JP2012094057A - Driving distance management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving distance management device for acquiring a driving distance to be regulated, capable of reducing burden of crews.SOLUTION: A driving distance management device comprises: a driving distance calculation section 11 for acquiring travel distances for each business day of crews who drive business vehicles such as taxi, and restarting measurement of distance after automatically initializing the travel distances at least when meeting a leaving condition indicating service starting for each business day; and a driving distance notification section for notifying the crews of information regarding the travel distance calculated by the driving distance calculation section. The driving distance management device may further comprises a distance comparison section 13 for outputting a warning when the difference between the travel distance and a maximum driving distance enters a prescribed range, and a highway distance calculation section 12 for calculating a highway travel distance from meeting a highway travel start condition to meeting a highway travel termination condition.

Description

  The present invention relates to a crew distance management device mounted as an in-vehicle device on a business vehicle such as a taxi.

  The working conditions of crew members who operate various types of commercial vehicles must be managed from the viewpoint of preventing traffic accidents based on overwork, for example, and avoiding health problems for crew members. Has also been done. For example, in order to prevent overwork, the taxi crew's crew is responsible for one duty in the taxi, that is, continuous work from the start of work (issue) to the end of work (return or receipt) every business day, The maximum riding distance is regulated under the guidance of supervisory authorities.

  Therefore, each taxi crew member acts so as to perform the crew within the range where the crew distance does not exceed the maximum limit. That is, the current crew distance is grasped at an appropriate time, and the crew of the day is terminated and returned before this distance exceeds the maximum limit.

  However, in order to grasp the current crew distance, it is necessary for the crew to manually calculate. That is, the display numerical value of the total distance meter (odometer) mounted on each vehicle is confirmed, and the difference between the current display numerical value and the display numerical value previously confirmed at the time of delivery is calculated to grasp the current crew distance.

  In addition, there is a case where the current riding distance is grasped by using a trip meter that measures the section distance. That is, the trip distance from the time of leaving to the present time can be displayed on the trip meter by pressing the reset button when the taxi leaves and clearing the trip meter display value to zero. However, if the reset button is accidentally or intentionally pressed at a time other than when leaving, the trip meter display is cleared, and the current crew distance cannot be displayed correctly. In addition, taxi crews need to record daily work reports on the day after returning home, and it is necessary to correctly record the total distance traveled on the day. The total mileage of the day will be calculated.

  In addition, in taxi companies, etc., managers who manage the work status of many crew members manage crews based on the crew distances (total mileage on the day) that each crew member has declared in the daily report of the crew records. Therefore, if the content of the report is incorrect, the situation cannot be managed correctly, leading to various problems.

  The prior art relevant to this invention is disclosed by patent document 1, for example. In patent document 1, the technique for reducing the burden of the operation | work which produces a daily report is proposed. Specifically, using a correction coefficient indicating the relationship between the change in the distance of the taxi vehicle's total distance meter (odometer) and the change in the distance calculated by the taxi meter, Substitute data is generated and used to create daily reports.

  Further, as a technique for managing the working conditions of crew members, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for preventing the working hours of taxi crew members from being exceeded. In patent document 2, it is proposed to mount a function for preventing overtime of a crew on a taximeter.

JP 2008-287535 A JP 2008-293175 A

  However, there are various methods for calculating the actual crew distance, and the actual situation is that different calculation methods are applied for each district. For example, when an expressway is used, a method of calculating by subtracting the distance may be applied to the distance of a section traveling on the expressway. In such a case, a crew member has to perform complicated calculation in order to obtain information on the crew distance at each time point.

  In addition, in the calculation of the crew distance recorded in the daily report of the crew record, etc., when the deduction of the distance related to the section using the expressway or exclusive road is applied, the name of the route such as the relevant expressway national highway, the section traveled, etc. The supervisory authority is instructing to record information on mileage, time of travel, and fare in the crew record. Therefore, when applying the distance deduction, each crew member has to record this information manually, which greatly increases the burden on the crew member.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a crew distance management device capable of reducing the burden on a crew member for grasping the crew distance to be regulated. .

