FUEL REMAINING AMOUNT MEASURING DEVICE AND FUEL REMAINING AMOUNT MEASURING METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure a fuel remaining amount in a fuel tank detachable to a vehicle or the fuel tank in an apparatus detachable to the vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicle 20 has a detachable fuel tank 30 or a detachable module 300 which is an apparatus 32 with a built-in fuel tank. After the vehicle 20 is connected to the module 300, an initial fuel remaining amount measured by a load cell is set as a fuel remaining amount. After starting fuel supply from the fuel tank 30 or the fuel tank in an apparatus 32A to a fuel consuming apparatus, the fuel remaining amount is calculated by subtracting a fuel supply amount supplied to the fuel consuming apparatus from the initial fuel remaining amount. After the vehicle 20 is stopped, the fuel remaining amount is measured again by the load cell.