Automated fueling assembly

An automated fueling assembly for automatically refueling a vehicle at a gas station, said assembly comprising:

• a refueling station being positioned at a gas station for refueling gas burning vehicles, said refueling station including a control panel being movably integrated into said refueling station, said control panel being actuatable into an extended position thereby facilitating a driver of a vehicle that has parked adjacent to said refueling station to access said control panel without exiting the vehicle, said refueling station including a robotic arm being movably integrated into said refueling station, said robotic arm being actuatable to extend into a refueling port in the vehicle for refueling the vehicle without requiring the driver to exit the vehicle, said refueling station comprising:
• a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and an outer wall extending between said bottom wall and said top wall, said outer wall having a first lateral side, a second lateral side and a front side, said housing having a slot extending through said first lateral side, said slot being elongated to extend substantially between said bottom wall and said top wall, said control panel being disposed on said front side, said housing having a channel extending through said front side, said channel extending substantially between said bottom wall and said top wall, said channel being positioned closer to said second lateral side than said first lateral side;
• a control actuator being movably integrated into said front side of said outer wall, said control actuator having a distal end with respect to said front side, said control panel being positioned on said distal end, said control actuator being actuatable into a retracted position having said control actuator being recessed into said front side such that said control panel is aligned with said front side, said control actuator being actuatable into an extended position having said control panel being spaced from said front side thereby facilitating said control panel be accessible to the driver of the vehicle, said control panel having an exposed surface with respect to said control actuator;
• a lifting unit being integrated into said housing, said lifting unit having an engagement extending outwardly through said channel in said front side of said outer wall of said housing, said engagement traveling upwardly or downwardly in said channel, said engagement being coupled to said control actuator for moving said control actuator upwardly or downwardly along said front side of said outer wall of said housing thereby facilitating said control actuator to be aligned with a driver's side window of a variety of types of vehicles;
• a control circuit being positioned in the housing, said control circuit being electrically coupled to a power source comprising an electrical system of the gas station, said control circuit receiving an actuate input, said control circuit receiving a de-actuate input, said control circuit receiving a payment input, said control circuit being electrically coupled to said control actuator, said control actuator being actuated into said extended position when said control circuit receives said actuate input, said control actuator being actuated into said retracted position when said control circuit receives said de-actuate input, said control circuit being electrically coupled to said lifting unit;
• wherein said robotic arm includes a first section, a second section being pivotally attached to said first section and a third section being pivotally attached to said second section, said first section extending outwardly from said slot in said first lateral side of said outer wall of said housing, second section lying on a plane being oriented parallel to said first lateral side of said outer wall, said third section lying on a plane being oriented parallel to said first lateral side of said outer wall, said third section having a distal end with respect to said second section, said robotic arm having a fuel nozzle extending away from said distal end, said robotic arm including a first actuator being positioned within said housing, said first actuator being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said first actuator urging said first section upwardly or downwardly in said slot, said robotic arm including a second actuator being positioned at an intersection between said first section and said second section, said second actuator being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said second actuator rotating said second section about said first section, said robotic arm including a third actuator being positioned at an intersection between said second section and said third section, said third actuator being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said third actuator rotating said third section about said second section;
• an alignment camera being coupled to said front side of said outer wall of said housing such that said alignment camera is configured to capture imagery of the vehicle, said alignment camera being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said control circuit analyzing the imagery of the vehicle thereby facilitating said control circuit to actuate said lifting unit to align said actuator with the driver's side window, said control circuit actuating each of said first actuator and said second actuator and said third actuator to urge said robotic arm into a strategic orientation for inserting said fuel nozzle into the refueling port in the vehicle;
• a display being coupled to said exposed surface of said control panel such that said display is visible to the driver of the vehicle, said display being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said display displaying indicia comprising words and numbers for communicating operational parameters of said refueling station to the driver;
• a card reader being integrated into said exposed surface of said control panel thereby facilitating said card reader to receive a financial transaction card for processing a payment, said card reader being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said control circuit receiving said payment input when said card reader successfully processes a payment with the financial transaction card;
• a keypad being integrated into said exposed surface of said control panel such that said keypad is accessible to the driver, said keypad being electrically coupled to said control circuit for programming operational parameters into said refueling station including numerical data pertaining to said card reader for processing the payment;
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• a plurality of fuel buttons, each of said fuel buttons being movably integrated into said exposed surface of said control panel such that each of said fuel buttons is accessible to the driver, each of said fuel buttons being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said fuel buttons being in communication with a respective one of a plurality of fuel pumping units in the gas station, said robotic arm being in fluid communication with each of the fuel pumping units, a respective one of the fuel pumping units being turned on when said fuel button associated with the respective fuel pumping unit is depressed thereby facilitating said robotic arm to dispense fuel into the refueling port in the vehicle;
• a pair of sensing units, each of said sensing units being positioned on a driveway adjacent to said refueling station such that the vehicle drives over said sensing units when the vehicle parks next to said refueling station, each of said sensing units being in communication with said refueling station, said refueling station being turned on when each said sensing units senses the weight of the vehicle, each of said sensing units comprising:
• a panel having a lower surface, an upper surface and a perimeter surface extending between said lower surface and said upper surface, said perimeter surface angling inwardly between said lower surface and said upper surface such that said panel has a trapezoidal shape, said lower surface resting on the driveway, said panel associated with each of said sensing units being aligned with a respective one of said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said outer wall of said housing thereby facilitating panel associated with each of said sensing units to be aligned with a respective one of a set of rear wheels and a set of front wheels of the vehicle;
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• a weight sensor being integrated into said upper surface of said panel such that said weight sensor senses the weight of the vehicle when the vehicle drives onto said panel, said weight sensor being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said control circuit receiving said actuate input when said weight sensor senses weight, said control circuit receiving said de-actuate input when said weight sensor does not sense weight.