JPH09323798A - Shipping device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To select, based on the load capacity of a tank truck corresponding to vehicle-number data and based on reservation data, a loading place where the tank truck is allowed for loading and move the tank truck to the loading place which meets the type of the tank truck and has the kind of oil to be loaded. SOLUTION: A shipping device comprises a shipping controller 1 provided, generally, in an office, and a plurality of shipping stages 2-5 (here, four shipping stages are illustrated) which load liquid oil by being controlled by the shipping controller 1. Loading places No.1-No.8 where tank trucks, 6B and 6C, stop and load the liquid oil into them are provided on both sides of the shipping stages 2-5. Based on reservation data from an order-receiving device 9 the shipping controller 1 selects a shipping place No. corresponding to the tank data (load capacity, the number of hatches, entire length of a tank, etc.) of the tank trucks 6B and 6C, also automatically allots the kind of a liquid oil to be loaded and its quantity to each of the hatches of the tank trucks 6B and 6C, and prints the kind and quantity of the oil for each of their hatches onto a load instruction paper.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shipping device, and more particularly, to a shipping device for loading an oil liquid onto a tank lorry vehicle at a loading station according to the type of the tank lorry vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Oil tanks handle oil solutions of a plurality of oil types so as to meet various orders for various oil types such as regular gasoline, high-octane gasoline, kerosene, and light oil from delivery destinations. Therefore, tank lorry vehicles that come in and out of such oil tanks are also loaded with oil liquids of various oil types according to orders from the delivery destination.

Further, the oil tank is provided with a plurality of oil liquid loading fields so that the oil liquid can be efficiently loaded into a plurality of tank trucks at the same time. However, since loading is carried out on the hatch of a tank truck provided in one loading station, the number of loading arms is limited, and not all loading points have loading arms for all oil types.

That is, in each loading arm provided in a plurality of loading fields, many oil species having a high loading frequency are installed in place of the loading arm having a low loading frequency.
Therefore, the type of oil that can be loaded differs depending on each loading place, and it is necessary to determine at which loading place the oil liquid should be loaded based on the reservation data created by the order from the delivery destination.

However, conventionally, a driver of a tank lorry vehicle makes an independent judgment of selection of a loading yard, and the tank lorry vehicle is moved to an empty loading yard to load the oil liquid. Therefore, in the conventional shipping equipment, when moving to the loading area, the oil type of the oil liquid to be loaded in the hatch in advance is compared with the loadable oil type at each oil liquid loading area. Although it was necessary to select a storage area, the loading area was selected based on the judgment of the tank lorry driver's own judgment.Therefore, there is no oil type to be loaded into the tank lorry vehicle simply because the loading area is empty. If you select a place and move the tank truck, you have to move the load place many times to satisfy the loading schedule this time, and the work of selecting the load place will be a burden on the driver. In addition, there was a problem that efficient loading was not possible.

[0006] Therefore, the applicant of the present invention has filed Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-1702.
As seen in Japanese Patent Publication No. 96, a loading space for a tank lorry vehicle corresponding to the data is automatically set based on the data regarding the oil liquid to be loaded in the tank lorry vehicle and the data regarding the usage status of a plurality of loading fields, We have developed a shipping device configured to print the set result on a slip.

[0007]

However, there are several types of tank trucks in which oil is loaded at an oil tank, such as a small tank truck having a small tank capacity, a large tank truck having a plurality of hatches in the tank, and the number of hatches. There are towed tank trucks that pull tanks that are equipped with a lot.

[0008] When a tank locomotive vehicle arrives, if a loading bay with a reserved oil type is simply selected, if a tow tank locomotive vehicle with a long tank length is selected for a small tank lory vehicle, a reservation is made. Sometimes it was necessary to move the tank truck several times until all of the oil that was there was loaded.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a shipping device capable of efficiently loading an oil liquid on a tank truck.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following features. Claim 1
In the shipping device for controlling the loading of the oil liquid to each hatch of the tank lorry vehicle that has arrived at the loading field, the tank data of each tank lorry vehicle is provided. And storage means for storing reservation data for each tank truck, a card reader for reading the vehicle number data of the tank truck stored in the vehicle number card, and tank data corresponding to the vehicle number data read by the card reader A data reading means for reading the reservation data from the storage means, a selecting means for selecting a loading space that can be loaded into the tank truck based on the tank data and the reservation data read by the data reading means, and the selecting means. And a notifying means for notifying the selected loading area.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the loading area which can be loaded into the tank lorry vehicle is selected based on the tank data and the reservation data of the tank lorry vehicle corresponding to the vehicle number data. It is possible to move the tank lorry to a loading yard where the loading tank has an oil type to be loaded, and it is possible to efficiently load the oil liquid on the tank lorry.

