EP1981008A2 - Approved and certified fuel dispensing device with multiple data storage - Google Patents

Approved and certified fuel dispensing device with multiple data storage Download PDF

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EP1981008A2
EP1981008A2 EP07301702A EP07301702A EP1981008A2 EP 1981008 A2 EP1981008 A2 EP 1981008A2 EP 07301702 A EP07301702 A EP 07301702A EP 07301702 A EP07301702 A EP 07301702A EP 1981008 A2 EP1981008 A2 EP 1981008A2
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    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67DDISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G07F13/00Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
    • G07F13/02Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs by volume
    • G07F13/025Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs by volume wherein the volume is determined during delivery
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  • the present invention relates to a certified and certified fuel dispensing apparatus mounted on a fuel distribution circuit connecting a dispensing gun to a fuel storage tank.
  • the fuel dispensing apparatuses of the service stations are conventionally equipped with counting means comprising a fuel meter connected to a pulse generator or encoder enabling an electronic calculator to establish, during a commercial transaction n, c that is to say the filling of the tank of a motor vehicle, the volume and the price of the delivered fuel and make them appear in clear on a display.
  • counting means comprising a fuel meter connected to a pulse generator or encoder enabling an electronic calculator to establish, during a commercial transaction n, c that is to say the filling of the tank of a motor vehicle, the volume and the price of the delivered fuel and make them appear in clear on a display.
  • the data of an ongoing commercial transaction namely the unit price per liter of fuel, the quantity of fuel delivered to the customer and the value of the transaction, ie the price of the fuel thus delivered, are displayed in continuously on the display of the fuel dispenser.
  • the data thereof is optionally also printed on a medium such as a receipt ticket.
  • the customer must then pay the value of the transaction, so pay the price of the fuel supplied at the point of sale, that is to say the cash register of the service station which is also equipped with display means transaction data that is connected to the fuel dispensing apparatus.
  • the equipment of the service stations and in particular the fuel dispensing machines which manage the commercial exchanges with a final customer who will make the payment of taxes are subject to a number of constraints and must comply with specific regulations defined by legal metrology, especially European.
  • the display devices for the data of a commercial transaction (price to be paid, volume delivered, unit price of the liter of fuel to be delivered) of the fuel dispensers of the stations -Service must be approved and certified.
  • the quality of the display is also controlled by the "MID" directive.
  • the operators of this station must carry out a verification on the basis of the information displayed on the fuel dispensing device which alone is considered valid, insofar as the cash register of the service station does not make subject of official approval relating to legal metrology, in particular the European MID Directive.
  • the time required to fill the tank of a motor vehicle in a service station is of the order of 3 to 4 minutes, to which should be added the parking time of the vehicle in front of the dispenser selected.
  • the filling of the tank of a motor vehicle, parking included, requires an average total of 5 to 10 minutes, which is long enough to be a source of congestion on the runway of the service station.
  • the fuel dispensing device thus becomes available to a second customer while the first customer settles his transaction at the cash register or at the point of sale of the service station.
  • the data of an n + 1 transaction are displayed on the display of the fuel dispenser apparatus, whereas it is the data of the transaction n that are displayed on the means of the fuel dispenser device. display of the cash register or the point of sale of the service station.
  • the display n at the cash register or point of sale is unregistered and uncertified, and is therefore not considered valid under the regulations of legal metrology.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy this drawback while at the same time making it possible to constantly have data of a transaction n on a display means and possibly on another print medium which has been the subject of an approval and a 'an official certification.
  • the invention relates to a certified and certified fuel dispenser apparatus of the aforementioned type characterized in that it comprises means for secure multiple storage of data relating to previous commercial transactions, whereas the data relating to the commercial transaction Current n are displayed on the display.
  • these multiple storage means are associated with display members so as to retransmit on demand the data relating to a previous commercial transaction n - x on the display of the fuel dispensing apparatus.
  • This data relating to a previous commercial transaction n - x may also possibly be printed on a medium such as a receipt ticket.
  • Such display members are always integrated in the dispensing apparatus and may also possibly be duplicated near the cash register or the point of sale of the service station.
  • these display members are in any case an integral part of the dispensing apparatus and are subject to the same homologation with respect to legal metrology; they are in no way an integral part of the cash register or point of sale of the service station.
  • the invention therefore consists in storing the data relating to several successive commercial transactions in a fuel dispenser apparatus that has been the subject of an official approval according to the "MID" directive and in adding to this dispensing apparatus visually designed viewing devices. in order to display and optionally print these data unambiguously, for example by assigning them a delivery sequence number or by flashing the display for a certain possibly adjustable time or by a signal sound.
  • the fuel dispensing apparatus may advantageously contain means for flashing data relating to a prior commercial transaction n - x on its display for a certain period, preferably adjustable, and / or means for indicating these data by a sound signal.
  • the invention thus makes it possible to satisfy the "MID" directive by imposing only the approval and the certification of a single device, namely the fuel dispenser device without constraint at the point of sale, so that however, to allow a customer to challenge the price of the transaction that is requested at the cash register of the service station.
  • the display members can be actuated on demand by means of manual or physical actuating means having any configuration without departing from the scope of the invention, for example constituted by a push button, a key of contact or a remote control code.
  • the display elements that can be located either on the dispensing machine or in the vicinity of the cash register or the point of sale of the service station can thus redisplay on demand on the fuel dispensing apparatus or on an associated display located in the vicinity of the cash register or the point of sale of the service station the data of the transaction n-1 or of another previous transaction and possibly to print these data on a medium such as a receipt ticket.

