JPH01127441A - Gas station - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to smoothly introduce an automobile into a gas station so as to enhance the working efficiency of gas supply by planting support columns on islands laid along running lanes therebetween, by laying a beams spanning between the support columns, and by arranging fuel supply devices on the support columns and the beam. CONSTITUTION:Support columns 5a-5c are planted on a plurality of islands 1a-1c on the ground in the area of a gas station at intervals of a vehicle width, and are connected together with a beam 6. Fuel pipe lines 7 communicated with a fuel reserving tank are made to rise up along the support columns 5a-5c, each pipe line 7 being provided therein with a fuel feed pump 9 coupled to a fuel supply motor 8 and a flow meter 11 connected to a pulse transmitter 10. Further, a given work input/output device 13 and a display unit 14 are provided on each support column. Fuel supply gun devices 21 are provided on the beam 6. Due the provision of the support columns, a fuel supply station can be recognized even from a place far away therefrom, and it is possible to introduce an automobile smoothly into the gas station, thereby it is possible to enhance the working efficiency of fuel supply.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a fueling station equipped with a fueling device for refueling automobiles and the like with oil such as gasoline.

[Conventional technology]

At such refueling stations, for example, where a suspended refueling system is used in which the refueling hose is suspended from the canopy, there is no need to install a fixed refueling machine on the ground, so there are no obstacles and, as a result, cars can easily refuel. You can freely run in any direction within the premises, making effective use of the premises.

However, on the other hand, when the stopping position is not clear or when a large number of cars enter and exit the premises at the same time, cars obstruct each other's movement, causing confusion and reducing refueling efficiency. (There is a risk.

Therefore, as a refueling position display member, for example, JP-A-62-4
As shown in Publication No. 3343 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-31550, a belt-shaped member is provided protruding from the refueling position on the ground to clearly indicate the stopping position for refueling to the driver of a moving vehicle. It also provides driving guidance around the premises.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, with such conventional means, the refueling position display member protrudes only slightly from the ground, making it difficult to see from a distance. It may not be possible to fully see it at a glance, or even it may not be visible at all because it is in the shadow of other cars.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the conventional example, and to make it possible to see at a glance the direction of entry into the gas station premises and the refueling position even from a distance, for example, from the driver's seat of a car driving on the road, and to make the flow of cars smooth. The aim is to provide a refueling station where possible.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the gist of the present invention is to erect struts on islands that are arranged in parallel across a travel path, and to provide a refueling device to the struts and to the beam members between the struts.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, since the support is erected on the island, the vehicle can smoothly travel to the refueling point by driving toward the support even from a distance. Furthermore, since a plurality of islands are arranged side by side, the lanes for automobiles formed along these islands are parallel to each other and do not intersect with each other, so that the flow of automobiles is smooth.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The figure is a perspective view showing the main parts of the embodiment of the fueling station of the present invention, and in the figure, 1a, lb, lc, etc. are a plurality of tanks installed in parallel on the ground within the premises 2 of the fueling station at approximately car length intervals. This shows the islands in between, la and lb.

Vehicle travel paths 3a, 3b, . . . are formed between 1c, .

4 in the figure is a gate whose case is a beam member 6 having a width approximately equal to lJ of the flat pillars 5a, 5b, 5c, etc., with a hook extending over the top of the pillars, for example. The figure shows a type oil supply system in which struts 5a, 5b, 5c, . . . are erected along the longitudinal direction on the islands la, lb, lc, . And this pillar 5a.

5b, 5c, . . . have a fuel supply pipe 7 connected to a fuel storage tank (not shown) at one end as a fuel supply mechanism, and a fuel pump 9 connected to a fuel supply motor 8 in the middle of the fuel supply pipe 7, and a flow rate pulse. A flowmeter 11 connected to a transmitter 10 is sequentially provided, and the other end of the oil supply pipe 7 is further raised into the upper beam member 6.

Indicators 12a, 12 for displaying refueling data such as refueling amount and refueling amount on the front of pillars 5a, 5b, 5c...
b is provided for each oil type such as "regular" and "high octane", and above it is an outdoor refueling data input/output device 13 equipped with a display 14, a keyboard 15 for input/output, a card reader 16, and a printer 17. Built-in and further lined up with this outdoor refueling data input/output device 13, regular and high-octane refueling hose lowering switches 18a, 1 are installed.
8b, and also incorporates a product rack 19, an ashtray cleaner 20, etc. for service purposes.

On the beam member 6, there are oil supply hoses 22a, 22 having oil supply nozzles 21a, 21b at the tips located above the running paths 3a, 3b... between the pillars 5a, 5b, 5c...
The refueling hoses 22a, 22b have their base ends connected to the refueling pipe 7 within the beam member 6, and are wound and housed there so as to be movable laterally. . And refueling nozzles 21a and 21b
Alternatively, refueling hose lift switches 24a, 24b are attached to the refueling hoses 22a, 22b in the vicinity thereof.

Supports 5a, 5b, 5c, etc. of running paths 3a, 3b,...
・At the refueling point formed in front of the car, electromagnetic waves, heat, or sound emitted from the car engine may cause the engine to malfunction.
Engine analyzer sensor 25a that determines defects
, 25b, 25c... are provided. This sensor 2
The output signals from 5a, 25b, 25c, etc. are introduced into a control device (not shown) using a microcomputer or the like, and the output signals from the control device are transmitted to the display 1.
It was introduced in 4.

Next, to explain the usage and operation, when a car is running on the road to receive refueling, the beam member 6 of the refueling device 4
and pillars 5a, 5b, 5c, etc. to know the existence of the gas station and the installation location of the fueling device 4, and as a guide to the fueling point, look at the pillars 5a, 5b, 5c, and so on, and proceed to the site 2 of the gas station.
go inside. At this time, even if another car has already stopped in front of the pillars 5a, 5b, 5c, etc. for refueling, the tops of the pillars 5a, 5b, 5c, etc. protrude above the roof of the car. Therefore, the pillars 5a and 5b are used as a guide for the refueling point.

5C... will not be hidden in the shadow of a car. Then, after entering the site 2, use the islands la, lb, lc, etc. on which the pillars 5a, 5b, 5c, etc. are erected as a guide, and follow the travel paths 3a, 3b, lc, etc. If you drive..., you will be guided to the refueling point.

When the car reaches the refueling point and stops there, it will be located above the engine analyzer sensors 25a, 25b, 25c, etc. Therefore, in this state, the electromagnetic waves, heat, sound, etc. generated by the engine will If you judge whether the engine is good or bad, the judgment result will be displayed on the display 14.
will be displayed.

Next, to refuel with the desired type of oil, for example, regular gasoline, press the refueling hose lowering switch 18a for regular gasoline, and the refueling hose 22a hanging from the beam member 6 will be drawn out and the end of the refueling hose 22a will be drawn out. Refueling nozzle 2
1a descends.

Therefore, by manually sliding the refueling hose 22a back and forth along the elongated hole 23a, positioning the refueling nozzle 21a in the gasoline tank of the automobile and inserting it there to open the nozzle pulp, the refueling pump driven by the refueling motor 8 can be opened. Gasoline pumped up from the underground fuel storage tank to the fuel supply pipe 7 by 9 passes through the fuel hose 22a and is discharged from the fuel nozzle 21a into the gasoline tank. The flow rate is measured by the flow meter 11, outputted as a pulse signal from the flow rate pulse transmitter 10 to the control device, and the output from there is displayed as the amount of oil supplied on the display 12a.

While refueling, the user uses an ashtray cleaner 20 to clean the ashtray inside the car, and also looks at car accessories on the product rack 19 from the driver's seat or the like and purchases them if necessary.

When refueling is completed, by pressing the refueling hose lifting switch 24a provided on the refueling nozzle 21a, the refueling hose 22a is rolled up into the beam member 6, and the refueling nozzle 21a is raised.

In addition, if a card containing the amount of refueling is inserted into the card reader 16 and a code number is entered using the keyboard 15, the refueling data etc. will be stored in the control device, and a slip with the refueling data recorded will be issued from the printer 17. Ru.

Then, the driver starts the vehicle, moves forward along the travel path 3a along the island 1a, and leaves the gas station. At this time, the running route 3a is another running route 3b.

3c... are separated by islands la, lb, lc... and are formed parallel to each other, so the flow of cars traveling on these respective travel paths 3a, 3b, 3c... is smooth. .

Moreover, the islands la, lb, lc... can be made of intermediate pieces that can erect flat supports 5a, 5b, 5c..., so the islands la can be created within the site 2.

The area occupied by lb, lc, etc. is small, and there is little possibility that islands la, lb, lc, etc. will interfere with the running of the car.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the fueling station of the present invention allows the refueling point to be clearly recognized even from a distance, such as on the road on which the vehicle is traveling, due to the pillars, allows for smooth entry into the fueling station, and also has a driving path formed by the island. This allows vehicles to flow smoothly through the gas station, thereby improving efficiency of refueling operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a perspective view showing the main parts of an embodiment of a gas station according to the present invention. la, lb, lc... Island 2... Site 3a, 3b... Traveling path 4... Refueling device 5a, 5b, 5c... ... Support 6... Beam member 7...Refueling pipe 8...Refueling motor 9...Refueling pump 10...Flow rate pulse transmitter 11...Flow meters 12a, 12b - Display 13...Outdoor refueling data input/output Device 14... Display 15... Keyboard 16... Card reader 17... Printer 18a, 18
b...Refueling hose lowering switch 19...Product rack 20...Ashtray cleaner 21a, 21b.
...Refueling nozzles 22a, 22b...Refueling hoses 23a, 23b - Elongated holes

Claims (1)

[Claims] Supports are erected on islands that are placed side by side across the driving path,
A fueling station characterized in that a fueling device is provided on the support and a beam member between the supports.