JPH0725397B2 - Refueling device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a fueling device installed in a gasoline service station for fueling automobiles and the like with gasoline.

[Conventional technology]

At such gas stations, the customers are divided into so-called fixed customers and free customers.However, many gas stations are trying to acquire fixed customers in order to increase sales. For customers, to become a member of the gas station,
The gas station staff verbally announced, or posted a solicitation poster inside the gas station.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in such a method, the refueling customer makes a mistake in deciding whether the customer is a free customer or a fixed customer, or even if he / she knows that he / she is a free customer, he forgets the solicitation because he is warned of the work, In some cases, membership recruitment was not done, and the fixed customer acquisition rate was not good.

In addition, even if a poster or the like is put on, the customer does not necessarily see it, and it cannot be expected to have a sufficient solicitation effect.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the inconvenience of the above-mentioned conventional example, to surely invite all free customers to membership by means of a slip, a speaker, and a display, which helps to acquire fixed customers at the gas station, and further It is an object of the present invention to provide a refueling device that does not require a large-scale refueling device by sharing the display device for displaying the recruitment display with the one for displaying the refueling amount, and thus does not require a separate display device.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the oil supply pump motor is turned on / off by a control signal from a control device to which a nozzle disengagement signal of a nozzle switch is introduced, and an oil supply device including a display includes a fuel supply case and a speaker. The case of the slip issuing machine is installed side by side with a certain interval,
A card reader into which a card in which the type information of fixed customers or free customers is hidden is inserted is installed in the refueling machine case, the display message of the campaign and membership recruitment is stored in the read-only memory of the control device, and the card reader By introducing a card reading signal to the control device, the type of fixed customer or free customer is stored and set in the random access memory, and the campaign display displayed on the display by the nozzle removal signal is displayed as "0" for refueling data display. At the end of refueling after switching to the display and the nozzle application signal from the nozzle switch being introduced into the control device, in the case of a free customer of the type stored and stored in the random access memory, a guidance message stating that recruitment of members at the gas station is being refueled is provided. At the same time as issuing the voucher with the data from the voucher issuing machine, a message from the speaker that the recruitment of gas station members is being requested After a certain period of time, switch the refueling data display on the display to the member recruitment display, then switch to the campaign display, and if the type stored in the random access memory is a fixed customer, a slip containing only refueling data Is issued from the slip issuing machine, and the control device controls so that the refueling data display on the display unit is switched to the campaign display after a certain period of time.

[Action]

According to the present invention, at the same time when the speaker utters a message recommending that free customers become members of the gas station at the end of refueling, it is written on the slip and also displayed on the display, and automatically. It is notified from the refueling device.

Then, it is certain that the free customer or the fixed customer is judged based on the information from the card inserted into the card reader.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a refueling device of the present invention. The refueling device comprises an upper case 2a on an island 1 provided on the ground.
And a lower case 2b, and a lower case 2b is erected. In the lower section 2b, an oil supply pipe connected to an underground tank is set up in the lower part 2b, and an oil supply pump and a flow rate pulse transmitter are connected to the oil supply pipe. Is connected to the flowmeter.

The upper case 2a is provided with a display device 3 using a dot display on the front as shown in FIG.
Unit display parts 4a, 4b, 4c representing unit price, quantity, and amount of money, such as "LITER", "LITER", and "YEN", are formed, and the side of the upper case 2a is connected to the oil supply pipe. A refueling hose provided with a refueling nozzle 5 at its tip is fed out, and a nozzle hook 7 provided with a nozzle switch 6 that operates in conjunction with the unhooking of the refueling nozzle 5 is provided. Further, an input device 11 including a card reader 8, an input keyboard 9 and a sub-display device 10 is additionally provided, and the refueling mechanism described above inside the case 2, a microcomputer for controlling the display device 3, the input device 11 and the like. A control device utilizing is installed.

In the figure, 12 indicates a slip issuing machine which is erected on the same island 1 on which the refueling machine case 2 is erected. This is a position that is separated from the ground and the refueling machine case 2 by 60 cm or more for explosion protection. The case 12a is provided with a speaker 12, a printer 14, and a cash box 15.

FIG. 3 shows a card 24 carried by the customer himself or a gas station, on which a storage unit 24a formed by magnetism is formed,
Here, the types of fixed customers and free customers and the rank of the unit price of gasoline for the customers are hidden as "1" or "2".

Thus, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4, the pulse signal of the flow rate pulse transmitter 16, the read signal of the card reader 8, the nozzle engagement signal of the nozzle switch 6 and the nozzle removal signal are respectively introduced into the control device 17, and the control device is controlled. Output signals from 17 are introduced to the speaker 13, the display 3, the printer 14 and the fuel pump motor 18, respectively. The controller 17 is an input / output device (I / O) 1
9. Central processing unit (CPU) 20, random access memory (RAM) 21 and read only memory (RO)
M) 22 and a clock circuit 23, and the ROM 22 stores the amount of money corresponding to each unit price rank and the display text of campaigns and recruitment of members.

Next, the usage and operation will be described with reference to the float chart of FIG. 5. When the refueling device is not used, the output from the control device 17 causes the display unit 3 to display a campaign display such as "Oil inspection service". Is always done (step toy).

