JP3622801B2 - Lubrication monitoring device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a fuel supply monitoring apparatus that centrally manages a large number of devices including a plurality of fuel supply units at a gas station.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a control device that manages a plurality of refueling machines with a single display, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-162793, a touch panel divided into a plurality of sections corresponding to a plurality of refueling machines is provided with a touch panel. The technique regarding the oil feeder control apparatus which displays the signal of this and outputs the instruction | command corresponding to the signal from a touch panel to each oil filler is disclosed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional lubricator control device, each lubricator can be controlled by a touch panel, but it is inconvenient to monitor the usage state of each lubricator such as when a single operator gives a lubrication permission, Further, it is not possible to centrally manage a plurality of other devices at the gas station. Furthermore, POS terminals have already been introduced at many conventional gas stations, but the equipment necessary for future self-service operations can be organically integrated and centralized management by a single operator using these terminals. It is requested.
[0004]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a fueling monitoring device that can centrally manage equipment necessary for operation of a gas station by one operator and improve operability.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the fueling monitoring device of the present invention displays a monitoring screen having a display area for displaying the fueling state and fueling information divided into a plurality of sections corresponding to a plurality of fueling machines. A video screen of a video camera that obtains an image of the area around the fueling device is selectively displayed on the monitoring screen of the display monitor while being displayed on a monitor, and the plurality of the screens are displayed by operating a switch means at a cursor position on the monitoring screen. In a fueling monitoring device for managing a fueling device, a cursor position control means for moving a cursor to a cursor position for performing a next operation by the switch means according to a fueling state of the fueling machine, and a switch by the switch means A command is sent to the fuel dispenser according to the switch judgment means for judging the operation and the judgment result of the switch judgment means. Display picture selecting screen displayed on the instruction output means and display monitor to image Selecting means, The cursor position control means moves to a position where the cursor selects the video screen of the video camera in response to a fueling request signal from the fueling machine, and the display image selection means selects the video screen of the video camera and Overlay the monitoring screen It is characterized by this. The monitoring screen displayed on the display monitor allows one operator to centrally manage multiple refueling machines, and the cursor position control means has moved to a position for the next operation, thus improving operability. improves.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. 1 is a block diagram showing functions to be performed by a computer in an oil supply monitoring apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an oil filling station using the oil supply monitoring apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an oil supply monitoring apparatus of the present invention. It is a perspective view explaining the external appearance image.
[0008]
In these drawings, a fueling monitoring device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of fueling machines 11,... Provided in a gas station, a video camera 12 and an interphone 13, a tank control unit 14, and various types of security. By connecting to the sensor 15, the other equipment 16, the POS terminal 17, the printer 18 or a communication line, the equipment necessary for the operation of the gas station is organically integrated, and one operator can centrally manage it.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 2, the fueling machine 11 is a device that can feed, for example, high octane gasoline, regular gasoline, light oil, or the like, and a fuel pump 22 driven by a pump motor 21 is disposed in the main body. ing. The oil supply pump 22 has an inlet side connected to a pipe communicating with an underground tank, and an outlet side connected to a flow meter 24 having a flow rate pulse transmitter 23. The outlet side of the flow meter 24 is led out to the side surface of the main body via the electromagnetic valve 72, and one end of the oil supply hose 25 is connected to that portion. An oil supply nozzle 26 is connected to the tip of the oil supply hose 25, and the oil supply nozzle 26 is detachably attached to a nozzle hook 27 provided on the side surface of the main body. In the vicinity of the nozzle hook 27, a nozzle switch 28 that is turned on and off by the attachment and detachment of the fuel nozzle 26 is provided. In addition, the operation of the pump motor 21 and the electromagnetic valve 72 is controlled by a signal from the nozzle switch 28 or an oil supply setting signal described later, and the flow rate is integrated by a pulse output from the flow rate pulse transmitter 23. And the control apparatus 30 which controls the display of the amount of oil supply of the indicator 29 is provided. Further, between the control device 30 and the oil supply monitoring device 10, the control device 30 transfers an on / off signal of the nozzle switch 28 and a signal related to the amount of oil supply to the oil supply monitoring device 10, and from the oil supply monitoring device 10 to the oil supply device. 11 is connected by a cable 31 for transferring a signal for controlling 11 to the control device 30.
