Fuel dispenser with leak detection
AssigneeWayne Fueling Systems LLC
InventorsHenry Fieglein, Thomas Cerovski
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and systems are provided for detection of various leaks within fuel dispensers, such as through visualization within a fuel dispenser. An exemplary fuel dispenser can include a housing having fuel dispensing components disposed therein, a control system in the housing for controlling the dispensing of fuel, and a leak detection assembly for detecting a fluid leak within the housing, and for visually confirming the presence of a leak using an imaging device.
Claims19
A fuel dispenser, comprising:
- a base cabinet having fuel dispensing components that include at least one motor and at least one pump therein, the at least one pump being configured to receive fuel from a storage tank and the at least one motor being configured to drive the at least one pump to deliver the fuel to at least one hose on the fuel dispenser for dispensing the fuel, the base cabinet having a bottom pan configured to receive any fluid leaking within the base cabinet;
- an electronics housing isolated from the base cabinet and containing a control system configured to control the fuel dispensing components;
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- a leak detection assembly comprising
- at least one sensor disposed within the base cabinet and configured to sense the presence of fluid within the bottom pan, and
- an imaging apparatus disposed within the base cabinet and operatively coupled to the sensor such that the imaging apparatus is activate by the sensor when the sensor detects fluid within the bottom pan, the imaging apparatus obtaining at least one image of the bottom pan when the imaging apparatus is activated, and the at least one image being transmitted a remote device for verifying the presence of fluid within the bottom pan.
A fuel dispenser, comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect the presence of fluid in a bottom pan of a base cabinet of a fuel dispenser, and to output a detection signal containing data representing detection of the presence of fluid;
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- an imaging device positioned within the base cabinet and configured to acquire at least one image of the bottom pan in response to receipt of the detection signal and output an imaging signal containing data representing the at least one image.
The fuel dispenser of claim 13, further comprising a control system in an electronics module of the fuel sensor, the control system being configured to:
- receive the detection signal from the sensor, and
- output the detection signal to the imaging device when the measured amount of the detected fluid exceeds a first fluid threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.