JP4806779B2 - Lubrication device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fueling device.

  In a so-called gasoline station, a fuel supply device for supplying fuel oil to a vehicle or the like is provided with a detector for detecting whether or not the fuel supply nozzle is placed on a nozzle boot (nozzle hook). The cable connecting the detector and the main body is set short because of the handling.

When performing maintenance on the flow meter and the like of the fueling device, it is necessary to open the panel where the nozzle boots and the like are arranged from the fueling device body. However, when the detector is provided on the panel side, it is restricted by the length of the cable of the detector and it is difficult to open the panel greatly.
Then, the oil supply apparatus which provided the said detector in the oil supply apparatus main body is proposed (refer patent document 1).
JP 2004-123120 (Abstract, paragraph 0021)

  In Patent Document 1, a nozzle boot is provided on the panel side, and a nozzle support portion that supports the load of the fueling nozzle and the detector are fixed to the fueling device main body.

  However, since the nozzle support part and the detector are positioned in front of the internal device such as a flow meter, the nozzle support part and the detector become an obstacle and the maintenance becomes complicated.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an oil supply device that facilitates maintenance of equipment provided inside the oil supply device such as a flow meter.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the fueling device of the present invention, a panel forming a housing space for housing the flow meter is formed to be openable and closable with respect to the frame, and a nozzle boot for placing the fueling nozzle is fixed to the panel. In the fueling device, a detector for detecting whether or not the fueling nozzle is hung on the nozzle boot is detachably provided on a back surface of the nozzle boot, and the detector removed from the nozzle boot A temporary placement section that can be temporarily placed in a posture is provided in the accommodation space.

According to the present invention, since the detector is detachably provided on the back surface of the nozzle boot, the length of the cable of the detector is regulated by removing the detector with the panel opened. The panel can be greatly opened.
Moreover, since the temporary placement portion is provided in the housing space, the detector removed from the nozzle boot can be temporarily placed in a predetermined posture.
Therefore, maintenance of equipment such as a flow meter, a pump, and a motor provided in the accommodation space is facilitated.

  In the present invention, when the oil supply nozzle is placed on the nozzle boot, the detector is in a non-oil supply state. On the other hand, when the oil supply nozzle is removed from the nozzle boot, the detector can be oiled. In the temporary bracket that forms the temporary placement portion, the first means for temporarily placing the detector in the first posture corresponding to the non-oil supply state, and the second corresponding to the oil ready state It is preferable that a second means for temporarily placing the detector in the posture is provided.

  According to this aspect, the first means temporarily places the detector in the first posture corresponding to the non-oiling state, and the second means temporarily places the detector in the second posture corresponding to the oilable state. Therefore, various operation confirmation tests can be performed with the detector removed from the panel.

  In the present invention, the temporary bracket is provided with a first pin as the first means and a second pin as the second means protruding in parallel with each other, and the detector is in the first and second postures. It is preferable that a first insertion hole inserted through the first pin and a second insertion hole inserted through the second pin in the second posture are formed in parallel to each other.

  According to this aspect, the detector can be temporarily placed in a non-oiled state by inserting the first insertion hole of the detector only into the first pin protruding from the temporary mounting bracket. On the other hand, by inserting the first and second pins through the first and second insertion holes, respectively, the detector can be temporarily placed in a refuelable state. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform an operation confirmation test with the detector removed from the panel.

  In the present invention, the length of the first pin is longer than the length of the second pin, and the second insertion hole is inserted into the second pin in a state where the first insertion hole is inserted into the first pin. It is preferable to be able to do this.

  According to this aspect, since the length of the first pin is set to be longer than the length of the second pin, the first pin is inserted through the first insertion hole and the first pin is inserted. It is convenient because the second insertion hole can be inserted into the second pin without removing it from the pin.

  In the present invention, a mounting bracket provided on the back surface of the nozzle boot for mounting the detector, and a fixture for pressing and fixing the detector mounted on the mounting bracket by a spring force. It is preferable.

  According to this aspect, since the fixture for pressing and fixing the detector with the spring force is provided, the detector can be attached to the mounting bracket only by removing the fixture against the spring force without using a tool. It is convenient because it can be removed.

