JPS58125500A - Lubricator - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a refueling machine in which a part of the housing is constructed of a cover that can be opened and closed, and more particularly to a refueling machine that can be opened and closed without completely removing the cover from the frame.

A refueling machine installed in a gas station is usually equipped with a display meter on the outside of its housing to display the amount of refueling each time to customers or employees.This display meter is operated by a nozzle switch. The bar is configured to display a zero display each time you refuel. Furthermore, an integrated display meter is provided within the housing to display the respective amount of refueling.

This integrated display meter is provided once a day when the store is closed to check the amount of refueling for that day. However, in conventional refueling machines, the cover had to be completely removed from the frame to check the display on the totalizer. As a result, there was no place to prop up the cover, or even if there was, the cover would fall over and get scratched, and it would take a lot of time to check the display on the display meter.

In view of the above points, the present invention aims to provide a refueling machine having a cover that can be kept partially open.

Therefore, in the present invention, a part of the housing is configured with a cover that can be opened and closed, a locking means is provided that can hold the cover in a completely closed state relative to the frame, and a part of the cover is A locking means that can be held in an open state is provided.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In Figures 1 and 2, the oil supply w
110 is a lower housing 30 installed on the support stand 20
and an upper housing 40. A refueling system is housed in the lower housing 30, and the upper housing 4
The electrical system is housed in the upper and lower housings, and a space 50 is formed in the center of the upper and lower housings, and two vertical frames 11 and 11 are connected to each other.
are connected with. The upper housing 40 has a display meter 12.
, a nozzle hook 13 is provided, and the lower housing 3
0 is provided with a hose joint 14, and a refueling nozzle 16 at the tip of a hose 15 extending from the hose joint 14 is hung on a nozzle hook 13 of an upper housing 40.

The oil supply system built into the lower housing 30 is connected to the pump 1.
7, a motor 18 for driving the pump, a flowmeter 21 for measuring the amount of pumped oil, piping connecting these, and a display flowmeter 19 connected to the output shaft of the flowmeter 21 and integrating the flow rate. It is equipped with It should be noted that the display surface of the integration display meter 19 is provided facing upward so that it can be easily seen when the cover 1 is half-opened. The flow meter is equipped with a pulse generator (not shown) for outputting the measured value in the form of pulses, and the display meter 12 is operated by the output pulses. The electrical system built into the upper housing 40 includes an electrical circuit that displays the flow rate on the display meter 12 according to the output pulse from the pulse transmitter, and a nozzle switch that controls the drive of the drive motor 18 of the pump 17. It houses a motor drive circuit, illumination means for illuminating the display section of the indicator 12 and the oil type display panel 29, and a lighting circuit for the illumination means.

In the illustrated embodiment, the front and rear surfaces of the lower housing 30 are covered by a cover 1 that can be opened and closed. The details of this cover 1 are shown in FIG.
01, top surface 102, bottom surface 103, left and right side surfaces 104.1
05 and an open rear surface 106, and most of the bottom surface 103 is also open. A locking means 110 is fixed to the front surface 101. This locking means 110 is composed of a conventionally known lock 108 and a locking arm 107 actuated by a key (not shown), which locking arm 107 is connected to the two vertical frames when in the vertical position. 11. It engages with the tip bent portion 109 of the arm member 111 extending from the horizontal frame 22 passed between 11 and 11. This arm member 111 is fixed to the horizontal frame 22 by welding or the like, and a locking means 112 of an appropriate shape is provided on the upper surface of the arm member 111.
is fixed so that it can move forward and backward. This locking means 112 is made of an elastic plate in the shape of a leaf spring, and
An inclined portion 113 for guiding the rear bent portion 115 so that the rear bent portion 115 is pushed into the opening 116 of the arm member 111 when the arm member 15 moves to the right in the figure beyond the locking means 112. and further has a rear bent portion 1 of the cover 1.
15 toward the locking means 112, toward the left in the figure,
It has a stopper portion 114 for preventing movement of the rear bent portion 115 during movement. This rear bent portion 11
45 has one or more, preferably two, positioning holes 11
7 is formed to position the cover 1 when the cover 1 is closed in correspondence with the positioning convex portion 23 mounted on the horizontal frame 22. The upper surface 102 of the cover 1 is covered with a crowning body 118 made of a plastic decorative board. This covering body 118 is attached to the upper surface 1 of the cover 1 by suitable means.
02, and in FIG.
It shows what has been achieved. In this case, by providing a packing or gasket 121 between the upper surface 102 around the small pillar 120 and the crowned body 118, play or loosening when the crowned body 118 is attached is eliminated. Crowned body 11
8 is a hanging portion 1 so as to cover a part of the front surface 101 of the cover 1.
22, and an irregular or regular convex portion 1 at the top.
23 can be formed. Preferably, two holes 124 are formed in the bottom surface 103 of the cover 1, and the support base 2
A hook piece 125 screwed into the hole protrudes.

