JP5081764B2 - Refueling nozzle storage device and tank truck provided with the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an oil supply nozzle storage device for storing an oil supply nozzle connected to the tip of an oil supply hose extending from a storage tank storing gasoline, light oil, and the like, and a tank truck including the same.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an oil supply nozzle storage device that stores an oil supply nozzle that is connected to the tip of an oil supply hose and has a trigger and a trigger protection frame that protects the trigger is known.

For example, the oil supply nozzle storage device of Patent Document 1 includes a main body having a back plate, a top plate, both side plates, and a bottom plate in which a long hole is formed, a stopper that protrudes from the long hole to the inside of the main body, and biases the stopper. And a lever that rotates the stopper to the outside of the main body against the urging force of the spring, and supports and fixes the trigger of the oil supply nozzle by a stopper that protrudes from the elongated hole to the inside of the main body, The nozzle mouth is accommodated.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-9200

  However, in the conventional oil supply nozzle storage device, the oil supply nozzle must be mounted on the storage device, and the trigger must be supported and fixed by the stopper by operating the lever, and it is necessary to operate with both hands. Operation is troublesome.

  Also, normally, the oil nozzle is a general-purpose product, and the shape and position of the through hole provided in the trigger protection frame is different for each oil nozzle, so a storage device corresponding to each oil nozzle must be used. was there.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, The place made into the objective is to enable it to fix easily with one hand even if it is a different type of fueling nozzle.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the oil supply nozzle is fixed while pushing the plurality of biased pawls.

Specifically, in the first invention,
The present invention is directed to an oil supply nozzle storage device that stores an oil supply nozzle that is connected to the tip of an oil supply hose and has a trigger and a trigger protection frame that protects the trigger.

And the above-mentioned refueling nozzle storage device is
A holder portion for holding the trigger protection frame of the fueling nozzle;
A nozzle tip fixing portion for fixing the nozzle tip of the fueling nozzle;
A lock mechanism that is provided in the holder portion and locks the trigger protection frame;
The lock mechanism has a plurality of locking claws locked in a nozzle side locking hole formed on the oil supply hose side of the trigger protection frame,
A locking claw through-hole through which the locking claw enters and exits is formed on the lower surface of the holder part,
The plurality of locking claws are each biased by a biasing member so as to jump out of the locking claw through hole, and a tapered surface that pushes down the locking claws when the oil supply hose side of the trigger protection frame comes into contact Is formed at the tip, and is configured to be retracted collectively against the biasing member by the unlocking lever.

  According to said structure, when fixing an oil supply nozzle, the oil supply hose side of a trigger protection frame contact | abuts to the taper surface of a some latching claw, and pushes down a latching claw. At this time, since the locking claws are urged by separate urging members, at least one locking claw that comes to the position of the locking claw through-hole is attached when the oiling nozzle comes to the fixed position. The oil supply nozzle is pushed back by the force member and enters and locks into the locking claw through hole, and the oil supply nozzle is fixed at a fixed position in cooperation with the nozzle tip fixing portion. For this reason, the fixing operation of the fueling nozzle with one hand is possible. On the other hand, when the latch release lever is pushed down, the plurality of latching claws are collectively retracted against the biasing member, so that the oil supply nozzle is easily unlocked.

In the second invention, in the first invention,
The holder part is
A U-shaped holder lower part that holds the oil supply hose side of the trigger protection frame;
A holder body for connecting the lower part of the holder and the nozzle tip fixing part;
The holder main body includes a holder portion side sliding long hole that is formed on the front end side of the holder main body and slidably holds the nozzle tip fixing portion.

  According to said structure, since the nozzle front-end | tip fixing | fixed part is slidably attached to the holder main body, even if the size of a fueling nozzle changes, a fueling nozzle is hold | maintained appropriately.

In the third invention, in the second invention,
The nozzle tip fixing part is formed with a fixing part side sliding long hole orthogonal to the holder part side sliding long hole.

  According to said structure, since a nozzle front-end | tip fixing | fixed part can be moved to two directions, the long slot for a holder part side slide, and the long slot for a fixed part side slide orthogonal to it, it is further easy to match | combine with the shape of a fueling nozzle.

In a fourth aspect of the invention, the oil supply nozzle storage device according to any one of the first to third aspects of the invention is provided,
An attachment portion is formed on the holder body, and the attachment portion is attached to the vehicle body.

  According to said structure, even if it is a different type of oil supply nozzle, the oil supply nozzle storage apparatus which can be fixed easily with one hand is easily attached to a vehicle body by an attachment part.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the plurality of locking claws are urged by the urging members so as to jump out from the locking claw through-holes, and when the oil supply hose side of the trigger protection frame comes into contact. A tapered surface that pushes down the pawl is formed at the tip of the latching claw, and the latching claw can be retracted against the urging member by using a latch for releasing the latch. Even if it exists, it can be easily fixed with one hand.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 3 show a tank lorry 1 having an oil supply nozzle storage device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The tank lorry 1 includes a vehicle body 2 capable of traveling, and a storage tank 3 placed on the vehicle body 2. It has. Between the storage tank 3 and the cab 4 on the vehicle body 2, a hose winding device 6 for winding an oil supply hose 5 extending from the storage tank 3 is mounted.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 4, an oil supply nozzle storage device 20 for storing the oil supply nozzle 10 is fixed to the hose winding device 6.

  As shown in FIG.11 and FIG.12, the oil supply nozzle 10 is connected with the front-end | tip of the oil supply hose 5 by the connection part 10a. The refueling nozzle 10 includes a trigger 11 for starting a refueling operation, and a trigger protection frame 12 that protects the trigger 11. A circular nozzle side locking hole 13 is opened in the locked portion 12a on the oil supply hose 5 side (connecting portion 10a side) of the trigger protection frame 12. Further, the user's finger is configured to be applied to the trigger 11 when the holding portion 14 is held.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the fuel supply nozzle storage device 20 includes a holder portion 21 that holds the trigger protection frame 12 of the fuel supply nozzle 10. The oil supply nozzle storage device 20 includes a nozzle tip fixing portion 22 that fixes the nozzle tip 10 b of the fuel supply nozzle 10.

  The holder portion 21 includes a U-shaped holder lower portion 23 that holds the locked portion 12a of the trigger protection frame 12 in a front view. The holder lower portion 23 and the nozzle tip fixing portion 22 are connected by a holder main body 24 that is bent in a square shape in a side view. The holder lower part 23 and the holder main body 24 are joined to each other on the attachment surface 23a by welding, for example.

  On the lower half side of the holder main body 24, the left and right ends are bent to the back side to form the attachment portion 25. A mounting bolt insertion hole 25 a is formed in the mounting portion 25. As shown in FIG. 4, the oil supply nozzle storage device 20 is attached to the vehicle body 2 by inserting the attachment bolt 25 b through the attachment bolt insertion hole 25 a and fastening it to the hose winding device 6.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the upper half side of the holder main body 24 is slightly narrower than the lower half, and is away from the mounting surface 23 a of the holder lower portion 23 and the holder main body 24 in accordance with the shape of the fueling nozzle 10. It is bent so as to be inclined. As shown in FIG. 6, a U-shaped slide member 24a from which a pair of arm-shaped portions protrudes is fixed to the tip of the holder body 24 by welding or the like. The slide member 24a is formed with a holder side slide long hole 24b for slidably holding the nozzle tip fixing portion 22.

  The nozzle tip fixing portion 22 has a hook shape with the front side open, and a fixing portion side sliding long hole 22a orthogonal to the holder portion side sliding long hole 24b is formed on the left and right side surfaces thereof. A bolt 26 with a washer is inserted into the holder part side slide long hole 24b and the fixed part side slide long hole 22a and fastened with a nut 27. The nut 27 may be welded to the inner surface of the nozzle tip fixing portion 22 in advance in consideration of assembly.

  By configuring in this way, the nozzle tip fixing portion 22 has a first direction (indicated by an arrow A) along the holder portion side slide long hole 24b and a fixed portion side slide long hole according to the shape of the oil supply nozzle 10. It can move in the second direction (indicated by arrow B) along 22a.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the holder portion 21 is provided with a lock mechanism 30 that locks the trigger protection frame 12. The lock mechanism 30 includes a pair of locking claws 31 and 32 that are locked in the nozzle side locking holes 13 formed in the locked portion 12 a of the trigger protection frame 12. On the lower surface of the holder lower portion 23, a rectangular locking claw through-hole 23b through which the pair of locking claws 31 and 32 enter and exit is formed.

The locking mechanism 30 includes a reverse U-shaped locking mechanism main body 33 having a through hole 33a that is opened in accordance with the locking claw through hole 23b, and a bolt 34a and a nut 34b at the lower end of the locking mechanism main body 33. The latching claw support member 34 is formed, which is fastened and has a pair of insertion holes 34c through which the lower ends of the pair of latching claws 31 and 32 enter and exit, respectively.

  Of the pair of locking claws 31, 32, the front locking claw 31 has a tapered surface 31a inclined upward and a protrusion 31b extending toward the front is formed in the middle in the length direction. ing. A rod-shaped member 31c made of round steel is integrally formed below the protrusion 31b. A compression coil spring 31d as an urging member is externally inserted on the outer periphery of the rod-shaped member 31c between the lower surface of the protrusion 31b and the periphery of the insertion hole 34c of the locking claw support member 34. Similarly, the back side locking claw 32 has a taper surface 32a inclined upward and a protrusion 32b extending to the back side is formed in the middle in the length direction. A rod-shaped member 32c made of round steel is integrally formed below the protrusion 32b. A compression coil spring 32d as an urging member is also externally inserted between the lower surface of the protrusion 32b and the periphery of the insertion hole 34c of the locking claw support member 34 on the outer periphery of the rod-shaped member 32c.

  The pair of locking claws 31 and 32 are urged by these compression coil springs 31d and 32d so as to jump out of the locking claw through holes 23b separately. When the locked portion 12a of the trigger protection frame 12 comes into contact with at least one of the tapered surfaces 31a and 32a, the contacted pawls 31 and 32 are pushed down against the compression coil springs 31d and 32d. .

  The pair of locking claws 31 and 32 are configured to be retracted together by the locking release lever 35 against the compression coil springs 31d and 32d. Specifically, the unlocking lever 35 has a bar shape in which a frame-like portion 35a into which the pair of locking claws 31 and 32 are inserted is formed in the middle portion in the longitudinal direction. Protrusions 31b and 32b are in contact with the frame-shaped portion 35a by being pressed by compression coil springs 31d and 32d, respectively. A lever support portion 36 is formed on the left side surface of the lock mechanism main body 33, and the distal end side (left side) of the unlocking lever 35 is rotatably supported by a lever support pin 36a supported by the lever support portion 36. Has been. A circular hole 33b for inserting the locking release lever 35 is formed on the left side surface of the lock mechanism main body 33, and the right side surface is opened in the vertical direction for inserting the locking release lever 35. A lever long hole 33c is formed. The unlocking lever 35 is rotated up and down by moving up and down in the circular hole 33b and the lever long hole 33c.

-Operation-
Next, the operation of the oil supply nozzle storage device 20 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, in order to fix the oil supply nozzle 10, the gripping portion 14 of the oil supply nozzle 10 is held with one hand, and the locked portion 12 a of the trigger protection frame 12 is connected to the pair of engagements while the nozzle tip 10 b is inserted into the nozzle tip fixing portion 22. It is brought into contact with the tapered surfaces 31 a and 32 a of the pawls 31 and 32 and pushed into the holder portion 21.

  At this time, since the pair of locking claws 31 and 32 are urged by separate compression coil springs 31d and 32d, they come to the position of the nozzle-side locking hole 13 when the oil supply nozzle 10 comes to the fixed position. Only the near-side locking claw 31 is pushed back by the compression coil spring 31d and enters the nozzle-side locking hole 13 to be locked. The back side locking claw 32 remains pressed down by the locked portion 12a.

  In this state, the front side locking claw 31 and the nozzle tip fixing portion 22 cooperate to fix the fuel supply nozzle 10 at a fixed position. For this reason, the fixing operation of the oil supply nozzle 10 with one hand is possible.

On the other hand, if the locking release lever 35 is pushed down, the frame-shaped portion 35a sequentially contacts the projections 31b and 32b, and both the pair of locking claws 31 and 32 collectively resist the compression coil springs 31d and 32d. Withdrawn. For this reason, the lock of the fuel supply nozzle 10 is easily released. With the locking release lever 35 depressed, the fuel nozzle 10 is pulled forward and removed from the fuel nozzle storage device 20.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the oil supply nozzle storage device 20 can also store the oil supply nozzles 110 having different shapes. In this oil supply nozzle 110, the shape of the nozzle side locking hole 113 is rectangular, and the shape of the trigger 111 and the distance from the locked portion 112a to the nozzle tip 110b are also different.

  Therefore, first, the nozzle tip fixing portion 22 is moved in two directions, that is, the holder portion side sliding long hole 24b and the fixing portion side sliding long hole 22a orthogonal thereto in accordance with the size of the fuel supply nozzle 110.

  Next, the fuel nozzle 110 is stored in the fuel nozzle storage device 20.

  Similarly to the above, holding the grip portion 114 of the oil supply nozzle 110 with one hand and inserting the nozzle tip 110 b into the nozzle tip fixing portion 22, the locked portion 112 a of the trigger protection frame 112 is taper of the pair of locking claws 31 and 32. When it is pushed into the holder portion 21 while being in contact with the surfaces 31a and 32a, the shape of the nozzle side locking hole 113 is larger than that of the fueling nozzle 10, so that the fueling nozzle 10 comes to a fixed position. In addition, both of the pair of locking claws 31 and 32 that have come to the position of the nozzle side locking hole 113 are pushed back by the compression coil springs 31d and 32d and enter the nozzle side locking hole 113 to be locked.

-Effect of the embodiment-
Therefore, according to the oil supply nozzle storage device 20 according to the present embodiment, the pair of locking claws 31 and 32 are urged by the compression coil springs 31d and 32d so as to protrude from the locking claw through holes 23b, respectively, and the trigger protection frame 12 is energized. Tapered surfaces 31a, 32a are formed at the tips of the locking claws 31, 32 to push down the locking claws 31, 32 when the to-be-locked portion 12a comes into contact with each other. Since the 31 and 32 are retracted against the compression coil springs 31d and 32d, even the oil supply nozzles 10 of different types can be easily fixed with one hand.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention may be configured as follows with respect to the above embodiment.

  That is, in the above embodiment, the oil supply nozzle storage device 20 is attached to the hose winding device 6 of the tank truck 1, but may be attached to any position of the vehicle body 2. Moreover, you may attach not only to the tank truck 1 but to the oil supply apparatus etc. which were mounted on the ground.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the nozzle side latching holes 13 and 113 were provided in a pair, you may provide three or more.

  Further, the shape of the nozzle side locking holes 13 and 113 is not limited to that of the above embodiment. In short, when the oil supply nozzle is placed on the oil supply nozzle storage device 20, any one of the locking claws 31 and 32 may be locked in the nozzle side locking hole.

  In addition, the above embodiment is an essentially preferable illustration, Comprising: It does not intend restrict | limiting the range of this invention, its application thing, or a use.

It is a side view of a tank truck provided with the oil supply nozzle storage device concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of a tank truck. It is a rear view of a tank truck. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the oil supply nozzle storage apparatus and its periphery. It is a front view of an oil supply nozzle storage device. It is a side view of an oil supply nozzle storage device. It is a perspective view which expands and shows a locking mechanism. It is the expansion perspective view which made the taper surface of a latching claw visible. It is a front view which expands and shows the lock mechanism in a locked state, and its periphery. It is a front view which expands and shows the lock mechanism in the unlocked state, and its periphery. It is a side view which shows an example of a fueling nozzle. It is the expansion perspective view which made the nozzle side locking hole of the oil supply nozzle of FIG. 11 visible. It is a side view which shows the other example of a fueling nozzle. It is the expansion perspective view which made the nozzle side locking hole of the oil supply nozzle of FIG. 13 visible.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tank lorry 2 Car body 5 Oil supply hose 10,110 Oil supply nozzle 10b, 110b Nozzle tip 11, 111 Trigger 12, 112 Trigger protection frame 12a Locked part 13, 113 Nozzle side locking hole 20 Oil supply nozzle storage device 21 Holder part 22 Nozzle tip Fixed part 22a Fixed part side sliding long hole 23 Holder lower part 23b Locking claw through hole 24 Holder body 24b Holder part side sliding long hole 25 Mounting part 30 Lock mechanism 31 Back side locking claw 31 Front side locking claw 31a Taper Surface 31d Compression coil spring 32 Back side locking claw 32a Tapered surface 32d Compression coil spring 33 Lock mechanism body 35 Unlocking lever 35a Frame-shaped part

Claims (4)

An oil supply nozzle storage device for storing an oil supply nozzle connected to a tip of an oil supply hose and having a trigger and a trigger protection frame for protecting the trigger,
A holder portion for holding the trigger protection frame of the fueling nozzle;
A nozzle tip fixing portion for fixing the nozzle tip of the fueling nozzle;
A lock mechanism that is provided in the holder portion and locks the trigger protection frame;
The lock mechanism has a plurality of locking claws locked in a nozzle side locking hole formed on the oil supply hose side of the trigger protection frame,
A locking claw through-hole through which the locking claw enters and exits is formed on the lower surface of the holder part,
The plurality of locking claws are each biased by a biasing member so as to jump out of the locking claw through hole, and a tapered surface that pushes down the locking claws when the oil supply hose side of the trigger protection frame comes into contact Is formed at the tip, and is configured to be retracted together against the urging member by a latch release lever. The refueling nozzle storage device according to claim 1,
The holder part is
A U-shaped holder lower part that holds the oil supply hose side of the trigger protection frame;
A holder body for connecting the lower part of the holder and the nozzle tip fixing part;
An oil supply nozzle storage device comprising: a holder part side sliding long hole formed on the tip side of the holder body and slidably holding the nozzle tip fixing part. In the fueling nozzle storage device according to claim 2,
An oil supply nozzle storage device, wherein the nozzle tip fixing part is formed with a fixing part side sliding long hole orthogonal to the holder part side sliding long hole. The oil supply nozzle storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A tanker having a mounting portion formed on the holder body, the mounting portion being mounted on a vehicle body.

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