JP3897230B2 - Battery diagnostic device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a battery diagnosis apparatus that constitutes a part of a service set provided in a service area of a gas station that supplies fuel oil such as gasoline to an automobile.
[0002]
[Prior art]
To reduce labor costs in recent years, there are self-service refueling stations where the customers themselves perform refueling and settlement operations, or semi-self-service refueling stations where refueling operations are performed by workers and settlement operations are performed by workers. It is increasing. In this type of gas station, a service set is provided in a predetermined service area to perform safety inspection work such as cleaning of automobile ashtrays, window cleaning, or tire air pressure. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-185799 proposes a service set that is easy to use as a unit.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
On the other hand, in recent automobiles, a navigation system or the like is provided as a standard, and there is a risk that a load on the battery increases as the power source for the navigation system and the deterioration progresses, causing problems such as the engine not starting. However, the deterioration of the battery requires measurement of the density of the electrolyte stored in a plurality of cells for each cell, and compared with a reference value, so it is necessary to determine whether it can be recharged and used or replaced. For customers who are unfamiliar with the operation of equipment such as women, it was a cumbersome and troublesome work.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a battery diagnostic apparatus that can easily determine the state of a battery simply by connecting to a battery terminal and can perform appropriate charging.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the invention according to claim 1, in a battery diagnostic device that constitutes a part of a service set arranged in a service area of a gas station and diagnoses a battery mounted on an automobile A connecting means having a movable terminal and a fixed terminal, which are biased by a spring abutted so as to be sandwiched between the positive and negative terminals of the battery, a start switch for instructing the start of diagnosis, Load means connected to the battery via the connection means for applying a load to the battery, voltage detection means for detecting a voltage value when the load means is driven by the battery, and the battery from the voltage value detected by the voltage detection means Capacity determination means for determining the capacity of the battery, and the capacity determination means corresponds to the voltage value recorded in the memory with the voltage value detected by the voltage detection means. A sound generator that outputs a necessary charge time by voice in comparison with data of a situation or a charge time, and a guide device having a display that displays the replacement when the battery needs to be replaced, and the load means The guide device is provided for guiding the determination result of the capacity determination means, and the guide device is connected to the battery through the connection means by the start switch . By connecting the connection means to the battery terminal, driving the load means by the start switch, detecting the voltage value at the time of driving by the voltage detection means, and performing the quantitative determination of the battery by the quantitative determination means, it is possible to easily determine the status of the battery, Proper charging is possible. The capacity determination means determines the battery status or the charging time in the data recorded in the memory, and the result is guided by the guide so that the battery status can be easily known. Thus, it is possible to simultaneously guide the determination result.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to an illustrated embodiment. 1 to 6 are diagrams illustrating a battery diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the battery diagnostic apparatus. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a gas station. FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the battery connection means, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the battery connection means, and FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the stored contents of the memory serving as a reference for determining the battery capacity.
[0011]
In these drawings, a refueling area 4 on a site of a filling station 1 is provided with a refueling machine 4 standing on an island 3. In addition, at one corner of the site of the gas station 1, there is a checkout area 6 where the fuel oil supplied by the fueling machine 4 is settled at the office in the building 5, and at the other corner is the customer himself / herself. Is provided with a service area 7 for performing safety check work and cleaning work of the automobile. A service set 8 is erected in the service area 7, and the battery diagnostic device 10 of the present invention constitutes a part of the service set 8.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 3, the service set 8 incorporates equipment necessary for safety inspection work, cleaning work, and the like of each vehicle. This unit includes a battery diagnostic unit 40 having the battery diagnostic apparatus 10 of the present invention, a dust container unit 41, a maintenance unit 42, a cleaning unit 43, a commodity vending unit 44, and an oil extraction unit 45.
[0013]
The garbage storage unit 41 is provided with a can inlet 46 and a bottle inlet 47 in the upper front part, and an ashtray cleaner 48 and a trash box inlet 49 in the lower part. A battery diagnostic unit 40, which will be described in detail later, is provided on the upper part of the dust storage unit 41.
[0014]
The maintenance unit 42 includes a vacuum cleaner 50 having a suction nozzle 54 provided at the tip of the hose 53, an air filling machine 51 provided with an air filling nozzle 56 at the tip of the hose 55, and a supply nozzle 60 provided at the tip of the hose 59. A radiator liquid supply machine 52 is also provided. The vacuum cleaner 50 is driven for a predetermined time by inserting money into the money insertion slot 57, and the air filling machine 51 inserts money into the money insertion slot 58 and selects the type of vehicle by the keyboard 61. When the start button 62 is pressed, the air pressure is driven until the air pressure suitable for the selected vehicle type is reached. Keyboard 61, as vehicle type, for example, light cars, ordinary vehicles, it is possible to select a large motor vehicle or the like, an air pressure corresponding to each of the vehicle ^{models, 2Kg / cm 2, 2.3Kg /} cm 2, 4Kg / It is set to be cm ² .