In order to achieve the above-described object, the crew distance management device according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1) to (4).
(1) A crew distance management device mounted as a vehicle-mounted device on a commercial vehicle,
The mileage for each business day of a crew member in charge of the business vehicle is grasped, and the distance is measured by automatically initializing the mileage when satisfying a shipping condition that represents at least the business start every business day. The crew distance calculator to resume,
A crew distance notifying unit for notifying the crew of information related to the travel distance calculated by the crew distance calculating unit.
(2) The crew distance management device according to (1) above,
The travel distance calculated by the crew distance calculation unit is compared with a predetermined maximum crew distance, and information indicating a warning is output when the difference between the travel distance and the maximum crew distance approaches within a predetermined range. Provide a crew distance warning section.
(3) The crew distance management device according to (1) above,
The crew distance calculation unit
A high-speed distance calculation unit that calculates a high-speed mileage from the high-speed road start condition to the high-speed road end condition, and a value that reflects the deduction distance determined according to the high-speed road distance Output as the crew distance.
(4) The crew distance management device according to (1) above,
The said crew distance calculation part recognizes satisfy | filling the conditions of leaving when it detects that the predetermined | prescribed card assigned to the crew member was mounted | worn with the said vehicle equipment.

According to the crew distance management device configured as described in (1) above, a crew member who is on a business vehicle such as a taxi grasps information corresponding to the travel distance from the time of departure to the present by the notification of the crew distance notification unit. it can. Therefore, it is not necessary for the crew to perform manual calculation in order to grasp the travel distance, and the crew of the day can be terminated before the maximum limit of the crew distance is exceeded.
In addition, regarding the “travel distance per business day” in the present specification, the period from the departure of a vehicle such as a taxi to the return or entry is regarded as “one business day”. Accordingly, for example, when a business is operated over two days every business, such as a taxi that operates at midnight, the period from one delivery to return is regarded as “one business day”.
According to the crew distance management device having the configuration of (2) above, since the warning is output from the crew distance warning unit when the situation where the crew of the day should be terminated is approaching, the crew member displays the current travel distance It is not necessary to check frequently etc., and the crew of the day can be terminated before exceeding the maximum limit of the crew distance.
According to the crew distance management device having the configuration of (3) above, when the maximum distance of the crew distance can be deducted, the crew member can calculate the deduction distance without performing manual calculation. The crew distance reflecting the influence can be grasped.
According to the crew distance management device having the above configuration (4), it is possible to automatically detect the leaving state and start the measurement of the travel distance without the crew member performing a special input operation. For example, in the case of a taxi vehicle, it is not necessary to add a special operation because the crew usually starts the crew after attaching their card to the vehicle.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the burden of the crew member for grasping | ascertaining the crew distance of regulation object can be reduced. That is, a crew member on a business vehicle such as a taxi can grasp information corresponding to the travel distance from the time of delivery to the present time by the notification of the crew distance notification unit. Therefore, it is not necessary for the crew to perform manual calculation in order to grasp the travel distance, and the crew of the day can be terminated before the maximum limit of the crew distance is exceeded.

  The present invention has been briefly described above. Further, details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through the modes for carrying out the invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a block diagram showing the structural example of a function of the crew distance management apparatus of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the system containing the crew distance management apparatus of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the specific operation example (1) of the crew distance management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the specific operation example (2) of the crew distance management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the crew distance management apparatus shown in FIG. 2, and a display example (1). It is a front view which shows the external appearance and display example (2) of the crew distance management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the example of a description of the daily report which a taxi crew produces after the business of one day ends. It is a time chart which shows the example of the operation timing in the case of detecting button operation and calculating a high-speed distance. It is a time chart which shows the example of the operation timing in the case of calculating a high-speed distance using an ETC onboard equipment.

Specific embodiments relating to the crew distance management device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
A configuration example of a system including the crew distance management device of this embodiment is shown in FIG. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the taxi meter main body 100 mounted on the taxi vehicle has a function of a riding distance management device. Of course, the crew distance management device of the present invention can be configured as a separate vehicle-mounted device independent of the taximeter.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the taximeter main body 100 includes a microcomputer (CPU) 10, a time measurement unit 20, an operation unit 30, a display unit 40, a vehicle information storage unit 50, a program storage unit 60, and a set value data storage unit 70. A memory card I / O unit 80 and an interface (I / F) 90.

