JP3220748B2 - Gas station - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refueling station for refueling automobiles with fuel such as gasoline.

[0002]

[Prior art]

As is well known, such refueling stations are equipped with refueling equipment,
The vehicle is supplied with fuel oil such as gasoline by the refueling device, and the refueling device is fixed on the ground, in either case of a suspension type, from a refueling machine case body or a hose storage device suspended from a canopy. A refueling nozzle is provided at the tip of the drawn refueling hose, and in order to refuel, the refueling nozzle is held by a person in charge of refueling by hand, inserts it into the refueling port of the car, and opens the valve. .

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In this way, the refueling of the car is performed manually by the staff of the gas station, so it requires human resources, and also secures the number of staff equivalent to the number of fueling equipment installed at the gas station. For example, when the refueling station is crowded, for example, when the refueling customer's car is stopped in front of the refueling device, the staff in charge may wait for the refueling to the end, improving the refueling efficiency, waiting time for customers It was long and annoying.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to solve the inconvenience of the above-described embodiment, and to perform refueling without waiting for customers in front of a refueling device,
In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a fueling station in which fueling can be started automatically while a driver of a vehicle is sitting in a driver's seat, thereby improving fueling efficiency.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention firstly provides islands on both left and right sides along a moving flow line of a vehicle formed from an entrance to an exit, and a data input / output device and an automatic refueling device on the island. At a gas station with
The data input / output device is provided at a position in front of the island in the vehicle traveling direction, and the automatic refueling device is provided on a horizontal movement device provided with a vertical movement device and provided at a rear position of the island, and stops on the movement flow line. A car sensor for detecting an automobile, and a filler port sensor for fine adjustment for matching a refueling nozzle of an automatic refueling device with a filler port of the vehicle are provided, and a steering wheel of the vehicle is controlled based on a video signal from the car sensor. The data input / output device on the side corresponding to the left / right position is configured to operate, and refueling of the vehicle is performed based on fuel filler position data stored in the card read by the data input / output device and a video signal from the car sensor. The mouth position is determined, and based on the determination result, the lateral moving device and the vertical The driving device is driven to position the refueling nozzle in front of the refueling port, and the image signal from the refueling port sensor is configured to finely adjust the position of the refueling nozzle so as to match the refueling port. A data input / output device is provided on a telescopic device on a lateral moving device provided at a position forward of the island in the vehicle traveling direction, and the lateral moving device and the telescopic device are configured to be driven based on a detection signal from a car sensor. The gist is that.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, if the vehicle is stopped on the moving line of the vehicle formed from the entrance to the exit, this is detected by the car sensor, and the detected signal from the car sensor is The data input / output device on the side corresponding to the left / right position of the steering wheel of the vehicle is operated based on the data of the fuel filler position stored in the card read by the data input / output device and the video signal from the car sensor. The refueling port position of the vehicle is determined, and the lateral moving device and the vertical moving device of the automatic refueling device on either the left or right side are driven based on the determination result, and the automatic refueling device is automatically moved to a position suitable for refueling. The vehicle moves and operates automatically, so that the vehicle can be refueled without refueling operations by a gas station staff. Then, the refueling nozzle is finely adjusted to match the refueling port based on a video signal from the refueling port sensor.

According to the second aspect of the invention, for example, when refueling is started, when an IC card possessed by a refueling customer is inserted into the data input / output device, the car stopped on the moving flow line of the car is detected by a car sensor. The lateral movement device and the telescopic device of the data input / output device are driven based on the detection signal from the car sensor, and the data input / output device automatically moves to a position where the refueling customer can easily operate. Therefore, when trying to refuel a car without a refueling operation by a staff at a gas station, the refueling customer can operate the data input / output device while sitting in the driver's seat without getting off the car.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory view showing an embodiment of a gas station of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a front view of a data input / output device and a refueling device, which are main components of the refueling device, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the refueling device. Indicates a sidewalk, and the gas station 1 faces the sidewalk 3 and is surrounded on three sides by a fire protection fence 4. An entrance 5 is formed at one end on the side facing the sidewalk 3 and an exit 6 is formed at the other end. A car sensor 7 of a CCD camera type for detecting the presence or absence of a car at the entrance 5 and whether or not the car is capable of automatic refueling, a car sensor 8 of a CCD camera type for detecting the exit of the car at the exit 6 and a sidewalk 3 near the exit 6 Is provided with an alarm 9 for notifying a pedestrian or a traveling vehicle that the vehicle has left.

