JP3024656B2 - Oil depot shipping method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an office having a card held by an operator of a lorry storing a vehicle number, a card reader, a printer, and an alarm, and storing delivery data based on the vehicle number. The present invention relates to a method for shipping an oil depot comprising a host computer provided, a local computer provided in a refueling area having a card reader, a display, and an annunciator, exchanging data with the host computer and controlling refueling. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With respect to such technology, the present applicant has disclosed in
In Japanese Patent Publication No. 8-159175 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-46395, there is proposed a technique in which a driver of a lorry receives a delivery slip at an office, refuels with a refueling device, and departs.

[0003]

The above proposal is effective. However, since refueling is performed by a refueling device and the vehicle goes straight to a refueling station, unloading or forgetting to load may occur, and the user may be informed of the notification. There is a possibility that the delivery slip may not match the load amount because the customer may go to the gas station without receiving the delivery slip. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method of shipping an oil depot to prevent unloading or forgetting to load.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a card held by an operator of a lorry storing a vehicle number, a card reader, a printer, and an alarm, and storage of delivery data based on the vehicle number. An oil depot comprising a host computer provided in a fixed office, a local computer provided in a refueling area having a card reader, a display, and an annunciator, transmitting and receiving data to and from the host computer, and controlling refueling. In the shipping method, the local computer sends a car number of the card read by a card reader to the host computer, the host computer sends delivery data of the received car number to the local computer, and the local computer sends the received delivery data to the local computer. Display on the display, refuel based on the display, the local computer receives the refueling end signal When loading of all delivery data has not been completed, the alarm is activated, and when loading is completed, refueling data is sent to the host computer, and the host computer reads all delivery data of the car number of the card read by the card reader. If the loading is not completed, the alarm is activated, and if the loading is completed, a slip on which the refueling data is printed is issued by the printer.

It is preferable that the end of the refueling is detected by disconnecting the ground wire of the lorry from the ground outlet of the rack.

[0006]

[0007]

[Explanation of the operation and effect] Therefore, the operator can go directly to the refueling area and perform the refueling work without stopping at the office of the oil depot, so that the operator stops at the office and performs a predetermined procedure as in the past. The time required for refueling can be reduced, and the refueling efficiency improves accordingly. And even if there is something left behind and the display on the display unit is different from the actual refueling amount and the operator does not notice the alarm, even if the operator stops at the office after refueling, Can be checked by the host computer. Therefore, the amount of refueling can be double-checked, and unloading of lorries can be reliably prevented.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an oil depot for implementing the present invention. An office O is provided near an entrance G of an oil depot A, and refueling devices 2a and 2b (hereinafter simply referred to as 2). Are substantially the same, and their sides are refueling areas Aa and Ab (hereinafter simply referred to as A), respectively. The refueling device 2 includes a rack 4, and loading arms 5 a to 5 d (hereinafter, simply referred to as 5) corresponding to each oil type are provided on the rack 4. For example, the loading arm 5 a supplies regular gasoline and the loading arm 5.
It is assumed that b supplies high-octane gasoline, the loading arm 5c supplies light oil, and the loading arm 5d supplies kerosene. Hatch sensors 6a to 6d (hereinafter, simply referred to as 6) are respectively attached to these loading arms, and indicators 7a to 7d (hereinafter, simply referred to as 7) for displaying the amount of refueling from each loading arm. ) Is provided at a position where it is easy to see. Further, each rack 4 is provided with a refueling control device, that is, local computers 8a and 8b (hereinafter simply referred to as 8).

The shipping control device, ie, the host computer 9 installed in the office O and the local computer 8 installed in the rack 4 are connected to each other by a signal line L.
Serial transmission.

Each of the hatch sensors 6 detects a hatch number of a lorry, and emits a signal corresponding to the hatch number and an oil type number of a loading arm on which the hatch sensor is mounted.

FIG. 2 shows the refueling of the hatch H2 of the lorry by the oil depot that implements the present invention.
In the illustrated example, Rori R stopped at refueling area A is 3
There are two hatches H1, H2, H3. Each hatch H
1, H2 and H3 have openings 10a, 10
b, 10c, and each hatch has a hatched sensor 11a, 11b, 11c.

A local computer 8 is set up on the rack 4, and the computer 8 has a card reader 2.
1. Necessary operation buttons 22 and an alarm 52 are provided.

An oil supply pipe 25 to which oil is supplied from an oil supply pump (not shown) is connected to the loading arm 5 via an oil supply device such as a flow meter 26 and a control valve 27. The refueling amount is displayed on the indicator 7 by a signal from the flow rate pulse transmitter 28 provided on the flow meter 26. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of (for example, four) refueling systems are provided for one rack 4. In the figure, reference numeral 29 indicates a start switch, and indicates that the hatched sensor 11b of the hatch H2 of the lorry R is connected to the hatch sensor 6. Reference numeral 51 denotes a ground wire, which is connected to the ground outlet 50 of the rack 4.

In FIG. 3, a hatch sensor 6, a card reader 21, a ground outlet 50, an alarm 52, and a display 7 are connected to a local computer 8 of the refueling apparatus 2, respectively. The host computer 9 includes a keyboard 30, a card reader 31, a printer 3
2. CRT 33, floppy drive 34 and alarm 3
5 are respectively connected.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. FIG. 4 shows a control flow of the host computer 9 installed in the office O, FIG. 5 shows an example of delivery data input to the host computer 9, and FIG.
3 shows a control flow of the local computer 8 installed in the rack 4. This host computer 9 has:
As shown in FIG. 5, delivery data of a car number a, a gas station name b, a date c, and an oil type / amount d are input in advance. The Rori driver has a card indicating the vehicle number (for example, the vehicle number 205 shown in FIG. 5). Rori goes directly to the refueling device 2 without stopping at the office and stops at the refueling area A. Then, the ground wire 51 of the lorry is connected to the ground outlet 50 as in the prior art (step S1). Next, the driver reads the card into the card reader 21 (step S).
2). Then, the local computer 8 sends the read car number "205" of the card to the host computer 9 (step S3).

