JPH11108338A - Cartridge type oil feeding tank - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To confirm the quantity of oil even in a dark place, by providing the main body of a tank with an oil quantity indicating window, by which the oil in the main body of the tank can be visually checked through a gage member that is made of a synthetic resin, and by making the gage member of the oil quantity indicating window of the synthetic resin having a luminous property. SOLUTION: A rotatable handle 2 is provided at roughly the center part of one end side of the main body of a tank 1A, and a tubular oil supply hole 3 is provided at roughly the center part of the other side in such a way that it is projected. The appropriate place of the side wall of the main body of the tank 1A near the oil supply hole 3 is equipped with an oil quantity-indicating window 6. In the oil quantity-indicating window 6, a slot 7 is opened in the side wall of the main body of the tank 1A, and a gage member 8 is disposed in this slot 7. This gage member 8 is formed of a synthetic resin having a luminous property, and a rubber packing material is fitted around the periphery of this gage member 8. Covering this packing material, a cover member 11 is screwed to the side wall of the main body of the tank 1A through two or more fitting screws 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cartridge type oil supply tank used for oil combustion equipment such as an oil fan heater and an oil stove.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, this type of cartridge type refueling tank (hereinafter referred to as "cartridge tank") is transparent or translucent on a side wall of a tank body as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-54028. Is provided with an oil amount display window for visually checking the oil in the tank main body through a synthetic resin gauge member. When replenishing the cartridge tank with oil, the user refuels from the refueling port while watching the refueling amount with the gauge member of the oil amount display window, and stops refueling when nearly full.

[0003]

In the above-described conventional cartridge tank, for example, when refueling is performed in a dark place where there is no illumination, the gauge member is difficult to see. There was a problem that oil could overflow and could not be refueled in dark places.

In recent years, there has been a cartridge tank equipped with a mechanism for detecting the full capacity and notifying the user with a buzzer or the like. However, the structure of the cartridge tank is extremely complicated, and the cost of parts and assembly is greatly increased. was there.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and allows the amount of oil to be confirmed even in a dark place.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a cartridge-type refueling tank that does not cause a complicated structure.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cartridge type oil supply tank provided with an oil amount display window for visually checking the oil in the tank body via a synthetic resin gauge member on the tank body. In this configuration, the gauge member of the window is made of a synthetic resin having a luminous property.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Cartridge tank 1
The tank main body 1A is formed in a vertically long shape, a rotatable handle 2 is provided at a substantially central portion on one end side of the tank main body 1A, and a cylindrical oil supply port 3 is provided at a substantially central portion on the other end side. A refueling port cap 5 having a built-in on-off valve device (not shown) for opening and closing the outflow port 4 is detachably attached to the refueling port 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the fuel supply port 3 of the cartridge tank 1 is turned upward, the fuel supply port cap 5 is removed, and the fuel is supplied from the fuel supply port 3 by a fuel supply pump or the like.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an oil amount display window provided at an appropriate position on the side wall of the tank body 1A near the oil supply port 3.
A vertical hole 7 formed in the side wall of the tank body 1A, a synthetic resin gauge member 8 disposed in the vertical hole 7,
A vertically elongated elliptical rubber packing 9 fitted around the periphery of the gauge member 8 so as to surround the entire circumference of the gauge member 8, and the tank body 1 </ b> A The tank body 1A is constituted by a cover member 11 screwed to the side wall, and
The oil inside is visually recognized.

The gauge member 8 is molded from a synthetic resin such as a transparent polycarbonate resin. The molding resin emits light by illuminating it with light or the like for a predetermined period of time, and emits the afterglow time. The molded article is translucent because it contains a long-lasting and high-luminance phosphorescent pigment.

In the above configuration, the cartridge tank 1
When refueling is performed in a dark place, cartridge tank 1
After a short time (for example, several seconds to several tens of seconds) of light from a lighting device or the like is irradiated onto the oil amount display window 6, the user is brought to a refueling place and refueled. At this time, the gauge member 8 stores the light by irradiating the light for a short time, and continuously emits light for a time required for refueling. Therefore, it is possible to confirm that the gauge member 8 in the light emitting state is full in a dark place.

According to the embodiment, the gauge member 8 of the oil amount display window 6 for visually confirming the oil in the tank body 1A is formed of a synthetic resin such as a polycarbonate resin mixed with a luminous pigment. When the fuel is supplied, the gage member 8 can be made to shine brightly by irradiating the gage member 8 with light such as a lighting device for a short time when refueling. The amount of oil can be confirmed via the gauge member 8. In addition, since it is possible to check the amount of oil in a dark place without requiring a mechanism for detecting the full amount and notifying with a buzzer or the like, as in the related art,
The structure can be prevented from becoming complicated, and increase in parts cost and assembly cost can be suppressed.

[0012]

According to the present invention, since the gauge member of the oil amount display window is made of a synthetic resin having a luminous property, the gauge member can emit light only by irradiating the gauge member with light. , Even if the user refuels in a dark place, the user can check the amount of oil via the light emitting gauge member,
Usability is enhanced, and the amount of oil can be checked in a dark place without the need for a mechanism that detects fullness and alerts the user with a buzzer or the like. Also, it is possible to suppress an increase in assembly cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cartridge type refueling tank showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cartridge type oil supply tank 1A Tank body 6 Oil amount display window 8 Gauge member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cartridge type oil supply tank provided with an oil amount display window for visually confirming oil in the tank body via a transparent or translucent gauge member on the tank body, wherein the gauge member of the oil amount display window has a luminous property. A cartridge-type refueling tank made of a synthetic resin having: