JP2009193489A - Work procedure manual creation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently create a work procedure manual while simultaneously editing configuration information and process information on a product having a tree structure. <P>SOLUTION: A work procedure manual creation system is provided with: a format display part 213 for displaying a format of a work procedure manual on a screen; a component icon display part 211 for iconizing work procedures, work instruction information and the like to display them on the screen; a figure drawing part 221 for disposing iconized work procedures on the screen; a figure moving part 222 for rearranging the work procedures disposed on the screen to compose a tree structure; a work instruction sentence editing part 224 for associating an iconized work instruction sentence or work instruction drawing with work procedures disposed on the screen; and a figure drawing icon display part 212 for iconizing a component necessary for figure drawing to display it on the screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a work procedure manual creation system that enables a product manufacturing work procedure manual to be easily created on a computer screen.

  When a product is manufactured, an on-site worker proceeds while referring to a work procedure manual that describes the work procedure. When a product is designed, the production engineer determines the assembly order of the products while referring to the design information, and then creates a work procedure document that describes the specific procedures and precautions for the assembly. I was making it.

In addition, this work procedure manual must be revised to a new version every time the product is revised. For example, a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a means for improving the efficiency of creating such work procedure manuals.
JP 2001-265756 A

  However, in the work procedure manual creation device described in Patent Document 1, in order to create the work procedure manual, the configuration information of the product having a tree structure, the process information, and the image information attached to the process information are listed information. It is necessary to prepare in advance. For this reason, while aiming at improving the efficiency of the work procedure manual creation work, there has been a problem that the creation of process information and work explanation images that require the most man-hours has not been made efficient.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and provides a work procedure manual creation system capable of efficiently creating a work procedure manual while simultaneously editing configuration information and process information of a product having a tree structure. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the object, the invention according to claim 1
A work procedure manual creation system for creating a work procedure manual necessary for product assembly from product design information on a computer screen,
Format display means for displaying the format of the work procedure manual on the screen;
Component icon display means for iconifying work procedures, work instruction information, etc. and displaying them on the screen;
Procedure placement means for placing the iconized work procedure in the screen;
Work procedure editing means for rearranging the work procedures arranged in the screen to form a tree structure;
A work instruction text editing means for associating an iconized work instruction text or work instruction text with the work procedure arranged in the screen;
Graphic drawing icon display means for iconifying components necessary for graphic drawing and displaying them on the screen;
Component display means for displaying the components constituting the product on the screen,
The graphic drawing icon display means moves the component extracted from the component display means to the work procedure arranged in the screen and associates it with the work procedure.

The invention according to claim 2 is the work procedure manual creation system according to claim 1,
A tool display means for displaying the tool used for assembling the product on the screen;
The graphic drawing means moves the tool extracted from the tool display means to the work procedure arranged in the screen and associates it with the work procedure.

The invention according to claim 3 is the work procedure manual creation system according to claim 1 or 2,
The component display means distinguishes and displays a component that has been associated with the work procedure arranged in the screen and a component that has not been associated.

The invention according to claim 4 is the work procedure manual creation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The component displayed by the component display means is three-dimensional CAD data.

The invention according to claim 5 is the work procedure manual creation system according to claim 1,
Means for associating a work time necessary for execution of the work procedure with the work procedure arranged in the screen;
Work time integrating means for adding up work times associated with all work procedures arranged in the screen and calculating work time required for assembling the product is provided.

The invention according to claim 6 is the work procedure manual creation system according to claim 1,
Work type display means for displaying work type information,
The graphic drawing means displays, on the screen, a work explanation sentence associated with the work type in advance when a specific work type is selected from the work type display means.

The invention according to claim 7 is the work procedure manual creation system according to claim 1,
Structured document conversion means for converting the created work procedure information into a structured document format;
Output means for outputting the work procedure information converted into the structured document format by the structured document conversion means in an electronic file format.

  According to the present invention, the work procedure editing means for rearranging the work procedures arranged in the computer screen to form a tree structure, and the work instruction text or work instruction iconized in the work procedure arranged in the screen By providing work instruction text editing means for associating the drawings, it is possible to efficiently create a work procedure manual while simultaneously editing the configuration information of the product having a tree structure and the process information.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Description of configuration]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration block of a work procedure manual creation system in the present embodiment.

