JPH07280249A - Oil Combustor Airtight Oil Tank - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply conduct an operation for reversing an airtight oil tank upside down at the time of supplying oil to the tank. CONSTITUTION:A grip 3 is provided at a bottom of an opposite side to a ceiling of a tank body 1, and an oil supply base side grip 4 is provided at a position near an oil supply port base 2 of the body 1. The grip 4 is so provided near the base 2 of the body 1 that an inclining angle of the tank is, when the grip 4 is grasped to raise the tank, becomes an oblique angle beta smaller than an angle for overturning the body 1 by gradually inclining the body 1 by placing the tank on a horizontal surface (floor).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a petroleum combustion system in which a fuel filler cap is provided on the top surface or bottom surface of a tank body, and a handle is provided on the bottom surface or top surface, and the handle is used to hold the fuel filler cap downward. The present invention relates to an airtight oil tank of an oil combustor which is housed in a tank housing part 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.
A tank housing portion 12 for housing an airtight oil tank is provided in the container, an opening 13 for loading and unloading the airtight oil tank is provided at an upper portion of the tank housing portion 12, a lid 14 for opening and closing the opening 13 is provided, and the lid 14 is provided. The airtight oil tank is opened and stored in the tank housing portion 12 through the opening 13, the airtight oil tank is attached to the oil combustor body 11, and the oil in the airtight oil tank is supplied to the oil combustor. Oil is burned in a combustion section (not shown), and warm air is blown from a warm air outlet 15 provided on the front surface of the oil burner main body 11 to perform heating.

The airtight oil tank is provided with a filler mouthpiece 17 for supplying oil to the oil stove on the top surface (or bottom surface) of the tank body 16, and the tank body 1
The handle 18 was provided on the bottom surface (or the top surface) of 6.

The airtight oil tank of the oil combustor as described above is
First, the lid 14 of the oil combustor body 11 is opened, the handle 18 of the tank body 16 is held, and the airtight oil tank is taken out from the tank storage portion 12 of the oil combustor body 11, and then the handle 18
Hold the oiltight oil tank upside down and place it on a horizontal surface with the filler neck 17 facing upward, open the filler neck 17 and open oil from the oil tank 19 with the oil pump 20 Was refueling. Then, the airtight oil tank which has been refueled is housed in the tank housing section 12 of the petroleum combustor body 11 with the handle 18 held upside down and the refueling mouthpiece 17 facing down.

[0005]

In the case of the airtight oil tank of the oil combustor described above, the weight of the airtight oil tank is only about 1 kg when it is empty, and the top and bottom of the airtight oil tank for refueling is changed. It is relatively easy for women and elderly people to do the reverse, but when installing the airtight oil tank after refueling to the oil combustor, it is recommended that the airtight oil tank has a capacity of about 4 to 5 liters. Because of the large amount, the total weight of the oil and the airtight oil tank is about 5-6 kg,
The procedure of lifting the airtight oil tank with both hands and then turning the airtight oil tank upside down and holding the handle becomes difficult especially for women and the elderly. There was a risk of dropping the tank and damaging the airtight oil tank.

The airtight oil tank of the oil combustor of the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the operation of reversing the top and bottom of the airtight oil tank when refueling the airtight oil tank can be easily performed. The purpose is to do so.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an airtight oil tank of an oil combustor of the present invention is provided with a filler neck on the top or bottom of the tank body and at the bottom or top. In an airtight oil tank of an oil combustor which is provided with a handle and which is stored in the tank storage part of the oil combustor with the handle down, the tank at a position close to the oil supply mouthpiece of the tank body. An angle of the tank main body when the main body is lifted is smaller than an angle at which the tank main body is placed on a horizontal surface with the filler neck upward and the tank main body is gradually tilted. The handle on the filler neck side is set.

[0008] Further, a biasing means is provided so that the handle and the filler mouthpiece side handle are respectively rotatable, and biases the handle and the filler mouthpiece side handle so as to come into contact with the tank main body in a mutually facing direction. It is provided.

