JPH01139396A - Indicator mounted to lubricating nozzle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent an indicator from being broken even when it is struck by an automobile or the other oil feeding nozzle by covering an upper face of a body with a transparent material and covering the periphery with an elastic material. CONSTITUTION: An indicator 20 comprises a liquid crystal display portion 21 located this side for indicating the oil feeding quantity, and an indicator body C comprising a circuit portion 22 obtained by integrating an electronic circuit into a printed board. The liquid crystal display portion 21 is inclined to the rear lower portion to the circuit portion 22, e.g. at an angle of 15 deg.. An upper face and an outer peripheral face of this body C is covered by a cover 24 made of a transparent material, and an outer peripheral face of the transparent cover 24 and a lower face of the body C are covered by a rubber case 25 as an elastic member. A gap is formed between the transparent cover 24 and the body C, so that the impact generated in the collision with something, is not directly propagated to the indicator body C. The transparent cover 24 is in a condition that it is wrapped by the rubber case 25.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an indicator attached to a fuel nozzle.

[Prior Art] Such display meters are known. However, the transparent member such as glass on the top surface of the display meter may break when hit by an automobile during a refueling operation. Also, from one hose treatment device to two
rl! In a refueling device with a suspended refueling nozzle, when refueling is finished and the hose is raised and released, the nozzle may shake and hit the other nozzle, damaging the glass.

[Object of the Invention] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an indicator that can be attached to a refueling nozzle in which the transparent member on the upper surface of the indicator is prevented from being damaged by hitting other objects.

[Structure of the Invention] According to the present invention, the upper surface of the main body is covered with a transparent member, and the periphery is covered with an elastic member.

[Operations and Effects of the Invention] Therefore, even if the display meter hits a car or another refueling nozzle, the display meter will not directly hit them, but will only hit the surrounding elastic member or transparent member, and as a result, the display meter will not hit the fuel nozzle directly. or can prevent it from breaking.

[Preferred implementation by Mr. B] When implementing the present invention, the display meter body is housed in an elastic member, the signal line is pulled out from a hole provided in the elastic member, the transparent member is wrapped in the elastic member, and the display is placed on a base plate. It is fixed to the base plate from below with screws, the base plate is attached to the nozzle via a pair of arms formed on a white plate, the white plate is integrally covered with the decorative cover of the refueling nozzle, and the signal line is connected to the port lift switch above the safety cup link. Preferably, it connects to a connector inside the box. In this way, the display meter main body can be attached to the fuel nozzle via the elastic member to increase vibration resistance. Further, the transparent member is held by only the elastic member, and when the display becomes difficult to see due to scratches on the surface, the elastic member can be pushed open and the transparent member can be easily replaced. Further, when the safety coupling is separated due to strong tension, it is only necessary to replace the external signal line, which can be made cheaper than when the signal line is built into the port.

In carrying out the present invention, it is preferable to use, for example, an acrylic modified PVC plate for the transparent member and to use oil- and weather-resistant synthetic rubber for the elastic member.

In practicing the invention, it is preferable not to provide a swivel joint below the safety coupling.

In this way, it is possible to prevent the signal line from wrapping around the hose.

When carrying out the present invention, it is preferable that the swivel joint that connects the hose and the refueling nozzle is restricted in rotation by, for example, 300'. In this way, it is possible to prevent the signal line from wrapping around the fuel nozzle.

"Example" The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a refueling system equipped with a refueling nozzle equipped with an indicator according to the present invention, in which an office B is provided on the premises A of the refueling station, and a port storage device 2 is provided in the canopy 1. ing. Two port reels (not shown) driven by a motor (not shown) are stored in the port storage device 2, and oil supply port 3a, 3b (hereinafter referred to as 3) is wound around each port reel.

Refueling nozzles 10a and 10b (hereinafter referred to as 10
) is provided, and a display meter 20 for displaying the amount of refueling is attached to the refueling nozzle 10. In addition, the reference numeral 7 in the figure is a string for a hose lift switch, and 8.9 is a refueling amount indicator corresponding to the refueling nozzles 10a and 101, respectively.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, the refueling nozzle 10 includes a body 11 as a main body, a cylinder tip 12 that extends straight from one end of the body 11 and whose tip is slightly bent downward, and a body 11.
and a grip part 13 extending diagonally downward from the other end of the handle.