[0015]
The cleaning unit 43 includes a shelf 66 for placing a cloth towel 63, a box 64 containing a vinyl glove 64a, a box 65 containing a paper towel 65a, a faucet 67 for washing hands, and a lower part thereof. The front panel 68 is provided with openings 69a and 69b for discarding used cloth towels 63, vinyl gloves 64a, and paper towels 65a, so that they can be collected separately.
[0016]
The merchandise vending unit 44 includes a display 70 for displaying small items for automobiles, such as window washer liquid, a selection button 71 for selecting a merchandise in the display 70, a coin slot 72, and a merchandise receiving slot 73. Is provided.
[0017]
The oil extraction unit 45 is a unit for extracting oil from the automobile, and is provided with a display 74, a coin insertion port 75, a start button 76, a extraction nozzle 77, and an oil receiver 78. According to the displayed guidance, a predetermined amount of money is inserted into the money insertion slot 75 and the start button 76 is pressed, so that oil can be extracted.
[0018]
The battery diagnosis unit 40 is provided on the upper part of the dust storage unit 41, and on the front thereof, the guide 14 composed of the indicator 15 and the sound generator 16 and the terminal of the battery 9 provided at the tip of the power cord 35. Connection means 31, a start switch 11 for starting battery diagnosis, a charge switch 12 for starting charging, and a money slot 45 are provided. In the battery diagnostic unit 40, a diagnostic control device 20 is provided.
[0019]
The diagnosis control device 20 is a device for diagnosing the deterioration of the battery 9 mounted on the vehicle and determining whether to use the battery 9 for replacement, or to replace it. Yes, as shown in FIG. 1, voltage detection means 21, quantitative determination means 22, memory 23, charge monitoring means 24, timing means 25, voltage conversion means 26, power switching means 27, and connection connection The determination means 28, the connection switching means 29, the guide drive means 30, etc. are provided.
[0020]
The voltage detection means 21 of the diagnostic control device 20 is a part that detects a voltage value when the battery 9 is driven by connecting a predetermined load means that consumes power when the ignition key of the automobile is operated to the battery 9. The quantitative determination means 22 is a part that determines the capacity of the battery 9 by comparing the voltage value during load driving detected by the voltage detection means 21 with the content stored in the memory 23. The memory 23 is a part for storing a voltage value for determining whether the battery 9 is normal, whether charging is required, or whether replacement is necessary, and a charging time when charging is performed, as a value when the quantitative determination means 22 determines quantitatively. . For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the memory 23, when the voltage value is 11 to 12V, the battery 9 is normal and does not need to be charged, and when it is 10 to 11V, the battery 23 needs to be charged for 15 minutes (t1). In the case of 9 to 10V, charging is required for 30 minutes (t2), and in the case of 9V or less, data indicating that replacement is necessary is recorded. The charge monitoring means 24 starts operating by operating the charging switch 12, monitors charging based on timekeeping information from the timekeeping means 25, and switches to the power switching means 27 when a predetermined charging time has elapsed. This is the part that outputs the signal. The time measuring means 25 is a part for measuring the charging time. The voltage conversion means 26 is a part that converts the commercial power supply 13 into a DC voltage suitable for charging. The power switching means 27 is a part that performs connection switching of the battery 9 to the load means and connection switching to the voltage conversion means 26 for charging. The connection determination unit 28 is a part for determining the polarity when the connection unit 31 is connected to the positive and negative terminals of the battery 9, and whether the connection unit 31 is normally connected to the terminal with positive and negative or the polarity. It is a part that judges whether the connection is reversed, and outputs a switching signal to the connection switching means 29 when the connection is reversed. The connection switching unit 29 is a part that switches the connection of the terminals based on the switching signal output from the connection connection determination unit 28. The guide device driving means 30 is a drive portion of the guide device 14 and constitutes load means connected to the battery 9 when performing battery diagnosis.