  The microcomputer 10 implements the functions of the taximeter and the main functions required for the riding distance management device of the present invention by executing a predetermined program prepared in advance on the program storage unit 60. FIG. 1 shows an example of the functional configuration of the crew distance management device realized by the processing of the microcomputer 10. The configuration of FIG. 1 will be described in detail later.

  The time measuring unit 20 is an integrated circuit having a clock function. That is, the current time can be grasped or the time can be measured by constantly counting the number of pulses generated with a constant cycle.

  The operation unit 30 includes various operation buttons (switches) that can be operated by the crew of the taxi vehicle in order to be able to accept various input operations. That is, as in the case of a general taximeter, for example, “empty vehicle”, “actual vehicle”, “payment”, and “high speed” buttons shown in FIG.

  The display unit 40 is a liquid crystal display (LCD) capable of displaying information such as numerical values and character strings on the screen. The display unit 40 is arranged on the front panel of the taximeter main body 100 so that it can be easily seen by the crew, and the display of the screen 40a shown in FIG. 5 or the screen 40b shown in FIG. Display is possible.

  The vehicle information storage unit 50 is a memory (RAM) in which data can be freely read and written. The microcomputer 10 accesses the memory of the vehicle information storage unit 50 as necessary, and is used to temporarily hold various information relating to the state of the vehicle.

  The program storage unit 60 is a read-only memory (ROM), and holds program data to be executed by the microcomputer 10 in advance.

  The set value data storage unit 70 is a non-volatile memory (EEPROM) and holds in advance various constant data necessary for realizing the function of the taximeter and the function of the riding distance management device of the present invention.

  The memory card I / O unit 80 has a card slot into which a predetermined memory card 85 can be mounted, and can input (read) and output (write) data to the mounted memory card 85. it can.

  The memory card 85 attached to the memory card I / O unit 80 has a nonvolatile memory. In taxi companies, etc., in order to manage information on the operating status of each crew member, one memory card 85 is generally distributed to each crew member, and information necessary for management is recorded on this card. To do.

  Each memory card 85 is preliminarily written with information such as an ID code that can identify the crew member possessing it. Each crew member starts business after attaching the memory card 85 assigned to him / her to the memory card I / O unit 80 of the taximeter main body 100 when he / she rides on a taxi vehicle. During business, sales information, operation information, and the like are collected by the function of the taximeter, and the information is written in the memory card 85. Further, the information on the crew distance and the deduction distance is written in the memory card 85 by the function of the crew distance management device as described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the taximeter main body 100 is connected to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 200 via the interface 90. The ETC on-board device 200 performs wireless communication with roadside communication facilities installed near entrance gates and exit gates of toll roads such as expressways to process toll collection and acquire necessary information can do. As will be described later, even if the ETC on-board device 200 is not present, the function of the crew distance management device of the present invention can be realized.

  The riding distance management apparatus built in the taximeter main body 100 shown in FIG. 2 has a function as shown in FIG. These functions are realized by processing of the microcomputer 10.

  That is, the crew distance management device includes a crew distance calculation unit 11, a high speed distance calculation unit 12, a distance comparison unit 13, a delivery detection unit 14, a warehouse detection unit 15, a high speed entrance detection unit 16, and a high speed exit detection unit 17 illustrated in FIG. It has each function.

  The crew distance calculation unit 11 has a function of calculating a crew distance corresponding to the travel distance of the vehicle from the start of taxi work every business day to the present time. Basically, the mileage detection unit 14 measures the travel distance from the time when the warehousing state is detected (at the start of business) to the present. In general, since a vehicle speed pulse signal in which a pulse appears every time a vehicle wheel rotates by a predetermined amount is output from a vehicle-side sensor, the travel distance can be grasped by counting the number of pulses. The crew distance calculation unit 11 can also output the result of subtracting the distance from the measured travel distance by the amount of travel on the highway as the crew distance.

  The high-speed distance calculation unit 12 has a function of calculating the distance of the section where the taxi vehicle travels on the highway as the high-speed distance. Specifically, from when the highway entrance detection unit 16 detects that the taxi vehicle has entered the highway entrance, until the highway exit detection unit 17 detects that this vehicle has exited the highway exit. Calculate the travel distance of the section. For example, when 100% of the travel distance on the expressway can be deducted from the crew distance, the calculated travel distance on the expressway is output as the deduction distance as it is. Otherwise, the deduction distance is calculated from the travel distance of the highway based on a predetermined deduction ratio.