  The work procedure manual creation system 100 includes a client program 200, an application server program 300, and a database server program 400, which are connected to each other via a network 500.

The client program 200 includes a screen drawing unit 210 and an operation / calculation unit 220.
The application server program 300 includes a part information acquisition unit 310, a tool information acquisition unit 320, and a work type information acquisition unit 330.

The database server program 400 includes a product configuration master 410, a tool master 420, and a work type master 430.
A plurality of client programs 200, application server programs 300, and database server programs 400 may exist.

  In addition, any or all of the client program 200, the application server program 300, and the database server program 400 may be arranged in one computer.

FIG. 2 shows an internal configuration diagram of the client program 200.
The image drawing unit 210 includes a component icon display unit 211, a graphic drawing icon display unit 212, a format display unit 213, a component display unit 214, a tool display unit 215, a work type display unit 216, a procedure attribute display unit 217, and a page attribute. A display unit 218.

  The operation / arithmetic unit 220 includes a graphic drawing unit 221 as a procedure arrangement unit, a graphic moving unit 222 as a work procedure editing unit, a graphic editing unit 223, and a work instruction text editing unit 224 as a work instruction text editing unit. A work procedure attribute editing unit 225, a work time integration unit 226, a structured document conversion unit 227, and a file output unit 228.

  The work procedure manual format file 230 is arranged on an arbitrary storage area accessible from a general-purpose computer on which the client program 200 is executed. The work procedure manual format file 230 is described in an XML (extensible Markup Language) format that is a structured document.

FIG. 3 shows an explanatory diagram of a display screen displayed by the client program 200.
The component icon display unit 211 displays component elements necessary for creating a work procedure manual, such as procedures, work instruction information, and work instruction diagrams, as icons. In the component icon display unit 211, an icon I101 indicating a procedure, an icon I102 indicating a work instruction, an icon I103 indicating a work diagram, an icon I104 indicating a finished product, and the like are arranged.

The graphic drawing icon display unit 212 displays component elements necessary for graphic drawing such as an image icon I201, a circle I202, a triangle I203, and a straight line I204 as icons.
The format described in the work procedure format file 230 is displayed on the format display unit 213. This will be described later.

The component display unit 214 displays the components that make up the product. The part code (P001 to P003), name (part 1 to part 3), quantity, and number of uses are described for each line.
The tool display unit 215 displays a tool used for assembling the product. The tool code (T001 to T004) and the name (electric driver, soldering iron, etc.) are described for each line.

FIG. 4 shows records of the product configuration master 410, the tool master 420, and the work type master 430 in the database server program 400.
The record of the product configuration master 410 indicates the part code, name, and quantity of the parts (part 1, part 2,...) Constituting the product. This part is represented by three-dimensional CAD data.

The record of the tool master 420 indicates the tool code and name of the tool (such as an electric screwdriver) to be used.
The record of the work type master 430 indicates a work type code, a name, and a work instruction document template. The work type refers to a work type such as “bonding” or “cutting”.

FIG. 5 is a description example of the work procedure manual format file 230.
In the work procedure manual format file 230, information for displaying the format of the work procedure manual is described in the XML format.

  In the background element 231 surrounded by the Back Ground tag, a ruled line element 233 surrounded by a Line tag for drawing a format and a character string element 234 surrounded by a Text tag are appropriately described.

  In the work area element 232 surrounded by the Work Field Set tag, information for defining an area in which icons can be arranged in which processing contents and objects are represented by pictures and symbols is described.

In the tool area element 235 surrounded by the Tool Field tag, coordinate information for determining the tool display area 241 is described.
In the process area element 236 surrounded by the Process Field tag, coordinate information for determining the process area 242 is described.

In the explanation area element 237 surrounded by the description field tag, coordinate information for determining the explanation area 243 is described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the product configuration master 410, the tool master 420, and the work type master 430 register information on the product configuration, the tool, and the work type, respectively.

When the client program 200 is activated, a display screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the computer display.
In FIG. 3, as described above, the component icon display unit 211, the graphic drawing icon display unit 212, the format display unit 213, the component display unit 214, and the tool display unit 215 of the image drawing unit 210 are displayed. Yes. Each display unit of the image drawing unit 210 can be arbitrarily switched between display and non-display. Thereby, only the display part used on a screen can be displayed.

At this time, the format described in the work procedure format file 230 is displayed on the format display unit 213.
As a more detailed operation, the format display unit 213 reads information described in the background element 231 (see FIG. 5) of the work procedure format file 230, and renders the format according to the read information.

The component display unit 214 displays information acquired from the product configuration master 410 by the component information acquisition unit 310 of the application server program 300 (see FIG. 1).
The tool display unit 215 displays information acquired from the tool master 420 by the tool information acquisition unit 320 of the application server program 300.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
[Operation to place a procedure]
In FIG. 3, when the procedures 1, 2,... Are arranged in the work procedure manual, the system user drags the procedure icon I101 on the component icon display unit 211 to the process area 242 (move the mouse on the screen). )

By this operation, the figure drawing unit 221 (see FIG. 2) draws a new procedure figure Proc1 on the process area 242.
When a procedure is further added, the system user drags the procedure icon I101 to the process area 242 again.

By this operation, the figure drawing unit 221 draws a new procedure figure Proc2 on the process area 242.
At this time, when the figure drawing unit 221 recognizes that another procedure figure Proc1 exists above the drawn procedure figure Proc2, the figure drawing unit 221 draws the connector Conn1 that connects the procedure figure Proc1 and the procedure figure Proc2.

The user of the system can draw an arbitrary number of procedures 1, 2, 3,... On the work procedure manual by repeating the above operation.
Note that there can be an arbitrary number of one or more work procedure manual pages, and the addition and deletion of pages can be arbitrarily performed by the user of the system.
[Associating parts with procedures]
When associating the parts used in the procedure with the drawn procedures 1, 2,..., The system user can select any one part from the list of parts displayed in the part display unit 214 of FIG. Select. Then, this part is dragged to the procedure graphic drawn on the process area 242.

  As an example, when “component 1” is dragged to the procedure graphic Proc1, the graphic drawing unit 221 draws a new component graphic Part1 and a component name “component 1” on the process area 242 of FIG. The figure Part1 is connected by the connector Conn2. As a result, the procedure graphic Proc1 and the component graphic Part1 are associated with each other, and it is understood that the procedure 1 is an operation using “component 1”.

Thus, when the procedure graphic Proc1 and the component graphic Part1 are associated with each other, the component display unit 214 adds one to the number of used components.
At this time, the control is performed so that the parts having the same number of use and quantity cannot be selected thereafter. In this way, it is possible to distinguish and display “part 1” (use number 1) associated with the procedure and “part 4” (use number 0) that is not associated, for example.

  In this operation, a plurality of parts can be associated with one procedure graphic. Also, the arrangement of the procedure graphic Proc1 can be freely changed (moving up and down and left and right positions on the screen).

The user of the system can associate the parts with the procedure graphic while accurately managing the number of parts to be used in the product by repeating the above operation.
[Operation for associating a tool with a procedure]
When associating the tool used in the procedure with the drawn procedure 1, 2,..., The user of the system can arbitrarily select from the tool list displayed on the tool display unit 215 in FIG. Select one tool. Then, the jig is dragged to the procedure graphic drawn on the process area 242.

  As an example, when the “electric driver” is dragged to the procedure graphic Proc2, the graphic drawing unit 221 draws a new tool tool Tool1 on the process area 242 and connects the procedure graphic Proc2 and the tool tool Tool1 with the connector Conn3. . In addition, the name “electric driver” of the dragged tool is drawn correspondingly in the tool area 241 next to the procedure graphic displayed in the process area 242.

  Accordingly, it is understood that the procedure 2 is an operation of assembling using the “electric screwdriver”. Further, for example, the name of the jig “soldering iron” can be drawn next to the procedure graphic Proc4.

In this operation, a plurality of jigs can be associated with one procedure graphic.
[Operation for associating work instruction text with a procedure]
When the work instruction text explaining the procedure is associated with the drawn procedures 1, 2,..., The user of the system places the work instruction icon I102 on the component icon display unit 211 on the process area 242. Drag to the drawn procedure shape.

That is, when it is desired to describe the work instruction text, the work instruction icon I102 is dragged with respect to the procedure in the process area 242, and the desired work instruction text is displayed on the explanation area 243.
As an example, when the work instruction icon I102 is dragged onto the procedure graphic Proc1, the graphic drawing unit 221 places a new work instruction text editing area Exp1 on the explanation area 243. The work instruction text editing area Exp1 can describe an arbitrary text by receiving input from the user.

Thus, when performing the procedure 1, the worker can read the work instruction content such as the precautions and perform the work without any error. In this operation, a plurality of work instruction sentences can be associated with one procedure graphic. In this case, for example, numbers such as 1, 2,... Can be assigned to each work instruction content, and a plurality of work instruction sentences can be displayed in the order of the numbers.
[Operation to edit work instruction text]
When editing the text in the work instruction text editing area Exp1, the user of the system selects the work instruction text editing area Exp1 arranged in the explanation area 243, and performs an operation for notifying the start of editing.

The operation for notifying the start of editing is a double click of the mouse or an input from the keyboard.
The work instruction text editing unit 224 that has received an operation for notifying the start of editing changes the work instruction text editing area Exp1 to an editable state and accepts an operation from the user to describe an arbitrary text. can do.
[Operation for associating a work instruction diagram with a procedure]
When the work instruction diagram illustrating the procedure is associated with the drawn procedures 1, 2,..., The user of the system displays the work diagram icon I103 on the component icon display 211 of FIG. Drag to the procedure graphic drawn above.

  In the process area 242, a procedure graphic is arranged on one work line, and a tree structure of parts constituting the product is shown by arranging the procedure graphic in association with the part name. The broken line in the tree structure indicates the jig to be used.

As an example, when the work diagram icon I103 is dragged to the procedure graphic Proc2, the graphic drawing unit 221 draws a new work diagram edit area FIG1 on the explanation area 243.
In this operation, it is possible to associate a plurality of work drawings with one procedure graphic.
[Operation to edit work instruction diagram]
When an image is added to the work diagram editing area FIG. 1, the system user drags the image icon I 201 on the graphic drawing icon display unit 212 to the work diagram editing area FIG. 1 arranged on the explanation area 243.

  When the graphic editing unit 223 detects that the image icon I201 is dragged to the work drawing editing area FIG1, the graphic editing unit 223 displays a dialog for selecting a file (data group recorded in the memory), and prompts the system user to select the image file. Request.

When the system user selects an image file to be used, the graphic editing unit 223 draws an image of the selected file in the work diagram editing area FIG1.
When drawing a line on the work drawing editing area FIG. 1, the system user selects the line icon I 204 on the graphic drawing icon display unit 212 and then on the work drawing editing area FIG. 1 arranged on the explanation area 243. Specify the start and end points of the line.

The operation for designating the start point and end point of the line is, for example, dragging the mouse within the range of the work drawing editing area FIG1.
When the graphic editing unit 223 detects an operation for specifying the start point and end point of the line in a state where the line icon I204 is selected, the graphic editing unit 223 starts the start point specified by the operation for specifying the start point and end point of the line on the work drawing editing area FIG1. And draw a line with the end point.

Other figures such as a circle and a polygon can be drawn on the work diagram editing area FIG1 by performing the same operation as that for drawing a line.
[Operation to rearrange procedures]
FIG. 6 is a diagram (activity diagram) showing a flowchart showing the flow of processes and procedures.

  In the figure, when rearranging the procedure graphic arranged in the process area 242, the system user drags and moves the arbitrary procedure graphic 1 arranged in the process area 242 within the range of the process area 242. (S1).

At this time, the figure moving unit 222 determines whether or not the destination coordinate passes the procedure figure 2 arranged before or after the procedure figure 1 (S2).
If the figure moving unit 222 determines that the destination coordinate does not pass the procedure figure 2, the coordinate to which the procedure figure 1 is dragged is determined as the destination coordinate, and the target procedure figure is set as the destination coordinate. 1 is redrawn (S3).