[0009] In the site 10 of the gas station 1, basically, the entrance 5 to the exit 6
A number of automatic refueling devices 11 are arranged in a lane shape near the entrance 5 near the entrance 5 and almost in the center of the site 10 so that the vehicle's flow line is defined in a substantially arc shape so that the vehicle moves toward The refueling area 12 is formed.

A car wash area 13 in which a car wash device is installed and located near the fire protection fence 4 on the extension of the flow direction of the flow line exiting from the refueling area 12 and a maintenance area 14 for repairing and performing maintenance and inspection of the car are formed. A convenience store 15 is provided at the end of the traffic line near the exit 6.

In the figure, reference numeral 16 denotes a parking area for customers shopping at the convenience store 15 and the like, and the maintenance area 14 and the convenience store 14 are arranged so as not to obstruct traffic lines.
It was formed near fire wall 4 between 15 and 15. In the figure, reference numeral 17 denotes an oil supply area for replenishing oil to an underground oil storage tank.

[0012] Then, in order to further clarify such a flow line, implantation is appropriately performed.
18 will be provided. Refueling area 12 is equipped with a plurality of automatic refueling devices parallel to the flow line.
Numerals 11 are arranged as stop spaces 20 for refueling and are arranged side by side at intervals substantially corresponding to the vehicle width. Data input / output is performed on islands 19 installed at vehicle width intervals as shown in FIGS. apparatus
The automatic fueling device 11 was positioned at the front of the vehicle in the traveling direction of the automobile, and the automatic fueling device 11 was positioned at the rear of the vehicle.

The data input / output device 21 is provided on a telescopic device 39 of a column 22 erected on a horizontal movement device 23 that slides back and forth on the island 19, and guides and brings the customer to the front.
An information display 24 for displaying vehicle maintenance information as card information from an IC card; a refueling data display 25 for displaying a refueling amount and a refueling amount; a keyboard 26 for inputting a password, a refueling amount, an oil type, etc. A cash input device 27 and a card reader 35 for paying the refueling amount in cash are provided.

The automatic refueling device 11 is mounted on a column 38 erected on a lateral moving device 37, and a vertical moving device 28 provided on a case 11 a thereof is provided with an oil such as high octane, regular, light oil or the like. A retracting device 40 for projecting and retracting a plurality of refueling nozzles that differ for each species, a rotating device 41 for rotating the refueling nozzle to the left and right, and a CCD camera for fine adjustment for matching the refueling nozzle to the position of the refueling opening of the vehicle. A refueling port sensor 29 was provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the data input / output device 21 and the automatic refueling device 11 correspond to the position of the driver's seat of the vehicle, for the right-hand drive, for the left-hand drive, and at the position of the refueling port of the vehicle. Correspondingly, a data input / output device 21 'for the right handle and an automatic fueling device 11' for the right refueling port are provided on the island 19 on the right side of the stop space 20 for the right refueling port, the left refueling port, and the left refueling port. A data input / output device 21 for the left handle and an automatic lubrication device 11 for the left refueling port are respectively arranged on the island 19 of these two, and these two data input / output devices 21 and 21 'and the automatic lubrication device 11 and 11 'And one set.

A vehicle stopper 30 is provided at the front wheel position of the vehicle that stops at the vehicle stop space 20 so as to be able to come and go.
19, a canopy 32 is provided to cover the refueling area 12 through a pillar 31 erected from above, and is provided in front of the canopy 32 as a guide for each stop space 20, for example, blue when entry is allowed, red when not allowed. A lighting lamp 33 is attached.

A car sensor 34 of a CCD camera type is provided on the lower surface of the canopy 32 for guiding the automatic refueling device 11 to a refueling port position.