[0010]
The video camera 12 is a camera for obtaining an image around the used fueling machine 11, and includes a camera main body 12a and a video screen switching mechanism 12b. Such a video camera 12 may be provided for each refueling machine 11, but the direction may be changed to one of the plurality of refueling machines 11. Therefore, the switching mechanism 12b includes a mechanism that can change the direction of the camera body 12a or zoom up in order to obtain an image of a necessary part. The video camera 12 and the fuel supply monitoring device 10 are connected by a cable 32 for transferring a switching control signal or video signal of the video camera 12. The interphone 13 enables a call between a customer who uses each refueling machine 11 and an operator. For example, the intercom 13 is connected to the side of the main body of each refueling machine 11 and the vicinity of an operator such as an office. And is connected to the fuel supply monitoring apparatus 10 by a cable 33 for transferring a signal for controlling the communication unit.
[0011]
The security sensor 15 is a safety detection sensor provided in various places for fire detection, human detection, sprinkler operation, and the like, and a cable 34 for transferring the detection signal to the fuel supply monitoring device 10 is provided. The tank control unit 14 is a control unit such as an underground tank 37 that stores oil necessary for refueling. The underground tank 37 is provided with an oil level gauge and an oil leakage detection sensor. The detected signal is transferred to the fuel supply monitoring device 10 via the cable 35. The tank control unit 37 and the unloading terminal 38 for unloading are connected by a cable 39 for transferring unloading instructions and unloading data. The unloading terminal 38 controls a stop valve 42 that prevents overflow or the like based on the liquid level gauge of the underground tank 37. Further, the other devices 16 are, for example, a car wash machine, an output terminal (OPT), and the like, and are connected to the fuel supply monitoring device 10 by cables 36 that transmit signals.
[0012]
The POS terminal 17 is a terminal that performs point-of-sales management of sales information for processing and processing various information generated at the stage of sales information and purchasing into information that can be used according to each purpose. They are connected by a cable 40 for transmitting information. The printer 18 is for printing an order list and various data, and is connected to the POS terminal 17 by a cable 41 for printing data transfer. The refueling monitoring device 10 is connected to a communication line via a modem or the like, and transmits auto-dial and auto-fax functions to transmit inventory information, unloading information, and multimedia information such as video information via a modem. It has functions such as reception, remote monitoring for transmitting video camera image information to the head office, etc., and communication with a host computer.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 3, a refueling monitoring device 10 operated by one operator is disposed at a gas station office or the like, and a central portion of the refueling monitoring device 10 is configured below the desk 51. A computer main body 52 is disposed, and a display monitor 53 and a mouse 54 are disposed above the desk 51. In addition, a desk 55 is disposed adjacent to the vicinity of the fuel supply monitoring device 10, a POS terminal 17 is disposed above the desk 55, and a printer 18 is disposed below the desk. In the figure, reference numeral 56 denotes a cash drawer.
[0014]
The refueling monitoring apparatus 10 has functions to be realized in the computer main body 52. As shown in FIG. 1, the oil supply monitoring apparatus 10 has a data control means 61, a storage means 62, a video switching control means 63, a video data control means 64, an interphone control. Means 65, display screen selection means 66, switch determination means 67, cursor position control means 68, display drive means 69, command output means 70, sales data transmission / reception means 71, communication control means 73, and the like.