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The apparatus has multiple secured storage units for storing data relative to commercial transaction i.e. quantity of fuel, delivered to customer, where the data is displayed on a display. The storage units are associated to a visualization unit to permit a redisplay of the data relative to the commercial transaction on the display in response to a request and to print the data on a support such as received ticket. The visualization unit is integrated to the apparatus, and is actuated by a manual or physical actuating unit e.g. push button.

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La présente invention concerne un appareil distributeur de carburant homologué et certifié monté sur un circuit de distribution de carburant reliant un pistolet distributeur à une cuve de stockage de carburant.The present invention relates to a certified and certified fuel dispensing apparatus mounted on a fuel distribution circuit connecting a dispensing gun to a fuel storage tank.

Les appareils distributeurs de carburant des stations-service sont de manière classique munis de moyens de comptage comportant un mesureur de carburant relié à un générateur d'impulsions ou codeur permettant à un calculateur électronique d'établir, lors d'une transaction commerciale n, c'est-à-dire le remplissage du réservoir d'un véhicule automobile, le volume et le prix du carburant délivré et de les faire apparaître en clair sur un afficheur.The fuel dispensing apparatuses of the service stations are conventionally equipped with counting means comprising a fuel meter connected to a pulse generator or encoder enabling an electronic calculator to establish, during a commercial transaction n, c that is to say the filling of the tank of a motor vehicle, the volume and the price of the delivered fuel and make them appear in clear on a display.

Les données d'une transaction commerciale en cours, à savoir le prix unitaire du litre de carburant, la quantité de carburant délivrée au client et la valeur de la transaction, c'est-à-dire le prix du carburant ainsi délivré sont affichées en continu sur l'afficheur de l'appareil distributeur de carburant.The data of an ongoing commercial transaction, namely the unit price per liter of fuel, the quantity of fuel delivered to the customer and the value of the transaction, ie the price of the fuel thus delivered, are displayed in continuously on the display of the fuel dispenser.

A la fin de la transaction, les données de celle-ci sont le cas échéant également imprimées sur un support tel qu'un ticket de reçu.At the end of the transaction, the data thereof is optionally also printed on a medium such as a receipt ticket.

Le client doit ensuite acquitter la valeur de la transaction, donc payer le prix du carburant fourni au point de vente, c'est-à-dire à la caisse enregistreuse de la station-service qui est elle aussi équipée de moyens d'affichage des données de la transaction qui sont connectés à l'appareil distributeur de carburant.The customer must then pay the value of the transaction, so pay the price of the fuel supplied at the point of sale, that is to say the cash register of the service station which is also equipped with display means transaction data that is connected to the fuel dispensing apparatus.

