JPH08253297A - Delivery management apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily set loading interruption when loading to each hatch of a tank truck is interrupted. CONSTITUTION: A delivery management apparatus has a card reader 14 provided at a delivery site where oil is loaded on a tank truck 5 and a delivery controller 4 for receiving card data read by the card reader 14 and controlling respective machines at the delivery site. The delivery controller 4 has a loading interruption setting means for setting loading interruption of the oil based on the data when data stored in a vehicle number card 27 is read by the card reader 14 and a loading interruption informing means for informing that loading is being interrupted when loading interruption is set by the loading interruption setting means. Since loading at the delivery site can be set to interruption on site, set time of a loading interrupted state is shortened, thereby preventing the tank truck from delaying in start.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shipping management apparatus, and more particularly to a shipping management apparatus for managing each device so that a preset reservation quantity is loaded in each hatch of a tank truck.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Tank lorry vehicles for delivering multiple types of oil liquids such as regular gasoline, high-octane gasoline, kerosene, and light oil to gas stations are equipped with a plurality of oil liquids that are loaded at each oil type in an oil tank. Equipped with a hatch. On the other hand, an oil tank place for loading an oil liquid on a tank truck has a host computer as a shipping management computer for storing an order from a customer as reservation data.

A hatch setting device for setting how to load each hatch of the tank truck on the basis of the reservation data registered in the host computer is installed in the oil depot. When the tank truck arrives at the shipping stage, the tank truck's vehicle number card is read. As a result, from the host computer of the oil depot, the reservation data consisting of the reservation quantity set for each tank hatch for the tank truck that corresponds to this car number data,
It is output to the shipping control devices of a plurality of shipping stages.

Next, the driver, after connecting the grounding device to the tank truck, inserts the loading arm of the oil type to be loaded in each hatch of the tank among the loading arms provided for each oil type of the oil liquid on the shipping stage. Then, the hatch card reader provided on the loading arm is made to read the hatch card attached to the filler port of the hatch by a chain or the like. Then, the driver sets the loading amount with the loading amount setting switch of the loading arm and operates the shipping start switch, and the shipping control device
Oil liquid is loaded into the hatch on the condition that the oil type and loading amount of the loading arm and the reserved oil type and the reserved quantity corresponding to the hatch in the reservation data match.

As a result, the pump that is in communication with the loading arm of the shipping stage and the opening of the metering valve are opened, and the oil liquid is loaded into each hatch of the tank truck.

[0006]

In the above oil tank, when the oil liquid is loaded into each hatch of the tank truck, after the loading arm is inserted into the hatch, each hatch set by the hatch setting device as described above is set. The loading operation is performed based on the liquid type and quantity for each hatch. If, for example, a device such as a pump or a flow meter installed on the shipping stage fails, the device that has the failure is handled. The loading arm may not be able to load. In such a case, since the operator cannot load the oil type, the operator must stop the loading operation and move to another shipping stage to load the oil solution into the tank truck.

However, conventionally, an operator goes to an office away from the shipping stage and loads interruption data (vehicle number, hatch number, oil type, loading of tank truck) on a shipping management computer installed in the office. It was possible to set loading interruption by inputting the quantity of completion etc.). Therefore, when equipment such as a pump or a flow meter fails and the loading work must be interrupted, the worker needs to reciprocate between the shipping stage and the office, which is an extra effort for the worker. In addition to the above, there is a problem that the departure time of the tank lorry vehicle is delayed and the delivery of the oil liquid is delayed, and the oil liquid loading operation to the subsequent tank lorry vehicle is also delayed.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a shipping management device that solves the above problems.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a card reader provided at a shipping site for loading an oil liquid on a tank truck and a card reader read by the card reader, and to the tank truck. A shipping control device for controlling the shipping of the oil liquid, and the shipping control device reads the data stored in a predetermined card by the card reader, and A loading interruption setting means for setting the loading interruption, and a loading interruption notifying means for notifying that the loading interruption is set by the loading interruption setting means and is in the loading interruption state. It is a feature.