[0021]
The battery 9 is provided with plus and minus terminals 9b and 9e on the upper portion of the case body 9a, connected to wirings 9c and 9f, respectively, and one terminal 9b is covered with a protective cap 9d. . When using the battery diagnostic apparatus 10 of this embodiment, the protective cap 9d is removed from the terminal 9b, and the connecting means 31 is connected to the terminals 9b and 9e. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the connection means 31 is provided with terminals 33 and 34 which are movable on one side and fixed on the other side in a case 32, and these terminals 33 and 34 are respectively connected to terminals 9 b of the battery 9. , 9e. The main body 32a of the case 32 has an elongated shape with an opening on the lower side, and on the side of the terminal 33 on one moving side, an elongated slit hole 32b is formed in the upper portion, and an attachment portion 32d of a spring 37 is provided inside. In addition, a guide piece 36 for moving the terminal 33 is provided, and a notch 32c is formed in the lower part on the bottom side of the substantially center so as not to contact an obstacle such as a stay for attaching the battery. One moving-side terminal 33 is guided and attached by a guide piece 36 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction. Between the attaching portion 32d and the terminal 33, the terminal 33 faces the fixed-side terminal 34 side. A metal spring 37 for applying an urging force is attached, and a lower end portion of a rod-like guide piece 36 that is movably guided by the slit hole 32b and protrudes above the main body portion 32a is attached to the upper portion of the terminal 33. Yes. That is, the guide piece 36 is separated from the fixed side terminal 34 against the biasing force of the spring 37, and the case 32 is placed between the terminals 9 b and 9 e of the battery 9 to bias the guide piece 36. Is released, the distance between the terminals 33 and 34 is shortened by the spring 37, and they are brought into contact with and connected to the terminals 9b and 9e of the corresponding battery 9, respectively. A power supply cable 35 is attached to the main body portion 32 a on the other terminal 34 side, and each plus or minus side wiring is connected to the terminal 34 and is connected to the terminal 33 via a spring 37.
[0022]
Next, the operation of the battery diagnostic apparatus 10 having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the battery diagnosis apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0023]
First, in order to diagnose the battery 9 mounted on the automobile, the automobile is moved in front of the service set 8 in the service area 7 and a predetermined amount of money is inserted into the money insertion slot 45 as a fee for diagnosis. . Then, after removing the protective cap 9d covering the terminal 9b of the battery 9, the guide piece 36 of the connecting means 31 is separated from the fixed-side terminal 34 against the urging force of the spring 37. Then, the case 32 is put on the terminals 9b and 9e of the battery 9 to release the biasing force to the guide piece 36 and connected to the corresponding terminals 9b and 9e of the battery 9. The diagnosis control device 20 detects the polarity of the terminal to which the connection connection determination means 28 driven by the commercial power supply is connected (ST1), determines the connection of the connection (ST2), and determines the necessity for switching (ST3). ) When the switching is necessary, the connection switching means 29 driven by the commercial power source switches the connection (ST4), and when there is no need for switching, it is left as it is. Next, when the start switch 11 is operated (ST5), the power switching means 27 switches the battery 9 to drive the guide device 14 constituting the load means (ST6). The load voltage when the guide device 14 is driven by the battery 9 is detected by the voltage detection means 21, and the quantitative determination means 22 compares the voltage detected by the voltage detection means 21 with the voltage recorded in the memory 23 to make the determination. The result is displayed on the display 15 or output from the sound generator 16 when the guide 14 is driven by the guide driving means 30. For example, when the charging power of the battery 9 is sufficient, the display 15 indicates that it is normal, a sound of normal is output from the sound generator 16, and the charging time required for the display 15 when charging is required. Is displayed, the sound of the required charging time is output from the sound generator 16, the replacement is displayed on the display 15 when the battery 9 needs to be replaced, and the sound that needs to be replaced is output from the sound generator 16. The Next, after the guide device 14 is driven, the power switching means 27 is switched to charge the battery 9, and the guide device 14 is switched to be driven by the electric power on the commercial power source 13 side (ST8). Next, when the charging switch 12 is operated for charging (ST9), the commercial power source 13 is converted into a DC voltage suitable for charging by the voltage converting means 26, and charging of the battery 9 is started. Starts timing, and the charge monitoring means 24 monitors charging (ST10). When the charging time measured by the time measuring means 25 reaches t1 (ST11) or t2 (ST12), the charge monitoring means 24 measures the power switching means 27. To end the charging of the battery 9 (ST12). When the charging is finished, the guide 14 is driven by the power converted by the voltage conversion means 26 from the commercial power source 13 to inform that the charging is finished. When the charging is finished, the connecting means 31 is removed from the battery 9 and returned to the battery diagnostic unit 40.
