JPS60228295A - Lubricating device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a refueling device installed at a refueling station for automobiles and the like.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, by receiving a magnetic card handed out by a customer and inserting the magnetic card into a reader, the customer's car is refueled, and at the same time, various refueling information recorded on the magnetic card is transmitted to the gas station. However, conventional card-based refueling devices have the inconvenience of not being able to refuel if the customer forgets the card, and also cause problems for customers and refueling workers. There are inconveniences such as the complexity of transferring cards to and from customers, the risk of losing cards, etc.

[Problems that the invention attempts to solve]

This invention solves problems such as the inconvenience of not being able to refuel because a customer forgets their card, and the complexity of handing over the card when refueling, and allows refueling to be done smoothly and efficiently. It aims to make that possible.

[Means to resolve the problem]

The present invention provides a refueling information recording medium provided at a refueling port or near the refueling port, and a refueling information recording medium provided in a discharge pipe of a refueling nozzle, and recording information on the refueling information recording medium by inserting the discharge pipe into the refueling port. The refueling information reading means for reading the refueling information read by the refueling information reading means and the information transmitting means for transmitting the information read by the refueling information reading means to a management device provided within the refueling station are provided.

[Effect]

In the present invention, when the discharge pipe of the refueling nozzle is inserted into the refueling port of an automobile, etc., the refueling information reading means provided on the discharge pipe records information on the refueling information recording medium provided at or near the refueling port. Read the refueling information,
The refueling information is transferred to the management device in the refueling station by the information transmission means.

Note that the management device performs various processes such as aggregation processing.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 shows a refueling device 1 installed in a refueling station, and
This is an external view of the management device 2 of the POS system, where 3 is a frame, 4 is an oil pipe, 5 is a pump, 6 is a pump motor that drives the pump 5, 7 is a flow meter for measuring the amount of oil supplied, and 8-digit flow rate pulse. Estrus device, 9 is a display that displays the amount of oil supplied, 10
is the refueling nozzle, 11 is the hose, 12 is the nozzle hook that hangs the refueling nozzle 10, and 13 is turned on when the refueling nozzle 10 is removed.
This is a nozzle switch that turns OFF when turned on.

Regarding the management device 2, 14 is a CRT display, 15 is a printer, and 16 is a group of various keys.

The details of the refueling nozzle 10 will be explained with reference to FIG.
The hose 11 is connected to the nozzle body 17 through a rotary joint 17a.
A control lever 18 is provided, a discharge pipe 19 is connected, and inside this discharge pipe 19,
An atmospheric communication passage 2o of an automatic valve closing mechanism (not shown) built into the nozzle body 17 is provided. Further, a spiral protrusion 19a is formed on the outer periphery of the discharge pipe 19.
A flange-like member 21 is rotatably fitted into the flange-like member 21 and is urged toward the distal end of the discharge pipe 19 by a spring 22.

The end surface 21a of the flange-like member 21 has a third
As shown enlarged in the figure, the light emitting element 23a and the light receiving element 2
A reading head 23 for detecting refueling information, that is, a refueling information reading means, is provided, and the reading head 2
A signal line 24 from 3, an optical fiber in this embodiment, is led to a control circuit section 25, which will be described later, provided within the fuel supply device 1.

On the other hand, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 5, a substantially annular information recording member 27 with a part of the circumference missing is removably attached to the fuel filler port 26 of the automobile (part of which is indicated by A). attached to
A bar code or other information recording medium 28 is attached to the end surface 27& of this information recording member 27, and this information recording medium 28 contains information such as a customer number, vehicle number, oil type number, etc., as shown in FIG. The refueling Jl″ft information is recorded, and the discharge pipe 19 of the refueling nozzle 10 is connected to the refueling port 26.
The reading head 23 provided on the discharge pipe 19 can read the refueling information on the information recording medium 28 when the information recording medium 28 is inserted. Note that the refueling information reading means is not limited to the above-mentioned optical type, but may also be a magnetic type or various other types. A medium can also be applied, and it can also be directly attached to the fuel filler port 26 without providing the information recording member 27. Note that 29 is a fuel filler cap.

As shown in FIG. 7, the control circuit section 25 built into the oil supply device IK includes a read signal conversion circuit 30. which converts an optical signal from the read head 23 into an electrical signal. It has an information transmitting means 33 consisting of a read information temporary storage circuit 31 that temporarily stores read information based on the signal from the read signal conversion circuit 30, and a read information transmitting circuit 32 that transfers the temporarily stored read information to the PO 32, Further, an oil type information extraction circuit 34 that extracts only oil type information from the read information, and an oil type setting key 35
An oil type setting circuit 36 outputs information on the oil type selected by pressing the keys, and collates the oil type information from the oil type information extraction circuit 34 with the set oil type information from the oil type setting circuit 36. death,
An oil type information verification circuit 37 that outputs an H level signal when the two match, an a medium confirmation circuit 38 that outputs an H level signal when the nozzle switch 13 is ON, and an oil type information verification circuit 37
An ANT) circuit 39 as a gate means outputs a signal supplied from the refueling confirmation circuit 38 in response to a signal supplied from the refueling confirmation circuit 38, and an H level signal from this AND circuit 39 operates the pump motor drive circuit 41. a pump motor and drive control circuit 40 that drives the pump motor 6;
It is equipped with

Next, the operation will be explained.

