JPS5899398A - Oil station - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a gasoline refueling station for automobiles and the like.

Such refueling stations have refueling equipment and POS installed on the premises.
There are devices that automate refueling work and slip issuing work by connecting to a small electronic computer.

The purpose of the present invention is to expand the range of use of the above-mentioned POS, and to improve customer reliability by making it possible to provide various service information required by the refueling customer, such as vehicle inspection dates, printed on slips, etc. The aim is to provide a refueling station that will also lead to increased sales.

However, according to the present invention, the purpose of this lever is to provide a printing device at or near the fueling position in a fueling station equipped with a POS that receives and processes the fueling information signal from the fueling device, This is achieved by printing out the service information of the refueling customer stored in the storage device of the 6pos.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a first embodiment of a refueling station according to the present invention, in which a ground-mounted fixed refueling machine is used as the refueling device, and in the illustrated example, each external device is used.

Two oil supply devices 2, 2' and 3.3' are housed in 1', but each of these oil supply devices may have a separate exterior, and the number of oil supply devices themselves is limited to this example. It is not something that will be done.

Each refueling device 2.2', 3.3' is provided with a refueling pump flowmeter in the middle of the refueling pipe communicating with the underground tank, and a refueling hose 5 having a nozzle pulp 4 at the tip is connected to this refueling pipe, and a refueling pump A refueling motor is connected to the flow meter, and a flow pulse transmitter is attached to the flow meter.

Furthermore, a nozzle switch 27 is activated by removing the nozzle pulp 4 from the nozzle hook 6 on which the nozzle pulp 4 is hung.
is provided, and the signal emitted from the nozzle switch 27 when the nozzle pulp 4 is removed from the nozzle hook 6 and the flow rate signal emitted from the pulse transmitter of the flow meter is introduced into the PO 89, while the signal from the PO 39 is The signal is introduced into the refueling motor of the refueling device so that the refueling operation is automatically controlled by PO39.

In the figure, 7 is a refueling amount indicator provided on the front of the external device 1'.

The above PO39 is installed in office 8 of the gas station, and
Connected to O39 is an outdoor operating device 9' installed near the oil supply devices 2, 2', 3, and 3', for example, on the island 10 where the external device 1' is installed. As shown in Figure 2, this outdoor operation device includes a code number input button 11 using numbers 0 to 9, a fuel supply device selection button 12 for fuel supply devices 2.2' and 3°3', payment of fees by card, cash, etc. Selection button 13
A keyboard 14 and a card reader 15, which are a collection of devices such as
and a printing device 16.

Further above the column 17 that supports the outdoor operation device, there are a display section 18α and a display section 18α composed of a dot display.
Refueling equipment used by customers corresponding to the information displayed in 2.
A service information display 18 having a rung 19 for displaying numbers 2', 3.3' and a display recovery button 19α is provided.

Light bulbs, liquid crystals, etc. may be used to form the dots of the information display section 18α, but a plasma display is superior because it does not have to worry about disconnection, has excellent temperature resistance, and has a fast response speed.

On the other side, the service information display 18 may be supported by a separate support from the support 17 of the outdoor operation device, or may be mounted on the wall or fence of the office 8, and may be mounted from the refueling position. There are no restrictions on the location as long as it is within a clearly visible range.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the contents of the present invention.
is a display device 20, a control device (CPU) 21, a storage device 22, and an input button 3 similar to that on the outdoor operation device.
0. It has an input/output device 23 equipped with a card reader 31 and a printer 32, and the control device 21 has a display device 20.
The storage device 22 and the input/output device 2
3 and input/output signals.

Furthermore, the control device 21 controls each oil supply device 2.2', 3°3'
An input/output terminal is connected to each of them, an input/output terminal is connected to the outdoor operation device 9', and an output terminal is connected to the service information display 18.

Next, the usage and effect will be explained.

A special card will be prepared for each refueling group, and based on the card number of this card, the vehicle inspection date for each group will be determined.

Enter necessary information about the customer such as oil change date, license renewal date, 6 months, 1 year maintenance inspection date, etc. using the input button 30 of PO 39.
The information is stored in the service information storage section of the storage device 22 via the control device 21. Note that these dates are updated in the same way (by operating the input button 30 of the PO 89).

The storage device 22 also includes each oil supply device 2.2'.

3. From 3', via the control device 21, there is a refueling information storage section α that stores the total sales of each group, the total daily or monthly sales of the entire gas station, and a separate input device.
There is a campaign information storage section C that stores campaign information of a gas station, such as "tire sale on sale" or "oil campaign on", which is inputted through the system.

Normally, a campaign from the campaign information storage section C of the storage device 22 is retrieved and inputted to the service information display 18 by a call from the control device 21, and the characters ``oil campaign in progress'' are written on the dot, for example, on the lightning news. It is displayed repeatedly, flowing horizontally.

Now, a customer has come to refuel, and the card read by the card reader 15 of the outdoor operation device 9' is read by the customer.
When, for example, "1" is pressed among the refueling device selection buttons 12 corresponding to the refueling device to be refueled, the refueling device 2 becomes ready for refueling.

On the other hand, a signal is introduced from the outdoor controller 9' to the control device 21 based on the card number of the card, and the control device 21
In response to this signal, the service information storage section of the storage device 22 displays the vehicle inspection date of the customer's vehicle.

Necessary information such as oil change date, license renewal date, periodic inspection date, etc. is extracted, and this is output to the service information display 18, and the above information is displayed in dot numbers or letters on the display section 18α of the display 18. . Further, "1" of the lamp 19 indicating the number of the selected refueling device lights up.