  The distance comparison unit 13 determines whether to output an alarm by comparing the value of the crew distance output by the crew distance calculation unit 11 with a threshold value. As the threshold values to be compared, values of “crew distance upper limit value” and “warning start distance” are used. The “ride distance upper limit value” corresponds to a regulation value determined by the supervisory authority, and the “warning start distance” represents a margin for the regulation value set in advance. The values of the “ride distance upper limit value” and the “warning start distance” are stored in advance in the memory card 85 or the set value data storage unit 70 as constants. Such constant data can be written in advance using the backward processing device 300 shown in FIG.

  The exit detection unit 14 automatically detects the start of a taxi service every business day. As a specific example, when the memory card I / O unit 80 changes from a state in which no card is mounted to a state in which a predetermined memory card 85 is mounted, the shipping detection unit 14 detects this as “shipping”.

  The warehousing detection unit 15 detects the end of the taxi service every business day. As a specific example, when an operation of a predetermined button (for example, “write” button not shown) is detected, this is detected as “entry” or “return”.

  The highway entrance detection unit 16 automatically identifies a change of state when a taxi vehicle enters the highway entrance from a general road. As a specific example, when the “high speed” button of the taximeter main body 100 is pressed to be “high speed ON”, or when the ETC on-board unit 200 detects that it has reached the entrance gate, it is identified as “high speed entrance”.

  The high-speed exit detection unit 17 automatically identifies a change of state when the taxi vehicle leaves the highway and moves to a general road. As a specific example, when the “high speed” button of the taximeter main body 100 is pressed to be “high speed OFF”, or when the ETC on-board unit 200 detects that the exit gate is reached, it is identified as “high speed exit”.

  A specific operation example (1) of the crew distance management device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is shown in FIG. The operation shown in FIG. 3 is realized mainly by the processing of the microcomputer 10. The operation shown in FIG. 3 will be described below.

  In step S11, it is identified whether or not the exit detection unit 14 has entered the exit state. For example, when the memory card 85 possessed by the crew member is attached to the memory card I / O unit 80, the exit detection unit 14 detects the exit state. Then, the process proceeds to next Step S12.

  In step S12, the crew distance calculation unit 11 starts measuring the travel distance. That is, after the travel distance is initialized to 0, the number of pulses of the vehicle speed pulse is always counted, and the travel distance from the time of delivery to the present is calculated based on the cumulative value of the number of pulses.

  In step S13, it is identified whether or not the high-speed entrance detection unit 16 has received data sent from the road-side ETC communication facility installed in the vicinity of the entrance gate of the highway (toll road) via the ETC vehicle-mounted device 200. . If received, that is, when the taxi vehicle reaches the entrance of the expressway, the process proceeds to the next step S14, and if not received, the process proceeds to step S19.

  In step S14, the data received by the ETC vehicle-mounted device 200 in step S13 is captured by the high-speed distance calculation unit 12 and recorded in the vehicle information storage unit 50 as ETC entrance data.

  In step S15, the high-speed distance calculation unit 12 starts measuring a high-speed distance and a deduction distance representing a travel distance for the highway travel. That is, after initializing the high speed distance to 0, the number of pulses of the vehicle speed pulse is always counted, and the travel distance from the entrance of the highway to the current position is calculated based on the accumulated value of the pulse number.

  In step S16, the high-speed exit detection unit 17 identifies whether data transmitted from the road-side ETC communication facility installed near the exit gate of the highway (toll road) is received via the ETC on-board device 200. . If received, that is, when the taxi vehicle has reached the exit of the expressway, the process proceeds to the next step S17. If not received, the process proceeds to step S19.

  In step S17, the data received by the ETC vehicle-mounted device 200 in step S16 is captured by the high-speed distance calculation unit 12 and recorded in the vehicle information storage unit 50 as ETC exit data.

  In step S <b> 18, the high-speed distance calculation unit 12 determines the high-speed distance and the deduction distance measured for one highway travel, and stores these data on the vehicle information storage unit 50. When the vehicle passes through the entrance and exit of the expressway a plurality of times, data on the high speed distance and the deduction distance is recorded in the vehicle information storage unit 50 for each run. Note that when the exit is detected in step S <b> 11, the high speed distance and deduction distance data recorded so far are automatically deleted from the vehicle information storage unit 50. That is, the high-speed distance and deduction distance data relating to the current day's business are stored in the vehicle information storage unit 50.