  In the present invention, when the oil supply nozzle is placed on the nozzle boot, the detector is in a non-oil supply state, and when the oil supply nozzle is removed from the nozzle boot, the detector It is preferable that the nozzle boot is provided with an interlocking mechanism that interlocks with the placement and removal of the fueling nozzle so that the oiling is possible.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
overall structure:
As shown in FIG. 1A, the fueling device includes a device body 1, a fueling nozzle 2, and a hose 20. Each of the fuel supply nozzles 2 is provided corresponding to each fuel oil composed of regular gasoline, high-octane (high octane gasoline) and light oil.

  Each oil supply nozzle 2 when not in use is hung on a nozzle boot 10 provided on the panel 7 of the apparatus main body 1. A display unit 6 is provided on the front surface Fs of the apparatus main body 1 to display the amount of oil supply.

Panel 7:
As shown in FIG. 1B, an accommodation space S that accommodates a flow meter F / M, a pump motor M, a fuel pump P, and the like is provided in the lower part of the apparatus body 1, and the accommodation space S is formed (closed). A panel 7 (FIG. 1A) is attached via the frames 11 and 12 of the apparatus main body 1 so as to be openable and closable. A panel 7 shown in FIG. 1A covers the accommodation space S shown in FIG. 1B, and as shown in FIG. 2, a nozzle boot 10 for placing the oil supply nozzle 2 is fixed to the panel 7. .

  A nozzle boot 10 is fixed to the back surface Bs of the panel 7 so as to protrude toward the back surface Bs, and a detector 70 for detecting whether or not the oil supply nozzle 2 is placed on the nozzle boot 10. Are detachably provided on the back surface of each nozzle boot 10 via the mounting bracket 3.

The panel 7 is rotatably attached to the apparatus main body 1 via the upper and lower frames 11 and 12 shown in FIG. 1B, and an operator opens the panel 7 and holds the accommodation space S during maintenance. Adjust and repair each device.
In such a case, as shown in FIG. 2, the cable 74 of the detector 70 is in the way, so the detector 70 is removed from the panel 7 and the panel 7 is opened widely. As will be described later, the removed detector 70 is temporarily placed on the temporary placement portion 5 provided on the upper frame 11 shown in FIG. 1B.

Detector 70:
The detector 70 shown in FIG. 2 detects whether or not each oil supply nozzle 2 is placed on the nozzle boot 10 and sends the status signal to a control unit (not shown) provided in the apparatus main body 1 (FIG. 1A). Output.
As shown in FIG. 5, the detector 70 is in a non-oil supply state when the oil supply nozzle 2 is placed on the nozzle boot 10, while the oil supply nozzle 2 (FIG. 5) is shown in FIG. Is removed from the nozzle boot 10, the oil supply is possible.

Mounting bracket 3:
As shown in FIG. 3, the detector 70 is mounted on the mounting bracket 3, and the substantially U-shaped fixing tool 31 is passed through the insertion hole 33 formed in the mounting bracket 3, so that FIG. As shown, the detector 70 is fixed to the mounting bracket 3. Fixing pieces 30 a and 30 b that contact the left and right ends of the detector 70 and fix the detector 70 in the left-right direction X protrude from the mounting bracket 3 in the front direction F.

The fixture 31 is formed in a shape bent toward the detector 70 so that a portion 31a contacting the detector 70 exhibits a spring force toward the detector 70 side.
Therefore, when the detector 70 is mounted on the mounting bracket 3, the left and right directions of the detector 70 are fixed by the fixing pieces 30 a and 30 b, and the detector 70 is directed toward the mounting bracket 3 by the spring force of the fixing tool 31. The detector 70 is fixed to the mounting bracket 3 by being pressed.

The detector 70 is provided with a contact portion 73 that can be advanced and retracted, and the mounting bracket 3 is provided with a detected portion 32 that causes the contact portion 73 to advance and retract.
As shown in FIG. 8A, the detected portion 32 is constantly urged by a spring (not shown) so that the detected portion 32 presses the contact portion 73 of the detector 70 fixed to the mounting bracket 3. . When the contact part 73 is pressed by the to-be-detected part 32, the detector 70 sends an ON signal indicating that refueling is possible to the controller.