A control device such as a microcomputer is provided as described above, and a data input / output device 21, an automatic refueling device 11,
Each sensor 7, 8, 34, the car stopper 30, the lamp 33, the alarm 9, etc. were connected.

On the other hand, the fuel filler cover of the vehicle to be refueled by the automatic refueling device of the refueling station has a structure that can be opened and closed from a driver's seat, and the lid of the fuel filler port is pushed and opened by opening a refueling nozzle. The valve type shall be used.
Then, the IC card handed to the customer stores the card number, the password, the oil type, the full tank amount, the position of the fuel filler as the vehicle data. In the case of an automobile controlled by a microcomputer, an IC card reader / writer is provided so that the condition of the engine, the oil amount, the tire pressure, and the like can be stored in the IC card as vehicle diagnostic data from the on-board microcomputer.

As described above, most of the refueling device installed in the refueling area 12 is the automatic refueling device 11, but a manual refueling device 36 similar to the conventional one is also provided so that other vehicles can be refueled. .

Next, usage and operation will be described. When a vehicle to be refueled reaches the entrance 5 of the refueling station 1, a car sensor 7 provided here detects this entering, determines whether or not this is a vehicle that can automatically refuel, and performs automatic refueling. If it is a car, automatic refueling device 1
The lamp 33 provided on the canopy 32 above the unused lane in the stop space 20 where 1,11〓 is installed lights up in blue and guides the vehicle to the automatic refueling device 11,11〓. .

The vehicle enters the stop space 20, and stops when the front wheel reaches a position where the front wheel hits the vehicle stopper 30. In this state, the car sensor 34 on the ceiling captures the car stopped below it, and based on the video information output from the sensor 34, if the car is a left-hand drive, the data input / output device 21 located on the left side of the car Traversing device to the optimal position for easy operation by the driver sitting in the driver's seat
Moved by 23 and telescopic device 39.

Therefore, the driver inserts the IC card into the card reader 35 of the data input / output device 21 and inputs the password,
Data such as the type of oil to be supplied to the vehicle, the amount of oil to be supplied, and whether the payment method is a card or cash is input. Then, the fuel filler cover is opened from inside the vehicle to prepare for fueling.

On the other hand, the data on the fuel filler position stored in the IC card inserted into the card reader 35 and the car sensor 34 on the ceiling
The position of the filler port of the car is determined from the image from the vehicle, and when the filler port is on the left side of the car, the automatic refueling device 11 located on the left side of the car is moved up and down by the up and down moving device 28 by the lateral moving device 37. Further, while the vehicle slides up and down by a small amount according to the image output from the fuel filler sensor 29, when the vehicle is stopped at an angle with respect to the automatic fuel filler 11, the rotating device 41 turns left and right to rotate the fuel filler. If the position is correctly matched, the refueling nozzle for refueling the oil type, for example, high-octane gasoline, is automatically projected toward the refueling port of the vehicle by the retracting device 40 based on the oil type data input from the keyboard 26, and Automatically insert into and open the valve.

Then, although not shown, after the oil type is finally confirmed by the oil type sensor, refueling is performed by the refueling amount specified by the input from the keyboard 26.

The refueling amount and the refueling amount are displayed on a refueling data display 25 of the data input / output device 21. When refueling of the set amount is completed, the refueling nozzle is automatically pulled out of the refueling port, and the automatic refueling device 11 Return to home position. The refueling customer closes the refueling port cover, receives the IC card, voucher, and data from the data input / output device 21, reads the refueling amount and the refueling amount displayed on the voucher or the refueling data display 25,
In the case of cash payment, cash equivalent to refueling amount
Put it in 27.

When the cash input is confirmed, the car stopper 30 is retracted,
The display indicating that the delivery is OK is displayed on the information display 24, and the refueling customer proceeds from the stop space 20 further forward along the flow line by seeing this.