  In step S <b> 19, the microcomputer 10 identifies whether the “actual vehicle” button provided in the taximeter main body 100 has been pressed. That is, when a passenger is put on a taxi vehicle to conduct business, an input operation to the “actual vehicle” button of the crew member is detected. When the “actual vehicle” button is pressed, the process proceeds to step S20. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S26.

  In step S20, the microcomputer 10 performs predetermined actual vehicle processing. That is, similar to the operation of a general taximeter, the current fare is calculated and displayed based on the distance traveled from the passenger's boarding point, the length of elapsed time, and a predetermined fee structure, Processing related to payment. Since this is a general process, a detailed description of the operation is omitted.

  In step S <b> 21, the microcomputer 10 identifies whether or not the “empty car” button provided in the taximeter main body 100 has been pressed. That is, when the passenger is taken off from the taxi vehicle and the business is ended, an input operation to the “empty car” button of the crew member is detected. If the “empty car” button is pressed, the process proceeds to step S22, and if not, the process returns to step S13.

In step S22, the crew distance calculation unit 11 calculates the crew distance by the following equation.
Riding distance = (travel distance)-(deduction distance) (1)
Traveling distance: Traveling distance deduction distance from the time of delivery measured by the crew distance calculation unit 11 to the present: Distance for deduction corresponding to the high speed distance measured by the high speed distance calculation unit 12

  In addition, if you drive on the expressway several times on the same business day, a deduction distance corresponding to the sum of all the expressway travels will be applied regardless of the status of empty and operating conditions. Is done. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 9, the case where the ETC entrance gate is passed at time t11, the ETC exit gate is passed at time t12, the ETC entrance gate is passed at time t21, and the ETC exit gate is passed at time t22. Assumed. In this case, the sum of the deduction distance 1 corresponding to the travel distance d1 in the section from time t11 to t12 and the deduction distance 2 corresponding to the travel distance d2 in the section from time t21 to t22 is the subtraction distance of the above equation (1). As applied.

In step S23, the distance comparison unit 13 compares the following expressions. If this condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S24, and if not, the process proceeds to step S25.
(Riding distance)> (Maximum riding distance)-(Warning start distance)
Crew distance: Output maximum crew distance of the crew distance calculation unit 11 after deduction (crew distance upper limit value): Constant corresponding to the regulation value Warning start distance: Predetermined constant corresponding to the margin

  In step S24, the distance comparison unit 13 outputs an alarm output signal. Thereby, for example, a message such as “Please pay attention to the crew distance” in the screen 40b shown in FIG. Instead of the warning display, an alarm sound such as a buzzer or a warning by pseudo sound may be output.

  In step S25, the crew distance calculation unit 11 outputs the crew distance information after the deduction to the display unit 40. Thereby, for example, character information and numerical values such as “ride distance 135 km” in the screen 40 a shown in FIG. 5 are displayed.

  In step S <b> 26, the microcomputer 10 identifies the state of a “display reading” button (not shown) provided in the operation unit 30 of the taximeter main body 100. When it is detected that the “read display” button is pressed, the process proceeds to step S27, and when it is not detected, the process proceeds to step S31.

  In step S27, the crew distance calculation unit 11 calculates the crew distance as in step S22 described above. In the next step S28, the distance comparison unit 13 performs the same comparison as in step S23 described above. When the condition of step S28 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S29, and when not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S30.

  In step S29, a warning is displayed as in step S24 described above. In the next step S30, the crew distance is displayed on the display unit 40 as in step S25 described above.

  In step S31, it is identified whether or not the warehousing detection unit 15 has detected warehousing. If warehousing is detected, the process proceeds to step S32, and if not, the process returns to step S13. That is, when the day's business is finished and thereafter the business is not conducted on that day, if the crew operates a predetermined button, it is regarded as “entry” or “return” and the process proceeds to step S32.

  In step S <b> 32, the microcomputer 10 writes various information necessary for grasping the status of the work of the corresponding crew member to the memory card 85. Here, the information written in the memory card 85 includes the final (current) crew distance calculated by the crew distance calculation unit 11, the deduction distance calculated by the high speed distance calculation unit 12, and information received by the ETC in-vehicle device 200. ETC information generated based on the above is included. The ETC information includes the name of the route that has been deducted for traveling on the expressway, the section traveled, the distance deducted, the time traveled, and the like.

  In step S33, the microcomputer 10 performs a predetermined warehousing process. That is, as in the case of a general taximeter, various information collected by the taximeter main body 100 during business on the day, such as the boarding position, boarding time, boarding position, boarding time, travel distance, fare, etc. Is written on the memory card 85.

  Therefore, when the state of the taxi vehicle is switched from “actual vehicle” to “empty vehicle” or when the crew member presses the “read display” button, the current crew distance is displayed as shown in the screen 40a in FIG. Therefore, based on this crew distance, the crew can easily determine whether or not to end the day's business. Further, when the measured crew distance exceeds (maximum crew distance-warning start distance), for example, a warning is displayed as shown in the screen 40b shown in FIG. 6, so that it does not operate beyond the maximum crew distance. Can be careful.

  The high-speed distance measured by the high-speed distance calculation unit 12 can be grasped without counting vehicle speed pulses. That is, when using the ETC on-board device 200, the location of the entrance and the location of the exit when traveling on the highway can be reliably identified, and the distance between the sections between the entrance and the exit is constant. Therefore, this distance can be specified by constant data that can be prepared in advance or based on information transmitted from the ETC communication facility on the road side.

  The memory card 85 can be removed from the taximeter main body 100 after entering the taxi vehicle and attached to the rear processing unit 300 installed in the office of the taxi company as shown in FIG. The rear processing device 300 can read the data recorded in the memory card 85, display the contents thereof, and save the data for use in crew management.

  Further, after the end of the day's business, each crew member needs to create a daily work report as shown in FIG. The data recorded on the memory card 85 can be used when creating the daily business report. That is, since the information on the tollgate and exit tollgate regarding the traffic on each expressway, etc. is recorded in the memory card 85, the current day's riding distance (maximum riding distance), deduction distance (excluded high-speed driving distance), etc. These pieces of information can be displayed on the rear processing device 300 and entered in the daily report. It is also possible to automate the creation of daily reports.

  FIG. 4 shows an operation example (2) of the crew distance management apparatus shown in FIGS. In this operation example, it is assumed that the crew distance is managed without using the ETC in-vehicle device 200. The operation shown in FIG. 4 will be described below.

  In step S41, it is identified whether or not the exit detection unit 14 has entered the exit state. For example, when the memory card 85 possessed by the crew member is attached to the memory card I / O unit 80, the exit detection unit 14 detects the exit state. Then, the process proceeds to next Step S42.

  In step S42, the crew distance calculation unit 11 starts measuring the travel distance. That is, after the travel distance is initialized to 0, the number of pulses of the vehicle speed pulse is always counted, and the travel distance from the time of delivery to the present is calculated based on the cumulative value of the number of pulses.

  In step S43, the high-speed entrance detection unit 16 monitors the state of the “high-speed” button (see FIG. 5) provided on the operation unit 30 of the taximeter main body 100, and determines whether or not it is pressed (high-speed ON). Identify. If it is detected that the “fast” button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S44. If this is not detected, the process proceeds to step S47.

  Taxi car crews need to calculate the fare by applying the fare system corresponding to the expressway when using the expressway while passengers are in business. It is necessary to operate the button so that it is released (high speed OFF) at the exit of the highway. Further, in the taximeter of this embodiment, in order to detect the correct deduction distance, an operation of the “high speed” button is accepted even in the “empty” state. That is, when the taxi vehicle reaches the entrance of the expressway, the process proceeds to step S44.

  In step S44, the high-speed distance calculation unit 12 starts measuring the high-speed distance and the deduction distance representing the travel distance for the highway travel. That is, after initializing the high speed distance to 0, the number of pulses of the vehicle speed pulse is always counted, and the travel distance from the entrance of the highway to the current position is calculated based on the accumulated value of the pulse number.

  In step S45, the high speed entrance detector 16 monitors the state of the “high speed” button to identify whether or not the “high speed” state has been released. When the “fast” button is released, the process proceeds to step S46, and when not released, the process proceeds to step S47. That is, when the taxi vehicle reaches the exit of the highway, the process proceeds to step S46.