Interlocking mechanism:
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the nozzle boot 10 is provided with an interlocking mechanism 40 that interlocks with the placing and removing of the fueling nozzle 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the interlock mechanism 40 is configured so that the detector 70 is in a non-oil supply state when the oil supply nozzle 2 is placed on the nozzle boot 10, and as shown in FIG. 7, When the oil supply nozzle 2 (FIG. 5) is removed from the nozzle boot 10, the detector 70 is interlocked with the placement and removal of the oil supply nozzle 2 so that the detector 70 can be supplied with oil.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the interlocking mechanism 40 includes a lever portion 42 that rotates by its own weight of the fueling nozzle 2 and a pushing portion 41. The pushing portion 41 and the lever portion 42 are fixed to each other, and are always urged in the rotation direction indicated by the arrow about the rotation center O by the spring 43 shown in FIG. 6B.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the oil supply nozzle 2 is placed on the nozzle boot 10, the pushing portion 41 indicated by a halftone dot in FIG. 6B pushes up the detected portion 32 shown in FIG. When the pressure on the contact portion 73 is released and the contact portion 73 is turned off, the detector 70 is brought into a non-oil supply state.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, when the oil supply nozzle 2 (FIG. 5) is removed from the nozzle boot 10, the pressing to the detected part 32 shown in FIG. Is released. By releasing the pressure of the detected portion 32, the contact portion 73 of the detector 70 is pressed by the spring force of the spring (not shown) to be in the ON state, so that the detector 70 is in an oilable state and is turned on. A signal is transmitted to the control unit.

  In this way, when the fueling nozzle 2 is not hung, the detector 70 is turned on so that the detector can be fueled.

Removal of detector 70:
At the time of maintenance or the like, the panel 7 is opened, and the detector 70 is removed from the mounting bracket 3 in FIG.
In order to remove the detector 70 from the mounting bracket 3, as shown in FIG. 3, first, the fixture 31 is pulled out upward Z, and then the detector 70 is pulled out in the front direction F.

Temporary placement part 5:
First and second insertion holes 71 and 72 are formed in the detector 70.
As shown in FIG. 1B, a temporary placement bracket that constitutes the temporary placement portion 5 is fixed to the upper frame 11. As shown in FIG. 9A, the temporary placement portion 5 is provided with first and second pins 51 and 52 that are inserted into the first and second insertion holes 71 and 72.
The first pin 51 constitutes first means for temporarily placing the detector 70 in a first posture (FIG. 9B) corresponding to the non-oil supply state. On the other hand, the second pin 52 constitutes a second means for temporarily placing the detector 70 in the second posture (FIG. 10) corresponding to the refuelable state.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 9B, by inserting the first pin 51 into the first insertion hole 71 of the detector 70 removed from the panel 7, the detector 70 removed from the panel 7 (FIG. 2) is attached to the apparatus main body. 1 (FIG. 1b) is temporarily placed. By such temporary placement, the detector 70 can be temporarily placed in the first posture corresponding to the non-oil supply state that is an OFF state in which the contact portion 73 of the detector 70 is not pressed.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, in a state where the first pin 51 is inserted into the first insertion hole 71 of the detector 70, the detector 70 is rotated around the first pin 51, and the second insertion hole 72. When the second pin 52 is inserted, the contact portion 73 of the detector 70 is pressed against the lower portion 11 d of the upper frame 11. By such temporary placement, the detector 70 can be temporarily placed in the second posture corresponding to the refuelable state in which the contact portion 73 of the detector 70 is pressed.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the length of the first pin 51 is set longer than the length of the second pin 52. Therefore, in a state where the first insertion hole 71 is inserted into the first pin 51 shown in FIG. 9B, the detector 70 is rotated around the first pin 51, and as shown in FIG. The second insertion hole 72 can be inserted.

  The first pin 51 and the second pin 52 protrude in parallel with each other, and the first insertion hole 71 through which the detector 70 is inserted into the first pin 51 in the first and second postures. And the second insertion hole 72 inserted through the second pin 52 in the second posture are formed in parallel to each other.