When a signal indicating the vehicle number is input from the local computer 8 (step S4), the host computer 9 reads and verifies the input vehicle number, and sends the delivery data (see FIG. 5) to the local computer 8. Send (step S5). When the delivery data is sent from the host computer 9 (step S6), the local computer 8 displays the sent delivery data on the display 7 (step S7).

Next, the driver performs a refueling operation. That is, the driver connects the hatch sensor, inserts the loading arm into the hatch (in the case of bottom refueling, connects to the hatch refueling pipe), and sets the refueling amount (for example, 2 kl, 1 kl, etc.) on the display 7. And press the start button 29.
Then, the local computer performs refueling control in a known manner in accordance with the command, and the type and amount of oil for which refueling has been completed are sequentially erased or marked from the display 7 (step S8). When the refueling operation of each hatch of the lorry is completed in this way, the driver disconnects the hatch sensor, disconnects the ground wire 51 from the outlet 50 (step S9), and prepares for departure. When the local computer 8 confirms that the step S9 has been completed, the local computer 8 determines whether or not the refueling of all the fuel has been completed by comparing with the delivery data (step S10).
If it is ES, the refueling data is sent to the host computer 9 and the display on the display 7 is erased (step S1).
6) End the control. On the other hand, in the case of NO in step S10, the alarm 52 notifies "there is an unloading" (step S11). Therefore, when the operator resets the alarm 52 and goes out (Step S12), the process goes to Step S12.
The process proceeds to step S16, and after a predetermined time (for example, one minute) has elapsed ignoring the notification (step S13), the process proceeds to step S16.
That is, YES in step S12 and step S13
In this case, the actual refueling data is sent to the host computer. When the operator notices the notification and connects the ground wire 51 to the ground outlet 50 again (step S14), and the card is read by the card reader 21 to refuel the remaining amount (step S15), the process returns to step S8 and returns to step S8. Similar refueling control is performed.

When the local computer 8 sends the actual refueling data to the host computer 9 in this way, the host computer 9 stores the input refueling data in accordance with the input of the refueling data (step S17) (step S17). Step S18). When the refueling work is completed in this way, Rory comes to the office O, and the driver causes the card reader of the host computer 9 to read the card (step S19), the host computer 9 reads the input delivery data. Then, it is determined whether or not the refueling data input from the local computer 8 is the same (step S20). If YES, a delivery slip is issued from the printer 33 (step S24), and the control ends. Based on this delivery slip, the operator may deliver a predetermined oil type oil amount d to a predetermined gas station described in the gas station name b. On the other hand, if step S20 is NO, that is, if the delivery data and the refueling data are different, the annunciator 35 notifies "there is unloading" or displays a message "there is an unloading" on the CRT 33. (Step S21). If the operator decides that there may be unloading (for example, when the lorry is already full) and presses the OK button on the keyboard 30 (step S22), the process proceeds to step S24, where the slip of the actual refueling amount is issued. I do. In addition, when the operator goes to the refueling device 2 to refuel unloaded, the keyboard 3
When the NO button of 0 is pressed (step S23), the control ends. The driver then refuels the remaining cargo and performs the same operation. Until the NO button is pressed, the process returns to step S21 and notifies the operator 35 of "there is unloading", and warns the operator whether there may be unloading or whether to refuel the unloading. Therefore, the operator can reliably perform the refueling operation without any unloading.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the local computer operates the annunciator when the loading of all the delivery data is not completed in response to the refueling end signal.
The operator can know whether there is any unloading at the refueling area, that is, at the refueling device. Also, even if the operator does not notice the unloading, the host computer activates the alarm if the loading of all the delivery data is not completed, so it can be checked again at the office and the unloading can be reliably prevented. . Further, since a voucher for the actual refueling amount is issued, troubles in the loading amount at the refueling station can be avoided.

Further, since it is not necessary to stop at the oil tank office before refueling, the refueling efficiency is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an oil tank for implementing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which the lorry is being refueled by an oil depot for implementing the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram.

FIG. 4 is a control flowchart of a host computer.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example of delivery data.

FIG. 6 is a control flowchart of a local computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2a, 2b ... refueling device 4 ... rack 5a-5d ... loading arm 6a-6d ... hatch sensor 7a-7d ... display 8, 8a ... local computer 9 ... host Computers 10a to 10c: hatch 11a to 11c: hatched sensor 50: ground outlet 51: ground wire 52: alarm

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-52-33562 (JP, A) JP-A-61-273395 (JP, A) JP-A-63-232195 (JP, A) JP-A-2- 85198 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B67D 5/00-5/60

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A card held by an operator of a lorry storing a car number, a host computer provided in an office having a card reader, a printer, and an alarm, and storing delivery data based on the car number. , Has a card reader, display and annunciator, exchanges data with the host computer,
In a method for shipping an oil depot comprising a local computer provided in a refueling area for controlling refueling, the local computer sends a car number of the card read by a card reader to the host computer, and the host computer receives the card number. The delivery data of the car number is sent to the local computer, the local computer displays the received delivery data on a display, and the fuel is refueled based on the display, and the local computer receives the refueling end signal and has finished loading all the delivery data. If not, activate the alarm,
Sends refueling data to the host computer if completed, activates the annunciator if loading of all delivery data for the car number of the card read by the card reader has not been completed, and has finished And a function of issuing a slip on which refueling data is printed by a printer.