JPH0551096A - Oil filling - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When housing a refueling hose in the housing,
The slack part of the refueling hose that hangs down from the refueling nozzle can also be stored in the housing to prevent damage to the refueling hose and improve the aesthetics of the service station. Constitution: A moving pulley 6 that moves up and down is provided in a housing 7a, and an oil supply device is provided with a mechanism for accommodating an oil supply hose that winds around the movement pulley 6 in the middle of the oil supply hose.
Refueling hose 5 hanging down from refueling nozzle 4 hooked on 11
The movable pulley 6 is arranged at a position apart from the outlet 12 of the fuel supply hose 5 so that the lowermost portion of the slack portion 5a is housed in the housing 7a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refueling device installed in a refueling station, and more particularly to a structure for housing a refueling hose.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A refueling device installed at a gas station, which is fixed above the ground, is one in which a refueling hose is led out from a housing of a refueling device installed above the ground. In some cases, the refueling hose can be stored in the housing so that the refueling hose does not hang down long outside the housing when refueling.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a conventional example, in which a moving pulley 6 which moves up and down is provided in the housing 1, and a guide roller 3 is provided above the moving pulley 6 and near the outlet 2 of the oil supply hose. After the vicinity of the root portion of the oil supply hose 5 having the oil supply nozzle 4 at the tip, is wound around the moving pulley 6, the guide roller 3 is hooked midway and led out from the outlet 2. When the fuel is not refueled, the movable pulley 6 is located below and the refueling hose 5 is drawn into the housing 1 as shown in FIG. When refueling hose 5 is pulled out of housing 1 from outlet 2 during refueling, moving pulley 6 moves upward.

[0004]

As described above, when the vehicle is not refueled, the movable pulley 6 moves downward, and the moving pulley 2 is divided into two parts.
Although the double-length refueling hose 5 is drawn into the housing 1, it is still shown in FIG.
The refueling hose 5 that is pulled out of the
Outside, the slack portion 5a is generated by hanging down between the refueling nozzle 4 and the outlet 2. Then, there is a possibility that the slack portion 5a interferes with other work, or an operator or another object comes into contact with the slack portion and is damaged. Further, the fact that the refueling hose 5 hangs down on the housing 1 for a long time is not good-looking and impairs the aesthetics of the gas station, and causes a down image.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the conventional example, and when the refueling hose is housed in the housing, prevent the slack portion due to the sagging from the refueling nozzle that occurs during non-refueling, being exposed to the outside of the housing, An object of the present invention is to provide an oil supply device capable of preventing the slack portion from interfering with or damaging the work and improving the appearance of the gas supply station.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with a movable pulley which is movable up and down in a housing, and a mechanism for accommodating the oil supply hose which winds around the oil supply hose around the movable pulley. In the oil supply device, the gist of the invention is to dispose the movable pulley at a position away from the outlet of the oil supply hose so that the lowermost part of the oil supply hose hanging down from the oil supply nozzle hooked on the nozzle hook is housed in the housing. Is.

[0007]

According to the present invention, since the moving pulley that winds around the refueling hose in the housing is arranged in the back of the housing away from the hose outlet, the refueling nozzle hooked on the nozzle hook is About half of the slack part of the oil supply hose that hangs down with the guide roller enters the housing and is not exposed to the outside of the housing. Therefore, the slack portion does not hinder or damage the work, and the appearance of the refueling machine is improved.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of an essential part showing an embodiment of an oil supply apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of an essential part showing an embodiment of an oil supply apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, in which the same components as those of the conventional example shown in FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals. First, the overall structure of the oil supply apparatus of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 7a of the hose unit 7 and the housing 8a of the weighing unit 8 are arranged side by side, and the support column 9 is provided above the housing 8a of the weighing unit 8. The display 10 is provided through the nozzle 7 and the housing 7a of the hose unit 7 is provided with the nozzle hook 11 upward
The outlet 12 of the oil supply hose 5 having a large vertical opening is provided below.

In the housing 8a of the weighing unit 8, an oil supply pipe 13 opening to an underground oil storage tank is located at the front and rear to
Mainly starting up, an oil supply pump driven by an oil supply motor as a measuring mechanism and a flow meter 14 connected to a flow rate pulse transmitter are arranged in the middle of the oil supply pipe 13, and an oil supply pipe 13 connected to the discharge side of the flow meter 14 Is guided into the housing 7a of the hose unit 7.