Further, the invention of claim 2 is characterized by comprising control means for permitting the loading of the oil liquid only at the loading field selected by the selecting means. Therefore, according to the second aspect, a loading space that can be loaded into the tank lorry vehicle is selected based on the tank data and the reservation data of the tank lorry vehicle, and loading can be performed only in the selected loading space. It is not possible to load at a loading station that is not selected, and it is possible to load by moving the tank truck to the loading station that has the type of oil to be loaded and is a loading station that corresponds to the type of the tank truck. Therefore, shipping management at the oil tank can be efficiently performed.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an oil tank to which an embodiment of the shipping apparatus of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing connections between a shipping control device 1, a refueling control device 6 and each device, and FIG. It is a side view of a field.

The shipping device installed in the oil tank is generally a shipping control device 1 installed in the office and a plurality of shipping stages 2 to 5 controlled by the shipping control device 1 to load the oil liquid. (Four shipping stages are shown in this embodiment)
The tank trucks 6 (6A to 6C) are stopped on both sides of each of the shipping stages 2 to 5 to provide loading stations No. 1 to No. 8 for loading the oil liquid.

No. 1 to No. 8 of each loading bay are tank trucks 6
It has a loading arm 8 to be inserted into a fuel filler port 7 provided for each hatch (6A to 6C). The loading arm 8 is attached so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction, and is provided so that it can be inserted into the plurality of oil supply ports 7.

In the present embodiment, the mounting position and the number of the loading arms 8 are different in each shipping stage 2 to 5, and the kinds of oil that can be loaded are also different. Usually, six loading arms are provided in the conventional shipping stage, and all the oil types can be loaded in any shipping stage. When a plurality of shipping stages of the same configuration having six loading arms are installed in this way, the number of unused loading arms increases and various equipment (pumps, flow meters, etc.) that supplies oil liquid to the loading arms is wasted. Was becoming. Moreover, the number of shipping stages has increased, and the construction site of the oil depot has to be widened.

However, in the present embodiment, the number of loading arms is set to the minimum required number by appropriately arranging the loading arms 8 of the oil type that is loaded a lot. As a result, it is possible to reduce the cost of equipment by reducing the useless loading arm as in the conventional art, and reduce the number of shipping stages to reduce the construction site of the oil tank.

The shipping control device 1 provided in the office of the oil tank station is connected to the order receiving device 9 that receives an oil liquid order from a customer (mainly a gas station), and the order receiving device 9 is used to specify the customer. Reservation data including the customer code and the oil type and quantity of the oil liquid to be delivered is input to this customer code. Then, the shipping control device 1 uses the reservation data from the order receiving device 9 as will be described later, based on the reservation data from the order receiving device 9.
Select and instruct, and automatically assign the oil type / quantity of the oil liquid to be loaded for each hatch of each Lori vehicle, and assign the oil type / quantity for each hatch to the vehicle-specific reservation file described below (Fig. 5 ( (See A)).

As the tank truck vehicles in which the oil liquid is loaded in the oil tank, there are usually a small tank truck vehicle 6A, a large tank truck vehicle 6B and a towing tank truck vehicle 6C. In each shipping stage 2 to 5, the total loading capacity of the loadable tank trucks 6A to 6C, the number of hatches, the total tank length, etc. are determined, and the arrangement of each loading arm 8 is arranged in each tank truck 6A as described later. It is set according to the total loading capacity of 6C, the number of hatches, the total tank length, and the like.

In addition to the order receiving unit 9, the shipping control unit 1 includes a magnetic card reader / writer 12, a display unit 13, a slip printer for printing out the type of oil to be loaded corresponding to the vehicle number data of the tank truck, and the quantity thereof. 15, a refueling control device 16 is connected. The magnetic card reader / writer 12 is for reading the vehicle number data stored in the truck card (vehicle number card) 11 provided for each tank truck vehicle.

The refueling control device 16 provided in each shipping stage 2-5 is provided in the vicinity of each hatch H of the tank truck 6A-6C, and reads the hatch card 18 for identifying the hatch H. Hatch sensor 17,
A remote switch 19, which is operated by a refueling operator when starting refueling of the tank trucks 6A to 6C, a ground 20,
It is connected to a magnetic card reader / writer 21, a display 22, etc. for reading the vehicle-specific reservation data written in the aforementioned Lori card 11 and writing the loading record for the vehicle-specific reservation data in the Lori card 11, and the operation of these. To control.

Further, after the drop pipe 8a of the loading arm 8 is inserted into the oil supply port 7 of the hatch, the oil supply control device 16 causes the oil type of the loading arm 8 and the oil type of the reservation data to coincide with each other. When the loading permission is output and the loading start switch 26 is turned on, the pump 25 is started and the metering valve 23 of the oil liquid supply path is opened, and the flow meter value measured by the flow meter 24 is displayed. Add up. Then, the refueling control device 16 uses the flow meter 2
When the flow meter value measured by 4 reaches a preset amount, the metering valve 23 is closed.

As shown in FIG. 4, loading stations No. 1 to No. 8 are provided on both sides of each of the shipping stages 2 to 5 for loading the oil liquid one by one tank truck. The types of oil that can be loaded are different in each loading bay No. 1 to No. 8, for example, loading bay No. 1 is equipped with a heavy oil loading arm (AFO) for loading A heavy oil, and In 2,
A heavy oil loading arm (LSA) for loading LSA heavy oil is provided, and heavy oil loading arms (LSA, AFO) common to both loading fields are provided at both ends of loading fields No. 1 and No. 2. .

Further, loading stations (RG) for regular gasoline are provided at loading stations No. 3 and No. 4, and loading stations N
A light oil loading arm (GO) and a kerosene loading arm (WK) are provided at both ends of o.3 and No.4. Also, loading bay No. 5 is equipped with a kerosene loading arm (WK), and loading bay No. 6 is equipped with a high-octane gasoline loading arm (GP-1) and regular gasoline loading arm (RG). It has been installed
Both ends of No. 5 and No. 6 are equipped with a loading arm for light oil (GO) and a loading arm for kerosene (WK) that are common to both loading bays.

The loading bay No. 7 is equipped with a light oil loading arm (GO), and the loading bay No. 8 is equipped with a high-octane gasoline loading arm (GP-1) and a regular gasoline loading arm (RG). ), A kerosene loading arm (WK) is provided. And the loading dock No.7, No.8
At the end of the, there is a loading arm (GO) for light oil that is shared by both loading areas.

Especially in loading bay No. 8, since four kinds of oil liquids can be loaded simultaneously and three loading arms are provided at the edge of the shipping stage, the three loading arms should be rotated. Thus, the oil liquid can be efficiently loaded in the towed tank truck 6C having a long tank length.

In FIG. 4, a double circle indicates a loading arm that also serves as a gas purge. And each loading area N
For o.1 to No.8, the total loading capacity of the tank truck that can be loaded, the number of hatches, the total tank length, etc. are determined. For example, loading bays No. 1 and No. 2 are common to all vehicle types, loading bays No. 3, No. 4,
No. 5 is small tank truck 6A, large tank truck 6
It is for B. Also, loading area No. 6 is for large tank truck vehicles 6B, loading area No. 7 and No. 8 are large tank truck vehicles 6B.
Also, it is for a towed tank truck 6C.

Further, in the memory (storage device) inside the shipping control device 1, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a reservation file for each vehicle, a reservation file, a loading condition file, a loading place-vehicle type data file, a vehicle A master, a loading master, and a device usage master are provided. The reservation file for each vehicle is shown in Figure 5.
As shown in (A), a vehicle number for identifying each tank lorry vehicle, and an oil type code indicating the type of oil previously loaded in each hatch of the tank lorry vehicle corresponding to this vehicle number,
Oil type code that indicates the type of oil liquid that should be loaded this time in each hatch of the tank truck that corresponds to this vehicle number, the reserved amount that indicates the amount of oil liquid, and the amount of oil liquid that is actually loaded for this reserved amount Based on the actual amount, the loading area that can supply the oil liquid to be loaded this time, and the tank data for tanker trucks (total loading capacity, number of hatches, total tank length, and other characteristics of each vehicle type) This is for storing the reservation data for each vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the reservation file is for storing the reservation data supplied from the order receiving device 9 described above. The loading place status file is for storing the loading status of each loading place. As shown in FIG. 5C, the presence or absence of a waiting lorry waiting for loading, which will be described later, for each loading place and the loading state. The presence / absence of a loli vehicle is stored.

As shown in FIG. 5 (D), the loading area-vehicle type file stores the loading type vehicle types in each loading area No. 1 to No. 8. That is, all types of vehicles can be loaded at loading stations No.1 and No.2, and small tank trucks 6A and large tank trucks 6B can be loaded at loading stations No.3, No.4 and No.5.
Large tank lorry 6B can be loaded at loading bay No. 6, and large tank lorry 6B and towed tank lorry 6C can be loaded at loading bays No. 7 and No. 8.

The vehicle master, as shown in FIG.
It is for storing the vehicle number for identifying each locomotive and the capacity of each hatch of the tank locomotive corresponding to this vehicle number. As shown in FIG. 6 (B), the loading dock master stores the loading dock No. for identifying each loading dock and this memory.
This is for storing the oil type of the oil liquid that can be loaded from each loading port of the loading station corresponding to the No., that is, the loading arm 8.

As shown in FIG. 6C, the equipment use master is a loading space number for identifying each loading space and this loading number.
Is for storing the total supply amount of the oil liquid supplied from each loading arm 8 of the loading field corresponding to. The refueling control device 16 is provided for each loading station, is connected to the above-described shipping control device 1 through a communication line (not shown), and is data of the type and quantity of oil to be loaded into the tank truck that came to the loading station. And the actual operation from each loading arm 8 existing in the loading space where the refueling control device 16 is provided to each hatch of the tank truck based on the data exchange. Control the refueling operation of.

Here, the procedure for loading the oil liquid into the tank truck at the oil tank and the process executed by the shipping control device 1 will be described. First, when the tank lorry vehicle 6 arrives at the oil tank station, the driver (worker) inserts the lorry card 11 issued for each tank lorry vehicle into the card reader 21.
To read. Therefore, in step S1 (hereinafter “step” is omitted), the shipping control device 1 proceeds to step S2 when the information of the lorry card 11 read by the card reader 21 is transmitted.

In the next step S2, vehicle-specific reservation data corresponding to the vehicle number stored in the lorry card 11 (see FIG. 5A).
Read) from the reservation file for each vehicle, and the type and quantity of oil assigned to each hatch of the tank truck 6 concerned, each hatch capacity, and tank data of the tank truck (total loading capacity, number of hatches, total tank length, etc.) The reservation data for each vehicle consisting of (1) is displayed on the display unit 13.

The driver of the tank truck 6 looks at this and
If there is a problem with this allocation, the customer, oil type, and quantity are reset for each hatch of the tank truck 6. Therefore, when the customer, the type of oil, and the quantity are set for each hatch of the tank truck 6, the driver makes an input to confirm the completion of setting when all the problems of the above-mentioned allocation contents are solved. Therefore, when the customer, oil type, and quantity are set to OK in S4, the process proceeds to S5, and confirmation of setting OK is input.

Upon receipt of the setting completion input, the shipping control device 1 determines a loading space capable of supplying the oil type for each hatch from the oil type for each hatch set in steps S2 and S3, and determines the loading place for each hatch. Vehicle-specific reservation data is created from the oil type, quantity, and loading area, and this vehicle-specific reservation data is written to the lorry card 11 and stored in the vehicle reservation-specific file (S6).

Next, as will be described later, a hatch allocation process and a loading site selection process are performed in accordance with the tank data (total load capacity, number of hatches, total tank length, etc. of each vehicle type) of the tank truck (S7). . After the hatch allocation process is completed, the slip printer 5 prints the loading instruction and the shipping slip based on the vehicle-specific reservation data (S8).

The shipping slip is issued for each delivery destination, and as shown in FIG. 7, necessity of gas purging, unloading order, product name, quantity, etc. are described for each hatch. In addition, as shown in Fig. 8, the loading instructions include the necessity of gas purging for each hatch, the product name to be loaded this time, the type of oil, the quantity, the loading place number, the unloading destination (delivery destination), and the tank truck. The total loading capacity, which is the tank data, is printed.

Next, the driver moves the tank truck 17 to the designated loading space No. based on the loading space No. written in the printed loading instruction sheet, and loads the oil liquid (S).
9). Here, with respect to the method of determining the loading space No. by the hatch allocation processing and the loading location selection processing executed in S7, FIG.
~ It demonstrates in detail with reference to FIG.

First, referring to FIG. 11, the shipping control device 1
Is a tank data of the tank truck 6 that is read based on the vehicle number data read from the truck card 11, and is a loading space No. corresponding to the characteristics peculiar to each vehicle type such as the total loading capacity, the number of hatches, and the total tank length. It is determined whether or not there is an empty space (S11). In S11, when there is a vacancy in the loading area No. corresponding to the vehicle type of the tank truck 6, the process proceeds to S12.

In the next step S12, the low-load vehicle (the magnetic card reader / writer 12 of the shipping control device 1 is made to read the low-level card 11 and then the magnetic card reader / writer 21 in the loading area is made to read the low-level card 11). If there is no tank truck that is waiting for the loading of the oil liquid in the loading area, and there is a truck that is loading (the magnetic card reader / writer 12 of the shipping control device 1 reads the truck card 11 and loads the truck). After moving to the loading area and having the magnetic card reader / writer 21 in the loading area read the Lori card 11, check whether or not there is a loading area with no tank lorry that has not been refueled at the loading area. Judgment is made from the loading situation data stored in the loading situation file.

In S12, when it is determined that there is no waiting locomotive and there is no loading locomotive,
The shipping control device 1 reads the oil types of the oil liquids that can be supplied in this loading area from the loading area master, and identifies the oil types of the oil liquids to be loaded into the tank truck 6 stored in the vehicle-specific reservation file. Are compared with each other to determine whether or not there is a loading space having all the oil types to be loaded by the tank truck 6 (S1).
3).

In S13, if there is a loading space containing all the oil species to be loaded on the tank truck 6, the loading space is stored based on the data of the equipment use master stored in the storage means in the shipping control device 1. Of these, the total value of the frequency of use of the equipment corresponding to each oil type is calculated, the total value, that is, the loading field with the least usage frequency is selected, and it is determined whether or not there are multiple loading fields (S14). ).

In S14, if there is only one loading space that is rarely used, that loading space is selected. However, when there are a plurality of loading areas, the processing proceeds to S15, and the loading area N corresponding to the characteristics peculiar to each vehicle type such as the total loading capacity, the number of hatches, and the total tank length which are the tank data of the tank truck 6.
o. has priority and is selected.

Then, in the tank truck 6 stored in the loading state file (see FIG. 5C) as the standby truck for the loading station and stored in the vehicle-specific reservation file (see FIG. 5A). A loading area is stored in the storage area that stores the loading number for each hatch in the corresponding reservation data for each vehicle.
Remember the No. The reservation data for each vehicle having the above is written in the lorry card 11 (S16).

In S7 described above, the loading place number selected based on the characteristics peculiar to each vehicle type such as the total loading capacity of the tank truck 6, the number of hatches, the total tank length, etc. is loaded in the loading instruction sheet (FIG. 8). Print). Therefore, the tank truck 6
The loading instruction created based on the hatch allocation processing and loading area selection processing according to the tank data (characteristics of each vehicle type such as total loading capacity, number of hatches, total tank length, etc.) and the product designated based on the shipping slip. In order to carry out the loading operation by moving the tank truck 6 to the place, for example, a towed tank truck 6C with a large number of hatches moves to the loading place for the small tank truck 6A, loads it, and then moves to another loading place. The troublesome work of loading another oil type is not necessary, and the loading work efficiency can be improved.

If there is no loading space in the empty loading space where all reserved oil types can be loaded in S12, S1 in FIG.
7 and move most efficiently (ie tank truck 6
Set the loading field so that oil can be loaded. First, the oil type data stored in the loading space master and the oil of the tank truck 6 stored in the vehicle-specific reservation file indicate whether or not there are a plurality of loading spaces capable of loading the most reserved oil types among the empty loading fields. Determined by comparing with seed data.

Then, in S17, when there are a plurality of such loading fields, the total value of the equipment usage frequency of each oil type in the loading fields is calculated, and there are a plurality of loading fields with the smallest total value. It is determined whether or not (S18). By selecting the loading bay for a single case, or in the case of multiple locations, the loading bay closest to the office, and comparing the types of oil that can be supplied from that loading bay with the types of oil to be loaded into each hatch, this loading The hatch to which the oil liquid can be supplied is determined from the field, and this loading field number is stored in the location corresponding to the hatch of the vehicle-specific reservation data stored in the vehicle-specific reservation file (S19, S20). As a result, among the hatches of the tank truck 6 in which the liquid oil is loaded this time, the hatch number that is scheduled to be loaded with the oil type that can be supplied at the loading station is associated with the loading number and is stored.

Then, the shipping apparatus 1 determines whether or not there is a hatch to which the loading area is not assigned (S2).
1). When there is no hatch to which the shipping fields are not allocated in step S21, that is, when the shipping fields are allocated to all the hatches, the hatch allocation process ends. If there is a hatch to which the loading space is not allocated, it is determined whether or not there is a loading space that can load the reserved oil type of the unallocated hatch in the empty shipping space (S22).

In S22, if there is a loading space in the empty loading space where the reserved oil type can be loaded, S17 to S21 are repeated to determine the loading space for the hatch. Also,
In S21, if there is no storage space in the empty storage space where the reserved oil type can be loaded, or if there is no free space in the storage space number corresponding to the tank data of the tank truck 6 in S11, the processing after S23 in FIG. 13 described later. And allocate the shipping space to the hatch.

Further, in S12, when there is no loading space in the loading space where neither the waiting truck or the loading tank truck 6 exists, that is, when there is no empty loading truck, the process proceeds to S23. Based on the data stored in the loading master, there are multiple loading lots that can load all of the oil types (hereinafter referred to as reserved oil types) to be loaded into the tank truck 6 out of the loading lots with the fewest waiting lory vehicles. It is determined whether or not.

Here, when there are a plurality of loading bays capable of loading all reserved oil types, the total supply amount from each loading port of the loading bay is read from the equipment use master, and the usage frequency of the equipment of each oil type (loading location The total value of the total liquid supply amount) is calculated, and it is determined whether or not there are a plurality of loading fields with the smallest total value (S24).

Here, if there is only one loading lot with the smallest total value, that loading lot is assigned to the loading lot closest to the office as a standby locomotive vehicle if there are multiple loading lots with the smallest total value. (S25), the loading lot number for each hatch stored in the loading state file as the standby lory vehicle of the loading lot and the vehicle-specific reservation data corresponding to the tank truck 6 stored in the vehicle-specific reservation file has The storage area No. is stored in the storage area for storing .. And the reservation data for each vehicle having this storage area number is written to the lorry card 11 (S31).

In S23, if there is no loading space for loading all reserved oil types in the loading space with the smallest number of waiting trucks, S26 to S29 are executed. First, S26
, The oil type data stored in the loading master is compared with the oil type data of the tank lorry vehicle stored in the vehicle-specific reservation file, and the most reserved oil type in the loading yard with the least number of standby lorry vehicles is loaded. It is determined whether or not there are multiple loading bays that can be loaded.

Next, of the loading stations with the smallest number of waiting locomotives, if there is only one loading station that can load the most reserved oil types, then that loading station can be used in the hatch corresponding to the oil type that can be supplied from that loading station. Is allocated and stored in the loading space No. of the vehicle reservation data corresponding to the tank truck 17 in the vehicle reservation file (S29).

Further, when it is determined in S26 that there are a plurality of loading bays capable of loading the most reserved oil types, the total value of the equipment usage frequency of each loading port (loading arm 8) is calculated for each loading bay. , The smallest loading area is assigned to the hatch, and if there are multiple such loading locations, the loading location near the office is assigned to the hatch corresponding to the oil type that can be supplied from that loading location, It is stored in the separate reservation file as the loading area number of the hatch (S27, S28).

The above control is carried out until all the hatches where the oil liquid has been loaded in S3 to S6 described above are assigned to the hatches, and when the hatches have been assigned to all the hatches, the process waits. It is stored in the loading condition file as a locomotive. Next, the operation at the loading place will be described with reference to FIGS.

When the driver receives the loading instruction (see FIG. 8) at the oil depot office, based on the loading instruction, the tank truck 6 is moved to the instructed loading area and the ground 20
The connector of 1 is connected to the tank truck 6. for that reason,
The refueling control device 16 confirms the connection of the ground 20 in S41.

Further, when the lorry card 11 is read by the magnetic card reader 21 in S42, the refueling controller 16
Determines whether or not it is the loading instruction loading space from the loading space number for each hatch stored in the Lori card 11 (S43). This S4
When it is determined that the moved loading area and the instructed loading area match in 3, the tank truck 6 is displayed on the display unit 14.
Of the hatches H _{1 to} H _n , the loading port (loading arm 8) of the loading station corresponding to the oil type to be loaded, the oil type and the quantity are displayed, and the vehicle number stored in the Lori card 11 and the relevant product are displayed. The field number is transmitted to the shipping control device 1.

The vehicle number stored in the Lori card 11,
The shipping control device 1 that has received the loading place number recognizes that the tank truck 6 of this vehicle number is being loaded at the loading place corresponding to the loading place number, and stores this in the loading state file ( The vehicle number supplied from the refueling control device 16 is deleted from the storage area of the standby lorry vehicle of the loading area No. in FIG. 5C), and the vehicle number is stored in the storage area of the tank lorry vehicle being loaded. .

The driver inserts the drop pipe 8a of the loading arm 8 instructed by the display 22 into the fuel filler port 7 of the hatch H (S44). Subsequently, the driver inserts the hatch card 18 into the hatch sensor 17 of the loading arm 8.
(S45). Next, the driver sets the loading quantity with the remote switch 19 and turns on the loading start switch 26 (S47). Loading start switch 26
When is turned on, the oil supply control device 16 determines whether or not the instructed oil type and the oil type loaded from the loading port match for preventing oil mixture (S48).

Here, if the oil types match, the process proceeds to S49, in which the refueling control device 16 is set to prevent overflow and the loading quantity is stored in the lorry card 11 and loaded into the hatch of the takurori vehicle 6. It is judged whether or not it matches the specified quantity. If the hatch capacity and the instructed loading quantity match, the refueling control device 16 determines that the pump 25
Is started, the metering valve 23 is opened, and loading of the tank truck 6 into the hatch is started (S50). During loading, pulse signals from the flow meter 24 are accumulated by the refueling control device 16,
The loading amount is monitored and the loading amount is displayed on the display 22.

The refueling controller 16 stops the pump 25 and closes the metering valve 23 when the quantity loaded into the hatch reaches a preset value, and then the shipping port number and loading quantity are set to the shipping controller 1. And the loading is completed (S51). In addition, the shipment control device 1 that has received the loading port number and the loading amount determines the total loading amount of the loading port that corresponds to the loading port number from the device usage master (see FIG. 6C). The value is read out, this value is added to the loading amount transmitted in S51, and this is updated and stored in the equipment use master as the total supply amount from the loading port number.

When the loading is completed, the refueling control device 16 is next operated.
Judges whether or not the loading at the instructed loading place is completed (S52). In S52, when the loading at the instructed loading place is completed, a display notifying the end is displayed on the display unit 22. The driver sees this and disconnects the ground 20 (S53). Next, the driver looks at the loading instruction sheet and confirms the loading instruction at another loading area (S54). If the driver determines that there is no loading instruction at another loading site, it means that all loading on the tank truck 6 has been completed.

On the other hand, in S43, when the refueling control device 16 does not coincide with the instructed loading space (that is, the assigned loading space), the process proceeds to S55, an alarm is output, and the pump 25 is stopped. It locks in the state to prevent the oil liquid from being loaded, and informs the driver to move to the correct loading area.

The driver knows that the loading area is not instructed by the alarm, removes the ground 20 and moves the tank truck 6 to the instructed loading area (S56, S5).
7). After the driver moves the tank lorry vehicle 6 to the instructed loading area, when the operations of S41 and S42 are performed, the determination in S43 is performed again, and the loading area where the tank lorry vehicle 6 has stopped is instructed. If so, the control from S43 onward is performed.

When the loading arm 8 of the oil type designated in S48 is not inserted into the hatch, that is, the loading arm 8 of the oil type different from the oil type to be loaded in the hatch is inserted into the hatch. If an alarm is issued, the pump 25 is locked in a stopped state to prevent the oil liquid from being loaded (S58).

From the alarm, the driver knows that the loading arm 8 of the oil type different from the oil type to be loaded in the hatch is inserted into the hatch, removes the hatch card 18 and the loading arm 8 (S59), and corrects the hatch. The loading arm 8 corresponding to is inserted into the hatch and the hatch card 18 is inserted into the hatch sensor (S4).
4, S45). After inserting the hatch card 18 into the hatch sensor 17, the above-described control from S46 is performed.

Further, in S49, when the hatch capacity of the tank truck 6 whose preset loading quantity is stored in the lorry card 11 does not match the loading quantity, an alarm is output and the pump 25 is turned on. It is locked in a stopped state to prevent the oil liquid from being loaded (S60).
When the alarm is output, the work and control are performed according to the procedure from S46.

In S52, if the loading is not completed at the designated loading place, the process returns to S44 and S4 is performed.
The above-described control is performed according to the procedure from 4 onward. S5
If there is a loading instruction in another loading area in 4, the driver moves to the loading area instructed (S61), and the above-mentioned work and control are performed according to the procedure from S41.

When the lorry card 11 is read by the magnetic card reader / writer 12 of the shipping control device 1 in this way, the shipping control device 1 determines the loading space based on the total loading capacity of the tank truck 6, the number of hatches, the total tank length, and the like. In addition to selecting, the loading place for the tank truck 6 is automatically selected based on the actual operating conditions of the loading place at present and the past shipping record of each loading place, and this is printed out as a loading instruction. Therefore, which loading area should the driver move to,
It's easy to judge, so don't get lost.

Further, as described above, it is possible to select a loading space that can be loaded into the tank lorry vehicle 6 based on the tank data of the tank lorry vehicle 6 and the reservation data, and carry out loading only in the selected loading yard. Therefore, loading cannot be done at the loading bays that are not selected. Further, the selected loading area is a loading area according to the type of the tank truck 6 and the tank truck 6 can be moved to the loading area having the type of oil to be loaded.
Shipment management at the oil tank can be efficiently performed.

[0073]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the tank truck that can be loaded into the tank truck is selected based on the total loading capacity of the tank truck and the reservation data corresponding to the vehicle number data. It is possible to move the tank lorry to a loading yard that has a type of vehicle and has an oil type to be loaded, and it is possible to efficiently load the oil liquid on the tank lorry.

Further, according to the second aspect, it is possible to select a loading space that can be loaded into the tank lorry vehicle based on the tank data of the tank lorry vehicle and the reservation data, and to load only in the selected loading space. Since it is not selected, loading can not be done at the loading station, and the loading is performed by moving the tank truck to the loading station that has the type of oil to be loaded and is the loading station that corresponds to the type of the tank truck. This makes it possible to efficiently manage shipping at the oil tank.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a shipping device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a loading dock.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an arrangement of loading dock points provided in each shipping stage.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a data file stored in the shipping control device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a master file stored in a shipping control device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a shipping slip.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a loading instruction document.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a process executed by the shipping control device and an operation of an operator.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an operation performed subsequent to FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a loading place selection process and a setting operation by the shipping control device.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of an operation executed subsequent to FIG.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of an operation executed subsequent to FIGS. 11 and 12.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the loading area and the processing executed by the refueling control device.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of an operation performed subsequent to FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Shipping control device 2-5 Shipping stage 6 Tank lorry vehicle 6A Small tank lorry vehicle 6B Large tank lorry vehicle 6C Traction type tank lorry vehicle 8 Loading arm 9 Ordering device 12,21 Magnetic card R / W 15 Slip printer 16 Refueling control device 17 Hatch sensor 19 Remote switch 22 Indicator 23 Metering valve 24 Flow meter 25 Pump

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A tanker of each tank lorry vehicle, comprising a plurality of loading stations for loading the oil lorry on the tank lorry vehicle, and a shipping device for controlling loading of the oil liquor on each hatch of the tank lorry vehicle arriving at the loading station. Storage means for storing data and reservation data for each tank truck, a card reader for reading the vehicle number data of the tank truck stored in the vehicle number card, and a tank corresponding to the vehicle number data read by the card reader Data reading means for reading data and reservation data from the storage means, selecting means for selecting a loading space that can be loaded into the tank truck based on the tank data and reservation data read by the data reading means, and the selecting means A shipping device comprising: a notifying unit for notifying the loading place selected by. 2. The shipping apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for permitting the loading of the oil liquid only at the loading field selected by the selecting means.