Then, the part figure, work instruction document edit area Exp1, work instruction figure edit area Fig1, and tool figure associated with the procedure figure 1 are redrawn (S4).
On the other hand, if it is determined in S2 that the destination coordinates pass the procedure graphic 2, the coordinates of the procedure graphic to be overtaken and the procedure graphic to be passed are exchanged to perform redrawing (S5), and the connector is reconnected (S6). .

At this time, the part graphic, the work instruction text editing area Exp1, the work instruction figure editing area FIG1, and the tool graphic associated with the procedure graphic 1 and the procedure graphic 2 are all similarly replaced (S7).
[Operation to create tree structure]
An operation for creating a tree structure of procedure figures arranged in the process area 242 will be described.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, it is assumed that the procedure graphic Proc2 and the procedure graphic Proc4 are arranged in advance in the process region 242, and are connected by the connector Conn4.
The user of the system drags the procedure icon I101 on the component icon display unit 211 between the procedure graphic Proc2 and the procedure graphic Proc4 arranged on the process area 242.

By this operation, the figure drawing unit 221 draws a new procedure figure Proc3 on the process area 242.
At this time, even if another procedure figure Proc2 exists on the drawn procedure figure Proc3, the figure drawing unit 221 is connected to the procedure figure Proc2 by another procedure figure Proc4 and the connector Conn4. Do not draw the connector.

As shown in FIG. 7, the procedure graphic Proc arranged in the process region 242 has a knob (Knob) that is a connection point of the connector Conn one by one up and down.
The user of the system can connect an arbitrary procedure graphic Proc with the connector Conn using the knob (Knob).

  More specifically, when the system user selects the knob Knob2 at the lower end of the procedure graphic Proc3 and drags it onto the procedure graphic Proc4, the graphic drawing unit 221 connects the procedure graphic Proc3 and the procedure graphic Proc4 with the connector Conn5.

In this way, a procedure graphic tree structure can be created by arbitrarily connecting the procedure graphics arranged in the process area 242 with connectors.
[Operation for setting the number of steps in the procedure and accumulating]
Next, referring to FIG. 8, a procedure for setting the man-hour for each procedure and calculating the work time required for assembling the product by adding the man-hours will be described.

  When the user of the system selects, for example, the procedure graphic Proc1 and inputs a man-hour (for example, 10) in the man-hour input area Input1 of the procedure attribute display unit 217, the procedure attribute editing unit 225 displays the man-hour entered in the procedure graphic Proc1. Make an association. Note that the procedure attribute display unit 217 and the page attribute display unit 218 are displayed in advance.

Further, when setting the man-hour for another procedure figure, the above procedure is repeated in the same manner.
When the procedure attribute editing unit 225 associates the procedure figures Proc1 to Proc4 with the respective manhours, the work time accumulation unit 226 accumulates the sum of the manhours of all the procedure figures Proc1 to Proc4 arranged in the process area 242. (For example, 100), and the total man-hour (for example, 100) is displayed on the page attribute display unit 218. This total man-hour is used as a guide when, for example, a process designer performs process organization.

Thereby, the user of the system can know the working time required for assembling the entire product.
[Operation for setting work type information]
In FIG. 9, when setting the work type for the work procedure graphic, the user of the system notifies the procedure graphic Proc1 arranged on the process area 242 of the setting of the work type such as bonding and cutting. Perform the operation.

The operation for notifying the setting of the work type is performed by, for example, double clicking the mouse.
When an operation for notifying the setting of the work type is performed, the work type information acquisition unit 330 acquires the work type information from the work type master 430 and displays the name column on the work type list display unit 216.

  The user of the system can select any one work type from a plurality of types (for example, “tightening”, “temporary fastening”, “cutting”, “bonding”, “cleaning”, etc.) in the work type list display unit 216. (For example, “tighten”) is selected.

  At this time, the graphic drawing unit 221 arranges the work instruction text editing area Exp2 on the explanation area 243, and selects and inputs the text in the work instruction text template for the work type. At this time, the work instruction text editing area Exp2 is arranged corresponding to the side of the procedure graphic (Proc1 in the figure).