Les équipements des stations-service et notamment les appareils distributeurs de carburant qui gèrent les échanges commerciaux avec un client final qui va effectuer le paiement de taxes sont soumis à un certain nombre de contraintes et doivent satisfaire à des règlements particuliers définis par la métrologie légale, en particulier européenne.The equipment of the service stations and in particular the fuel dispensing machines which manage the commercial exchanges with a final customer who will make the payment of taxes are subject to a number of constraints and must comply with specific regulations defined by legal metrology, especially European.

Ces règlements sont actuellement différents dans chaque pays mais vont dans un futur très proche être harmonisés au niveau européen par la directive européenne « MID » qui concerne tous les instruments de mesure permettant de faire des échanges commerciaux.These regulations are currently different in each country but will in a very near future be harmonized at European level by the European directive "MID" which concerns all the measuring instruments making it possible to trade.

Lorsqu'elle est appliquée aux appareils distributeurs de carburant équipant les stations-service, cette directive réglemente la partie mesure ainsi que la partie électronique de ces appareils qui doivent donc faire l'objet d'une homologation et d'une certification, c'est-à-dire d'une approbation officielle relative à la métrologie légale.When applied to fuel dispensing equipment at service stations, this directive regulates the measuring part as well as the electronic part of these devices which must therefore be approved and certified; official approval for legal metrology.

Par suite, pour être en conformité avec la directive « MID », les organes d'affichage des données d'une transaction commerciale (prix à payer, volume livré, prix unitaire du litre de carburant à livrer) des appareils distributeurs de carburant des stations-service doivent être homologués et certifiés.Consequently, in order to comply with the "MID" directive, the display devices for the data of a commercial transaction (price to be paid, volume delivered, unit price of the liter of fuel to be delivered) of the fuel dispensers of the stations -Service must be approved and certified.

La qualité de l'affichage est elle aussi contrôlée par la directive « MID ».The quality of the display is also controlled by the "MID" directive.

Or, il arrive que des clients contestent le prix du carburant qu'il leur est demandé d'acquitter au niveau de la caisse enregistreuse d'une station-service.However, customers sometimes contest the price of the fuel they are asked to pay at the cash register of a service station.

Dans ce cas, les exploitants de cette station doivent effectuer une vérification en se fiant aux informations affichées sur l'appareil distributeur de carburant qui sont seules considérées comme valables, dans la mesure où la caisse enregistreuse de la station-service ne fait pas l'objet d'une approbation officielle relative à la métrologie légale, en particulier à la directive européenne « MID ».In this case, the operators of this station must carry out a verification on the basis of the information displayed on the fuel dispensing device which alone is considered valid, insofar as the cash register of the service station does not make subject of official approval relating to legal metrology, in particular the European MID Directive.

En d'autres termes, s'il existe une différence entre les données affichées sur l'afficheur de l'appareil distributeur de carburant et les données affichées à la caisse enregistreuse ou au point de vente, c'est l'affichage de l'appareil distributeur qui seul fait foi.In other words, if there is a difference between the data displayed on the display of the fuel dispensing device and the data displayed at the cash register or at the point of sale, it is the display of the distributor device which alone is authentic.

Dans ce contexte, le temps nécessaire au remplissage du réservoir d'un véhicule automobile dans une station-service est de l'ordre de 3 à 4 minutes, auquel il convient d'ajouter le temps de stationnement de ce véhicule devant l'appareil distributeur sélectionné.In this context, the time required to fill the tank of a motor vehicle in a service station is of the order of 3 to 4 minutes, to which should be added the parking time of the vehicle in front of the dispenser selected.

Le remplissage du réservoir d'un véhicule automobile, stationnement compris, demande au total en moyenne de 5 à 10 minutes, ce qui est suffisamment long pour être source d'encombrements sur la piste de la station-service.The filling of the tank of a motor vehicle, parking included, requires an average total of 5 to 10 minutes, which is long enough to be a source of congestion on the runway of the service station.

Il serait donc opportun dans la mesure du possible de trouver des moyens permettant de fluidifier la circulation dans les stations-service.It would therefore be advisable, as far as possible, to find ways of making the traffic at the service stations more fluid.