The rear end of the body 11 has an inclined surface 11 which is inclined rearward and downward.
a is formed. Further, the oil supply hose 3 is connected to the center of the side part via a swivel joint 6, and a pin 14 is installed in the side part to restrict the rotation of the swivel joint 6 to, for example, 300 degrees. A display meter (not shown by reference numeral 20) is attached to the body section 11 from the middle of the upper surface to the inclined surface 11a. The joint 6 is also covered with a decorative cover 16.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the display meter 20 has a display meter main body C consisting of a liquid crystal display section 21 that displays the amount of refueling from the front side, and a circuit section 22 that has an electronic circuit built into a printed circuit board (not shown). A signal line 23 is connected thereto.

In the illustrated example, the liquid crystal display section 21 is inclined rearward and downward at an angle of 15 degrees, for example, with respect to the circuit section 22.

The upper surface and outer peripheral surface of this main body C are covered with a transparent cover 24 formed of a transparent member such as an acrylic modified PVC plate, and the outer peripheral surface of the transparent cover 24 and the lower surface of the main body C are covered with an elastic member such as an elastic member. It is covered with a rubber gauge 25 made of oil-resistant synthetic rubber. Note that an adhesive tape 22a on which oil type (for example, regular), machine number (for example, 1), etc. is written is adhered to the circuit portion 22 of the main body C.

A gap is provided between the transparent cover 24 and the main body C, so that the impact when the display meter hits another object is not directly transmitted to the display meter main body C. The flange 25a formed on the upper part of the rubber coose 25 and the inner peripheral surface are covered with a transparent cover 24.
A notch 24b and a through hole 25b, through which the signal line 23 is passed, are provided in close contact with the upper edge and outer peripheral surface of the transparent cover 24 and the lower left front side of the rubber cover 25, respectively. Therefore, the transparent cover 24 is wrapped in the rubber gauge 25.

The display meter 20 configured in this way has screws 2 on the base plate 26.
7.27. This base plate 26 is formed with rising portions 28, 28, . A portion 29 is formed. The arm portion 30 protruding downward to the left is fixed to the pin 14 (FIG. 3) of the body portion 11 through the through hole 31, and the arm portion 32 protruding downward to the right is fixed to the pin 14 (FIG. 3) of the body portion 11 through the through hole 31. The display meter 20 is attached to the body 11 by screwing it to the side surface of the body 11 via a screw 33.

Therefore, even if the refueling nozzles hit an automobile or each other, only the rubber gauge 25 or the transparent cover 24 will be hit, and damage to the indicator 20 can be prevented.

[Summary] As explained above, according to the present invention, the upper surface of the display printing body is covered with a transparent cover, and the surrounding area is covered with a rubber gauge.
Even if the refueling nozzles hit a car or each other, they will only hit the rubber gauge or the transparent cover and not the indicator, so damage to the indicator can be reliably prevented. According to a further preferred embodiment, the transparent cover is made of an acrylic modified PVC plate to provide elasticity and prevent breakage, and the display meter body is attached to the oil supply nozzle via a rubber cover to increase vibration resistance. be able to. Further, by wrapping the transparent cover only with the rubber cover, when the transparent cover is damaged, it can be replaced easily without having to push out the rubber cover and remove it. Furthermore, without providing a swivel joint below the safety cup link, it is possible to prevent the signal line from wrapping around the fuel supply hose. Further, by restricting the rotation of the swivel joint that connects the refueling nozzle and the hose, it is possible to prevent the signal line from wrapping around the refueling nozzle. Further, even if a signal line is connected to the connector in the hose lift switch box and the safety cup link is separated by strong tension, the signal line can be easily crossed just by crossing the signal line.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view showing a refueling device equipped with a refueling nozzle equipped with an indicator according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a top view of Fig. 2. 4 are side sectional views of the display meter. C...Display meter body 10...Refueling nozzle 20...
・Display meter 24...Transparent cover 25...Rubber cover

Claims (1)

[Claims] An indicator that can be attached to a refueling nozzle, characterized in that the top surface of the main body is covered with a transparent member and the periphery is covered with an elastic member.