JP2022143049A - Cleaner, cleaning management system, and cleaning management method - Google Patents

Abstract

To acquire a cleaner, and a system and a method that enable situations of the whole of a plurality of places to be grasped from an aspect of human resource and equipment management so as to achieve appropriate arrangement of human resources and equipment in the plurality of places for which cleaning work is undertaken.SOLUTION: A cleaner includes: a dust sensor for measuring an amount of sucked dust; a position detection device for detecting a position; and communication means for transmitting dust amount information and position information detected by these to the Internet.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

More specifically, the present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner for business use, a cleaning management system and a cleaning management method using the same.

Cleaning companies are contracted to perform cleaning work at a plurality of locations, and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) is being introduced in such cleaning management situations as well.

For example, according to Patent Document 1, for the purpose of providing a cleaning management program, a cleaning management method, and a cleaning management device capable of presenting cleaning points that can be effectively used at a cleaning site, "a cleaning management program is provided in a management target area. Acquisition of each person's flow line, and outputting as a cleaning point a spot having a predetermined number or more of the flow lines acquired outside the cleaning time of the management target area in the management target area as a cleaning point. It is proposed that

Further, according to Patent Document 2, it is intended to provide a cleaning support device capable of presenting a cleaned area in a cleaning target area in association with the cleaning target area without wearing a head-mounted display. "A position detection unit that detects the position of the head of the vacuum cleaner with respect to the area to be cleaned, and an area that determines the area that has been cleaned by the vacuum cleaner within the area to be cleaned based on the position of the head detected by the position detection unit. and a projection image creation unit that creates a projection image to be projected onto the cleaning target area based on the cleaned area determined by the area determination unit.

JP 2020-187532 A JP 2018-79134 A

In Patent Document 1, attention is paid to the flow line of people as a direction of ICT utilization, and a cleaning management program is created by estimating the amount of garbage from the flow line. are visualized to identify areas to be cleaned.

According to these methods, solutions have been obtained in the direction of the problem, but when viewed from the perspective of cleaning management by the cleaning business, it is necessary to consider the appropriate personnel and equipment allocation at multiple locations where cleaning work is contracted. Therefore, from the perspective of personnel and equipment management, we pursued the functions that vacuum cleaners should have, and built a system that allows us to grasp the overall situation of multiple locations. It is necessary to adopt an ICT utilization method that provides information in an easy-to-use format.

From the above, in the present invention, a dust sensor for measuring the amount of dust sucked, a position detecting device for detecting the position, and communication for transmitting dust amount information and position information detected by these to the Internet A vacuum cleaner characterized by comprising means."

Further, in the present invention, "a vacuum cleaner comprising a portable vacuum cleaner main body and a charging base, wherein the cleaner main body includes a dust sensor for measuring the amount of dust sucked and a position detector for detecting the position. A vacuum cleaner that is equipped with a device, and that is equipped with communication means for transmitting detected dust amount information and position information to the Internet in one or both of the vacuum cleaner main body and the charging base. and

Further, in the present invention, "a cleaning management system characterized in that a plurality of vacuum cleaners and a center device are connected via the Internet."

In addition, in the present invention, "a cleaning management method by a cleaning management system, according to the amount of garbage for each cleaning work site displayed on the monitor or the result of the judgment index reflecting the amount of garbage, cleaning in the future A cleaning management method characterized by planning the allocation of workers for each work site."

In addition, in the present invention, "information on the amount of dust and cleaning positions is obtained from vacuum cleaners used at a plurality of cleaning work sites, the amount of dust at a plurality of cleaning work sites is compared, and the number of personnel and equipment at a plurality of cleaning work sites is determined. A cleaning management method characterized by arranging."

According to the present invention, it is possible to construct a vacuum cleaner equipped with functions necessary for personnel management, construct a system capable of grasping the overall situation of a plurality of locations, and furthermore, use judgment indicators for personnel and equipment allocation. It can be a management method that provides it in an easy-to-understand format.