  As described above, the detector 70 can be temporarily placed on the temporary placement unit 5 by selecting the first posture or the second posture, so that the detector 70 is removed from the mounting bracket 3 (FIG. 4). Various operation confirmation tests can be performed in the state.

  The temporary placement unit 5 may be anything that can temporarily place the detector 70 by selecting the first posture or the second posture. For example, as shown in FIG. A slider 55 for turning ON / OFF the contact portion 73 may be provided on the bracket 5A. In such a case, the second pin 52 is set to approximately the same length as the first pin 51.

  The present invention can be used for a fueling device.

FIG. 1A is a schematic front view of a fueling device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a schematic front view showing a state where a panel of the fueling device is removed. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the back surface of a panel. It is a schematic exploded perspective view which shows the state which removed the detector from the mounting bracket. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the state which attached the detector to the mounting bracket. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the nozzle boot and oil supply nozzle of a non-oil supply state. 6A is a schematic front view showing a non-oiled detector and a mounting bracket, and FIG. 6B is an enlarged schematic partial cross-sectional view showing an interlocking mechanism. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the nozzle boot of an oil supply possible state. FIG. 8A is a schematic front view showing the detector and the mounting bracket in a refuelable state, and FIG. 8B is an enlarged schematic partial sectional view showing the interlocking mechanism. 9A is a schematic front view showing a temporary bracket, and FIG. 9B is a schematic front view showing a state where a detector is attached to the temporary bracket in a first posture. It is a schematic front view which shows the state which attached the detector to the temporary mounting bracket with the 2nd attitude | position. It is a schematic front view which shows the state which attached the detector to the temporary placement bracket concerning a modification.

Explanation of symbols

2: Refueling nozzle 3: Mounting bracket 5: Temporary placement part, temporary placement bracket 7: Panel 10: Nozzle boot 11, 12: Frame 31: Fixing tool 52: Second pin 51: First pin 40: Interlocking mechanism 70: Detection 71: First insertion hole 72: Second insertion hole F / M: Flow meter S: Accommodating space

Claims (6)

In a fueling device in which a panel forming a housing space for housing a flow meter is formed to be openable and closable with respect to the frame, and a nozzle boot for placing a fueling nozzle is fixed to the panel,
A detector for detecting whether or not the oil supply nozzle is hung on the nozzle boot is detachably provided on the back surface of the nozzle boot,
An oil supply apparatus, wherein a temporary placement portion capable of temporarily placing the detector removed from the nozzle boot in a predetermined posture is provided in the accommodation space. 2. The detector according to claim 1, wherein the detector is in a non-oil supply state when the oil supply nozzle is placed on the nozzle boot, while the detector is oiled when the oil supply nozzle is removed from the nozzle boot. Enabled,
In the temporary placement bracket forming the temporary placement portion, a first means for temporarily placing the detector in a first posture corresponding to the non-oil supply state, and a second posture corresponding to the refuelable state And a second means for temporarily placing the detector. In Claim 2, the 1st pin as said 1st means and the 2nd pin as said 2nd means project in parallel with each other in said temporary mounting bracket,
In the detector, a first insertion hole inserted into the first pin in the first and second postures and a second insertion hole inserted into the second pin in the second posture are parallel to each other. Refueling device that is formed on.   The length of the first pin is longer than the length of the second pin, and the second insertion hole is inserted into the second pin in a state where the first insertion hole is inserted into the first pin. Oiling device that can be inserted.   5. The mounting bracket provided on the back surface of the nozzle boot for mounting the detector and the detector mounted on the mounting bracket are pressed and fixed by a spring force according to claim 1. An oil supply device further comprising a fixing tool.   6. The fuel supply nozzle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein when the oil supply nozzle is placed on the nozzle boot, the detector is in a non-oil supply state, and the oil supply nozzle is detached from the nozzle boot. The nozzle boot is provided with an interlocking mechanism that interlocks with the placement and removal of the fueling nozzle so that the detector can be in a state where it can be fueled when the nozzle is on.

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