JPS63304372A - Automatic production system for constituent table of parts - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce designing manhours by extracting desired designing condition data out of a translation table based on a designing condition parameter and inserting those extracted data into the blank parts of a standard constitution image for editing and production of a constituent table. CONSTITUTION:An input/output means 31 delivers designing condition para meters received fro a keyboard 2 to a constituent table editing/producing means 33. The means 33 extracts the desired designing condition data out of a transla tion table 53 stored in a standard constitution file 5 based on the designing condition parameters and inserts these extracted data into the blank parts of a standard constituted image based on the type selection numbers for produc tion of a constituent table 61. Then the means 33 delivers the table 61 to a constituent part storing/extracting means 34. The means 34 retrieves a constitu ent part information file 6 to check the presence of the table 61. If the presence of the table 61 is not confirmed, the table 61 is newly stored in the file 6.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic bill of materials creation system, and in particular, a system for automatically creating bill of materials for devices and panels that is created in design activities, which are the starting point of production activities. This invention relates to an automatic parts bill creation system that automatically edits, creates, and stores a bill of materials based on design conditions.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, parts composition lists for devices and panels with standard mounting structures are created by hand-calculating the required number of parts by selecting appropriate parts based on the necessary design conditions obtained by referring to handbooks that describe design methods and technical information. It was created by hand. In addition, the created bill of materials was kept as a paper document.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the conventional method of creating a bill of materials described above, the bill of materials is created manually by referring to a handbook each time a design is made, finding parts that match the design conditions, and calculating the required number of parts by hand. However, this method requires a huge amount of design man-hours and is prone to human error.

In addition, in the conventional method of storing the bill of materials, the created bill of materials is stored in S-class paper, which makes it difficult to manage the latest information and lack credibility. It also has the disadvantage of being uneconomical.

In view of the above-mentioned points, an object of the present invention is to perform all the selection of part names corresponding to each design condition described in handbooks, etc. and calculation of the required number of parts using EDP (Electronic Processing Process).
c Data Processing) to automatically create a bill of materials, it is possible to reduce design man-hours and prevent human errors caused by manual calculations.
The created parts bill can be stored in a file and always managed as a database of the latest parts composition information, and the purpose is to provide an automatic parts bill creation system that is economical in terms of resources and work space. .

[Means for solving problems]

The automatic parts bill creation system of the present invention is a design information management system that includes a display section, a keyboard, a printer, a central processing unit, and a file device.
A design condition parameter input screen that provides input instructions for inputting design condition data constituting the bill of materials of a panel as design condition parameters, and a standard mounting structure device/
A standard configuration file including a standard bill of materials indicating a standard component configuration of a panel and a translation table from which the design condition data can be extracted based on the design condition parameters, and a component in which the created bill of materials is stored. Search for the design condition parameter input screen for the device/panel to be designed from the standard configuration file based on the configuration information file and the product selection number for selecting the type of device/panel with the standard mounting structure. A screen search means searches the standard configuration image of the device/panel to be designed from the standard parts composition table based on the product selection number and extracts necessary design condition data from the translation table based on the design condition parameters. A bill of materials editing/creation means for editing/creating the bill of materials of the device/panel to be designed by inserting it into the blank space of the standard configuration image; and a bill of materials edited/creating by the bill of materials editing/creating means A parts composition table storage/retrieval means for storing and retrieving a parts composition table in the parts composition information file, and an input/output unit for inputting from the keyboard and outputting to the display unit and the printer. means.

[Effect]

In the automatic bill of materials creation system of the present invention, a design condition parameter input screen provides input instructions for inputting design condition data that constitutes a bill of materials for a device/panel designed by a standard configuration file as a design condition parameter. A bill of materials created in a parts composition information file includes a standard bill of materials that shows the standard component composition of devices and panels with standard mounting structures, and a translation table from which design condition data can be extracted based on design condition parameters. is stored, and the design condition parameter input screen search means searches for the design condition parameter input screen for the device/panel to be designed from the standard configuration file based on the product selection number that selects the type of device/panel with standard mounting structure. , the parts bill editing/creation means searches for the standard configuration image of the device/panel to be designed from the standard parts bill based on the product selection number, and extracts the necessary design condition data from the translation table based on the design condition parameters. Devices and devices designed by inserting them into the blank space of the standard configuration image
The bill of materials table of the panel is edited and created, and the bill of materials storage and retrieval means stores the bill of materials edited and created by the bill of materials editing and creation means in the bill of materials information file, or from the bill of materials information file of the bill of materials. The input/output means performs input from the keyboard and output to the display section and printer.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

The first diagram is a block diagram showing the configuration of a design information management system to which an automatic parts bill creation system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. This design information management system includes a display section 1, a keyboard 2, a central processing unit 3, and a printer 4.
, a standard configuration file 5, and a parts configuration information file 6.