If the vehicle is controlled by a microcomputer and vehicle data and vehicle diagnostic data are stored in the IC card and there is data that requires maintenance, the data is displayed on the information display 24 during refueling. You. Therefore, the refueling customer looks at this data, goes to the maintenance area 14 after refueling is completed, and performs maintenance, inspection, repair, and the like.

In addition, when performing car washing, the user goes to the car washing area 13, and when shopping at the convenience store 15, the parking area 16 is used.
Go to and park here.

When the departure from the stop space 20 is confirmed by the car sensor 34 on the ceiling, the car stopper 30 projects again to the ground and prepares for the next refueling.
The car sensor 8 detects this, and an alarm 9 based on a signal or the like is activated, and a pedestrian on the sidewalk 3 and a traveling vehicle on the road 2 are
Informs that there is a departure from gas station 1 and calls for attention.

When the vehicle that has entered the refueling station 1 cannot automatically refuel, the vehicle is guided to a manual refueling device position separately provided at an end of the refueling area 12 or the like.

[0032]

【The invention's effect】

As described above, the refueling station of the present invention can refuel a vehicle without a refueling operation by a person in charge of the refueling station, so that manpower can be omitted and refueling efficiency can be improved.

When the refueling customer stops at the refueling position, he can immediately receive refueling while staying in the driver's seat, eliminating the waiting time, and the refueling device operates automatically and stops at the refueling position. The car sensor detects the car that has been turned on, and based on the detection signal from the car, the refueling device on the side corresponding to the refueling port position is activated and moves to the position suitable for refueling, regardless of whether the refueling port position is on the left or right side In addition, since the refueling nozzle is finely adjusted by the refueling port sensor so as to match the refueling port, it is safe.

Further, since the data input / output device also automatically moves from the driver's seat of the automobile to a position where it can be easily operated, for example, when the automatic refueling device is operated based on the output from the data input / output device, lubrication is smooth. Is to start.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a gas station of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a data input / output device and a refueling device, which are main parts of an overall explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a refueling station of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a data input / output device and a refueling device, which are main parts of an overall explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a refueling station of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... gas station, 2 ... roadway 3 ... sidewalk, 4 ... fire wall 5 ... entrance, 6 ... exit 7,8 ... car sensor, 9 ... alarm 10 ... site 11,11 ' … Automatic refueling device 11a… Refueling machine case, 12… Refueling area 13… Car wash area, 14… Maintenance area 15… Convenience store 16… Parking area, 17… Lubrication area 18… 19 …… Island 20 …… Stop space, 21, 21 ′ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. … Keyboard, 27… Cash dispenser 28… Vertical movement device, 29… Fuel filler sensor 30… Car stopper, 31… Post 32… Canopy 33… Lamp 34… Car sensor 35… Card reader 36: Manual refueling device, 39: Telescopic device 40: Retracting device, 41: Rotating device

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] At a gas station, an island is provided on both left and right sides along a moving flow line of an automobile formed from an entrance to an exit, and a data input / output device and an automatic refueling device are provided on the island. The input / output device is provided at a position in front of the island in the vehicle traveling direction, and the automatic refueling device is provided on a horizontal movement device provided with a vertical movement device and provided at a position behind the island, and stops the vehicle stopped on the movement flow line. A car sensor to be detected and a fuel inlet sensor for fine adjustment for matching a fuel nozzle of an automatic refueling device to a fuel filler position of the vehicle are provided, and a left and right position of a steering wheel of the vehicle based on a video signal from the car sensor. The data input / output device corresponding to the data input / output device is configured to operate, and is stored in the card read by the data input / output device. The refueling port position of the vehicle is determined based on the refueling port position data and the video signal from the car sensor, and based on the determination result, the lateral moving device and the vertical moving device of the corresponding automatic refueling device on either the left or right side are driven. A refueling nozzle positioned in front of the refueling port, and finely adjusting the position of the refueling nozzle to match the refueling port based on a video signal from the refueling port sensor. 2. A data input / output device is provided on a telescopic device on a lateral moving device provided at a position forward of the island in the vehicle traveling direction, and the data input / output device is provided on the basis of a detection signal from a car sensor. The gas station according to claim 1 configured to be driven.