Inside the housing 7a of the hose unit 7, there is provided a movable pulley 6 which is located at a deeper position apart from the outlet 12 of the fuel supply hose 5 and which moves up and down. In the figure, 15 is this movable pulley 6
Reference numeral 16 denotes a roller attached to the roller, and 16 denotes a channel-shaped guide rail into which the roller 15 is fitted. Further, between the upper position of the movable pulley 6 and the vicinity of the outlet 12, a proper number of guide rollers 3 for supporting the oil supply hoses 5 are provided at appropriate intervals, and the outlet 12 is provided inside the housing 7a. A pair of guide rollers 17 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the twelve.

Then, the base portion of the oil supply hose 5 is connected to the oil supply pipe 13 guided into the housing 7a, and the oil supply hose 5 is connected.
After being wound on the movable pulley 6 from the lower part in the middle, it was further hooked on the guide rollers 3, 3, ..., Inserted between the guide rollers 17, 17, and then led out from the outlet 12 to the outside of the housing 7a. In this embodiment, refueling hoses 5 and 5'are provided on both front and rear sides of the hose unit. In this case, each movable pulley 6 is provided.
6'is installed in the front and rear in the housing 7a, but the movable pulley 6 around which the oil supply hose 5 drawn from the front side outlet 12 is wound is on the rear side, and from the rear side outlet 12 '. The movable pulleys 6 ′ around which the refueling hoses 5 ′ that are drawn out are wound are arranged on the front side, and the movable pulleys 6 and 6 ′ and the movable pulleys 6 and 6 ′ are arranged.
The refueling hoses 5 and 5 ′ drawn out from 6 ′ are arranged side by side on the front side and on the rear side.

Next, usage and operation will be described. When not lubricated, the movable pulley 6 is in the lowered position by contacting the stopper 16a with its own weight, and the refueling hose 5 in the housing 7a is wound around the movable pulley 6 from the connection point with the refueling pipe 13 and then the upper guide roller. After being hooked by 3 and hanging from this position by its own weight, it rises up to the connection point with the oil supply nozzle 4 hooked on the nozzle hook 11.

In this state, the refueling hose 5 between the upper guide roller 3 and the refueling nozzle 4 hangs down in a U-shape as described above, but the lowermost part of the slackened portion 5a is the outlet 12. Is located in the housing 7a via the lower part of the. Therefore, the portion of the refueling hose 5 exposed to the outside of the housing 7a is a substantially linear portion from a portion slightly closer to the refueling nozzle 4 than the lowermost portion of the slack portion 5a to the refueling nozzle 4 and has a short length. .. Most of the portion including the slack portion 5a is the housing 7
It is stored in a.

At the time of refueling, the refueling nozzle 4 is placed on the nozzle 11
If it is removed and pulled, first, the slack portion 5a of the fuel supply hose 5 is guided between the guide rollers 17 and 17 and is pulled out.
It is pulled out of the housing 7a while moving upward inside 12. Then, the force of pulling the oil supply nozzle 4 is transmitted to the moving pulley 6, the moving pulley 6 is pulled up along the guide rail 16 via the oil supply hose 5, and the oil supply hose having a length twice as long as the moving stroke of the moving pulley 6 is provided. 5 is drawn out of the housing 7a. When refueling is finished and the refueling nozzle 4 is returned to the nozzle hook 11, the movable pulley 6 is lowered by its own weight, and the refueling hose 5 is retracted and stored in the housing 7a. A stopper 16b for the upper limit of the movable pulley 6 is provided above the guide rail 16.

[0015]

As described above, the oil supply device of the present invention is
When the refueling hose is stored in the housing using the movable pulley, about half of the U-shaped slack between the guide roller and the refueling nozzle can be stored in the housing during storage. Prevents hindrance to work and damage to refueling hose. Also, the housing 7
a The refueling hose exposed to the outside can be stopped to the minimum length, the aesthetics of the gas station can be improved, and the image can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of essential parts showing an embodiment of an oil supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of essential parts showing one embodiment of the oil supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an embodiment of the oil supply apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view showing a conventional example of an oil supply device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Housing 2 ... Outlet 3 ... Guide roller 4 ... Oil supply nozzle 5, 5 '... Oil supply hose 5a ... Slack part 6 and 6' ... Moving pulley 7 ... Hose unit 7a, 8a ... Housing 8 ... Weighing unit 9 ... Strut 10 ... Display 11 ... Nozzle hook 12,12 '... Drawout 13,13' ... Oil supply pipe 14,14 '... Flowmeters 15,15' ... Rollers 16,16 '... Guide rails 16a, 16b ... Stoppers 17,17' … Guide rollers

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A refueling device having a movable sheave that can be moved up and down in a housing, and a storage mechanism for a refueling hose that winds around the middle of the refueling hose around the movable sheave. An oil supply device, characterized in that the movable pulley is arranged at a position away from the outlet of the oil supply hose so that approximately half of the U-shaped portion between the guide rollers hooking the hose is housed in the housing.