The display on the service information display 18 disappears after 60 seconds, for example. Then, if you read the next customer's card and press the refueling device selection button 12, the service information for each service will be displayed on the display 1.
8, but if the display restoration button 19α is pressed, the disappeared service information will be displayed on the display 18 again.

The above information display can also include the number of days remaining until each date due to the action of the control device 21, and the number of remaining days required in advance, such as 2 if the vehicle inspection date or license renewal date.
Set it to 1 month before the inspection, or 2 weeks before the 6 month inspection.
It is also possible to display only those within this period.

When the nozzle pulp 4 of the refueling device 2 is removed from the nozzle hook 6, the refueling motor is rotated by a signal from the nozzle switch 27, and when the nozzle pulp 4 is opened to perform refueling, a flow rate signal is sent from the pulse transmitter installed in the flow meter. comes out and the control device 2
1 and is introduced into the storage device 22 from the control device 21, and the amount of refueling is stored in the refueling information storage section α.

After refueling, hang the nozzle valve 4 on the nozzle hook 6,
A signal from the nozzle switch 27 is introduced to the control device 21, and an output signal from the control device 21 is introduced to the refueling motor, so that the refueling device 2 is completely stopped. 16, a print command output signal is introduced, and a slip 24 as shown in FIG. The service information item e of the relevant refueling amount displayed by the service information display 18 is also printed.

Note that the same operation can be performed even if the input/output device 23 of the indoor PO 39 is used.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing a second embodiment of the fueling station according to the present invention, in which each fueling device is a hanging hose type fueling device 2.2' suspended from the canoby 25.

3.3', and set the service information display 18 to the office 8.
This is the case when it is installed on the wall.

Inside the hose storage device 26 of each refueling device 2, 2', 3, 3', a refueling hose 5 is wound around a hose reel connected to a refueling motor, and this hose reel is connected to a cam switch box. It is connected.

The base end of each refueling hose 5 is connected to a refueling pipe that communicates with an underground tank (not shown), a refueling pump and a flow meter are sequentially installed in the middle of the refueling pipe, a refueling motor is connected to the refueling pump, and a refueling motor is connected to the refueling pump. Attach a flow rate pulse transmitter to the meter.

A refueling hose lowering switch, an ascending switch, etc. are provided near the nozzle pulp 4 at the tip of each refueling hose 5, and the output signals of both switches and the flow rate output signal of the flow rate pulse transmitter are connected to PO.
The point of introducing the PO39 into the PO39 and controlling it by the PO39 is the same as the first point above.
It is the same as the example.

In the case of this embodiment, each oil supply device 2, 2', 3, 3
The fuel supply amount indicator 7 corresponding to ' was installed on the wall of the office 8, and the service information display 18 was also attached to the wall of the office 8 near this fuel amount display meter 7.

The contents are as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, and the service information display 18 displays a campaign before refueling, and when the amount of refueling is reached, the service information of the refueling customer is displayed for about 30 seconds, unlike the first embodiment. It's the same.

Also, after refueling is completed, a slip 24 as shown in Fig. 4 is issued from the printer 16 of the outdoor operation device 9' of PO39, but the outdoor operation device 9' is located near the office. It is desirable to install it in a place where it will not interfere with the movement of the car.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of a fueling station showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in FIG. For example, it may be provided directly on the outer device 1.

In this case, the lamp 19 is not necessary, and the service information display 18 may consist only of the display section I8α.

Furthermore, it is also possible to provide the printer 16 in the external device 1' for each refueling device 2, 2', 3, and 3' instead of providing the printer 16 in the outdoor operation device 9'. It is convenient to hand it over.

The other configurations are completely the same as those of the first embodiment, and have the same functions and effects.

As described above, the refueling station of the present invention is a refueling station equipped with a POS that processes refueling information signals from refueling equipment.
A printing device is installed at or near the refueling position, and the printing device allows
Since the service information of refueling customers stored in the storage device of Ipos is printed, the range of use of POS can be expanded and improved compared to before, and the service information can be transmitted using a printing device. Since it is printed on a slip or the like, it can be left as a record and the customer who receives it can reconfirm the contents at a later date to prevent them from forgetting them.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a first embodiment of a gas service station according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a POS outdoor operation device and a service information display used in the first embodiment, and FIG. A block diagram showing the content of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a front view of a slip, FIG.
FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a second embodiment and a third embodiment of the present invention, respectively. 1.1'...Exterior 2, 2', 3,
3'... Oil supply device 4... Nozzle pulp 5...
Refueling hose 6...Nozzle hook 7...Refueling amount display meter 8...Office 9...pos9'...
・Outdoor controller 10...Island 11, 30
...Input button 12...Lubrication device selection button 13...
・Payment selection button 14...Keyboard 15, 31
...Card reader 16, 32...Printing device 17
...Strut 18...Service information display 18α...Display part ]9...Lamp 19α・
・Display recovery button 20 ・Display device 21 ・
...Control device 22...Storage device 23...Input/output device 24...Slip 25...Canopy
26...Hose storage device 27...Nozzle switch Applicant: Tokyo Tatsuno Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) At a refueling station equipped with a POS that receives refueling information signals from refueling equipment and processes the signals, a printer is installed at or near the refueling position, and the printer stores information in the storage device of the POS. A gas station characterized by printing out service information for customers refueling at the same time. (2) The fueling station according to claim 1, wherein the printing device uses a fuel amount printing device.