JP3038112B2 - Oil burner hermetic oil tank - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a fuel supply system in which a fuel filler cap is provided on the top or bottom face of a tank body, a handle is provided on the bottom face or top face, and the fuel filler cap is held down with the handle. The present invention relates to an airtight oil tank of an oil combustor to be stored in a tank storage section of a vessel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional oil-tight oil tank of an oil combustor will be described with reference to FIGS.
Is provided with a tank storage section 12 for storing an airtight oil tank, an opening 13 for taking in and out the airtight oil tank is provided above the tank storage section 12, a lid 14 for opening and closing the opening 13 is provided. After opening, the hermetic oil tank is housed in the tank housing section 12 through the opening 13 and the hermetic oil tank is attached to the oil combustor main body 11, and the oil in the hermetic oil tank is supplied to the oil combustor. The oil is burned in a combustion section (not shown), and heating is performed by blowing hot air from a hot air outlet 15 provided on the front surface of the oil combustor main body 11.

[0003] In the hermetic oil tank, an oil filler mouth 17 for supplying oil to the oil stove is provided on a top surface (or a bottom surface) of the tank body 16, and the tank body 1 is provided.
The handle 18 was provided on the bottom surface (or top surface) of 6.

[0004] The hermetic oil tank of the above oil combustor is
First, the lid 14 of the oil combustor main body 11 is opened, and the airtight oil tank is taken out of the tank storage section 12 of the oil combustor main body 11 by holding the handle 18 of the tank main body 16.
The oil-tight oil tank is placed on a horizontal surface with the oil-filling mouthpiece 17 turned upside down while holding the oil-tight oil tank, and the oil-filling mouthpiece 17 is opened to feed oil from the oil tank 19 to the oil-tight oil tank by the oiling pump 20. Was refueling. The hermetically sealed oil tank after the refueling was turned upside down again and held by the handle 18 with the refueling mouthpiece 17 down and housed in the tank housing portion 12 of the oil combustor body 11.

[0005]

In the case of the above-mentioned oil-tight oil tank of an oil combustor, the weight of the oil-tight oil tank is only about 1 kg at the time of empty amount. Reversing can be done relatively easily even by women and the elderly, but when the hermetic oil tank after refueling is attached to the oil combustor, the capacity of the hermetic oil tank is about 4 to 5 l. Because it is large, the total weight of the oil and the airtight oil tank is about 5-6 kg,
The procedure of once lifting the airtight oil tank with both hands and then holding the handle with the airtight oil tank turned upside down becomes difficult, especially for women and elderly people. There is a possibility that the tank is dropped and the hermetic oil tank is damaged.

The oil-tight oil tank of the oil combustor according to the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the work of reversing the top and bottom of the air-tight oil tank when refilling the oil-tight oil tank can be easily performed. The purpose is to do so.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an oil-tight oil tank for an oil combustor according to the present invention is provided with a fuel filler cap on a top surface or a bottom surface of a tank main body and a bottom surface or a top surface. In a hermetic oil tank of an oil combustor stored in a tank storage portion of an oil combustor with the handle provided and the refueling mouthpiece held down with the handle, the tank is located at a position close to the fueling mouthpiece of the tank body. The angle of the tank main body when the main body is lifted is smaller than the angle at which the tank main body is placed on a horizontal surface with the fuel filler cap facing upward, the tank main body is gradually inclined, and the tank main body falls down. Refueling mouthpiece-side handle set in.

Further, there is provided a biasing means for rotatably providing the handle and the refill mouthpiece side handle, and for urging the handle and the refueling mouthpiece side handle so as to come into contact with the tank body in a direction facing each other. Provided.

