JP2993553B2 - Filling station lubrication management system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lubrication management system for a gas station provided at a gas station.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to lubricate a tank lorry from an oil depot to an oil storage tank at a gas station, a lubrication hose is connected to an oil inlet of the oil storage tank in the presence of a gas station staff during operation of the gas station. After connecting the vapor return hose to the air vent of the oil storage tank, the bottom valve and the main valve were opened to perform lubrication. At this time, it is well known that various means are employed in order to prevent different kinds of oil from being injected.

[0003]

However, recently,
Due to problems in the operation of tank lorries due to traffic conditions and business hours at gas stations, it is necessary to unload oil at night or early in the morning. Therefore, there is a need for a means for lubricating and managing lubrication at unmanned gas stations. The present applicant has disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos.
No. 3700 discloses a filling station lubrication management apparatus, which inputs lubrication data from a sales management machine such as a POS of a filling station, and cannot be used in a filling station without a POS. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a fueling station lubrication management apparatus that can smoothly manage lubrication at an unmanned gas station, can be easily operated, and is inexpensive.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a lubrication management system for a gas station according to the present invention comprises a main body case provided with a lid, a display, a keyboard, a printer, first and second IC cards. A reader / writer, a lid close detector and a control device connected to each device are provided, and a second I
In a fueling station lubrication management device in which an opening for inserting an IC card is formed in the lid portion facing the C card reader / writer, the control device is configured to store the lubrication data input from a keyboard in the fueling station IC card in order to store the lubrication data in the fueling station IC card. I of 1
Lubrication data output means for outputting lubrication data to a C card reader / writer, and an unlocking signal output for receiving an insertion signal for a lorry IC card from the second IC card reader / writer and outputting an unlocking signal to the lock of the lid. Means, printer / display output means for outputting lubrication data to a printer and a display after unlocking, and the first and second means for storing unloading data input from a keyboard in the gas station and lorry IC cards. Unloading data output means for outputting unloading data to the IC card reader / writer, and card discharge signal output means for receiving a signal from the lid close detector and outputting a card release signal to the second IC card reader / writer. It is provided.

[0006] It is preferable that the main body case is provided with a key storage portion for storing a lock for opening a lubrication port lid, in that mischief can be prevented. The control device is connected to a liquid level gauge that detects the oil level of the oil storage tank, and can transmit data when the liquid level gauge is full to a vehicle-mounted microcomputer provided on the lorry side wirelessly by a full signal output means. This is preferable in that the lubrication can be stopped by the on-board microcomputer to prevent overflow. It is preferable that the control device be changed from a power saving standby state to an operating state by inserting the IC card, since power consumption when not in use can be prevented.

[0007]

In the lubricating station lubrication management apparatus of the present invention, when lubricating data required on the lubricating station side is stored in the lubricating station side IC card using the first IC card reader / writer, an order is placed on the lubricating station. The lubrication data is stored in the lorry-side IC card, and when the tank lorry comes to the gas station and inserts the lorry-side IC card through the opening formed in the lid, the lock is unlocked and the lid opens to perform the work required for lubrication. After the completion of lubrication, the hatch No. And the lubricated symbols are stored in the gas station-side IC card and the lorry-side IC card, a slip is issued by the printer, and the lorry-side IC card is released when the lid is closed.
Lubrication management can be performed smoothly at unmanned gas stations, and operability is simple and low in price.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a fueling station provided with a lubrication management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a lubrication management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a block diagram of a lubrication management apparatus.

In FIG. 1, for example, four oil storage tanks 1 a to 1 d (only the first oil storage tank is shown) of No. 1 to No. 4 are buried under the gas station A. The tanks 1a to 1d are connected to lubrication ports 2a to 2d provided with locks with locks and air vents 3a to 3d, respectively. These lubrication ports 2a to 2d are housed in a lubrication port box 4, and the air vents 3a to 3d are provided with vapor return hose connection portions 5a to 5d. Oil storage tank 1
In a to 1d, oil level gauges 6a to 6d (only the oil level gauge of the first oil storage tank is displayed) are provided. An oil level gauge outdoor indicator 7 with an oil leakage prevention alarm is provided at the upper part of the oil filler box 4. An oiling management device 10 is provided near the oil level gauge outdoor display 7, and a light 8 is arranged adjacent to the oiling management device 10.

