Patent Application
20210130154
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The disclosure relates to tracking device and more particularly pertains to a new tracking device for tracking fuel costs on remote work sites.
The prior art relates to tracking device.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a fuel pumping unit that is fluidly coupled to a fuel tank for pumping fuel from the fuel tank. A monitoring unit is fluidly coupled to the fuel pumping unit. The monitoring unit records the flow of fuel through the fuel pumping unit for determining the fluid quantity of the fuel delivered from the fuel pumping unit. A data storage unit is included and the data storage unit is in wireless electrical communication with the monitoring unit. The data storage unit receives the fluid quantity of fuel delivered from the monitoring unit for the purposes of analysis and cost accounting with respect to the fuel delivered.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A monitoring unit 20 is provided and the monitoring unit 20 is fluidly coupled to the fuel pumping unit 12. The monitoring unit 20 records the flow of fuel through the fuel pumping unit 12. In this way the monitoring unit 20 determines the fluid quantity of the fuel delivered from the fuel pumping unit 12. The monitoring unit 20 comprises a housing 22 that has an inlet 24 and an outlet 26. The inlet 24 is fluidly coupled to the fuel pump 18 for receiving the fuel that is pumped by the fuel pump 18. The outlet 26 is fluidly coupled to the fuel hose 16 for delivering the fuel pumped by the fuel pump 18 into the fuel hose 16 for delivery.
A control circuit 28 is positioned in the housing 22 and a flow meter 30 is positioned in the housing 22. The flow meter 30 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 28 and the flow meter 30 is in fluid communication with the outlet 26 in the housing 22. The flow meter 30 measures the flow of fuel through the housing 22 in a pre-determined unit of measurement. The flow meter 30 may be an electronic fluid flow meter and the pre-determined unit of measurement may be gallons or liters.
A keypad 32 is coupled to the housing 22 such that the keypad 32 is accessible to a user and the keypad 32 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 28. The keypad 32 includes a plurality of keys 34 that may comprise a Qwerty keyboard. A display 36 is coupled to the housing 22 and the display 36 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 28. The display 36 displays indicia comprising operational parameters of the fuel pump 18, including but not being limited to, the quantity of fuel delivered by the fuel pump 18. The display 36 may be an LCD or other type of electronic display.
A transceiver 38 is coupled to the housing 22 and the transceiver 38 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 28. The transceiver 38 may comprise a radio frequency transceiver or the like. A power supply 40 is provided and the power supply 40 is coupled to the housing 22. The power supply 40 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 28 and the power supply 40 comprises at least one battery 42.
A data storage unit 44 is provided and the data storage unit 44 is in wireless electrical communication with the monitoring unit 20. The data storage unit 44 receives the fluid quantity of fuel delivered from the monitoring unit 20 for the purposes of analysis and cost accounting with respect to the fuel delivered. Additionally, the data storage unit 44 is in electrical communication with the transceiver 38. The data storage unit 44 receives data from the keypad 32 with respect to job names, account numbers and other data pertaining to the fluid quantity of fuel delivered from the fuel pump 18. The data storage unit 44 may comprise a personal computer that is connected to the internet or other similar, remotely accessible data storage device.
In use, the fuel pump 18 is turned on the dispense fuel into construction equipment, jobsite vehicles or any other machinery that requires fuel for operation. The monitoring unit 20 tracks the quantity of fuel that is dispensed when the fuel pump 18 is turned on. Additionally, the keypad 32 is manipulated to enter pertinent information about the fuel dispensed, such as the name of the jobsite, the type of equipment that was refueled, and any other information useful for the purposes of cost accounting. Additionally, the information entered with the keypad 32, as well as the quantity of fuel dispensed is communicated to the data storage unit 44 for storage and analysis. In this way the fuel costs associated with the jobsite and the machinery can be accurately tracked for the purposes of cost accounting.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