[0024]
In the battery diagnostic apparatus 10 having the above-described configuration, when diagnosing the battery 9 mounted on the automobile, the terminals 33 and 34 are connected to the corresponding terminals of the battery 9 using the connection means 31 provided in the battery diagnostic unit 40. By connecting to 9b and 9e, the connection determination means 28 automatically detects the polarity of the connected terminal, and when it is normally connected, it is left as it is, and when it is connected in the opposite direction, the connection switching means Since terminal 29 switches the connection, terminal connection can be simplified. When the start switch 11 is operated, the battery 9 is switched by the power switching means 27 to drive the guide 14 constituting the load means, the load voltage is detected by the voltage detection means 21, and the quantitative determination means 22 is detected by the voltage. The voltage detected by the means 21 is compared with the voltage recorded in the memory 23 and the determination result is guided to the guide unit 14. Since the determination is made based on the load voltage when the guide device 14 is driven by the battery 9, it is possible to accurately determine whether the battery 9 can be charged and used or replaced. When charging is necessary, the charging switch 12 is operated so that the quantitative determination means 22 determines an appropriate charging time based on the data recorded in the memory 23, and the charge monitoring means Since charging is monitored and the power switching means 27 is switched based on the timekeeping, charging can be simplified. Therefore, even for a customer who is unfamiliar with the operation of the device such as a woman, the diagnosis of the battery 9 can be simplified and charging can be performed appropriately.
[0025]
In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the battery diagnosis apparatus 10 is a part of the service set 8 has been described. However, the type of unit of the service set 8 can be arbitrarily set and is not limited to the embodiment. In the diagnosis control device 20, the battery 9 is connected to the guide 14 for diagnosis. However, the diagnosis control device 20 is not limited to the guide 14 and is connected to load means as another power consuming device to measure the load voltage. You may do it.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the battery diagnostic apparatus of the present invention, in the battery diagnostic apparatus that constitutes a part of the service set arranged in the service area of the gas station and diagnoses the battery mounted on the automobile, it is connected to the battery terminal. Connecting means, a start switch for instructing the start of diagnosis, load means connected to the battery via the connecting means for applying a load of the battery, and voltage detecting means for detecting a voltage value when the load means is driven by the battery, And a capacity determination means for determining the capacity of the battery from the voltage value detected by the voltage detection means, so that the connection means is connected to the battery terminal by the connection means, the load means is driven by the start switch, and the voltage at the time of driving by the voltage detection means The value is detected and the battery is quantitatively determined by the quantitative determination means, so that the battery status can be easily determined and appropriate charging can be performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a battery diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a gas station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a service set according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of battery connecting means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of battery connecting means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining storage contents of a memory serving as a reference for battery capacity determination according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of the battery diagnosis apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Filling station 2 Filling area 3 Island 4 Filling machine 5 Building 6 Settlement area 7 Service area 8 Service set 9 Battery 9a Case main body 9b, 9e Terminal 9c, 9f Wiring 9d Protection cap 10 Battery diagnostic device 11 Start switch 12 Charge switch 13 Commercial Power supply 14 Guide 15 Indicator 16 Sound generator 20 Diagnosis control device 21 Voltage detection means 22 Quantitative determination means 23 Memory 24 Charge monitoring means 25 Timekeeping means 26 Voltage conversion means 27 Power switching means 28 Connection connection determination means 29 Connection switching means 30 Guide Device drive means 31 Connection means 32 Case 32a Body portion 32b Slit hole 32c Notch portion 32d Mounting portion 33, 34 Terminal 35 Cable 36 Guide piece 37 Spring 41 Dust storage unit 42 Maintenance unit 43 Cleaning unit 44 Product vending unit 45 Pull-out unit 46 Can inlet 47 Bottle inlet 48 Ashtray cleaner 49 Trash box inlet 50 Vacuum cleaner 51 Air filling machine 52 Radiator liquid supply machine 53 Hose 54 Suction nozzle 55 Hose 56 Air filling nozzle 57, 58 Money inlet 59 Hose 60 Supply nozzle 61 Keyboard 62 Start button 63 Cloth towel 64 Box 64a Vinyl glove 65 Box 65a Paper towel 66 Shelf 67 Faucet 68 Front panel 69a, 69b Opening 70 Display 71 Selection button 72 Money input port 73 Product receiving port 74 Display device 75 Money input port 76 Start button 77 Extraction nozzle 78 Oil receiver

Claims (1)

In a battery diagnostic device that diagnoses a battery that is part of a service set arranged in a service area of a gas station and is mounted on an automobile,
A connecting means having a movable terminal and a fixed terminal that are biased by a spring abutted so as to be sandwiched between the positive and negative terminals of the battery, a start switch for instructing the start of diagnosis, and Load means connected to the battery via the connection means and applying a load to the battery; voltage detection means for detecting a voltage value when the load means is driven by the battery; and from the voltage value detected by the voltage detection means, Capacity determination means for performing capacity determination, the capacity determination means compares the voltage value detected by the voltage detection means with the data corresponding to the voltage value recorded in the memory or the charge time data, and the required charge time And a guidance device having a display for displaying the replacement when the battery needs to be replaced, and the load means Is said director provided for guiding the determination result of the determining means, the battery diagnosis apparatus characterized by the guide device is connected is switched to the battery via the connection means by the start switch.

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