Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – With signal – indicator – recorder – inspection means or exhibitor
Patent
1996-07-24
1999-01-12
Jacyna, J. Casimer
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
With signal, indicator, recorder, inspection means or exhibitor
141 98, 141231, 141351, 34082554, 705413, B65B 130, B67C 302
Patent
active
058575014
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to fuel management systems for use with motor vehicles generally.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Fuel management systems which monitor fuel usage by vehicles and record the identity and other particulars of vehicles being fueled are known. The Fuelomat (Trade Mark) automated fuel management system is commercially available from Del Pak Systems Ltd. A subsidiary of Orpak Industries (1983) Ltd. of Israel, the present applicant/assignee. Patents showing fuel management systems include the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,156,198; 4,846,233; 4,469,149; 4,263,945; 4,109,686 and 3,642,036.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention seeks to provide a passive, interrogatable vehicle mounted unit for use in fuel management systems of the type described hereinabove.
There is thus provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle mounted fueling system identification unit including an inductive communication loop arranged to surround a fuel intake pathway of a vehicle and circuitry powered by electric power inductively received by the loop for transmitting via the loop at least one of the following parameters: vehicle identification number, credit information, required fuel particulars.
There is also provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle including a chassis and a fuel tank with fuel intake pathway mounted thereon and a fueling system identification unit including an inductive communication loop arranged to surround the fuel intake pathway and circuitry powered by electric power inductively received by the loop for transmitting via the loop at least one of the following parameters: vehicle identification number, credit information, required fuel particulars.
There is additionally provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle fueling system including: and associated delivery nozzle, a first inductive power transmission and communication loop associated with the delivery nozzle, a transmitter for transmitting electrical energy via the first inductive communication loop and a data receiver for receiving data via the first inductive communication loop, and fuel intake pathway mounted thereon and a fueling system identification unit including a second inductive communication loop arranged to surround the fuel intake pathway and circuitry powered by electric power inductively received by the second inductive communication loop from the transmitter for transmitting via the second inductive communication loop at least one of the following parameters: vehicle identification number, credit information, required fuel particulars.
Preferably, the circuitry is operative for transmitting via the second inductive communication loop at least two of the following parameters: vehicle identification number, credit information, required fuel particulars.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the circuitry is operative for transmitting via the second inductive communication loop all of the following parameters: vehicle identification number, credit information, required fuel particulars.
Preferably the second inductive communication loop associated with the fuel intake pathway is fixed thereto and is generally not exposed to view. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second inductive communication loop is provided with a self-destruct device which destroys the intended functionality thereof automatically in response to unauthorized tampering therewith.
Preferably, the circuitry which is powered by electrical power inductively received from an induction coil associated with the nozzle is programmable circuitry.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fuel intake pathway is defined by a fuel inlet pipe.
Preferably, the second inductive communication loop is mounted on the interior of the fuel inlet pipe.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present inven
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Kelerich David
Talmor Dov
Jacyna J. Casimer
Rapac Network International, Inc.
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