The central processing unit 3 includes an input/output means 31, a design condition parameter input screen search means 32, a parts bill editing/creating means 33, and a parts bill storing/retrieving means 34.

The standard configuration file 5 includes a design condition parameter input screen 51, a standard parts configuration table 52, and a translation table 53. The standard configuration file 5 is maintained periodically or at any time based on handbook change information, etc., and the standard parts configuration table 52 and translation table 53 always store the latest design condition data. In addition, the design condition parameter input screen 51 also includes the standard parts configuration table 52.
The translation table 53 is always kept up-to-date through maintenance.

The parts composition information file 6 includes the created parts composition table 6.
1 is stored, and the parts configuration information file 6 is managed as a database of parts configuration information.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a standard configuration image of the device/panel to be designed, which is found from the standard parts configuration table 52. This standard parts composition table 52 was created by the designer of the keyboard 2.
The design condition data determined by the design condition parameters input from is blank, and only design condition data common to devices/panels with standard mounting structure is registered.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the translation table 52, for example, each row of the parts configuration table 61 in which C11k is indicated by "0201", design condition parameters, and design condition data are registered in correspondence. The system is configured so that design condition data for parts of the device/panel to be designed can be extracted based on design condition parameters input from the keyboard 2.

Next, the operation of the parts bill automatic creation system of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

The automatic parts bill creation system of this embodiment is started, and the designer designs from the keyboard 2 while looking at the device/panel type selection screen with standard mounting structure shown in FIG. 4, displayed on the display unit 1. When the type selection number of the type of device/panel to be used, for example "1", is input, the input/output means 31 in the central processing unit 3 receives the input type selection number "1'" and inputs the design condition parameters. The information is passed to the screen search means 32 and the parts composition table editing/creation means 33.

The design condition parameter input screen search means 32 searches the standard configuration file 5 based on the product selection number "l" passed from the input/output means 31 and retrieves the product selection number "l" passed from the input/output means 31.
The design condition parameter input screen 51 corresponding to the design condition parameter input screen 51 is found and passed to the input/output means 31.

The parts composition table editing/creation means 33 creates the standard configuration file 5 based on the product selection number "1" passed from the input/output means 31.
Search the standard parts list 52 in
Obtain an image of the standard configuration of the panel. In the standard configuration image obtained at this time, the design condition data determined by the design condition parameters described later are blank.

The input/output means 31 uses the design condition parameter input screen 5 passed from the design condition parameter input screen search means 32.
1 is displayed on the display section 1. At this time, on the design condition parameter input screen 51 that is displayed, the portion where the designer should input the design condition parameters is blank, as shown in FIG. 5, for example.

Next, the designer, while looking at the design condition parameter input screen 51 as shown in FIG.
) - (4) Based on the instructions displayed on the right side of the lines, design condition parameters are inputted sequentially from the keyboard 2 and sent to the input/output means 31 . Note that the blank area to the right of the basic code and main code lines in FIG. 5 is an area where the designer can freely input keys.

The input/output means 31 sequentially passes the design condition parameters received from the keyboard 2 to the parts composition table editing/creation means 33.

The parts bill editing/creation means 33 creates a standard configuration file 5 based on the design condition parameters passed from the input/output means 31.
The necessary design condition data is extracted from the translation table 53 in the software, and the extracted design condition data is inserted into the blank part of the standard configuration image shown in FIG. Edit and create composition table 61. For example, if the design condition parameter "5' is passed in line (1) of FIG. 1 is extracted, and the design condition data "1" is inserted into the blank space in the first line of the standard configuration image in Figure 2.In the same manner, the design condition data "1" is inserted into the blank space in the second to fourth lines of Figure 2. The design condition data is inserted, and the parts bill 61 of the device/panel of the type indicated by the product selection number "1" is edited and created.Next, the parts bill editing/creation means 33 edits and creates the The parts composition table 61 is transferred to the input/output means 31 and the parts composition table storage/
It is delivered to the take-out means 34.

The parts composition table storage/retrieval means 34 searches the parts composition information file 6 to check whether the passed parts composition table 61 still exists, and if it does not exist, the passed parts composition table 61 is searched. is newly stored in the parts configuration information file 6. The passed parts composition table 61 is the parts composition information file 6.
If it exists, the parts bill storage/retrieval means 34 immediately ends the process.

The input/output means 31 sends the parts composition table 61 passed from the parts composition table editing/creation means 33 to the display section 1 and the printer 4.

The display unit 1 displays a parts configuration table 6 passed from the input/output means 31.
1 is displayed as a parts configuration table 61 as shown in FIG. 6, for example.

The printer 4 prints out the parts composition table 61 passed from the input/output means 31 on a preset dedicated form as a parts composition table 61 as shown in FIG. 7, for example.

The parts composition table 61 printed out on the printer 4 is
It is used as arrangement information to the ordering department and issuance information to the technical document management department.

The parts composition table 61 stored in the parts composition information file 6 as a database of parts composition information can be used as is or updated with parts composition table update information as needed on the keyboard 2.
It is possible to take it out via the input/output means 31 and the parts composition table storage/retrieval means 34 according to an instruction from the user, and use it by displaying it on the display section 1 or printing it out on the printer 4.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention is an apparatus that performs designing while looking at the display by converting all of the selection of component names and calculation of the required number of components into an EDP that corresponds to the design conditions described in a handbook, etc., maintaining it as design condition data.・By automatically creating a bill of materials by giving the design conditions necessary for the panel as design condition parameters from the keyboard, the work of creating a bill of materials that was previously done manually can now be done automatically by the combiator. The created bill of materials can now be stored and managed in a file, dramatically reducing design and entry errors associated with manual work, reducing design man-hours, significantly improving the efficiency of design work, and increasing the efficiency of design work. This has the effect of responding to increasing demand for small-volume production of models and diversifying customer needs.

In addition, by managing design condition data and component configuration information in EDP format, it is possible to maintain design condition data and component configuration information that Shinsuke can always maintain in a state of rr:L prayer, and it is also easier to work with resources. It also has the effect of being economical in terms of securing space.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a design information management system to which an automatic bill of materials creation system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and Figure 2 is a diagram showing the design of the standard bill of materials shown in Figure 1. Figure 3 shows an example of the standard configuration image of the device/panel. Figure 3 shows an example of the translation table in Figure 1. Figure 4 shows the types of equipment/panels displayed on the display in Figure 1. A diagram showing an example of the selection screen, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the design condition parameter input screen displayed on the display section in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the screen for inputting design condition parameters displayed on the display section in FIG. A diagram showing an example of a created parts composition table. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a created parts composition table printed out on the printer in FIG. 1. In the figure, 1...display section; 2... Keyboard, 3... Central processing unit, 4... Printer, 5... Standard configuration file, 6... Parts configuration information file, 31... Input/output means, 32... Design Condition parameter input screen search means, 33... Parts bill editing/creation means, 34... Parts bill storage/retrieval means, 51... Design condition parameter input screen, 52... Standard parts configuration Table: 53: Translation table; 61: Parts configuration table.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a design information management system having a display section, a keyboard, a printer, a central processing unit, and a file device, for inputting design condition data constituting a bill of materials of a device/panel to be designed as a design condition parameter. a design condition parameter input screen that provides instructions for inputting a design condition parameter, a standard parts composition table that shows a standard component configuration of a device/panel with a standard mounting structure, and a translation table that allows the design condition data to be extracted based on the design condition parameters. A standard configuration file containing the above, a parts configuration information file in which the created parts bill is stored, and a product selection number for selecting the type of device/panel having the standard mounting structure. a design condition parameter input screen search means for searching the design condition parameter input screen for the device/panel; and a design condition parameter input screen searching means for searching the design condition parameter input screen for the device/panel; Editing and creating the bill of materials for the device/panel to be designed by extracting necessary design condition data from the translation table based on the design condition parameters and inserting it into the blank space of the standard configuration image. a creating means; a parts bill storing/retrieving means for storing the parts bill edited and created by the parts bill editing/creating means in the parts composition information file and retrieving it from the parts composition information file; An automatic parts bill creation system comprising: input/output means for inputting from the keyboard and outputting to the display section and the printer.