[0009]

The oil-tight oil tank of the oil combustor of the above construction is designed such that when the oil-tight oil tank is taken out from the oil combustor and placed on the floor with the refill mouthpiece side handle, the airtight oil tank is lowered and the refueling mouthpiece side is left as it is. Even when the hand is released from the handle, the angle of inclination of the airtight oil tank when holding the refill mouthpiece side handle is smaller than the angle at which the airtight oil tank falls, so that the airtight oil tank does not fall. When the airtight oil tank placed on the floor is lifted up with the filler cap side handle, the airtight oil tank is tilted, so that the handle provided on the side opposite to the fuel filler cap can be easily held. The work of reversing the top and bottom of the can be easily performed.

[0010] Further, since the handle of the hermetic oil tank and the handle on the fuel filler cap side are urged by the urging means so as to face each other, when the top and bottom of the hermetic oil tank are reversed, the handle ( Alternatively, it is very easy to hold the fuel filler cap side handle (or handle) with the other hand after holding the fuel filler cap side handle).

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an airtight oil tank for an oil combustor according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a side view showing a state in which an airtight oil tank of an oil combustor is lifted, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which the airtight oil tank is tilted, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a handle on an oil filler mouth side of the airtight oil tank. FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view showing a refill mouthpiece side handle, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a procedure when the airtight oil tank is turned upside down.
Is intended is indicated when having then handle with an oil supply port cap side handle, (b), is shown when having both of the fuel supply port cap side handle and the handle, (c) Indicates a case where the handle on the fuel filler cap side is released and only the handle is held.

The hermetic oil tank of the oil combustor according to the present invention is removably accommodated in a tank accommodating portion provided in the oil combustor main body. The tank main body 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped. An oil filler cap 2 is provided on the top surface (bottom surface) for supplying oil to the oil combustor when it is stored in the tank storage portion of the oil combustor and for supplying oil to the hermetic oil tank. A handle 3 is provided on the bottom surface (top surface) opposite to the top surface (bottom surface).

[0013] Then, the refueling cap 2 of the tank body 1
Is provided at a position near the refueling mouthpiece base 4. When the airtight oil tank is lifted by holding the oil filler mouthpiece side handle 4, the inclination angle of the airtight oil tank is set so that the airtight oil tank is placed on a horizontal plane (floor) as shown in FIG. ), The tank body 1 is gradually inclined, and the tank body 1 is provided near the refueling mouthpiece 2 so that the inclination angle β is smaller than the angle α at which the tank body 1 falls.

The side of the tank body 1 of the hermetic oil tank, which is close to the surface on which the refueling mouthpiece 2 is provided, is inclined so that the width of the tank body 1 provided with the refueling mouthpiece 2 is the width of the side on which the handle 3 is provided. By making the airtight oil tank smaller, the center of gravity of the airtight oil tank when the airtight oil tank is lifted by holding the refill mouthpiece side handle 4 is lowered, and the stability of the airtight oil tank when it is carried is improved. The handle 3 is urged to contact the tank body 1.

The lubricating mouthpiece side handle 4 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a mounting bracket 6 is attached to the tank main body 1 so that the shaft 5 of the filler mouth side handle 4 can be inserted, and the shaft 5 is inserted into the mounting bracket 6 so as to be rotatable. As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting bracket 6 has an inclined portion at the end where the shaft portion 5 is inserted. When the airtight oil tank is lifted by holding the refueling mouthpiece side handle 4, the refueling mouthpiece side handle 4 is used. About 1
Until / 4 rotation, the filler cap 4 is in contact with the inclined portion of the mounting bracket 6, so that the force for suppressing the lateral opening of the filler cap 4 in the lateral direction is an elastic force. In addition to the base side handle 4 itself, the fuel supply base side handle 4 is urged in a direction in contact with the tank body 1. When the fuel filler cap side handle 4 rotates about 1/4 or more, the fuel filler cap side handle 4 comes into contact with the linear part of the mounting bracket 6, so that no force is applied to the fuel filler cap side handle 4 in the direction of contact with the tank body 1. The refueling mouthpiece side handle 4 is held in the raised position.

Then, the above-mentioned handle 3 and the refill mouthpiece side handle 4
Are provided so as to face each other when in contact with the tank body 1. Also, the handle 3 is replaced with the handle 4
It may be provided so as to be held in a lifted state in the same manner as described above.