Since it has the above configuration, first, when assembling the cover 1, the hook piece 125 protruding above the support base 20 is
Insert the hole 124 in the lower surface 103 of the cover to align the position, press the cover as it is, and attach the rear bent portion 115 to the locking means 1.
Hit 12. When the cover is further pushed in, the rear bent portion 115 pushes the elastic sloped portion 113 downward and crosses over it.

Subsequently, when the cover is pushed in, the positioning holes 117 in the rear bent portion 115 are aligned with the five pieces 23 of the horizontal frame 22. At this time, the locking arm 107 of the lock locking means 110
Since it is in a horizontal position, the key is inserted into the lock 108, the locking arm 107 is erected vertically and engaged with the bent end portion 109 of the arm member 111, and then the key is removed to complete the locking.

In order to partially open the cover 1 to check the display on the totalizer 19, insert the key into the lock 108 and press the locking piece 1.
07 in a horizontal state and bend the tip end portion 1 of the arm member 111.
09 and fold the cover forward. The cover is folded down so as to swing forward about the hole 124 in the bottom surface 103. When the cover is tilted forward, the lower end of the rear bent portion 115 will be attached to the stopper portion 11 of the locking means 112.
4 and the cover is held in that state.

In this state, the display scale of the integration indicator 19 can be seen from above. Furthermore, if it is desired to remove the cover entirely, it can be removed by lifting the cover and removing the hole 124 in the bottom surface 103 from the hook piece 125.

As described above, in the refueling machine of the present invention, since the cover can be kept partially open, daily checking of the totalizer can be done extremely easily and quickly. Furthermore, since the type of refueling machine illustrated as an example is a split type in which the upper and lower housings are independent from each other, a space 50 is formed between the upper and lower housings for good visibility, and the upper surface 102 of the lower housing 30 is a It can also be used as a storage stand for storing the fuel filler cap of a vehicle. The upper surface 102 of this lower housing may constitute a horizontal surface or may constitute a gently sloped surface. When this upper surface 102 is used as a storage stand, it can be covered with a covering body 118 made of a plastic decorative board to prevent the surface from becoming soiled or damaged by a cap or the like. This covering member 118 is fitted onto the upper surface 102 without play by a removable means so that it can be easily replaced when it becomes soiled. Also, depending on the cover 1, the front surface 101 and the top surface 1
The corners with 02 can be given a rough finish, making press working easier. The one in Figure 3 is Bushnut 11.
9 is shown, but it is also possible to adhere a magnet to the back surface of the crowned body 118 and utilize the force of the magnet's attraction to the top surface. Roughly crowned body 1
It is possible to form a concave-convex pattern on the surface of the 18 to prevent a cap placed on it from slipping off, and to print an appropriate advertisement on the surface, or to add letters or designs using the concave-convex pattern. It is also possible to treat it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the refueling machine of the present invention with a portion cut away to show the internal structure, Fig. 2 is a front view of the refueling machine with the cover removed, and Fig. 3 shows the detailed structure of the cover. FIG. 30... Lower housing 40... Upper housing 1... Cover 11... Vertical frame
22...Horizontal frame 110...Lock locking means
112...Locking/locking means

Claims (1)

[Claims] A part of the housing consists of a cover that can be opened and closed, and includes a locking means that can hold the cover in a completely closed state relative to the frame, and a locking means that can hold the cover in a partially open state relative to the frame. A refueling machine characterized by being provided with a locking means.