-2-191196 (JP , A) Actual development Sho 53-113418 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B67D 5/04

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A portable body is provided with separate installation parts for oil cans of different sizes, and a plurality of pipes leading to these oil cans are connected to a pipe provided with a pump and a flowmeter in the middle through a manual switching valve. In addition, a display for displaying the measured amount measured by the flow meter and a drive switch for driving the pump are provided in the operation control unit formed on the transportable body, and the pipe is provided with a tip on the discharge side of the flow meter. A hose having a nozzle is connected, and the portable body has a pedestal portion formed by a horizontal plate as a base for forming a large oil can, and the pedestal portion raises the left and right side portions and the rear portion of the plate body. Formed on the side wall, a slightly lower stopper piece is raised at the center of the front end, and a foot hanging plate for tilting the portable body is cut and raised from the rear end side wall and horizontally provided by the piece, and a wheel is provided at one corner of the pedestal part An oil supply device characterized in that 2. The oil supply device according to claim 1, wherein one of a plurality of pipes leading to the oil can is detachably connected to a suction pipe inserted into the pail can. 3. A heater is attached to the suction pipe.
The oil supply device described. 4. The oil supply device according to claim 1, wherein a pedestal for installing an oil can is provided on the transportable body.