The lubrication management device 10 has a display case 12, a keyboard 13, and an illumination switch 1 in a main body case 11.
4. First IC card reader / writer 15 for gas station, second IC card reader / writer 16 for lorry, printer 1
7, a key storage unit 18 for storing a key for opening the lids of the lubrication ports 2a to 2d, a wireless transmitter 19 such as a wireless modem, an antenna 20, and the like are provided. The body case 11 is provided with a lid 21 that covers the front side thereof so as to be openable and closable. The lid 21 is provided with a lock 22, and a lid closed detector 23 for detecting the lid 21 being closed is provided. Further, a slit-shaped opening 24 is formed in a portion of the lid 21 facing the card insertion / ejection port of the second IC card reader / writer 16 for the lorry so that the IC card can be inserted or ejected when the lid 21 is closed. Is formed. The lock 22 can be unlocked and locked by a key provided on the gas station side and a lorry-side IC card described later. Information necessary for lubrication such as an emergency contact information, a gas station code, a gas station layout, and a tank layout is written on the back surface of the lid 21.

On the other hand, in the cab of the tank truck B,
An in-vehicle computer 31 having an IC card reader / writer for transactions and for preventing overflow described later, a wireless receiver 32 such as a wireless modem connected to the in-vehicle computer 31, and an antenna 33 are provided. An oiling hose 34 connects between the lubrication ports 2a to 2d and the connection part 36 with the emergency stop valve of the tank lorry B, and a vapor return hose connects between the vapor return hose connection parts 5a to 5d and the connection port of the tank lorry B. It is connected at 35.

In FIG. 3, the lubrication management device 10 includes:
A control device 40 including a microcomputer is provided. The control device 40 includes a first IC card reader / writer 15 and a second IC card reader / writer 16, a keyboard 13, a lid closed detector 23, and a liquid level gauge 6a to 6d. , Display 12, printer 16, lock 22, and radio transmitter 19 are connected. The control device 40 outputs lubrication data to the first IC card reader / writer 15 for storing lubrication data (date and time, oil storage tank number, oil type, amount, etc.) input from the keyboard 13.
1, an unlocking signal output means 42 for receiving an inserting signal for a lorry IC card from the second IC card reader / writer 16 and outputting an unlocking signal to the lock 22 of the lid 21; A printer / display output means 43 for outputting to the display 12 and unloading data (for example, date and time, oil storage tank number, oil type, amount, etc.) input from the keyboard 13 are stored in the first and second IC cards. 2I
Unloading data output means 44 for outputting unloading data to the C card reader / writers 15 and 16, and card release signal output means 45 for receiving a signal from the lid closed detector 23 and outputting a card release signal to the second IC card reader / writer 16 And a full level signal output means 46 for outputting a full level signal to the wireless transmitter 19 based on signals from the liquid level gauges 6a to 6d.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the lubrication management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention at the time of preparation for receiving a gas station.

In FIG. 1, at the gas station A, when it is necessary to place an order with a small amount of oil while observing the indication on the oil level gauge outdoor display 7, first, the lock 22 is unlocked with the key provided at the gas station, and the lid 22 is opened. When the user opens the gas filling station 21 and inserts the gas station IC card into the first IC card reader / writer 15 (ST1), the lubrication management device 10 that has been in the standby state due to power saving is started (ST1).
2). Next, the date from the keyboard 13 and the oil storage tank N
o. Input the lubrication data such as oil type and amount (ST3),
When the data input is completed (ST4), the lubricating data is output to the first IC card reader / writer 15 by the lubricating data output means 41, and the lubricating data is written to the IC card for the gas station, and the lubricating data is stored in the printer 1.
At 6, a slip is issued as a copy for the filling station, and then the lubrication management device 10 returns to the initial standby state (ST 5). As shown in FIG. 4, this lubrication data is, for example, at a Δ × gas station, the date is “October 1, 1994” and the oil storage tank N
o. In “1”, the oil type “R (regular gasoline)” is “2 KL (kiloliter)” and the oil storage tank No. "2"
The oil type “R” has the quantity “2KL” and the oil storage tank No.
In “3”, the oil type “H (high octane gasoline)” is “2KL”, and the oil storage tank No. In “4”, the oil type “light (light oil)” is the quantity “4KL”. This lubrication data is
When the card is written into the gas station IC card by the C card reader / writer 15, a slip is issued by the printer 16, and when the lid 21 is subsequently closed, the lock 22 is locked. Then, based on the lubrication data, a call is made to the oil depot to place an order.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the lubrication management device of the embodiment of the present invention during lubrication work of the lorry, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining prevention of overflow during lubrication by the lubrication management device of the embodiment of the present invention. It is.