Now, to refuel, if a fixed customer loads the card 24 possessed by the customer himself / herself, and if the customer is a free customer, he / she loads the card 24 provided at the gas station into the card reader 8 From the hidden storage section 24a, it is read whether this is for fixed customers or for free customers, and which unit price rank of gasoline is (step B).

This reading result is output to the control device 17, the unit price rank stored at the time of the previous refueling is deleted, the unit price by the new unit price rank based on the card 24 loaded this time, and whether it is a fixed customer or a free customer. The type is set and stored in the RAM 21 (step C).

Next, when the refueling nozzle 5 is removed from the nozzle hook 7, the nozzle switch 6 is turned on (switch D), the nozzle removal signal is input to the control device 17, and the previous refueling data stored in the RAM 21 is erased. Output 3 from the controller 17
Displays "0" in place of the campaign display that has been displayed up to now, and at the same time outputs it to the refueling pump motor 18 to turn it on (step E).

In this way, if the fueling nozzle 5 is inserted into the tank of the automobile and fueling is performed, the flow rate is emitted as a pulse signal from the flow rate pulse transmitter 16 (step F) and is input to the control device 17 to calculate the fueling amount here, and further. The refueling amount is calculated based on the unit price stored in the RAM 21 (step).

Then, when the tank is full and the refueling nozzle 5 is returned to the nozzle hook 7, the nozzle switch 6 is turned off (stepch), the nozzle hook signal enters the controller 17, and the oil pump motor 18 is stopped by the output from this. Then refueling is completed (stepping).

Next, in the control device 17, the type of the customer stored in the RAM 21 in (Step C) is drawn to the central processing unit 20, and if it is not a fixed customer, that is, if it is a free customer (Step N), it is output to the printer 14 and Issues a voucher containing information other than refueling data indicating that the member is being recruited, and at the same time outputs it to the speaker 13 to issue a message indicating that the member is being recruited as in the case of the voucher (Steple ).

Then, when a certain time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed (step S2), the control device 17 also outputs the data to the display device 3 to erase the refueling data display, and instead, “If you become a member, you can receive various services. A message for soliciting members is displayed on the display unit 3 (stepwa), and when this member recruitment display is completed, a normal campaign display is performed (step power).

If the refueling customer is a fixed customer (Stepnu),
From the printer 14, issue a slip containing only the refueling data (step yo), and after a certain period of time (for example, 30 seconds) (step), output it to the display 3 and delete the refueling data displayed here. And switch to the campaign display (step power). Then, the refueling fee received from the customer is stored in the cash box 15.

In this way, at the same time as the end of refueling, the speaker 13 and the voucher issuing machine 12 solicit members from the speaker 13 and voice, respectively, and after a lapse of time, the member solicitation is displayed on the display device 3. is there.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the refueling device of the present invention can automatically guide the solicitation of members to free customers based on the card information read by the card reader using the refueling device. You can certainly do this without forgetting it, and because it is a solicitation using a machine, it is received by the customer, and it is done by the voice of the speaker and the letters on the slip and the display Therefore, it is useful for improving the number of fixed customers.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a fueling apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of an indicator which is a main part of the same, FIG. 3 is a front view of a card, and FIG. 4 is a block of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation. 1 …… Island, 2a …… Upper case 2b …… Lower case, 2 …… Lubricator case 3 …… Indicator 4a, 4b, 4c …… Unit display 5 …… Refueling nozzle, 6 …… Nozzle switch 7… … Nozzle hook, 8… Card reader 9… Keyboard, 10… Sub-display 11… Input device, 12… Voucher issuing machine 12a… Case, 13… Speaker 14… Printer, 15… Cash Box 16 …… Flow pulse generator 17 …… Control device, 18 …… Oil pump motor 19 …… Input / output device (I / O) 20 …… Central processing unit (CPU) 21 …… Random access memory (RAM) 22 ...... Read-only memory (ROM) 23 …… Clock circuit 24 …… Card 24a …… Storage section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An oil supply device equipped with an indicator, wherein an oil supply pump motor is turned on and off by a control signal from a control device to which a nozzle disengagement signal of a nozzle switch is introduced.
A refueling machine case and a case of a slip issuing machine equipped with a speaker are placed side by side at regular intervals, and a card reader into which a card in which the type information of a fixed customer or a free customer is hidden is inserted is inserted into the refueling machine case. The display text of the campaign or membership recruitment is stored in the read-only memory of the control device, and the card read signal from the card reader is introduced into the control device to store the type of fixed or free customers in the random access memory. The campaign display displayed on the display by the nozzle removal signal is switched to the "0" display for refueling data display, and the random access is made at the end of refueling when the nozzle application signal from the nozzle switch is introduced into the control device. If the type stored in the memory is a free customer, a slip with a guideline stating that recruitment of gas station members is being added to the fueling data is required. At the same time as issuing from the vote issuing machine, the speaker utters a message that the recruitment of gas station members is being recruited, switches the refueling data display on the display to the membership recruitment display after a certain period of time, then switches to the campaign display, and also random access If the type stored in the memory is fixed customers, issue a voucher containing only refueling data from the voucher issuing machine, and control the controller to switch the refueling data display on the display to the campaign display after a certain period of time. Refueling device characterized by.