  In step S <b> 46, the high-speed distance calculation unit 12 determines the high-speed distance and the deduction distance measured for one highway travel, and stores these data on the vehicle information storage unit 50. When the vehicle passes through the entrance and exit of the expressway a plurality of times, data on the high speed distance and the deduction distance is recorded in the vehicle information storage unit 50 for each run. Note that when the exit is detected in step S41, the high speed distance and deduction distance data recorded so far are automatically deleted from the vehicle information storage unit 50. That is, the high-speed distance and deduction distance data relating to the current day's business are stored in the vehicle information storage unit 50.

  If you drive on the expressway more than once on the same business day, a deduction distance corresponding to the sum of all the expressway travels will be applied regardless of the status of empty and operating conditions. . For example, in the example shown in FIG. 8, the “fast” button is pressed at time t11, the “fast” button is released at time t12, the “fast” button is pressed at time t21, and the “fast” button is pressed at time t22. It is assumed that it has been released. In this case, the sum of the deduction distance 1 corresponding to the travel distance d1 in the section from time t11 to t12 and the deduction distance 2 corresponding to the travel distance d2 in the section from time t21 to t22 is the subtraction distance of the above equation (1). As applied.

  The operations after step S47 shown in FIG. 4 are the same as the operations of steps S19 to S33 in FIG. 3 already described. Therefore, these descriptions are omitted.

  In any case, by installing the above-mentioned crew distance management device in a taxi vehicle, etc., even when applying a distance deduction for traveling on a highway, the crew must perform complex calculations manually. The current crew distance can be easily grasped. Therefore, each crew member can operate so that the daily crew distance does not exceed the upper limit value set by the regulations of the supervisory authority or the internal regulations. In addition, since information such as crew distance and deduction distance can be recorded on the memory card 85 and managed, daily reports can be easily created. Further, since it is not necessary to manually input information such as crew distance and deduction distance to be managed, the reliability of information managed by a taxi company or the like is increased.

  In the above description, a riding distance management device mounted on a taxi vehicle is assumed, but of course, it may be mounted and used as a vehicle-mounted device on a commercial vehicle such as a truck.

  As described above, the crew distance management device of the present invention can be assumed to be mounted and used as a vehicle-mounted device in a taxi or other business vehicle. By using this crew distance management device, crew members can grasp the crew distance on the day without having to perform complicated calculations manually, and the upper limit of the crew distance that is regulated under the guidance of the supervisory authorities. It can be used to reduce the burden on the crew to conduct business within the range not exceeding.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Microcomputer 11 Crew distance calculation part 12 High-speed distance calculation part 13 Distance comparison part 14 Entry detection part 15 Entry detection part 16 High-speed entrance detection part 17 High-speed exit detection part 20 Time measurement part 30 Operation part 40 Display part 50 Vehicle information storage part 60 Program Storage Unit 70 Set Value Data Storage Unit 80 Memory Card I / O Unit 85 Memory Card 90 Interface (I / F)
100 Taximeter Main Body 200 ETC On-board Unit 300 Back Processing Device

Claims (4)

A crew distance management device mounted as a vehicle-mounted device on a commercial vehicle,
The mileage for each business day of a crew member in charge of the business vehicle is grasped, and the distance is measured by automatically initializing the mileage when satisfying a shipping condition that represents at least the business start every business day. The crew distance calculator to resume,
An occupancy distance management device comprising: an occupancy distance notifying unit that informs the crew of information related to the travel distance calculated by the occupant distance calculating unit. The travel distance calculated by the crew distance calculation unit is compared with a predetermined maximum crew distance, and information indicating a warning is output when the difference between the travel distance and the maximum crew distance approaches within a predetermined range. The crew distance management device according to claim 1, further comprising a crew distance warning unit. The crew distance calculation unit
A high-speed distance calculation unit that calculates a high-speed mileage from the high-speed road start condition to the high-speed road end condition, and a value that reflects the deduction distance determined according to the high-speed road distance It outputs as said crew distance. The crew distance management apparatus of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The crew distance according to claim 1, wherein the crew distance calculation unit recognizes that a condition for leaving is satisfied when it is detected that a predetermined card assigned to a crew member is attached to the in-vehicle device. Management device.