[0010]

According to the present invention, when the data stored in the card is read by the card reader, the suspension of loading of the oil liquid is set based on the data, and the fact that the loading is suspended is notified. Therefore, the loading operation at the shipping site can be set to the suspended state on the spot, the setting time of the loading suspended state can be shortened, and the departure delay of the tank truck can be prevented.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a shipping management apparatus according to the present invention. The shipping management device at the oil tank place includes a shipping control device 4 of the shipping device 1 installed at the shipping site, a hatch setting device 2 installed in an office away from the shipping site, and a host computer 3 as a shipping management computer. It is composed of The host computer 3 is the shipping device 1
Connected to the shipping control device 4 and the hatch setting device 2 of the above, and when there is an order (liquid type and quantity) from a customer such as a gas station, these orders are stored as reservation information in the reservation data in the reservation file in the memory 3a. Store / remember.

The memory 3a comprises, for example, a magnetic disk device or the like, and stores reservation data for each vehicle number.
The shipping control device 4 of the shipping device 1 is provided for each shipping stage 7, controls each device of the shipping stage 7, and has a car number card 27 distributed for each tank truck 5 as described later. When read by the reader 14, the reservation data of the corresponding vehicle number is stored in the host computer 3
The shipping control is performed so that the liquid type and the quantity that are transferred from, and match the hatch information in the reservation data are shipped.

In the tank truck 5, the tank 6 is divided into a plurality of hatches, and the capacities of the hatches are different, for example, 1 kiloliter, 2 kiloliters, and 4 kiloliters. When the tank truck 5 arrives at the shipping stage 7, the hatch setting device 2 will be described later.
The liquid type set by is loaded in each hatch of the tank 6.

The hatch setting device 2 and the host computer 3 are installed in an office provided at the entrance of the oil tank. When the tank truck 5 arrives, the driver inserts the vehicle number card 27 issued for each tank truck 5 into the card reader / writer 8 of the hatch setting device 2, and the vehicle number data stored in the vehicle number card 27 is read. Read.

The hatch setting device 2 is a vehicle number card 2
When the vehicle number data is read from 7, the host computer 3 is requested to request the reservation data of the corresponding vehicle number, and the host computer 3 acquires the reservation data corresponding to the vehicle number. Based on the above, the type and quantity of the liquid to be loaded in each hatch of the tank truck 5 are allocated, and the slip in which the hatch information is printed is issued from the printer 11 for the allocated oil type and quantity for each hatch.

The hatch setting device 2 includes a card reader / writer 8, a display body 9, a keyboard 10 and a printer 1.
1, CPU 12, etc. The shipping device 1 provided at the shipping site is a remote switch box 1 having a shipping control device 4, a card reader 14, and a hatch card reader.
6, an earthing device 17, and a loading setting device 18 for setting the quantity to be loaded by each worker at each shipping point.

The loading setting device 18 is provided with a loading amount setting switch 18a for setting a loading amount, a start switch 18b for starting shipping, and a stop switch 18c for stopping shipping. Further, the remote switch box 16 and the loading setting device 18 of this embodiment are integrated,
These are attached to a loading arm 25 described later.

A storage tank (not shown) in which the oil liquid is stored
A pump 20, a strainer 21, a flow meter 22, a constant flow valve 23, and a metering valve 24 are arranged in the feed pipe 19 connected to the feed pipe 19 for feeding the oil liquid. Further, a loading arm 25 is connected to the tip of the feeding pipe 19.

Although only one loading arm 25 is shown in the shipping stage 7, a plurality of loading arms 25 are actually provided for each liquid type. Further, the loading arm 25 has the remote switch box 16 as described above.
And a load setting device 18.

Further, the shipping stage 7 is provided with a reserved amount display 26 for displaying the type of liquid to be loaded for each hatch allocated by the hatch setting device 2. Therefore, the operator operates the loading setting device 18 while seeing the display contents of the reserved amount display device 26.

When the start switch 18b is turned on, the shipping controller 4 starts the pump 20 and opens the metering valve 24, as will be described later. Then, the flow rate pulses from the flow rate pulse transmitter 22a of the flow meter 22 are integrated, and when the flow rate set by the loading amount setting switch 18a is shipped, the metering valve 24 is closed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the car number card 27
Is a card made of synthetic resin, on the surface of which a magnetic storage portion 27a is provided in a strip shape extending along the card insertion direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the magnetic storage unit 27a stores various data D _{1 to} D _n such as the vehicle number of the tank truck 5, the number of hatches, the capacity of each hatch, and the type of oil loaded in each hatch. Remembered

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the connection between the host computer 3 and the shipping control device 4. The host computer 3 installed in the office, a plurality of shipping control device installed via the communication cable 29 to each shipment site 4 (4 ₁
.About.4 _n ). Therefore, various data are mutually transmitted and received between the host computer 3 and the plurality of shipping control devices 4 (4 ₁ to 4 _n ).