[0015]
The data control means 61 includes a nozzle switch ON / OFF signal and oil supply amount data transmitted from the control device 30 of the plurality of oilers 11,... The received detection signal, the oil level data detected by the tank control unit 14, the leakage detection signal, the unloading data transmitted from the unloading terminal 38, and the data transmitted from another device 16 are taken in, and the data is stored. This part is stored in the storage means 62 if necessary, and is a part for giving instructions to each part and transmitting data. The storage means 62 stores a program for performing various processes, temporarily stores the captured data, or stores image data such as a basic screen to be displayed on the display monitor 52 or the basic screen. This is a part that stores image data such as symbols and characters to be displayed. The video switching control means 63 is a part that outputs a screen switching signal for controlling the switching mechanism 12b of the video camera 12 through the cable 32a based on the determination result of the switch determination unit 67 by clicking the mouse 53. The video data control means 64 is a part that takes in video data transmitted from the camera body 12 a of the video camera 12 via the cable 32 b and transmits it to the display image selection means 66. The interphone control means 65 is a part that transmits a control signal for enabling communication with the interphone 13 provided in the refueling machine 11 in use via the cable 33. The display image selection unit 66 is a part for selecting image data to be displayed on the display monitor 53 based on the determination result from the switch determination unit 67 or the control of the data control unit 61. The switch determination unit 67 is a part that determines a switch operation by clicking the mouse 54. The cursor position control means 68 is a part that moves to the cursor position for the next switch operation to be operated based on the state of external equipment including the fueling device 11 or detection signals of various sensors. The display driving unit 69 is a part that displays the image selected by the display image selecting unit 66 on the display monitor 53. The command output means 70 is a part for instructing the fuel filler 11 to permit fuel supply or emergency stop based on the determination result of the switch determination means 67. The sales data transmission / reception means 71 transfers sales data related to the amount of fuel supplied from the fuel filler 11 to the POS terminal 17 via the cable 40, and sends information related to the fuel supply setting of the POS terminal 17 to the fuel supply monitoring device 10 via the bull 40. The part to transfer. The communication control means 73 is a part that controls communication by connecting to a communication line with a modem or the like.
[0016]
Next, an example of a screen displayed on the display monitor 53 of the fuel supply monitoring apparatus 10 will be described. 4 to 7 are diagrams showing examples of the screen of the fuel supply monitoring apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a basic screen, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a monitoring screen of a fuel dispenser, and FIG. 6 is an oil level plan surface. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a POS mode screen.
[0017]
The screen displayed on the display monitor 53 displays a plurality of information at the same time, and the basic screen displays the refueling status and refueling information of the plurality of refueling machines 11,... As shown in FIG. It comprises a fuel dispenser monitoring screen 81 and a device status display screen 82 for displaying the status display or mode changeover switch of each device.
[0018]
The display screen of the display monitor 53 is divided into a plurality of sections in order to display the refueling state and the refueling information corresponding to the refueling machines 11,... An area 81a for displaying the machine number of the machine 11, an area 81b for displaying the type of oil such as regular gasoline, high-octane gasoline or light oil, an area 81c for displaying a symbol indicating the refueling state, and the amount of oil to be displayed. Region 81d. In the display example of the refueling machine monitoring screen 81, the machine number is divided into 12 sections corresponding to 12 refueling machines 11,... Having a machine number of 1 to 12, and a machine number is assigned to each area of each section. And the type of oil is displayed. In the display example of FIG. 4, none of the refueling machines 11,... Is used, so nothing is displayed in the area 81 c for displaying a symbol indicating the refueling state or the area 81 d for displaying the refueling amount. .
[0019]
The device status display screen 82 is a screen for displaying the status display of each device or a mode changeover switch, and the lower part of the refueling machine monitoring screen 81 is divided into a plurality of sections. Characters are displayed. This device status display screen 82 is, for example, an area 82a displaying characters such as POS used when transferring sales data to the POS terminal 17, and an area displaying a stop symbol used when stopping refueling of the refueling machine. 82b, an area 82c displaying a camera symbol used when switching to video display of a video camera, an area 82d displaying an interphone symbol used when switching to an interphone call state, and a shortage of underground tank inventory A region 82e displaying a tank symbol, a region 82f displaying a character notifying detection from the security sensor 15, and a region 82g displaying a telephone symbol indicating the use of auto dial. The basic screen is such that the image data stored in the storage means 62 is read by the data control means 61 and displayed on the display monitor 52 via the display screen selection means 66 and the display drive means 69.