A cet effet, les exploitants poussent leurs clients à déplacer leur véhicule dès qu'ils ont fini d'en remplir le réservoir pour le garer à proximité du point d'encaissement ou du point de vente.For this purpose, the operators push their customers to move their vehicle as soon as they have finished filling the tank to park near the point of collection or point of sale.

L'appareil distributeur de carburant devient ainsi disponible pour un second client pendant que le premier effectue le règlement de sa transaction à la caisse enregistreuse ou au point de vente de la station-service.The fuel dispensing device thus becomes available to a second customer while the first customer settles his transaction at the cash register or at the point of sale of the service station.

Par suite, pendant un certain laps de temps, les données d'une transaction n + 1 sont affichées sur l'afficheur de l'appareil distributeur de carburant, alors que ce sont les données de la transaction n qui sont affichées sur les moyens d'affichage de la caisse enregistreuse ou du point de vente de la station-service.As a result, for a certain period of time, the data of an n + 1 transaction are displayed on the display of the fuel dispenser apparatus, whereas it is the data of the transaction n that are displayed on the means of the fuel dispenser device. display of the cash register or the point of sale of the service station.

Toutefois, l'affichage n au niveau de la caisse enregistreuse ou du point de vente est non homologué et non certifié, et n'est donc pas considéré comme valable au titre des règlements de la métrologie légale.However, the display n at the cash register or point of sale is unregistered and uncertified, and is therefore not considered valid under the regulations of legal metrology.

Or, il serait souhaitable de pouvoir constamment disposer, sur un moyen d'affichage ou un support d'impression autre ayant fait l'objet d'une approbation officielle, des données d'une transaction n, afin de pouvoir les utiliser en cas de contestation.However, it would be desirable to be able to constantly have, on a display means or another print medium that has been officially approved, data of a transaction n, in order to be able to use them in case of contestation.

A cet effet, on pourrait envisager de faire également homologuer et certifier, tout comme les appareils distributeurs de carburant, les moyens d'affichage équipant les caisses enregistreuses ou les points de vente des stations-service.For this purpose, it would be possible to also have the display means of the cash registers or the sales points of the service stations homologated and certified, just like the fuel dispensing apparatus.

Toutefois, une telle approbation officielle aurait un coût difficilement acceptable et entraînerait des contraintes importantes au niveau des procédures de maintenance et de l'évaluation des équipements.However, such an official approval would have a cost that would be difficult to accept and would entail significant constraints in terms of maintenance procedures and the evaluation of equipment.

La présente invention a pour objet de remédier à cet inconvénient tout en permettant de disposer constamment des données d'une transaction n sur un moyen d'affichage et éventuellement sur un support d'impression autre ayant fait l'objet d'une homologation et d'une certification officielles.The object of the present invention is to remedy this drawback while at the same time making it possible to constantly have data of a transaction n on a display means and possibly on another print medium which has been the subject of an approval and a 'an official certification.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne un appareil distributeur de carburant homologué et certifié du type susmentionné caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens de mémorisation multiple sécurisée des données relatives à des transactions commerciales antérieures, alors que les données relatives à la transaction commerciale n en cours sont affichées sur l'afficheur.For this purpose, the invention relates to a certified and certified fuel dispenser apparatus of the aforementioned type characterized in that it comprises means for secure multiple storage of data relating to previous commercial transactions, whereas the data relating to the commercial transaction Current n are displayed on the display.

Selon l'invention, ces moyens de mémorisation multiple sont associés à des organes de visualisation de façon à permettre de réafficher à la demande les données relatives à une transaction commerciale antérieure n - x sur l'afficheur de l'appareil distributeur de carburant.According to the invention, these multiple storage means are associated with display members so as to retransmit on demand the data relating to a previous commercial transaction n - x on the display of the fuel dispensing apparatus.

Ces données relatives à une transaction commerciale antérieure n - x peuvent également éventuellement être imprimées sur un support tel qu'un ticket de reçu.This data relating to a previous commercial transaction n - x may also possibly be printed on a medium such as a receipt ticket.