The figure which shows the structural example of the cleaner which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the example of the cleaning information transmitted from the communication means 5a incorporated in the cleaner main body 1a. The figure which shows the example of the cleaning information transmitted from the communication means 5b of the charging stand 1b installed in the storage place. The figure which shows the structural example of the cleaning management system which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a processing flow showing details of processing in the center device 11; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a monitor screen 90;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the first embodiment, a vacuum cleaner equipped with functions necessary for personnel management will be described. In the second embodiment, an example of construction of a cleaning management system capable of grasping the overall situation of a plurality of cleaning locations will be described. Next, we will explain a cleaning management method that provides judgment indicators for personnel and equipment allocation in an easy-to-understand format.

In Embodiment 1, a vacuum cleaner equipped with functions necessary for personnel management will be described. A vacuum cleaner 1 of Embodiment 1 shown in FIG. 1 exemplifies a stand-type vacuum cleaner composed of a vacuum cleaner main body 1a and a charging base 1b. In this vacuum cleaner, the main body 1a of the cleaner is installed on the charging base 1b stored in the storage place after the work is completed, and is charged in preparation for the next day's work.

As long as the cleaner 1 is portable, it may be driven by a storage battery or directly connected to a power cord. Accumulate and store waste in the waste container.

The vacuum cleaner 1 of the present invention includes a dust sensor 2 provided in the cleaner main body 1a for detecting the amount of dust sucked from the suction port, and a GPS for detecting the cleaning work place provided in the cleaner main body 1a. and an acceleration sensor 4 additionally provided in the cleaner main body 1a for detecting acceleration. Further, communication means 5 for transmitting dust amount information D1, position information D2, and acceleration information D3 detected by them via the Internet or the like is provided in either one or both of the cleaner body 1a and the charging base 1b. I have it. In the figure, the communication means provided in the cleaner main body 1a is indicated as 5a, and the communication means provided in the charging base 1b is indicated as 5b. In the example of FIG. 1, the vacuum cleaner 1 is a stand-type vacuum cleaner composed of a vacuum cleaner body 1a and a charging base 1b. is. Since the functions that the vacuum cleaner itself originally has are already well known, explanations thereof will be omitted here.

The dust sensor 2 provided in the vacuum cleaner main body 1a of the present invention measures the amount of dust sucked by the vacuum cleaner, and various known principles can be used for this measurement. These methods are based on a method of estimating the amount of dust from changes in the suction pressure, or a method of measuring the amount of dust according to the distance between dust and the dust sensor 2 in the dust storage section provided in the cleaner main body 1a. is applicable, regardless of what principle it is based on.

The position detection device 3 identifies the position of the cleaning work site by GPS or the like. In this case, the position detection may be information that can identify the cleaning work site. It does not require accuracy to the extent that a specific location can be specified. When a cleaning company is cleaning work sites A, B, C, D, and E with personnel and equipment, it is sufficient to ensure accuracy to the extent that it is possible to identify which work site it is.

The acceleration sensor 4 detects the acceleration of the main body 1a of the vacuum cleaner during the cleaning operation. The cleaning movement is repeated several times, and this state can be found from the acceleration change tendency (for example, number of times or frequency) detected by the acceleration sensor 4 . Alternatively, if the acceleration sensor 4 does not respond for a long period of time even though it is during working hours, this may indicate that the cleaning worker has some kind of anomaly (for example, he is suffering from heatstroke due to working in a hot place during the day). etc.) can be estimated.

Either one or both of the cleaner main body 1a and the charging base 1b may be provided with the communication means. If the cleaner main body 1a is provided with the communication means 5a, information during cleaning can be obtained sequentially. Therefore, so-called online information collection is possible, and when the charging base 1b is equipped with the communication means 5b, information after cleaning is obtained, so so-called offline information collection is performed.

FIG. 2a shows an example of the cleaning information D transmitted from the communication means 5a incorporated in the main body 1a of the vacuum cleaner. D1, position information D2 indicating the work site, and acceleration information D3 are paired. In this case, if the work site on the day spans a plurality of locations, the location information D2 is used to distinguish and grasp each location. In other words, the data D in FIG. 2a can be said to be for online measurement monitoring during work execution.

FIG. 2b shows an example of cleaning information D transmitted from the communication means 5b of the charging stand 1b installed at the storage location. The basic data configuration is the same as in FIG. is aggregated by month, day, and time. Note that if the work site on the day spans multiple locations, the location information D2 is used to identify each location separately. The data in FIG. 2b can be said to be an off-line measurement result report after the work is performed.