FIG. 5 is a time chart showing the transmission and reception of various signals communicated between the host computer 3 and the shipping control device 4 with the passage of time. In FIG. 5, as will be described later, when the vehicle number card 27 is inserted into the card reader 14 and various data D _{1 to} D _{n of the} tank truck 5 stored in the magnetic storage unit 27 a of the vehicle number card 27 are read. , Shows the situation in which data is transmitted and received sequentially.

That is, the car reader 2 with the card reader 14
Various data D _{1 to} D stored in the magnetic storage unit 27a of _{No. 7
When n} is read, each signal is transmitted and received in the next procedure. The shipping control device 4 sends the card data to the host computer 3. The host computer 3 that received the card data
The reservation data of the vehicle number data is transmitted to the shipping control device 4. Upon receipt of the reservation data, the shipping control device 4 controls loading of the oil liquid based on the reservation data and transmits various loading data (vehicle number, hatch number, oil type, quantity, etc.) to the host computer 3. To do. When the vehicle number card 27 is again inserted into the card reader 14 and the various data D _{1 to} D _n stored in the magnetic storage unit 27 a of the vehicle number card 27 are read again, the shipping control device 4
Sets loading interruption and sends a loading interruption status notification to the host computer 3. The shipping control device 4 hosts loading data (vehicle number data, hatch number for which loading is completed, oil type, quantity, etc.) of the oil type loaded until the vehicle number card 27 is inserted into the card reader 14 again. Send to computer 3. When the host computer 3 receives the loading interruption status notification and the remaining reservation data, it sets the loading interruption and transmits the loading interruption completion notification to the shipping control device 4 when the loading interruption setting is completed.

As described above, the operator can set the loading interruption by inserting the vehicle number card 27 into the card reader 14 twice in the shipping stage 7 without performing a troublesome setting operation. Therefore, the worker does not have to go to the office to set the interruption of loading.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the processing procedure of the host computer 3, and FIG. 7 is a flow chart for explaining the processing procedure of the shipping control device 4. The host computer 3 and the shipping control device 4 are
As shown in FIG. 5, since the oil liquid loading process is executed while communicating with each other, the processes of FIGS. 6 and 7 are executed in parallel. However, in this embodiment, the process executed by the host computer 3 is executed. Will be described first, and then the processing executed by the shipping control device 4 will be described.

First, when the tank truck 5 arrives at the entrance of the oil tank station, the driver inserts the vehicle number card 27 issued for each tank truck 5 into the card reader / writer 8 of the hatch setting device 2 and turns the vehicle number. The vehicle number data stored in the card 27 is read. In step S1 of FIG. 6 (hereinafter “step” is omitted), the host computer 3
When the vehicle number card 27 of the tank truck 5 is inserted into the card reader / writer 8 and the vehicle number data is input, the process proceeds to S2, and the reservation data corresponding to the vehicle number data (vehicle number) read from the vehicle number card 27. Is read from the memory 3a.

If the reservation data has been registered, the flow proceeds to S3 to create hatch allocation data such as the oil type and quantity loaded in each hatch of the tank truck 5.
In the next S4, the hatch allocation data is stored in the memory 3a. After that, the process proceeds to S5, and the printer 11 of the hatch setting device 2 issues a shipping slip on which the hatch allocation data is printed. Upon receipt of this shipping slip, the driver moves the tank truck 5 to the shipping stage 7. This S1
The processes up to S5 are normal voucher issuing processes executed when the tank truck 5 arrives at the oil tank station. Incidentally, S
In 2, when the reservation data is not registered in the memory 3a, the process proceeds to S15 to notify that there is no reservation and omits the creation of the hatch allocation data.

If the vehicle number data is not input in S1, it is checked in S6 whether the vehicle number data is received from the card reader 14 installed on the shipping stage 7 (corresponding to that in FIG. 5). To check. And S
When the vehicle number data is not received from the card reader 14 in 6, the process proceeds to S7 to check whether the loading interruption signal is received. Further, when the loading interruption signal is not received in S7, the process proceeds to S8, and it is checked whether or not the loading end signal for the tank truck 5 is received.