De tels organes de visualisation sont toujours intégrés à l'appareil distributeur et peuvent en outre éventuellement être dupliqués à proximité de la caisse enregistreuse ou du point de vente de la station-service.Such display members are always integrated in the dispensing apparatus and may also possibly be duplicated near the cash register or the point of sale of the service station.

Ces organes de visualisation font toutefois dans tous les cas partie intégrante de l'appareil distributeur et sont soumis à une même homologation vis-à-vis de la métrologie légale ; ils ne font en aucun cas partie intégrante de la caisse enregistreuse ou du point de vente de la station-service.However, these display members are in any case an integral part of the dispensing apparatus and are subject to the same homologation with respect to legal metrology; they are in no way an integral part of the cash register or point of sale of the service station.

L'invention consiste donc à stocker les données relatives à plusieurs transactions commerciales successives dans un appareil distributeur de carburant ayant fait l'objet d'une approbation officielle selon la directive « MID » et à adjoindre à cet appareil distributeur des organes de visualisation conçus de manière à permettre d'afficher et optionnellement d'imprimer ces données de façon non ambiguë, à titre d'exemple en leur attribuant un numéro de séquence de livraison ou par clignotement de l'afficheur pendant une certaine durée éventuellement ajustable ou encore par un signal sonore.The invention therefore consists in storing the data relating to several successive commercial transactions in a fuel dispenser apparatus that has been the subject of an official approval according to the "MID" directive and in adding to this dispensing apparatus visually designed viewing devices. in order to display and optionally print these data unambiguously, for example by assigning them a delivery sequence number or by flashing the display for a certain possibly adjustable time or by a signal sound.

Par suite, l'appareil distributeur de carburant conforme à l'invention peut avantageusement renfermer des moyens permettant de faire clignoter des données relatives à une transaction commerciale antérieure n - x sur son afficheur pendant une certaine durée, de préférence ajustable, et/ou des moyens permettant d'indiquer ces données par un signal sonore.As a result, the fuel dispensing apparatus according to the invention may advantageously contain means for flashing data relating to a prior commercial transaction n - x on its display for a certain period, preferably adjustable, and / or means for indicating these data by a sound signal.

L'invention permet ainsi de satisfaire à la directive « MID » en n'imposant que l'homologation et la certification d'un seul appareil, à savoir l'appareil distributeur de carburant sans contrainte au niveau du point de vente, ce de façon à permettre néanmoins à un client de contester le prix de la transaction qui lui est demandé à la caisse enregistreuse de la station-service.The invention thus makes it possible to satisfy the "MID" directive by imposing only the approval and the certification of a single device, namely the fuel dispenser device without constraint at the point of sale, so that however, to allow a customer to challenge the price of the transaction that is requested at the cash register of the service station.

Les organes de visualisation peuvent être actionnés sur demande par l'intermédiaire de moyens d'actionnement manuels ou physiques ayant une configuration quelconque sans pour cela sortir du cadre de l'invention, à titre d'exemple constitués par un bouton poussoir, une clé de contact ou encore un code de télécommande.The display members can be actuated on demand by means of manual or physical actuating means having any configuration without departing from the scope of the invention, for example constituted by a push button, a key of contact or a remote control code.

Les organes de visualisation qui peuvent être situés soit sur l'appareil distributeur soit au voisinage de la caisse enregistreuse ou du point de vente de la station-service permettent ainsi de réafficher à la demande sur l'appareil distributeur de carburant ou sur un afficheur associé situé au voisinage de la caisse enregistreuse ou du point de vente de la station-service les données de la transaction n - 1 ou d'une autre transaction antérieure et éventuellement d'imprimer ces données sur un support tel qu'un ticket de reçu.The display elements that can be located either on the dispensing machine or in the vicinity of the cash register or the point of sale of the service station can thus redisplay on demand on the fuel dispensing apparatus or on an associated display located in the vicinity of the cash register or the point of sale of the service station the data of the transaction n-1 or of another previous transaction and possibly to print these data on a medium such as a receipt ticket.

