WO1999005951A1

WO1999005951A1 - Assembly for cleaning-deodorizing the drivers hands at petrol stations

Info

Publication number: WO1999005951A1
Application number: PCT/ES1998/000222
Authority: WO
Inventors: Josep Maria Elias Costa
Original assignee: Josep Maria Elias Costa
Priority date: 1997-07-30
Filing date: 1998-07-30
Publication date: 1999-02-11
Also published as: ES1037981Y; ES1037981U

Abstract

Assembly facilitating the cleaning-deodorizing of drivers hands at petrol stations, said assembly comprising one or a plurality of automatic or semi-automatic dispensers (2) which dispense articles for the cleaning-deodorizing of the hands of drivers; means (3) for detecting the end of the petrol filling operation and comprising a device associated to each petrol pump or to each group of petrol pumps (1), said detecting means generating a signal which is sent by transmission means (5) to the dispenser (2) for the activation of the latter.

Description

SET FOR HAND CLEANING-DEODORIZATION

OF DRIVERS IN SERVICE STATIONS

Technical Field

The present invention refers to an assembly to facilitate the

cleaning the hands of drivers in service stations, especially

in the "self-service" type, which comprises at least one dispenser of

items suitable for such hand cleaning, controlled by a device

associated with each of the fuel pumps, so that

dispenser delivers an item after each service, said items being for

hand cleaning, preferably wipes impregnated with a product

deodorant (liquid, cream or similar) or flavoring.

Background of the invention

At present, the use and handling of motor vehicles has

acquired a degree of reliability certainly high, which makes the user

you should have virtually no contact with the mechanical elements of

said vehicles susceptible to dirtying, which prevents drivers from having

You have to take special precautions. However, the proliferation

of service stations of the "self-service" type forces the driver to operate

himself, manually, the fuel pump for filling the tank

of the vehicle, which makes it very likely that the driver’s hands are impregnate to a greater or lesser extent the penetrating smell of said fuel

when operating the service tap. For the rest, the contact with said fuel

it carries the unpleasant sensation derived from the penetrating and lasting smell of

said fluid that, except for a stop for hand cleaning, will remain

throughout the journey.

Many service stations, aware of the inconvenience this

represents, made available to the public paper towel dispensers

absorbent, hand dryer, coil-shaped, that the user himself unwinds

and dose by tearing a piece of paper strip using a strip

treadmill that said dispenser has on purpose. This system has the

disadvantage that the paper towel can dry hands but not eliminate

the unpleasant smell of the fuel, in addition to the coil not remaining

adequately protected in particular to the action of abusive persons or

unscrupulous, which can lead the service station manager to

desist from replacing said coil once it has been used up.

Another solution used is to make available to

Disposable gloves users. This alternative suffers from the inconvenience

that these gloves are freely available to the user and at the expense

of abusive use or acts of vandalism and its use also implies inconvenience

such as placement difficulties, hand sweating, without being able to

avoid, for example, when removing gloves,

produce some contact between fuel residues and hands. Brief Exhibition of the Invention

The invention seeks to alleviate these drawbacks of the solutions of the

prior art providing the service stations a set of

elements to facilitate cleaning-deodorization of the hands of

drivers, automatically dispensing for that purpose an article for said

cleaning-deodorization of the hands after the completion of each

refueling service or allowing access to such items by opening

a container of them normally closed.

According to the invention, this objective is achieved by means of

a set of elements comprising, at least:

an automatic or semi-automatic article dispenser for

hand cleaning,

detection means, constituted by a device such as a

transducer installed on each dispensing pole, or associated with the means of

remote control of the completion of the fuel dispensing cycle of the

group or battery of dispensing poles, for the detection of completion

a refueling service and the subsequent generation of a signal; Y

transmission means for sending the signal generated by the

said detection means to the dispensing apparatus, for the activation of

said dispenser that in the case of being automatic will involve the delivery of a

wipe or to open a door that allows the taking of a wipe

in the case of a semi-automatic device. Thus, an automatic or semi-automatic dispenser of

articles for cleaning-deodorizing the hands, such as wipes

impregnated with a suitable product is controlled and activated by a

signal generated by a device placed next to, or in the vicinity of

each supplier post or associated to each group of posts when detecting the execution

