Fuel load control device and applicable control procedure

Abstract

Fuel load control device and control procedure. The presence of the control device in the loading inlet of the tank enables detection when there is fuel flow into said tank. The detector signals can be temporarily identified by the clock. There is control over the duration when there is fuel flow towards the tank of the vehicle. A GPS enables identification of the geographical location of the vehicle at the time of fuel loading. This information is controlled and stored in data storage. The data storage device may have a port for extracting the information. The procedure consists of a series of steps such as obtaining information previously generated by the detector means and which is stored in the data storing means; obtaining information from the fuel dispenser; comparing the obtained data, and generating information to distinguish consistency or inconsistency between the information from the device and the fuel dispenser.

1 . A fuel load control device, applicable to any vehicle driven by a fuel fluid loaded at gas stations provided with fuel dispensers having respective fuel load control means, comprising:
 means able to detect the fuel load into the vehicle tank,   said tank comprising a loading inlet, through which the fuel flows towards the inner housing of said tank, which comprises:   fuel flow detecting means that enter the tank,   said detecting means are adjacent to the tank loading inlet and are arranged in a manner that makes them stand in the way of the incoming fuel,   said detecting means are connected to a clock and data storage means provided with a data port; and   said clock provides the temporary parameters of the fuel flow, while said storage means are able to store and deliver the data corresponding to each fuel flow event detected by said detecting means.   
     
     
         2 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 1 , wherein the fuel flow detecting means comprises:
 a detector which comprises a freely rotary reel with paddles, each of them provided with a signal generator, are driven by the fuel flow from the tank loading inlet; and   a sensor adjacent to said reel, which changes its status at the passage of said signal generators of said paddles.   
     
     
         3 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 2 , wherein the fuel flow detecting means comprises:
 a reel which paddles are provided with respective magnets; and   a “hall effect” type sensor able to detect the movement of said magnets.   
     
     
         4 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 3 , wherein the magnets comprise neodymium. 
     
     
         5 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a GPS connected to provide positioning data corresponding to each fuel flow event. 
     
     
         6 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an avl type circuit connected with a fuel flow detector situated in the tank loading inlet,   the avl type circuit including a clock, a gps, a cell transceptor and a data storage means,   said gps is connected so that it provides global positioning data in each stored event,   said clock is connected so that it provides temporary parameters of each stored event,   said fuel flow detector is adjacently arranged to the tank loading inlet so that it detects fuel load events,   said storage means is able to store the data corresponding to each fuel load event, including its time and geographical parameters; and   said cell transceptor is linked to a data transmission and reception network to which it transmits the data corresponding to said fuel load events.   
     
     
         7 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 1 , further comprising transmission and reception means of data integrating a network, which is also integrated by the computerized systems of the gas stations where fuel is loaded. 
     
     
         8 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 7 , further comprising wireless data transmission and reception. 
     
     
         9 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 7 , further comprising data transmission and reception means through interconnected communication networks. 
     
     
         10 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a structure situated in the fuel tank load inlet. 
     
     
         11 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 10 , further comprising a fuel inlet pipe which, from the loading inlet, is projected into the tank, with a flow detector laterally mounted, acting on said pipe. 
     
     
         12 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 10 , further comprising a false structure mounted on the fuel tank load inlet. 
     
     
         13 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 10 , further comprising an inlet housing with partially open walls that are permeable to the fuel fluid, but prevent direct access to the tank inner cavity. 
     
     
         14 . The fuel load control device according to  claim 13 , wherein the inlet housing partially open walls comprise a plurality of holes. 
     
     
         15 . A load control procedure for the device of  claim 1  comprising:
 obtaining information previously generated by the detecting means and which is stored in the storage means of the vehicle control device, 
 obtaining information from the fuel dispenser, where said vehicle has been loaded with fuel, 
 by means of a computerized communication system, contrasting the data corresponding to the control device and the fuel dispenser; and 
 generating information that distinguishes the consistency and/or inconsistency between the information from the device and the fuel dispenser.