First, when an order is received at an oil depot, lubrication data as shown in FIG. 5 is stored in the lorry IC card. When the lorry arrives at the gas station for lubrication, the lorry IC card is inserted into the second IC card reader / writer 16 from the opening 24 formed in the locked lid 21 in FIG. 8 (ST11). The lubrication management device 10 that has been in the standby state with the electric power is activated (ST1).
2) Subsequently, the lock of the lock 22 is released and the lid 21 is opened,
Further, lubrication data is displayed on the display 12 (ST1).
3). The illumination 8 is turned on by pressing the illumination switch 14. Then, when a predetermined confirmation button is pressed (ST14), the lubrication data is printed by the printer 16 and a slip is issued (ST15). Next, the key storage unit 18
Take out the key stored in the tank and open the lid of the lubrication port 2a (2b-2d) to connect the lubrication hose 34, and connect the vapor return hose 35 to the corresponding vapor return hose connection 5a (5b-5d). After preparing for unloading, input the first lubrication data from the keyboard 13 (ST1).
6) Open the valve and start lubrication from the predetermined hatch of the tank lorry B. When all the lubrication ends and the end button is pressed (ST17), the unloading data output means 44 causes the fifth
As shown in the figure, for example, the automatically input date “Heisei 6
October 1 ”and the time from start to end“ 02: 3
5-03: 09 ”and the hatch N corresponding to the lubrication data
o. And a symbol indicating that lubrication has been completed are output to the first and second IC card readers / writers 15 and 16 and written on the gas station IC card and the lorry IC card, respectively.
And a display is displayed on the display 12. Finally, when the lid 12 is closed and the lid-closed detector 23 detects that the lid 21 is closed, a card release signal is output to the second IC card reader / writer 16 by the card release signal output means 45, and the lorry IC card is released. It can be taken out from the opening 24 formed in the lid 21,
Returns to the standby state with power saving (ST18).

In FIG. 7, oil level gauges 6a to 6d
When full is detected (ST21), a full signal is sent to the radio transmitter 19 by the full signal output means 46, and the full signal is transmitted as a radio wave via the antenna 20 by this signal. The full signal is received by the wireless receiver 33 via 33 and transmitted to the in-vehicle computer 31 to close the emergency stop valve of the connecting portion 36. This prevents the oil storage tank from overflowing during lubrication.

In the lubrication management device 10 having the above configuration, the lubrication data required on the gas station side is stored in the first IC card reader / writer 15.
When the order is stored in the gas station-side IC card and then the oil tank station is ordered, the oil tank station stores the lubrication data in the lorry-side IC card. By leaving this gas station-side IC card in the first IC card reader / writer 15, it can be used as a memory means which does not disappear even when the power is turned off, and can be used as a means for collecting lubrication data. When the tank lorry B comes to the gas station at a predetermined time and the lorry-side IC card is inserted through the opening 24 formed in the lid 21, the lock 22 is unlocked and the lid 21 is opened to perform a work necessary for lubrication. it can. The lid 21 is exposed only in the insertion / ejection port of the second IC card reader / writer 16 and cannot be opened by anyone except the owner of the lorry-side IC card on which lubrication data is recorded. Therefore, mischief can be prevented, and since the IC card for lorry is not released unless the lid 21 is closed after lubrication is completed, it is possible to prevent the user from leaving without closing the lid 21. After the lubrication is completed, the hatch No. And the symbols that have been lubricated are stored in the gas station-side IC card and the lorry-side IC card, and a slip is issued by the printer 16, so that the operation becomes easy and the presence or absence of oil mixture can be confirmed later. The lubrication management device 10
Is connected to the liquid level gauges 6a to 6d for each oil storage tank, and data when the tank is full is wirelessly sent to the tank lorry side to prevent overflow. Therefore, with this lubrication management device 10, lubrication management can be performed smoothly at an unmanned gas station, and PO
The operability is simple and the price can be reduced even without S or the like.