Then, in S8, the tank truck 5
When the loading end signal for the is not received, the process returns to S1 again. Therefore, the vehicle number data from the card reader / writer 8,
When neither the vehicle number data, the loading interruption signal, or the loading end signal from the card reader 14 can be received, the above S1 is performed.
The process of S6 to S8 is repeated to enter the standby state.

Therefore, when the vehicle number data from the card reader / writer 8 is received, the processes of S1 to S5 are executed. In addition, the driver inserts the vehicle number card 27 into the card reader 1
When inserted into the card No. 4, the card reader 14 reads the data stored in the magnetic storage unit 27a of the vehicle number card 27.

The shipping control device 4 is the card reader 1
The data read by 4 is transmitted from the host computer 3. Therefore, when the vehicle number data is received from the card reader 14, the process proceeds from S6 to S9, and it is checked whether or not the hatch allocation data is created.

In S9, when the hatch setting data is created by the hatch setting device 2 based on the reservation data, the process proceeds to S10, and the hatch allocation data is transmitted to the shipping control device 4 (corresponding to that in FIG. 5). . However, if there is no hatch allocation data, the process proceeds from S9 to S11, and it is determined that there is no reservation data to be loaded in the tank truck 5 and a signal without reservation data is output.

When the loading interruption signal, that is, the second vehicle number data from the card reader 14 is received (corresponding to that in FIG. 5), the process proceeds from S7 to S12, and the hatches of the tank truck 5 are already in use. Receives the hatch number and vehicle number data for which loading has been completed (corresponding to in Figure 5),
In S13, the hatch number and vehicle number data for which loading is completed are stored in the memory 3a.

When all the oil liquids of the reservation data are loaded in the tank truck 5 and the loading end signal is received, the process proceeds from S8 to S14 and the tank truck 5 is moved.
The completion of loading into the memory is stored in the memory 3a. Next, the processing executed by the shipping control device 4 will be described.

In S21 of FIG. 7, the driver of the shipping control device 4 inserts the vehicle number card 27 into the card reader 14 of the shipping stage 7 to read various data D _{1 to} D _n stored in the magnetic storage unit 27a. Then, the process proceeds to S22 and the vehicle number data read by the card reader 14 is transmitted to the host computer 3 (corresponding to in FIG. 5).

In the next S23, the hatch allocation data created by the host computer 3 (corresponding to S10 above).
Check if you have received. When the hatch allocation data is received in S23, the process proceeds to S24, and the hatch allocation data is stored in the memory (not shown). If the hatch allocation data is not received in S23, the process proceeds to S25, and it is checked whether or not a signal indicating no reservation (corresponding to S11 above) is received from the host computer 3.

When the signal of no reservation is not received in S25, the process returns to S23. Therefore, the processes of S23 and S25 are repeated until either the hatch allocation data or the signal indicating no reservation is output from the host computer 3. However, when a signal indicating no reservation is received in S25, the process proceeds to S26 to notify that there is no reservation. Then, the process proceeds to S37, and the storage of the hatch allocation data is deleted.

After storing the hatch allocation data in S24, the process proceeds to S28, in which it is checked whether a hatch number has been input. When the hatch number is input in S28, the process proceeds to S29, and the oil type and quantity corresponding to the hatch number are read. However, in S28,
If the hatch number is not entered, move to S30, 2
Check if the vehicle number data for the second time has been entered.

When the vehicle number is not input in S30, the process returns to S28. Therefore, the processes of S28 and S30 are repeatedly executed until the hatch number or the vehicle number is input. After the oil type and quantity corresponding to the hatch number are read in S29, it is checked whether or not the start switch 18b of the loading setting device 18 has been operated. When the operator operates the loading amount setting switch 18a of the loading setting device 18 to set the oil type and quantity of the reservation data and turns on the start switch 18b, S3
Proceed to 2 to start loading the oil solution into the hatch.
That is, the loading arm 25 inserted in the hatch
The metering valve 24 is opened.

The opening of the metering valve 24 starts the loading of the oil liquid, the flow meter 22 measures the flow rate loaded in the hatch, and outputs the pulse signal to the shipping control device 4. The shipping control device 4 checks in S33 whether or not loading into the hatch is completed, and when the predetermined flow rate set by the loading setting device 18 is measured by the flow meter 22, it is determined that loading is completed. To do.