The vacuum cleaner 1 shown in the first embodiment is provided with a dust sensor 2 for detecting the amount of dust and a position detection device 3 for detecting the cleaning work place where the cleaner main body 1a is used. The vacuum cleaner can collect basic information for enabling personnel allocation planning based on the amount of garbage.

In a second embodiment, an example of constructing a cleaning management system capable of grasping the overall situation of a plurality of work sites will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a cleaning management system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning management system 10 is configured by connecting a plurality of cleaners 1 to a central device 11 via the Internet or the like. Of these, the cleaner 1, which is composed of the cleaner main body 1a and the charging base 1b, has the functions described in the first embodiment. Cleaning information D, which is a pair of D2 and acceleration information D3, is transmitted to the center device 11. FIG.

Here, the cleaner main body 1a has a main body substrate 32, a battery 31, and a motor 33 as basic components, and the motor 33 is driven by power supply from the battery 31 to suck and store dust. The vacuum cleaner main body 1a also transmits the measured dust amount information D1, the position information D2, and the acceleration information D3 together with the time information D0 through the communication means 5a. The charging stand 1b controls charging of the battery 31 in the cleaner body 1a by means of a charging stand board 34 connected to an outlet 35 when the cleaner body 1a is placed.

The center device 11 is composed of a computer, and includes a communication means 5C on a bus BUS, a ROM for storing processing programs and obtained cleaning information D, a CPU for executing arithmetic processing according to the program, a RAM for temporarily storing data used in the arithmetic, It includes an input section I such as a keyboard and a mouse, and an output section O such as a printer and monitor.

As a result, the work manager M, while confirming the online or offline work status displayed on the output section O, inputs information necessary for the future work plan from the input section I as necessary, so that the appropriate Enables personnel and equipment allocation planning.

The cleaning management system shown in the second embodiment is constructed by connecting a plurality of vacuum cleaners 1 for detecting the amount of dust in each cleaning work place to the center device 11. planning can be made possible.

In Example 3, a cleaning management method that provides judgment indicators for personnel and equipment placement in an easy-to-understand format will be described. This cleaning management method is realized by executing the processing program stored in the ROM of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a processing flow diagram showing the processing contents in the center device 11. As shown in FIG. In the first processing step S1 in FIG. 4, cleaning information D is obtained from a plurality of vacuum cleaners 1 (cleaner main body 1a, charging stand 1b) owned by this cleaning management company.

In processing step S2, for example, yesterday's (or current) cleaning information D is added up for each work site. For example, if 2, 3, 4, 2, and 5 vacuum cleaners are installed at work sites A, B, C, D, and E, respectively, the total dust amount information D1 and , the total acceleration information D3 is obtained for each work site.

In processing step S3, a judgment index α for optimizing the allocation of personnel and equipment is determined. In this case, the judgment index α is the amount of waste per worker α1 obtained by dividing the total waste amount information D1 for each work site by the number of workers put into the work site, and the work site determined from the position information D2. The amount of exercise α2 per worker indicated by the area, and the degree of difficulty α3 of difficulty in removing dust indicated by the acceleration information D3 (the acceleration change tendency, for example, the number of times), and the like can be mentioned. It should be noted that the operation manager M can appropriately select which judgment index α is to be used through the input section I. Further, each judgment index may be grasped by a measured absolute value, or may be specified as a numerical value between 1 and 0.

In processing step S4, the selected judgment index α is calculated for work sites A, B, C, D, and E individually. The individual calculation methods may be as described above, but when multiple decision indicators α are selected, it may be necessary to make a new decision as to which of the decision indicators should be emphasized. In such a case, it is preferable to present to the work manager M a single integrated judgment index α obtained by adding weights m1, m2, and m3 to a plurality of judgment indexes α1, α2, and α3, respectively (α=α1m1+α2m2+α3m3). It is desirable that the sum of the weights m1, m2, and m3 is 1. In this case, the weights m1, m2, and m3 are preferably set by the work manager M via the input unit I as appropriate. Furthermore, the decision index is conveniently defined as a numerical value between 1 and 0.