As a result, the system supports the input of texts that are standardized to some extent depending on the type of work, and the burden on the user can be reduced.
[Operation to output to file]
The created work procedure information is converted into an XML format file by the structured document conversion unit 227 and can be saved as an electronic file by the file output unit 228. FIG. 10 is an ER (Entity Relationship Diagram) diagram of the structured document file at this time, and shows a data configuration at the time of storage. This ER diagram is widely used in database design. The structured document file is, for example, an XML file.

In FIG. 10, E (Entity) is represented by a square, and R (Relation) is represented by a line to show the relevance of the data in an easy-to-understand manner.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the work procedure manual can be created in a unified format while combining the tree information of the parts constituting the product and the work description when assembling the parts. At this time, the work procedure manual can be easily and intuitively created by moving the mouse within the image plane. In addition, the work procedure manual can be divided into a plurality of pages and created in a form format. For this reason, the content can be grasped intuitively by the operator.

It is a figure which shows the structural block of a work procedure manual preparation system. It is a figure which shows the structural block of a client program. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen during work procedure preparation. It is a figure which shows the record of a product structure master, a tool master, and a work classification master. It is explanatory drawing of the work procedure manual format file described in XML. It is a figure which shows the flowchart showing the flow of a process or a procedure. It is explanatory drawing of the knob of a work procedure figure. It is explanatory drawing of a procedure attribute display part and a page attribute display part. It is explanatory drawing of a work classification display part. It is a figure which shows the data structure at the time of the preservation | save of a structured document file.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Work procedure manual creation system 200 Client program 300 Application server program 400 Database server program 500 Network 210 Screen drawing part 211 Component element icon display part 212 Graphic drawing icon display part 213 Format display part 214 Component display part 215 Tool display part 216 Work Type display unit 217 Procedure attribute display unit 218 Page attribute display unit 220 Operation / calculation unit 221 Graphic drawing unit 222 Graphic movement unit 223 Graphic editing unit 224 Work instruction text editing unit 225 Work procedure attribute editing unit 226 Work time accumulation unit 227 Structured Document conversion unit 228 File output unit 230 Work procedure manual format file 310 Part information acquisition unit 320 Tool information acquisition unit 330 Work type information acquisition unit 410 Product configuration master 420 Tool master 430 work-type master

Claims (7)

A work procedure manual creation system for creating a work procedure manual necessary for product assembly from product design information on a computer screen,
Format display means for displaying the format of the work procedure manual on the screen;
Component icon display means for iconifying work procedures, work instruction information, etc. and displaying them on the screen;
Procedure placement means for placing the iconized work procedure in the screen;
Work procedure editing means for rearranging the work procedures arranged in the screen to form a tree structure;
A work instruction text editing means for associating an iconized work instruction text or work instruction text with the work procedure arranged in the screen;
Graphic drawing icon display means for iconifying components necessary for graphic drawing and displaying them on the screen;
Component display means for displaying the components constituting the product on the screen,
The graphic drawing icon display means moves a part extracted from the parts display means to the work procedure arranged in the screen and associates it with the work procedure. A tool display means for displaying the tool used for assembling the product on the screen;
The work procedure according to claim 1, wherein the graphic drawing means moves the tool extracted from the tool display means to the work procedure arranged in the screen and associates the tool with the work procedure. Book creation system. The component display means distinguishes and displays a component that is associated with the work procedure arranged in the screen and a component that is not associated with the work procedure. Work procedure manual creation system. The work procedure manual creation system according to claim 1, wherein the component displayed by the component display means is three-dimensional CAD data. Means for associating a work time necessary for execution of the work procedure with the work procedure arranged in the screen;
The work time accumulating means for accumulating the work time associated with all work procedures arranged in the screen and calculating the work time necessary for assembling the product is provided. Work procedure manual creation system. Work type display means for displaying work type information,
The work according to claim 1, wherein the graphic drawing means displays a work description in advance associated with the work type on the screen when a specific work type is selected from the work type display means. Procedure manual creation system. Structured document conversion means for converting the created work procedure information into a structured document format;
The work procedure manual creation system according to claim 1, further comprising: an output unit that outputs the work procedure information converted into the structured document format by the structured document conversion unit in an electronic file format.