At the next step S34, the completion of loading the hatch is stored. Then, in S35, it is determined whether or not the loading of all the hatches of the tank truck 5 is completed in the above S.
The check is made by collating the loading completion memory for each hatch stored in 34 with the hatch allocation data.

In S35, if there is a hatch in the reservation data that has not been loaded yet, the process returns to S28. However, when the loading of all the hatches of the tank truck 5 is completed, the process proceeds to S36, and the host computer 3 transmits a loading end signal (corresponding to in FIG. 5) to the tank truck 5. After that, the process proceeds to S37 and the storage of the hatch allocation data is deleted.

Further, in the shipping stage 7, the pump 2
0, the flow meter 22, the metering valve 24, and other devices fail to load the oil liquid, the driver reinserts the vehicle number card 27 into the card reader 14 of the shipping stage 7. As a result, when the second vehicle number data is input in S30, the process proceeds to S38, and the loading interruption signal (corresponding to in FIG. 5) is transmitted to the host computer 3. Then, in the next step S39, the hatch number of completion of loading and the vehicle number data which have been loaded until the loading interruption is set are transmitted to the host computer 3. After that, the process proceeds to S37 and the storage of the hatch allocation data is deleted. This completes the setting for suspending loading.

As described above, in the shipping control device 4, the normal S
21 to S24, S28 to S37 are executed, but, for example, in the shipping stage 7, the pump 20, the flow meter 22,
When the device such as the metering valve 24 fails and the oil liquid cannot be loaded, the driver reinserts the vehicle number card 27 into the card reader 14 of the shipping stage 7.
The setting for suspending loading is automatically performed.

Therefore, unlike the conventional case, even if the equipment on the shipping stage 7 fails during the loading, the driver does not have to go to the office away from the shipping stage 7, and the car number card 27 is used for the card reader 14. The loading interruption can be easily set by simply inserting it again in. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the departure time of the tank lorry vehicle from being delayed due to the loading interruption setting operation.
It is possible to prevent the delay of the oil liquid loading operation to the subsequent tank truck vehicle due to the delivery delay of the above.

In the above embodiment, the oil tank place where the oil liquid is loaded in the hatch of the tank truck is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the hatch of the tank truck is loaded with chemicals or food products for delivery. It can also be applied to facilities for doing. Further, in the above embodiment,
When the car number card 27 is inserted into the card reader 14 of the shipping stage 7 twice, the host computer 3 is set to suspend loading. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may make it issue a magnetic card. That is, by magnetically recording the data for setting the loading interruption in the magnetic storage unit of the magnetic card, the magnetic card can be used as a loading interruption setting dedicated card.

[0049]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the data stored in the card is read by the card reader, the suspension of loading of the oil liquid is set based on the data, and the loading suspension state is set. Since it is notified, it is possible to set the loading operation at the shipping site to the suspended state on the spot, and it is not necessary to go to the office away from the shipping site for the loading interruption setting as in the past. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the setting time of the loading interruption state. Also, because the loading interruption setting of the tank truck can be done quickly,
It is possible to shorten the waiting time of the subsequent tank truck and prevent the departure delay of other tank trucks.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a shipping management apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a car number card.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing each data stored in a magnetic storage unit of a vehicle number card.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a connection state between a host computer and each shipping control device.

FIG. 5 is a time chart of each signal transmitted and received between the host computer and the shipping control device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of processing executed by a host computer.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a process executed by the shipping control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Shipping Device 2 Hatch Setting Device 3 Host Computer 4 (4 ₁ to 4 _n ) Shipping Control Device 5 Tank Lorry Vehicle 6 Tank 18 Loading Setting Device 20 Pump 22 Flow Meter 24 Metering Valve 25 Loading Arm

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card reader provided at a shipping site for loading an oil liquid on a tank truck, and receiving card data read by the card reader,
Further, in a shipping management device having a shipping control device that controls shipping of the oil liquid to the tank truck, the shipping control device reads the data stored in a predetermined card by the card reader, and Loading interruption setting means for setting the loading interruption of the oil liquid based on the above, and loading interruption notifying means for notifying that the loading interruption is set by the loading interruption setting means and is in the loading interruption state A shipping management device comprising: