JPH10194395A - Oil metering device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid oil staining, to prevent negative pressure in a can from being generated and to prevent incorrect meterage due to mixing of air from being generated by forming an oil feeding nozzle hanging part on an opening part of a top lid of an oil container and providing a freely removable spring fixing part on the opening part through which a suction pipe passes. SOLUTION: A freely removable receiving pan 14 is mounted on an opening part of a pail can by means of a spring fixing part 21 and as a lid part 22 of a funnel-shaped receiving pan main body 21 can be removed and remaining oil can be poured thereinto, mixing of staining can be prevented from being generated. As a nozzle hanging part 22b where a hole through which the apex part side of an oil feeding nozzle 17 can be inserted is formed is formed, sagging oil falls on the receiving pan main body 21 to prevent staining caused by oil from being generated. During oil feeding, the hole of the nozzle hanging part 22b is communicated with the outside to prevent negative pressure in the can from being generated. A control device set a specified remaining amt. to be 20 1 and when the remaining amt. reaches 2 1, a motor is stopped to prevent incorrect meterage caused by mixing of air from being generated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an oil weighing machine capable of distributing oil in small quantities using an oil container such as a pail can.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, oil for motorcycles can be purchased from a supermarket or the like and used in a small capacity container such as 0.5 liter or 1 liter. Such small-sized oil cans can be easily used personally at home and the like, but may cause pollution of cans and increase the cost of purchasing oil. In order to reduce can pollution and reduce costs when purchasing oil, auto repair shops and motorcycle dealers have replaced large conventional pail cans with a capacity of about 20 liters instead of conventional small oil cans. The company plans to use the oil contained in the oil container and sell the oil in small portions.

[0003]

However, when an oil suction unit is attached to an oil container such as a pail can having a large capacity and oil is sucked up by a pump and oil is supplied from an oil supply nozzle, the inside of the can becomes negative pressure during oil supply. In addition, air is mixed when sucked until the residual oil is exhausted, resulting in poor measurement due to mixing, and it is necessary to leave a certain amount and transfer the remaining oil in this can to the next new can. There was a fear.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an oil weighing machine which is free of dirt such as oil, can prevent negative pressure inside the can at the time of refueling, can reduce residual oil, and can prevent the occurrence of measurement failure due to air mixing. The purpose is to do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an oil meter according to the present invention provides an oil metering device which measures the oil in an oil container by suction by a lubrication mechanism under the control of a control device and supplies the oil from a lubrication nozzle. In the weighing machine, a receiving tray is attached to an opening of an upper lid of the oil container, and a nozzle hook for inserting a tip end of a refueling nozzle is formed in a lid covering an upper part thereof. The nozzle covering portion of the lid that covers the upper portion of the receiving portion eliminates dirt such as oil and can prevent negative pressure inside the can at the time of refueling.

[0006] The receiving tray is provided with a spring-like fixing portion so as to be detachably attached to the opening of the upper lid of the oil container through a suction pipe, so that a suction pipe for sucking oil can be attached with a simple structure. It is preferred in that respect. Further, the control device calculates the remaining amount based on the set specified remaining amount, and stops refueling when the remaining amount is equal to or less than a predetermined value. It is preferable because it can be performed.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. 1 to 4 show an oil weighing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the oil weighing machine, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the oil weighing machine, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control device of the oil meter.

In these figures, an oil weighing machine 10 of the present embodiment has a pail can 11 as an oil container, a pail can 11 installed on an upper part, and an oil supply mechanism 13 therein.
, A tray 14 attached to the opening 11b of the upper lid 11a of the pail 11 and a refueling mechanism 1.
The suction hose 15 has one end connected to the suction port of No. 3 and the other end inserted into the pail can 11, the oil supply hose 16 having one end connected to the discharge port of the oil supply mechanism 13, and the tip thereof. The fuel supply system includes a refueling nozzle 17, a transport wheel 18 and a frame 19 provided on a side surface of the main body 12, a control device 20 mounted on an upper side of the frame 19, and the like. The oil in the pail can 11 is sucked through the suction hose 15 by the oil supply mechanism 13 by the oil supply mechanism 13, and can be supplied from the oil supply nozzle 17 through the oil supply hose 16, and the main body 12 is operated by operating the frame 19.
Is used as a trolley on which the wheel can 11 is mounted and can be moved to an arbitrary place by the wheels 18.

The wheel can 11 is formed in a cylindrical shape and is, for example, a container in which a prescribed 20 liters of oil can be filled, but the actual content can be about 22 to 23 liters. . The top cover 1 of this can 11
An opening 11b that can be opened and closed by a cap is formed in 1a. A handle 11c for carrying is attached to a side surface of the pail can 11. The main body 12 is formed in a short cylindrical shape slightly larger than the cylindrical outer diameter of the can 11, and a fuel supply mechanism 13 is housed therein. The upper surface of the main body 12 is formed so that the periphery thereof projects slightly upward so that the wheel can 11 can be stably installed, and a pair of wheels 18 and a frame 19 are mounted on one side. I have. The pair of wheels 18 are attached so as to be in contact with the ground when the main body 12 is disposed horizontally on the ground. The frame portion 19 is made of a pipe material or the like, extends from the side surface of the main body portion 12 above the pair of wheels 18, and has an upper end portion formed in a handle shape. That is, when the upper side of the frame portion 19 is inclined forward, the wheels 18 come into contact with the ground, and
The bottom of the can move away from the ground. The oil supply mechanism 13 is housed inside the main body 12 and includes a pump 13b driven by a motor 13a,
The pump 13b includes a flow meter 13c provided on the discharge side of the pump 13b, a flow pulse transmitter 13d provided on the flow meter 13c, and the like.
The outlet of the flow meter 13c is led out from the side of the main body 12 and connected to one end of a refueling hose 16.

The receiving tray 14 is mounted on the opening 11b of the upper lid 11a of the pail 11, and the receiving tray 2 is
1, a lid 22 covering the upper surface of the tray main body 21, and a spring-like fixing portion 23 for detachably mounting the tray main body 21 in the opening 11b. Saucer body 21
Has a short cylindrical shape with a wide opening on the upper side, a conical shape on the lower side, and a funnel shape as a whole. Lid 2
2 is formed in a disk shape that covers the upper side of the tray main body 21;
The periphery is bent and can be attached so as to cover the tray main body 21. The lid 22 has a hole 2 at the center thereof through which the suction hose 15 passes.
2a and a hole 22b into which the tip side of the refueling nozzle 17 is inserted is formed at a position slightly away from the center, and a rubber packing 22c for protection is attached to the hole 22b to form a nozzle hook 22d. The suction hose 15 is inserted into a hole 22a of the tray body 21, where it is fixed by a clamp 24, inserted into a pipe 25 for preventing the hose from bending, and a lower end for removing dust and preventing backflow. A check valve 26 with a strainer is attached and located at the bottom of the pail 11. Spring-like fixing part 23
Is detachably formed with the same structure as a cap for opening and closing the opening 11b of the pail can 11, and
1 is attached to the lower side.

The control device 20 controls various operations of the refueling mechanism 13 and issues a refueling slip. The outer shape of the controller 20 is formed in a rectangular box shape.
It is attached to the upper side of. The box-shaped surface serves as an operation panel, and a display 20 for displaying a refueling amount and the like.
a, lamps 20b for displaying power input and remaining amount, switches 20c such as a power switch, a refueling switch, a remaining amount switch and a setting switch, and a printer 20d for issuing a refueling slip are arranged. In the figure,
Reference numeral 27 denotes a power cord for supplying power to each unit.

Next, the operation of the control device 20 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the power switch is turned on (ST
1) Then, when the refueling switch is turned on (ST2),
The indicator 20a is reset to zero, the motor 13a rotates, the pump 13b is driven (ST3), oil is sucked from the pail can 11 through the check valve 26 with the strainer, and the suction hose 15, and the pump 13b, the flow meter 13c, Refueling can be performed from the refueling nozzle 17 through the refueling hose 16. Then, when the valve of the refueling nozzle 17 is opened to start refueling and a flow rate pulse is input from the flow rate pulse transmitter 13d of the flow meter 13c (ST4), the flow rate pulse is measured and displayed on the display 20a, and at the same time, a predetermined amount is displayed. The remaining amount calculation for subtracting the refueling amount from the prescribed amount (20 liters) is performed (S
T5). And when the remaining amount is 2 liters or more (ST6),
When the refueling switch is turned off (ST7), the motor 13a
Is turned off and the drive of the pump 13b is stopped (ST
8) Subsequently, a refueling slip is issued by the printer 20d (ST9), and the process returns to the initial state again and ends when the power switch is turned off. Next, when the remaining amount becomes 2 liters or less during refueling (ST6), the motor 13a is turned off and the driving of the pump 13b is stopped (ST12). Then, if refueling cannot be performed and the refueling switch is turned off (ST1)
3), a refueling slip is issued for the refueling amount up to that time (ST9), but when a new pail can 11 is replaced and the setting switch is turned on (ST14), the specified remaining amount is 2
Initially, it is set to 0 liter (ST15), and normal refueling operation becomes possible (ST4 to ST9). When replacing with a new pail 11, the upper lid 1
The tray portion 14 is removed from 1a, and the tray portion 14 is attached to a new pail. Then, the lid 22 of the tray main body 21 is removed, and the residual oil in the previous pail can is poured into the new pail 11 from the tray main body 21. In this way, the bottom of the previous pail 11 remains, for example, 2
About a liter of oil is transferred into a new 20 liter pail 11. Therefore, when the setting switch is turned on, the pail 11 contains about 22 liters, which is more than the prescribed 20 liters. To check the remaining amount in the pail can 11, turn on the power switch (ST1) and turn on the remaining amount switch (ST1).
16) The remaining amount is displayed on the display 20a (ST1).
7). If the remaining amount is low, a new pail 1
1 and transfer the oil remaining on the bottom of the previous pail 11 and turn on the setting switch (ST18).
The prescribed remaining amount of 20 liters is initialized (ST1).
9) Normal refueling becomes possible again.

According to the oil weighing machine 10 having the above configuration, 2
A pail 1 containing oil of about 0 liter is used, and under the control of a control device 20, a pail 1 is passed through a suction hose 15 by an oil supply mechanism 13 built in a main body 12.
1, the oil can be supplied from the oil supply nozzle 17 through the oil supply hose 16, so that the oil can be divided and sold, and the can pollution can be reduced as compared with the case where a small-capacity oil can is used. Costs at the time of purchase can be reduced. In addition, a tray portion 14 that is easy to be attached and detached by a spring-like fixing portion 23 is attached to the opening portion 11 of the pail can 11, and a lid portion 22 that covers the tray body 21 formed in a funnel shape is removed to remove the remaining amount. If the oil is poured, the oil can be easily transferred into the pail can 11. Furthermore, contamination can be prevented from being mixed by the lid 22 that covers the tray main body 21, and the refueling nozzle 17 is attached to the lid 22.
Hook 22b formed with a hole into which the tip side of the nozzle is inserted
Is formed, the oil dripping from the tip side of the refueling nozzle 17 falls into the tray main body 21 and can be prevented from being stained by the oil. During the refueling, the inside of the pail can 11 becomes outside by the hole of the nozzle hooking portion 22b. The interior of the can is not under negative pressure because it is connected to the can. The control device 20 sets a predetermined specified remaining amount of 20 liters by a setting switch, and stops the motor when the remaining amount becomes 2 liters or less. Can be prevented, and there is no need to use an expensive fuel gauge.

In the above embodiment, an example in which a 20-liter pail can is used has been described, but another specified amount of a pail or oil can can be used. The setting of the remaining amount is set to about the specified amount, and it is sufficient to initially add a little more oil than the specified amount. In addition, saucer part 1
It is preferable that the cover 4 can be detachably attached to the opening of the pail. However, the shape of the tray body and the lid formed with the nozzle holder can be arbitrarily set and is not limited to the embodiment.

[0015]

As described above, in the oil meter according to the present invention, the oil is supplied by the oil supply mechanism using the pail can, so that the oil can be divided and sold. It is possible to reduce the pollution of cans as compared with the case of using oil, and to reduce the cost when purchasing oil. In addition, a pan is attached to the top of the can to form a nozzle hook on the lid to eliminate oil contamination and prevent negative pressure inside the can during refueling. Is set, the remaining amount is calculated at the time of refueling, and the pump motor is stopped when the remaining amount becomes low, so that a measurement failure due to air mixing can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an oil meter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the oil meter according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a tray portion of the oil meter according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Oil meter 11 Pail 11a Top lid 11b Opening 11c Handle 12 Main body 13 Oil supply mechanism 13a Motor 13b Pump 13c Flow meter 13d Flow pulse transmitter 14 Receiving tray 15 Suction hose 16 Oil supply hose 17 Oil supply nozzle 18 Wheel 19 Frame part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Control device 21 Receiving pan main body 22 Lid 22b Nozzle hooking part 23 Spring-shaped fixing part 24 Clamp 25 Pipe 26 Check valve with strainer 27 Power cord

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An oil meter for inhaling and measuring oil in an oil container by an oil supply mechanism under the control of a control device, and supplying oil from an oil supply nozzle. An oil weighing machine characterized in that a nozzle hook for inserting a tip of a refueling nozzle is formed in a lid that covers the oil meter. 2. The oil meter according to claim 1, wherein the receiving portion is detachably attached to an opening of an upper lid of the oil container through a suction pipe through a spring-like fixing portion. 3. The oil meter according to claim 1, wherein the control device calculates a remaining amount based on the set remaining amount and stops refueling when the remaining amount is equal to or less than a predetermined value.