The procedure at the time of refueling (porting) the airtight oil tank having the above structure will be described. First, when taking out from the oil combustor at the time of refueling, lift the handle 3 from the tank storage section of the oil combustor and lift the oil. Holding the refueling mouthpiece side handle 4 while holding the handle 3, then release the handle 3 and carry the airtight oil tank to the refueling place with the refueling mouthpiece side handle 4;
Refueling is performed by opening the refueling mouthpiece 2. At this time, the filler cap 4 is held in a lifted state. Even if the filler cap side handle 4 returns to the direction in contact with the tank body 1 by the biasing force, the biasing force of the filler cap side handle 4 is applied in a direction opposite to the direction in which the airtight oil tank falls down. The reaction does not cause the hermetic oil tank to tip over.

When the airtight oil tank is to be stored in the storage section of the oil combustor after refueling, the airtight oil tank is lifted by holding the oil supply mouthpiece-side handle 4 holding the lifted state. Is inclined by the inclination angle β,
The handle 3 can be easily held. The handle 3
, The handle 4 on the fuel filler mouth side is released, and only the handle 3 is held, and the hermetic oil tank is stored in the storage section of the oil combustor.

[0019]

According to the present invention, since the hermetic oil tank of the oil combustor of the present invention is constructed as described above, when the hermetic oil tank is taken out of the oil combustor and placed on the floor with the refill mouthpiece side handle, the hermetic oil tank is airtight. Even if the oil tank is lowered and the hand is released from the refill mouthpiece side handle, the angle of the hermetic oil tank when holding the refill mouthpiece side handle is smaller than the angle at which the hermetic oil tank falls, so the Without falling over,
Moreover, when the airtight oil tank placed on the floor is lifted with the handle on the oil filler mouth side, the airtight oil tank is inclined, so that the handle provided on the side opposite to the oil filler mouthpiece can be easily held. Even women and elderly people can easily perform the work of reversing the top and bottom of the airtight oil tank without accidentally dropping the hermetic oil tank during the work of reversing the top and bottom of the airtight oil tank. Damage can be reliably prevented.

Also, since the handle of the airtight oil tank and the handle on the fuel filler cap side are urged by the urging means so as to face each other, the handle ( Alternatively, the operation of holding the refueling mouthpiece side handle (or handle) with the other hand after holding the refueling mouthpiece side handle) can be performed very easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state where an airtight oil tank of an oil combustor of the present invention is lifted.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the airtight oil tank of the present invention when it is inclined.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a handle on a fuel filler cap side of an airtight oil tank of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of a handle on a fuel filler cap side of an airtight oil tank of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for reversing the top and bottom of the hermetic oil tank of the present invention. FIG. 5 (a) shows a state in which a handle is held next to a filler mouth cap side handle. (B) shows the case where both the refill mouthpiece side handle and the handle are held, and (c) shows the case where the refueling mouthpiece side handle is released and only the handle is held.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a conventional hermetic oil tank taken out of an oil combustor.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a conventional hermetic oil tank when refueling.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tank main body 2 Filler cap 3 Handle 4 Filler cap side handle 5 Shaft 6 Mounting bracket

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. An oil filler cap is provided on a top surface or a bottom surface of a tank body, and a handle is provided on a bottom surface or a top surface.
In the hermetic oil tank of the oil combustor housed in the tank storage section of the oil combustor with the handle with the refueling mouthpiece down, the tank body was lifted to a position close to the fueling mouthpiece of the tank body. fueling so that the tank angle smaller than the angle of progressively tilted the tank body the tank body in the top oil supply port cap placing the tank body on the horizontal plane falls over the body when Set the mouthpiece side handle ,
The handle and the refueling mouthpiece-side handle are rotatably provided.
The handle and the filler cap side handle face each other.
Biasing hand that biases the tank body in contact with
An airtight oil tank for an oil combustor characterized by having a step .