After the car stops in front of the refueling device 1, the refueling worker:
Open the cap 29 of the refueling port 26 and remove the refueling nozzle 10 from the nozzle hook 12. Then, the nozzle switch 13 is turned ON, and the ANT) circuit 39 is turned on from the refueling confirmation circuit 38.
An iI level signal is input to the iI level signal.

Next, the discharge pipe 19 of the refueling nozzle 10 is connected to the refueling port 26.
When inserted into the information recording member 2, the flange-like member 21
7, and is pushed by this and retreats to the base side of the discharge pipe 19 while rotating spirally, and at this time, the reading head 23 reads the customer number, vehicle number, and oil type recorded on the information recording medium 28. The information and other refueling information are read, passed through the read signal conversion circuit 30, and temporarily stored in the read information temporary storage circuit 31.

On the other hand, the oil type information in the refueling information is extracted by the oil type information extraction circuit 34, and according to the extracted oil type information and the oil type of the tank to which the refueling device is connected in advance,
The oil type information set by the operation of the oil type setting key 35 is compared with the oil type information from the oil type setting circuit 36 in which the oil type information is stored, and when the oil type information matching circuit 37 does not match,
Since no signal is output from the ANT) circuit 39, the pump motor 6 is not started, and therefore, erroneous refueling of a different type of oil will not occur. On the other hand, when the verification matches, A
The pump motor 6 is activated by a signal from the NT') circuit 39, and the correctly confirmed oil type is supplied.

When refueling is completed, the refueling information stored in the read information temporary storage circuit 31 is transferred to the read information transmission circuit 32.
The information is transferred to the management device 2 via.

Note that this transfer timing is not limited to the time when refueling is completed, but may be at any time. In addition, although not shown, the amount of oil supplied and other refueling information is also transferred from the control circuit section 25 to the management device 2, and upon completion of refueling, the ear device 2 performs aggregation processing.

8 to 11 show other embodiments, in which the refueling nozzle 10
A reading head 43 such as a magnetic sensor is attached to the outer peripheral surface near the tip of the discharge pipe 42, and an information recording member 27 is attached to the fuel filler port 26 as in the previous embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 1D. As shown in FIG. 11, an information recording medium 44 made of magnetic tape is attached to the cylindrical inner surface of the information recording member 27, on which all the refueling information is sequentially recorded in the direction of the cylinder center line.

In this embodiment, since the reading head 43 moves in the longitudinal direction of the information recording medium 44 when the discharge pipe 42 is inserted, the refueling information is sequentially read during the insertion. The other points are the same as those of the previous embodiment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, when the refueling nozzle is inserted into the refueling port of the discharge pipe gate, the refueling information reading means provided on the discharge pipe reads the six lugs recorded in the refueling information medium provided on the refueling port side. Since the refueling information is read and transferred to the management device inside the gas station, there is no inconvenience of not being able to refuel because the customer forgets the card, which is the case with conventional refueling systems using magnetic cards. There is no complication in the delivery process, and it is extremely efficient for both customers and refueling workers.

Furthermore, by including oil type information in the refueling information to be recorded, it is possible to reliably do so without relying on the inexperience or attentiveness of refueling workers, and to avoid the difficulty of directly detecting the oil type from the fuel oil with a seven-meter sensor. It is possible to prevent the supply of different types of oil with great ease.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external view of the main parts of a refueling device showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of the refueling nozzle in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a reading head in Fig. 2. Expansion Ld
, Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the fuel filler port of a car, Fig. 5 is a view taken in the direction of the ■ arrow in Fig. 4, @ Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the recorded information content of the information recording medium in Fig. 5, Fig. 7 Figure 8 is a block diagram of the control surface [heat section; Figures 8 to 11 show other embodiments; Figure 8 is an enlarged front view of a partial cross section of the fuel nozzle; Figure 9 is a diagram of the fuel filler opening of an automobile; 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the X arrow in FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X in FIG. 9 1C. 1...Refueling device, 2...Pipe monument device, during JO...Refueling nozzle, 39.42...Discharge pipe, 2
1... Flange-shaped member, 23.43...
Reading head (refueling information reading means), 26... Fuel filler port, 27... Information recording member, 28.44...
... Information recording medium, 3° ... Read signal conversion circuit, 31 ... Read information temporary storage circuit, 32 ...
-Reading information transmission circuit, 33... Information transmission means. Applicant Tokico Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A refueling information recording medium provided at the refueling port or near the refueling port, and a refueling information recording medium provided in the discharge pipe of the refueling nozzle, and recorded on the refueling information recording medium by inserting the discharge pipe into the refueling port. A refueling device comprising a refueling information reading means for reading refueling information, and an information transmitting means for transmitting the information read by the refueling information reading means to a management device provided in a refueling station.