of a fuel refueling service, so that the user receives a

item that allows you to clean your hands, if you wish, after

refueling performed, said article being for cleaning-deodorization

hands preferably a cloth impregnated with a product

deodorant or flavoring. The cleaning supplies dispenser-

hand deodorization can be centralized in a single device to

the entire service station, or distributed in various devices, as per

example, one for each supplier or one for each battery of suppliers or two

(one at each end), said dispenser being able to be, as it has been

indicated above, semi-automatic, that is, of the type of

they allow access to a compartment in which a unit of

said article that must be taken manually, or automatically, of the type of

that make the direct delivery of it. The device installed in each

pump post for the detection of the performance of a service can act

in accordance with the fuel pump or the meter counter

dispenser to generate the activation signal of the dispensing apparatus, without

interfere with said telemetry network. For a better understanding of the characteristics of the object of this

invention is described below and by way of example, a form of

realization of a set to facilitate cleaning-deodorization of

drivers' hands at service stations, referring to

drawings that accompany this memory, which, given its end

primarily illustrative, they should be interpreted as devoid of

any limiting nature with respect to the exemplified solution.

Brief explanation of the drawings

Figure 1 represents a partial view of a group of posts of

fuel supply from a service station equipped with a set,

according to the present invention, and

Figure 2 represents a possible scheme of the installation of said

set in the same service station.

Detailed description of an embodiment

In said drawings a battery of dispensing poles 1 of

different types of fuel, at the ends of which are two

dispensing apparatus 2 for cleaning-deodorizing articles of

hands, connected with one or more detection devices 3, type

transducer, installed, for example, in each dispenser 1, in this case in

connection with the fuel supply pump 4, to detect the termination of a refueling service, and thus, generate a signal that is

sent by transmission means 5 to the dispensing apparatus 2 more

nearby, activating said dispenser 2.

Although the drawing shows dispensers 2, generally automatic,

attached to, or integrated in the distributor post, the invention may

also be implemented with the location of such dispensers at one point

next, integrated into a housing adjacent to the post or posts (no

represented), including a payment ATM, or even next to

a spaced payment box.

The aforementioned detection means 3, transducer type, can be connected

alternatively to the circuit for remote control of the service of each post

of fuel (gasoline or mixture, diesel, fuel of different octanes,

etc.) and generate the signal according to the completion of a refueling.

It should be noted, however, that said dispenser 2 will be activated in

each case by an indicative signal that the service has ended and has to

proceed to payment, without the installation of the proposed set interfering with

in any way in the control network of the quantity of fuel served, to the

that in a preferred embodiment, it is completely foreign.

As previously mentioned, the dispenser 2 can be

automatic or semi-automatic in which last case, it will only act

opening a door and allowing the manual taking of a wipe.

The said dispenser may include advertising type legends for promotion of a certain firm that bears installation costs.

Having sufficiently described the set of this invention

as to be able to be implemented by a technician in the field, it is collected

extend the object of this patent application to variations

of detail that does not alter its essentiality, in particular, type of dispenser,

detector means used, etc.

Claims

1.- Set for cleaning-deodorizing the hands of drivers

in service stations, of the type that comprise at least one dispenser of

a cleaning article, located next to the dispensing posts (1) characterized

to understand;

at least one of said dispensers (2) of articles for cleaning-

hand deodorization, which is automatic or semi-automatic.

means of detection (3), of completion of the refueling service,

integrating by a device associated with each post or group of supplier posts

(1), for the detection of the execution of such service, and the subsequent

signal generation, and

transmission means (5) for sending the signal generated by

said detection means (3) to said dispenser for the activation of

said dispenser (2) and delivery or access to an article for cleaning

deodorizer.

2. An assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the

Articles for cleaning-deodorizing hands are wipes

impregnated with a deodorant or flavoring product.

3. An assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the

detection means (3), comprise a transducer device connected to

a circuit that remotely controls the operation of the pump posts (one).

4. An assembly according to claim 1 characterized in that the

detection means (3) are constituted by a transducer device

installed on each spout post (1), which detects the completion of a

refueling service through the activity of the fuel pump (4) of

said dispensing post (1), to which it is connected.

5. An assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the

detection means (3), are constituted by a transducer device

installed on each pump post, which detects the termination of a service

of refueling through the activity of the fuel step counter of

said dispensing post (1).

6. An assembly according to claim 1, characterized by including

two vending devices (2), automatic or semi-automatic located

one at each end of a group of post-dispenser (1).

7. An assembly according to claim 1, characterized by integrating

a vending device (2), automatic or semi-automatic installed in each

one of the post-dispenser (1) of the service station.

8. An assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the

said dispensing device is integrated into an adjacent housing or

next to the post or group of post-dispenser (1), which includes a cashier

automatic.