Dans tous les cas, l'ensemble de ces organes fait partie intégrante de l'équipement soumis à une approbation en conformité avec les règles de la métrologie légale.In all cases, all of these components are an integral part of the equipment subject to approval in accordance with the rules of legal metrology.

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Appareil distributeur de carburant homologué et certifié monté sur un circuit de distribution de carburant reliant un pistolet distributeur à une cuve de stockage de carburant et muni de moyens de comptage comportant un mesureur de carburant relié à un générateur d'impulsions ou codeur permettant à un calculateur électronique d'établir, lors d'une transaction commerciale n, c'est-à-dire le remplissage du réservoir d'un véhicule automobile, le volume et le prix du carburant délivré et de les faire apparaître en clair sur un afficheur,
caractérisé en ce qu'
il comporte des moyens de mémorisation multiple sécurisée des données relatives à des transactions commerciales antérieures, alors que les données relatives à la transaction commerciale n en cours sont affichées sur l'afficheur, ces moyens de mémorisation multiple étant associés à des organes de visualisation de façon à permettre de réafficher à la demande les données relatives à une transaction commerciale antérieure n - x sur l'afficheur et éventuellement d'imprimer ces données sur un support tel qu'un ticket de reçu.
A certified and certified fuel dispensing apparatus mounted on a fuel dispensing circuit connecting a dispensing nozzle to a fuel storage tank and having counting means including a fuel meter connected to a pulse generator or encoder enabling a calculator in a commercial transaction n, that is to say the filling of the tank of a motor vehicle, the volume and the price of the delivered fuel and to make them appear clearly on a display,
characterized in that
it comprises means for secure multiple storage of data relating to previous commercial transactions, whereas the data relating to the current commercial transaction n are displayed on the display, these multiple storage means being associated with display devices in such a way that to allow to re-display on demand the data relating to a previous commercial transaction n - x on the display and possibly to print this data on a support such as a receipt ticket.
Appareil distributeur de carburant selon la revendication 1,
caractérisé en ce que
les organes de visualisation sont intégrés à l'appareil distributeur de carburant et le cas échéant dupliqués à proximité de la caisse enregistreuse ou du point de vente de la station service comportant cet appareil qui doit être sous approbation légale.
Fuel dispensing apparatus according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the display members are integrated into the fuel dispensing apparatus and, where appropriate, duplicated near the cash register or the point of sale of the service station comprising this apparatus which must be under legal approval.
Appareil distributeur de carburant selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2,
caractérisé en ce que
les organes de visualisation sont actionnés sur demande par l'intermédiaire de moyens d'actionnement manuels ou physiques.
Fuel dispensing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 and 2,
characterized in that
the display members are actuated on demand via manual or physical actuating means.
Appareil distributeur de carburant selon la revendication 3,
caractérisé en ce que
les moyens d'actionnement sont constitués par un bouton poussoir.
Fuel dispensing apparatus according to claim 3,
characterized in that
the actuating means are constituted by a push button.
Appareil distributeur de carburant selon la revendication 3,
caractérisé en ce que
les moyens d'actionnement sont constitués par une clé de contact.
Fuel dispensing apparatus according to claim 3,
characterized in that
the actuating means are constituted by a contact key.
Appareil distributeur de carburant selon la revendication 3,
caractérisé en ce que
les moyens d'actionnement sont constitués par un code de télécommande.
Fuel dispensing apparatus according to claim 3,
characterized in that
the actuating means are constituted by a remote control code.
Appareil distributeur de carburant selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6,
caractérisé en ce qu'
il comporte des moyens permettant de faire clignoter les données relatives à une transaction commerciale antérieure n - x sur l'afficheur pendant une certaine durée, de préférence ajustable.
Fuel dispensing apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 6,
characterized in that
it comprises means for blinking the data relating to a prior commercial transaction n - x on the display for a certain period, preferably adjustable.
Appareil distributeur de carburant selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7,
caractérisé en ce qu'
il comporte des moyens permettant d'indiquer les données relatives à une transaction commerciale antérieure n - x par un signal sonore.
Fuel dispensing apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 7,
characterized in that
it comprises means for indicating the data relating to a prior commercial transaction n - x by a sound signal.
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