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 5, the monitoring screen 81 of the refueling machine displays information necessary for the section corresponding to the refueling machine in use. For example, on the refueling machine monitoring screen 81, the refueling machine with machine number 5 that refuels high-octane gasoline has a symbol indicating that the refueling nozzle is disconnected in the region 81c in a state where the refueling nozzle is removed and a refueling request is issued. The machine No. 3 which is displayed and supplies light oil has a machine number for supplying regular gasoline, in which a symbol indicating that the oil nozzle is being supplied and the amount of oil being supplied in the area 81d are displayed in the area 81d. In the first oiling machine, refueling is completed, the symbol of the region 81c is not displayed, and the amount of fueling is displayed in the region 81d. The ON / OFF signal of the nozzle switch 28 and the oil supply data by the attachment / detachment of the oil supply nozzle 26 of the oil supply machine 11 are taken in by the data control means 61 from the control device 30 via the cable 31 and stored in the storage device 62 as necessary. The image selection means 66 causes the data control means 61 to read out the symbol data or the oil amount data stored in the storage means 62 based on the information from each of the fuel machines 11 and displays the data via the display driving means 69. The information is displayed in a predetermined area of the section of the corresponding fuel dispenser 11 on the basic screen of the monitor 53. In addition, a video screen 83 that displays the video of the video camera superimposed on the refueling machine monitoring screen 81 and a settlement display screen 84 of the refueling machine that has finished refueling are displayed. For example, when the refueling nozzle 26 is removed and a refueling request is issued, the video screen 83 automatically displays a video around the refueling machine as a moving image, and an operator operating the refueling monitoring device 10 permits refueling. Therefore, it is possible to monitor whether or not the fuel supply nozzle 26 is being used correctly. The adjustment display screen 84 displays the amount of oil supplied, the unit price, and the payment amount of the refueling machine that has finished refueling, and the cursor position has moved to the switch position for the next adjustment process. In the settlement display screen 84 of FIG. 5, the amount of fuel, the unit price of fueling, and the amount of payment for the machine number 1 are displayed, and the cursor is automatically moved to the settlement switch position for performing the next processing. . That is, when the nozzle switch 28 is turned on, or when the area 82c for switching to video display is clicked by the mouse 54, the video switching control means 63 sends a screen switching signal to the switching mechanism 12b of the video camera 12 via the cable 32a. The video data control means 63 takes in the video data transmitted from the camera body 12a of the video camera 12 via the cable 32b, and the display image selection means 66 selects the video data to display the display drive means 69. The video screen 83 is displayed so as to overlap the refueling machine monitoring screen 81 of the display monitor 53. Further, the data control unit 61 determines the end of refueling of the fueling device, reads out the fueling data stored in the storage unit 62 and the data necessary for display, and displays the data via the display image selection unit 66 and the display driving unit 69. A settlement display screen 84 is displayed over the 53 filler monitoring screen 81 and the video screen 83.
[0021]
Next, when the area 82e displaying the tank symbol on the device status display screen 82 flashes, it indicates that the underground tank 37 is not in stock, and if the area 82e is clicked with the mouse, as shown in FIG. The oil level plan surface 85 is displayed on the right side of the screen. That is, the inventory status data of the underground tank 37 is transferred from the tank control unit 14 via the cable 35, taken in by the data control unit 61, and stored in the storage unit 62. The display image selection means 66 and the display drive means 69 cause the region 82e of the device status display screen 82 displayed on the display monitor 53 to blink, and at the same time, the cursor position control means 68 switches the cursor position to the oil level plan surface 85. It moves to the area 82e for performing the switch operation. When the switch is pressed by clicking the mouse 54, the switch determination unit 67 determines the switch operation, and the data control unit 61 reads out the information related to the inventory information of the underground tank 37 stored in the storage unit 62, and displays the display image. The oil level plan surface 85 is displayed on the display monitor 53 by the selection means 66 and the display driving means 53. This oil level plan surface 85 displays the stock status of all underground tanks 37 by displaying the tank and its liquid level position. In the oil level plan surface 85 shown in FIG. 6, the fifth underground tank among the eight underground tanks 37 indicates a shortage of inventory, and the cursor has moved to that position.
[0022]
When the POS area 82a of the device status display screen 82 is clicked with the mouse 54, a POS mode screen 86 is displayed so as to overlap the right side of the basic screen as shown in FIG. On the POS mode screen 86, for example, the fuel oil sales status is displayed as a time-series graph or the like. That is, when the POS area 82a is clicked with the mouse 54, the switch determination unit 67 determines the switch, and the display image selection unit 66 uses the determination result to store the sales data stored in the storage unit 62 based on the determination result. And the POS mode screen 86 is displayed on the refueling machine monitoring screen 81 of the display monitor 52 via the display driving means 69.
[0023]
Next, operation examples of the fueling machine and the fueling monitoring apparatus will be described with reference to flowcharts. FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining the post-payment operation of the refueling machine and refueling monitoring apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a flow chart for explaining the prepaid operation of the refueling machine and refueling monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
[0024]
In the case of post-payment, as shown in FIG. 8, when a customer who wants to refuel comes to the refueling machine 11 and removes the refueling nozzle 26 from the nozzle hook 27 and the nozzle switch 28 is turned on (ST1), the control device An oil supply request signal is output from 30 (ST2), and this oil supply request signal is transferred to the oil supply monitoring device 10 via the cable 31. The fuel supply monitoring device 10 takes in the fuel supply request signal by the data control means 61, and the display image selection means 66 causes the data control means 61 to read out the data of the symbol of the fuel supply request display stored in the storage means 62. The oil supply request display mode in which data is displayed on the display monitor 53 via the display driving means 69 is entered. In this refueling display mode, for example, as shown in the section of machine number 5 on the refueling machine monitoring screen 81 shown in FIG. The cursor position control means 68 is given a refueling request signal, determines the state, and moves the cursor position to the machine number section where the refueling request has been made for an operation to give the next refueling permission. At the same time, when the first refueling request signal is given, the video switching control means 63 outputs a screen switching signal to the switching mechanism 12b of the video camera 12 via the cable 32a, and transmits it from the camera body 12a via the cable 32b. The video data control means 63 fetches the received video data, and the display image selection means 66 selects the video data and superimposes it on the refueling machine monitoring screen 81 of the display monitor 53 via the display driving means 69. Is displayed.
[0025]
Next, the operator learns that there has been a refueling request from the refueling machine 11 corresponding to the section in which the symbol of nozzle removal is displayed, and while looking at the video screen 83, the refueling at which the cursor position has already been requested. The mouse switch is turned on to permit fueling by operating the mouse 54 while moving to the machine section. As a result, the switch determination unit 67 determines that the mouse switch is turned on and outputs the determination result to the command output unit 70. Subsequently, the command output unit 70 outputs a fueling permission signal (ST3). At this time, in the refueling monitoring device 10, the display image selection unit 66 causes the data control unit 61 to read the data of the symbol of the refueling permission signal display stored in the storage unit 62, and the data is displayed via the display driving unit 69. Then, the fuel supply permission signal display mode displayed on the display monitor 53 is set. In this refueling permission signal display mode, for example, a symbol indicating that the refueling nozzle is refueling is displayed in the region 81c as displayed in the section of machine number 3 on the refueling machine monitoring screen 81 shown in FIG. . However, the oil supply amount is not displayed in the area 81d at the stage where the oil supply lever is not operated.
[0026]
Next, when a refueling permission signal is transferred from the refueling machine monitoring device 10 to the refueling machine 11 side, the control device 30 returns the indicator 29, opens the electromagnetic valve 72, and turns on the pump motor 21 ( ST4). Subsequently, when the refueling lever is pulled to start refueling, the control device 30 integrates the pulse signals from the flow rate pulse transmitter 23 to calculate the refueling amount and displays it on the display 29. The data relating to the amount of oil supply is transferred to the oil supply monitoring device 10 via the cable 31, the data is taken in by the data control means 61, and the display image selection means 66 selects the oil supply data and displays it by the display drive means 69. The refueling display mode displayed on the monitor 53 is set. In this refueling display mode, for example, as shown in the section of machine number 3 on the refueling machine monitoring screen 81 shown in FIG. The amount of refueling during refueling is displayed in area 81d.
[0027]
Next, when a predetermined amount of refueling is completed in the refueling machine 11, the refueling nozzle 26 is returned to the nozzle hook 27, and the nozzle switch 28 is turned off (ST5), the control device 30 closes the electromagnetic valve 72, and the pump motor 21 is turned off (ST6), and a refueling end signal is output simultaneously. This refueling end signal is transferred to the refueling monitoring device 10 via the cable 31. In the fuel supply monitoring device 10, the data control means 61 takes in the oil supply end signal, stores the oil supply amount data in the storage means 62, and determines the end of fuel supply, whereby the display image selection means 66 is displayed by the display drive means 69 on the display monitor 53. Is displayed in the refueling end display mode. In this refueling end display mode, for example, as shown in the section of machine number 1 on the refueling machine monitoring screen 81 shown in FIG. 5, the symbol indicating that refueling is in that area 81c disappears, and the refueling amount is in the area 81d. At the same time, the settlement display screen 84 is displayed, and the cursor is moved to a position for the next settlement operation under the control of the cursor position control means 68. Next, when the customer who has finished refueling comes to the office or the like and pays the fee, when the operator clicks the mouse 54 at the cursor position of the settlement process, a settlement signal is output (ST7), and subsequently to the storage means 62. The stored refueling data is read by the data control means 61, and the refueling data is transferred to the POS terminal 17 via the cable 40 by the sales data transmitting / receiving means 71 (ST8). In the POS terminal 17, the refueling data is printed out by the printer 18 (ST9).