[0009]

When the airtight oil tank of the oil combustor having the above-mentioned structure is taken out from the oil combustor and placed on the floor with the filler mouthpiece side handle, the airtight oil tank is lowered and the filler mouthpiece side is kept as it is. Even when the handle is released, the inclination angle of the airtight oil tank when the handle on the filler neck side is held is smaller than the angle at which the airtight oil tank falls, so the airtight oil tank does not fall. When the airtight oil tank placed on the floor is lifted with the handle on the filler neck side, the airtight oil tank tilts so that the handle provided on the opposite side of the filler neck can be easily held. You can easily reverse the upside down.

Further, since the handle of the airtight oil tank and the handle on the filler neck side are urged by the urging means so as to face each other, when the upside down of the airtight oil tank is reversed, the handle ( Alternatively, the work of holding the filler neck side (or the handle) with the other hand after holding the filler mouth mouth side handle) is extremely easy.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of an airtight oil tank of an oil combustor according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 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 the filler neck of the airtight oil tank. FIG. 4 is a front view, FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view showing a handle on the filler neck side, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a procedure when the airtight oil tank is turned upside down.
Shows the time when the handle is held next to the filler neck side, and (b) shows the time when both the handle and the handle on the filler mouth side are held, and (c). Shows the case where the handle on the filler neck side is separated and only the handle is held.

The airtight oil tank of the oil combustor according to the present invention is detachably housed in a tank housing portion provided in the oil combustor body, and the tank body 1 is formed into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped. The tank main body 1 is provided on the top surface (bottom surface) of the tank with a fuel filler mouthpiece 2 for supplying oil to the oil combustor when the oil is stored in the tank housing portion of the oil combustor and for supplying oil to the airtight oil tank. The handle 3 is provided on the bottom surface (top surface) opposite to the top surface (bottom surface).

The fuel filler cap 2 of the tank body 1
Is provided with a handle 4 on the filler neck side. When the airtight oil tank is lifted by holding the fuel filler mouthpiece side handle 4, the tilt angle of the airtight oil tank is such that the airtight oil tank is on a horizontal plane (on the floor) as shown in FIG. ), The tank body 1 is gradually inclined, and is provided near the filler cap 2 of the tank body 1 so that the tank body 1 has an inclination angle β smaller than an inclination angle α.

In the tank body 1 of the airtight oil tank, the side surface adjacent to the surface provided with the filler mouthpiece 2 is inclined so that the lateral width of the side provided with the filler mouthpiece 2 is the lateral width of the side provided with the handle 3. By making it smaller than the above, the center of gravity when the airtight oil tank is lifted by holding the filler mouthpiece side handle 4 is lowered, and the stability when carrying the airtight oil tank is improved. The handle 3 is urged to come into contact with the tank body 1.

The handle 4 on the filler neck side is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, a mounting metal fitting 6 is attached to the tank body 1 so that the shaft portion 5 of the filler mouthpiece side handle 4 can be inserted, and the shaft portion 5 is inserted into the mounting metal fitting 6 so as to be rotatable. As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting bracket 6 is provided with an inclination at the end into which the shaft portion 5 is inserted, and when the airtight oil tank is lifted while holding the filler neck side handle 4, the filler neck side handle 4 is About 1
Since the handle 4 on the filler cap side contacts the inclined portion of the mounting member 6 until it rotates / 4 turns, the force that tries to suppress the lateral opening of the handle 4 on the filler cap side is an elastic force. In addition to the mouthpiece-side handle 4 itself, the fuel filler mouthpiece-side handle 4 is urged in the direction of coming into contact with the tank body 1. When the filler mouthpiece side handle 4 rotates about 1/4 or more, it comes into contact with the straight portion of the mounting member 6, so that no force is applied to the filler mouthpiece side handle 4 in the direction of contacting the tank body 1 side. The handle 4 on the filler neck side is held in the lifted position.

Then, the handle 3 and the filler port side handle 4
And are provided so as to face each other when they are in contact with the tank body 1. In addition, the handle 3 is replaced with the handle 4
Similarly to the above, it may be provided so as to be held in a lifted state.

The procedure for refueling (carrying) the airtight oil tank having the above structure will be described. First, when taking out from the oil combustor at the time of refueling, hold the handle 3 and lift it from the tank storage part of the oil combustor. Hold the fuel filler mouthpiece side handle 4 while holding the handle 3, then release the handle 3 and carry the airtight oil tank to the fueling place by holding the fuel filler mouthpiece side handle 4
Refueling is performed by opening the filler neck 2. At this time, the filler mouthpiece side handle 4 is held in a lifted state. Even if the filler mouthpiece side handle 4 returns to the direction of contacting the tank body 1 by the urging force, the urging force of the filler mouthpiece side handle 4 is applied in the opposite direction to the direction in which the airtight oil tank falls, so that the urging force The airtight oil tank will not fall due to the reaction.

After refueling, when the airtight oil tank is to be stored in the storage portion of the oil combustor, the airtight oil tank is lifted by holding the refueling mouthpiece side grip 4 which holds the lifted state. Is inclined by the inclination angle β, so
It becomes possible to easily hold the handle 3. The handle 3
The airtight oil tank is stored in the storage portion of the petroleum combustor by holding the handle 4 only by holding the handle 4 apart from the filler neck side.

[0019]

Since the airtight oil tank of the oil combustor of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, it is airtight when the airtight oil tank is taken out from the oil combustor and is held on the floor with the handle on the filler mouthpiece side. Even if you lower the oil tank and let go of the handle on the filler neck side, the tilt angle of the airtight oil tank when holding the handle on the filler neck side is smaller than the angle at which the oiltight oil tank falls, so Without falling down,
Moreover, when the airtight oil tank placed on the floor is lifted by holding the handle on the filler neck side, the airtight oil tank tilts so that the handle on the opposite side of the filler neck can be easily held. Even a woman or an elderly person can easily perform the work of reversing the top and bottom of the airtight oil tank without accidentally dropping the airtight oil tank during the work of reversing the top and bottom of the airtight oil tank. It can be surely prevented from being damaged.

Further, since the handle of the airtight oil tank and the handle on the filler cap side are urged by the urging means so as to face each other, when the upside down of the airtight oil tank is turned upside down, the handle ( Alternatively, the work of holding the filler neck side (or the handle) with the other hand after holding the filler neck side handle can be performed very easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state in which 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 tilted.

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

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

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a procedure when the airtight oil tank of the present invention is turned upside down, and FIG. 5 (a) shows a case where a handle is held next to the filler neck side. Yes, (b) shows the case where both the filler mouthpiece side handle and the handle are held, and (c) shows the case where the filler mouthpiece side handle is separated and only the handle is held.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a conventional airtight oil tank taken out from an oil combustor.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a conventional airtight oil tank during refueling.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tank Main Body 2 Refueling Port Cap 3 Handle 4 Refueling Port Cap Side Handle 5 Shaft 6 Mounting Bracket

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A fuel filler cap is provided on the top or bottom of the tank body, and a handle is provided on the bottom or top,
In an airtight oil tank of an oil combustor that is held in the tank storage part of an oil combustor with the handle facing down, the tank body is lifted to a position close to the oil supply mouthpiece of the tank body. When the angle of the tank main body at this time is set to an angle smaller than the angle at which the tank main body is placed on a horizontal surface with the filler mouth cap facing upward and the tank main body is gradually tilted An airtight oil tank for an oil combustor characterized by a handle on the mouthpiece side. 2. A biasing means for rotatably providing each of the handle and the filler mouthpiece side handle, and biasing the handle and the filler mouthpiece side handle so as to come into contact with the tank main body in a direction facing each other. The airtight oil tank for an oil combustor according to claim 1, wherein the airtight oil tank is provided.