While the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described, it will be apparent that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0020]

As described above, according to the lubrication management apparatus of the present invention, the lubrication data required on the gas station side is stored in the gas station side IC card using the first IC card redirector, and then stored in the oil tank station. When an order is placed, the oil tank stores the lubrication data on the lorry-side IC card, and when the tank lorry comes to the filling station and inserts the lorry-side IC card through the opening formed in the lid, the lock is unlocked and the lid is opened. After the lubrication is completed, the hatch No. corresponding to the lubrication data can be used. And the lubricated symbols are stored in the filling station IC card and the lorry IC card, and a slip is issued by the printer. When the lid is closed, the lorry IC card is released, and the unmanned filling station is released. Thus, lubrication management can be performed smoothly, and operability can be simplified and the price can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gas station provided with a lubrication management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a lubrication management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a lubrication management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of lubrication data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of lubrication data and data recorded after the completion of lubrication according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the lubrication management device according to the embodiment of the present invention at the time of preparation for receiving a gas station.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating prevention of overflow during lubrication by the lubrication management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation during lubrication of a lorry by the lubrication management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a to 1d Oil storage tank 2a to 2d Lubrication port 3a to 3d Air vent 4 Lubrication port box 5a to 5d Vapor return hose connection 6a to 6d Oil level gauge 7 Oil level gauge outdoor indicator 8 Lighting 10 Lubrication management device 11 Main body case 12 Display Device 13 Keyboard 14 Lighting Switch 15 First IC Card Reader / Writer 16 Second IC Card Reader / Writer 17 Printer 18 Key Storage Unit 19 Wireless Transmitter 20, 33 Antenna 21 Lid 22 Lock 23 Lid Closed Detector 24 Opening 31 In-Vehicle Computer 33 Wireless Receiver 34 Lubrication hose 35 Vapor return hose 36 Connection with emergency stop valve 40 Controller 41 Lubrication data output means 42 Unlock signal output means 43 Printer / display output means 44 Unloading data output means 45 Card release signal output means 46 Full tank signal Output means

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A display device, a keyboard, a printer, first and second IC card reader / writers, a lid close detector, and a control device connected to each device are provided in a main body case provided with a lid. In a refueling station lubrication management device having an opening for inserting an IC card in the lid portion facing the second IC card reader / writer in the closed position, the control device transmits lubrication data input from a keyboard to the refueling IC card. Lubrication data output means for outputting lubrication data to the first IC card reader / writer for storage, and receiving a low-profile IC card insertion signal from the second IC card reader / writer and unlocking the lid lock Unlocking signal output means for outputting a signal, printer / display output means for outputting lubrication data to a printer and a display after unlocking, and unloading data input from a keyboard Wherein the data for storage in said oil supply Shoyo and Lori for IC card first
Loading / unloading data output means for outputting unloading data to a second IC card reader / writer; and a card release signal output for receiving a signal from the lid close detector and outputting a card release signal to the second IC card reader / writer. And means for refueling. 2. The oil filling management device for a gas station according to claim 1, wherein said main body case is provided with a key storage portion for storing a lock for opening a lid of an oil filling port. 3. The in-vehicle device, wherein the control device is connected to a liquid level gauge for detecting an oil level in an oil storage tank, and wirelessly provides data when the liquid level gauge is full by a full signal output means on the lorry side. The lubrication management device for a gas station according to claim 1 or 2, which is sent to a microcomputer. 4. The control device changes from a power saving standby state to an operating state by inserting the IC card.
The lubrication management device for a gas station according to 2 or 3.