[0028]
Next, in the case of prepaid charge, as shown in FIG. 9, when the customer has paid the charge before refueling, the operator sets refueling at the POS terminal 17 (ST11). This refueling setting is, for example, a setting relating to sales data such as the type of oil requested by the customer and the amount of refueling. This sales data is transferred from the POS terminal 17 to the refueling monitoring apparatus 10 via the cable 40 and stored as necessary. It is temporarily stored in the means 62. Next, when the customer comes to the refueling machine 11 and the refueling nozzle 26 is removed from the nozzle hook 27 and the nozzle switch 28 is turned on (ST12), a refueling request signal is output from the control device 30 (ST13). The request signal is transferred to the fuel supply monitoring device 10 via the cable 31. When the operator clicks the mouse 54 in response to the refueling request signal, the refueling monitoring apparatus 10 outputs a refueling permission signal (ST14) and outputs prepaid sales data. In the fuel feeder 11, when the control device 30 receives the fueling permission signal, the display 29 is returned to zero, the electromagnetic valve 72 is opened, and the pump motor 21 is turned on (ST15). Subsequently, when the refueling lever is pulled to start refueling, the control device 30 integrates the pulse signals from the flow rate pulse transmitter 23 to calculate the refueling amount and displays it on the display 29, and this refueling data is used for refueling monitoring. It is transferred to the device 10 side. When the oil supply amount reaches the oil supply amount set by the POS terminal 17 (ST16), the control device 30 closes the electromagnetic valve 72 and turns off the pump motor 21 (ST17). Next, when the fueling nozzle 26 is hooked on the nozzle hook 27, an end signal is output from the control device 30, and the end signal is transferred to the fueling monitoring device 10 via the cable 31 to notify that the fueling is finished. The The display on the display monitor 53 in each refueling state on the refueling monitoring device 10 side is the same as the display of each refueling state of the fee postpaid.
[0029]
When the operator feels danger in the middle of refueling and operates the mouse 54 to click on the area 82b displaying the stop symbol used when stopping the refueling of the refueling machine, the switch determining means 67 is turned on. Then, the display image selection means 66 causes the data control means 61 to read out the emergency stop display data stored in the storage means 62 and the display driving means 69 displays the refueling stop signal display mode. In this refueling stop signal display mode, for example, the area 82b displaying the stop symbol displayed in FIG. 5 blinks, and the display indicates that the refueling machines that are refueling can be selected individually or simultaneously. When the control device 30 of the fuel supply device 11 receives a fuel supply stop signal from the fuel supply monitoring device 10, the pump motor 21 in operation is turned off to stop the fuel supply.
[0030]
Next, when the section of the refueling machine that is being refueled on the refueling machine monitoring screen 81 displayed on the display monitor 53 of the refueling monitoring apparatus 10 is confirmed with the mouse 54 when the safety is confirmed, the switch determination means 67 refuels. It is determined that resumption is permitted, and the command output means 70 outputs a refueling resumption signal, and a refueling resumption signal display mode is set. This refueling resumption signal display mode is the same as the refueling display mode for displaying symbols during refueling. When receiving the refueling resumption signal, the control device 30 of the refueling machine 10 turns on the pump motor 21 again without returning the display 29, and starts refueling while adding the current refueling amount to the refueling amount before the stop. .
