Fluid handling – With vehicle guide or support – e.g. – service station
Patent
1995-10-13
2000-08-22
Rivell, John
Fluid handling
With vehicle guide or support, e.g., service station
52294, B60S 502
Patent
active
061056022
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fuel dispensing station, comprising at least one underground fuel tank a pump island including at least one fuel pump for dispensing the fuel contained in said tank, as well as a pump roofing.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The erection of a fuel dispensing station usually requires the construction of separate foundations. The fuel tank, pump island, and pump roofing are usually each provided with their own foundation. The construction of foundations and the provision of various electrical, data transfer, fuel, gas, water and sewage connections between the various elements at the construction site requires a lot of time and costs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to eliminate these drawbacks, the arrangement of the invention is such and a fuel dispensing station of the invention is characterized in that the fuel tank and other possibly necessary tanks, the pump island and pump roofing are assembled together as an integral unit provided with a common foundation.
One preferred embodiment of the invention is arranged such that the dispensing station is adapted to be carried to an installation site as readily erectable blocks.
When using a solution of the invention, all structures can be nearly finished at a factory with only earthmoving operations and simple erecting and coupling operations required at the construction site.
The invention further relates to a method as set forth in the preamble of claim 6, characterized in that the dispensing station is carried to an installation site as readily erectable blocks and that the fuel tank, and other possible necessary tanks, the pump island and pump roofing are assembled together at the installation site as an integral unit provided with a common foundation.
Some preferred further developments of the invention are disclosed in the subclaims.
The invention will now be described in more detail with reference mode to the accompanying drawing, in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a partially sectional side view of a dispensing station of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a partially sectional end view of a dispensing station of the invention.
FIGS. 3 and 4 are views equivalent to FIGS. 1 and 2, showing a second preferred embodiment for a dispensing station.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
A fuel dispensing station, an example of which is schematically shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and installed in position and buried partially underground, includes a fully underground fuel tank 1, a pump island 2, laid substantially on ground level or slightly thereabove and provided with two fuel pumps 3, as well as a pump roofing 4 serving as a rain shelter for refuellers. In addition to the fuel tank 1, the number of which may be more than one, other necessary tanks may be included as well.
In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a foundation 5 comprises a reinforced concrete slab, which is laid or cast in a desired depth as required by the surrounding soil. All elements included in a dispensing station of the invention are directly or indirectly supported on the foundation 5, whereby the fuel tank 1, pump island 2 and pump roofing 4 are connected together as an integral unit provided with this common foundation 5.
The fuel tank 1 and frame structures for the pump roofing 4 are supported on top of the foundation 5 as known in the art. The pump island 2 is in turn secured to the frame structures of pump roofing 4 and further on top of the fuel tank 1 through the intermediary of the wall structure of an inspection well 6 for tank 1 in such a manner that most of the bearing loads of the roofing 4 are directed to the foundation 5 rather than the fuel tank 1. As can be seen in the drawings, particularly FIGS. 1 and 2, the frame structures are relatively massive compared with the inspection well 6 and direct bearing loads of the roofing past the fuel tank 1. The pump island 2 is provided with an openable gate for the access into the inspection well 6.
The mass of all structures included in a dispensing station
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