In processing step S5, the judgment index α for each of the work sites A, B, C, D, and E is displayed on a monitor screen or the like and provided to the work manager M. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the monitor screen 90. As shown in FIG. The screen area of FIG. 5 is composed of a judgment index comparison display area 91 for each work site and a weight selection/change area 92 showing the judgment index α of each work site A, B, and C in numerical form. The judgment index α displayed here may be a measured size or a numerical value defined between 1 and 0. In short, it suffices if a comprehension is made that enables comparison of sizes between multiple sites.

In the weight selection/change area 92, the judgment indices α1, α2, and α3 selected in the processing step S3 and the weights m1, m2, and m3 given thereto in the processing step S4 are defined between 1 and 0. Display the indicated value graphically. Note that when one of the weights is changed, the other weights are changed in the opposite direction (the sum of the weights m1, m2, and m3 is 1).

In the judgment index comparison display area 91 for each work site, the judgment indices αA, αB, and αC for each of the work sites A, B, and C are displayed as actual results (February 1, which is the actual results) and plans (February 2, which is the planned date). ) is displayed as a graph comparing In addition, regarding actual results and plans, the number of workers and the number of machines are displayed, and by changing the number of workers and the number of machines in the plan section, the numerical values of the judgment index in the plan section are changed and displayed. Note that the results may be averaged over a certain period of time in the past, or may be displayed for each day of the week.

Therefore, through this display, the work manager M can visually confirm the unbalanced state of the actual results of the judgment indicators αA, αB, and αC for each of the work sites A, B, and C, and appropriately set and change the number of workers and the number of machines in the plan column. By doing so, balanced and appropriate staffing becomes possible.

Returning to the processing flow of FIG. 4, in processing step S6, the work manager M confirms that the personnel plan has been optimized. and inform the concerned parties. When the work manager M judges that the personnel plan is not optimized, the worker allocation for the planned date is corrected in processing step S8, the judgment plan is corrected and presented again in processing step S4, and the correction result screen is displayed again. Perform the above visual confirmation and repeat the process until tomorrow's work plan is finalized.

According to the cleaning management method of the third embodiment described above, it is possible to optimize the number of workers to be planned by focusing on the amount of garbage for each work site.

1: Vacuum cleaner 1a: Vacuum cleaner body 1b: Charging stand 2: Dust sensor 3: Position detection device 4: Acceleration sensors 5a, 5b: Communication means 10: Cleaning management system 11: Center device

Claims (9)

A vacuum cleaner comprising a dust sensor for measuring the amount of dust sucked, a position detecting device for detecting the position, and communication means for transmitting dust amount information and position information detected by these sensors to the Internet. . A vacuum cleaner according to claim 1,
A vacuum cleaner comprising an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration, wherein said communication means transmits acceleration information to the Internet together with said dust amount information and said position information. A vacuum cleaner comprising a portable vacuum cleaner body and a charging base,
The vacuum cleaner body is equipped with a dust sensor that measures the amount of dust sucked and a position detection device that detects the position of the dust. A vacuum cleaner, comprising communication means for transmitting quantity information and position information to the Internet. A vacuum cleaner according to claim 3,
The vacuum cleaner, wherein the cleaner main body has an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration, and the communication means transmits the acceleration information together with the dust amount information and the position information to the Internet. 5. A cleaning management system, wherein a plurality of cleaners according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and a center device are connected via the Internet. A cleaning management system according to claim 5,
The cleaning management system, which is composed of a computer, refers to the position information, counts the amount of garbage for each of a plurality of cleaning work sites, and determines the amount of garbage for each cleaning work site or a judgment index reflecting the amount of garbage. A cleaning management system characterized by displaying a comparable state on a monitor. A cleaning management method by the cleaning management system according to claim 6,
Cleaning management characterized by planning the allocation of workers for each cleaning work site in the future according to the amount of garbage for each cleaning work site displayed on the monitor or the performance of the judgment index reflecting the amount of garbage. Method. A cleaning management method by the cleaning management system according to claim 5,
The vacuum cleaner has an acceleration sensor, and the communication means transmits acceleration information along with the dust amount information and the position information to the Internet, and manages workers on site using the online acceleration information. A cleaning management method characterized by: It is characterized by obtaining information on the amount of garbage and cleaning positions from vacuum cleaners used at multiple cleaning work sites, comparing the amount of garbage at multiple cleaning work sites, and arranging personnel and equipment at multiple cleaning work sites. cleaning management method.

Images