[0031]
According to the refueling monitoring device 10 having the above-described configuration, the refueling state and refueling information of all the refueling machines 11,... Since the display is selectively displayed on the display 81, the operator can easily perform operations such as refueling permission in response to a refueling request, monitoring during refueling, settlement processing at the end of refueling, and emergency stop. It can be carried out. Further, in normal mouse operation, the operator has to move the cursor position to a necessary place, but in this apparatus, the cursor position control means 68 automatically moves to the cursor position for the next operation. Therefore, the operation can be performed only by the switch operation of the mouse 54, and the operability is improved. Furthermore, the refueling monitoring device 10 is connected to devices necessary for the operation of the refueling station such as the security sensor 15, the tank control unit 14, and other devices 16 provided in various places, and in addition to the monitoring screen 81 of the display monitor 53. By displaying the device status display screen 82, for example, an automatic dial function for automatically calling when the security sensor 15 detects a fire or an abnormality is used, or a basement transmitted from the tank control unit 14 is used. It is possible to know the tank level and leakage warning. In addition, the unloading terminal 38 connected to the tank control unit 14 can record an abnormality such as unauthorized unloading or overflow. In addition, since the refueling monitoring device 10 of the present embodiment employs a standard personal computer main body and can be connected to an existing POS terminal 17, it is possible to reduce the cost of shifting to future self-service at a gas station. Can be done.
[0032]
Note that the filler monitoring screen 81 and the device status display screen 82 displayed on the display monitor 53 of the above embodiment are examples, and can be arbitrarily changed depending on the number of fillers, the type of other devices, and the like. Moreover, although the example operated by clicking the mouse 54 has been described, other switch means can be used.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the refueling monitoring device of the present invention displays the refueling status and refueling information of all the refueling machines at the refueling station as a refueling machine monitoring screen, and selects the video around the refueling machine by the video camera on the monitoring screen. The operator automatically moves to the cursor position for the next operation, allowing the operator to view the screen, permit refueling for refueling requests, monitor during refueling, and checkout at the end of refueling In addition, operations such as emergency stop can be easily performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing functions to be performed by a computer in an oil supply monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a fueling station using the fueling monitoring device of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance image of the fuel supply monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a basic screen of an oil supply monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a monitoring screen of a fueling machine of the fueling monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an oil level plan surface of the oil supply monitoring device of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a POS mode screen of the fuel supply monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the post-payment operation of the fueling machine and the fueling monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a charge prepaid operation of the fueling machine and the fueling monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Refueling monitoring device
11 Refueling machine
12 Video camera
13 Intercom
14 Tank control unit
15 Security sensor
16 Other equipment
17 POS terminal
18 Printer
21 Pump motor
22 Oil pump
23 Flow rate pulse transmitter
24 Flow meter
25 Refueling hose
26 Refueling nozzle
27 Nozzle hook
28 Nozzle hook
29 Display
30 Control device
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41 Cable
37 underground tank
38 Unloading terminal
42 Overflow stop valve
51,55 Desk
52 Computer body
53 Display monitor
54 mouse
61 Data control means
62 Memory means
63 Video switching control means
64 Video data control means
65 Interphone control means
66 Display image selection means
67 Switch judgment means
68 Cursor position control means
69 Display drive means
70 Command output means
71 Sales data transmission / reception means
72 Solenoid valve
73 Communication control means
81 Refueling machine monitoring screen
82 Device status display screen
83 Video screen
84 Checkout display screen
85 Oil Plan
86 POS mode screen

Claims (1)

A video camera that displays a monitoring screen having a display area for displaying a fueling state and fueling information divided into a plurality of sections corresponding to a plurality of fueling machines on a display monitor, and for obtaining an image around the fueling machine In the fueling monitoring device for selectively displaying the video screen of the display monitor on the monitoring screen, and managing the plurality of fueling devices by operating the switch means at the cursor position on the monitoring screen,
Cursor position control means for moving a cursor to a cursor position for performing the next operation by the switch means in accordance with a fueling state of the fueling device, switch determination means for determining a switch operation by the switch means, and the switch determination the determination result of the means, and a display picture image selection means for selecting a screen to be displayed on the command output unit and a display monitor to output the command to the fuel supplier, and the cursor position control means from said refueling aircraft The refueling request signal moves the cursor to a position for selecting the video screen of the video camera, and the display image selection means selects the video screen of the video camera and displays it on the monitoring screen. Monitoring device.

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