JP2000348094A - Automobile repair cost estimation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it easy for a customer to make a choice by freely calculating and displaying a repair discount amount through a repair discount rate table corresponding to the number of related positions or a repair part. SOLUTION: The repair part is inputted and specified, related part data enabling operations of the same kind, such as sheet metal operation, painting, and attachment and detachment to be performed at the part and adjacent parts at the same time are previously generated and stored, and a repair discount amount is freely calculated and displayed through the repair discount rate table corresponding to the number of the related parts and the repair parts. Codes are given to the individual parts, and specified adjacent related parts are represented as codes to indicate that they can be repaired in parallel at the same time. An estimation before discount adjustment and an estimation after discount adjustment which are obtained from an index discount rate table of the same part and the same operation not only make a customer feel inexpensiveness, but also make the reason for discounting clear, so that the customer's understanding of the estimated coat can be more easily obtained. The discount rate may be applied to one of an operation index, an operation unit price, an operation charge, and an estimated sum of money.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system related to a method for performing business operations in the automobile repair industry.

[0002]

[Conventional business system] Repairing small scratches such as dents, dents, bends, etc. of automobiles differs from major maintenance such as legal inspection repairs and accident car repairs. Are often delayed or neglected. However, if left unattended, not only the appearance is bad, but also the corrosion gradually progresses, and the damage due to the entry of raindrops or foreign substances is often enlarged, and the internal structure of the automobile is often damaged. Nevertheless, customers try to avoid minor wound repairs as much as possible, mainly because of the economic reasons of saving immediate repair costs and spare time for repairs. On the other hand, as a repair trader, this small wound repair tended to be neglected because the repair cost was small.
However, the decline in general maintenance fees has reduced the total sales among repairers, and the competition for customers has intensified. The company has been focusing on repairing small injuries to increase profits and to acquire new customers. The movement has increased.

[0003]

Therefore, in order to match the needs of the customer who wants to keep the repair fee as low as possible with the needs of the repair trader who wants to increase the repair sales, the number of small scratch repair locations must be increased. It becomes indispensable to provide a quotation display system in which the discount rate increases as the price increases. Furthermore, the displayed discount amount changes freely depending on the number of repaired parts, and a system is required that allows the customer to confirm, select, and request the same, and the display simulation requires only a speed of about 1 to 2 minutes. Is required. Therefore, in order to solve this problem, processing by a personal computer is absolutely necessary, which is a problem to be solved by the present invention.

[0004]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a part is inputted and designated, and related part data which can be simultaneously worked on the repaired part and a part adjacent to the repaired part, such as sheet metal, painting, detaching, etc., are created in advance. This is intended to facilitate the selection of the customer by freely calculating and displaying the repair discount amount by comparing it with a repair discount rate table corresponding to the number of related parts or the repair location.
However, the discount rate may be applied to any of the work index, the work unit price, the work charge, or the estimated total amount. Further, the number of adjacent places and the number of parts may be such that a further adjacent part is added to the adjacent related part.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a diagram in which a code is attached to each part, and FIG. 2 is a data table in which adjacent related parts designated in FIG. For example, the name of the part 1 in FIG. 1 where the repair part is attached to the vehicle is the right front fender ゛ (lower part), and the related part is the right front fender 1 denoted by reference numeral 05.
(Upper part) indicates that the part can be repaired at the same time. Fig. 3 is an index discount rate table of the same work for the same part in the case of minor repair. Fig. 4 shows the estimate before the discount adjustment, Fig. 5 shows the estimate after the discount adjustment, and Fig. 6 shows the small scratch on the same part (fender). Large (2) Small (1) This is an estimate when there are two locations and only large (2). According to this example, the difference between the case where the adjustment discount is not applied and the case where the adjustment discount is applied is 6,950 yen, which is a 15.7% discount rate, which not only gives the customer a sense of discount, but also clarifies the basis for the discount. The degree of conviction improves. FIG. 6 shows an estimate when only one repair is performed, and the difference is only 12,050 yen as compared with FIG. 5 in which two repairs are performed. In other words, the first place is 25,250 yen and the second place is 12,050 yen, so it is very advantageous for the customer to repair two places at the same time, and the satisfaction is also high. It becomes. Also,
For damages that lead to multiple sites, by entering each as one location, one location becomes two locations and two locations become four locations (although a large wound becomes a small wound due to division) Although the estimated cost increases, this is a reasonable result because the joining part processing is difficult (and time-consuming).

Therefore, what is important is a means for designating and inputting the shape and size of damage in the calculation of the estimated repair fee and the associated work category (construction method). Conventionally, in general or in other companies' applications, the shape is expressed in words, the size of the scratch is input by measuring the size, area, scratch depth, etc. with a gauge, or irradiating the scratch point with a digital camera etc. In such a case, a method of taking a picture, dragging it with a mouse, and automatically calculating the magnification based on a magnification has been taken. But,
The shape and size of the flaws vary greatly and cannot be accurately displayed by any means including mathematical formulas, and wastes unnecessary time and money. For this reason, it is difficult for customers to understand, and on the contrary, it often only gives distrust. Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, a daily item commonly used or seen by anyone, such as daily necessities and sporting goods, is directly applied to the wound to determine the shape of the daily necessity. That is, means for directly designating a picture or image of a car sporting goods on a screen is displayed. This daily necessities, sports goods,
Goods such as miscellaneous goods are displayed as marbles, golf balls, baseballs, basketballs or the like (or fruits) in the case of a dent wound as shown in FIG. 8, and stamps in FIG. , Postcard, telephone card, B5
A temporary display is made on paper, A4 paper, or the like. In the case of a line wound, a toothpick, chopsticks, a pencil, or the like in FIG. 10 is used. The trader may prepare these articles in a box or the like.

[0007]

Advantages of the present invention are that the shape and size of a flaw can be simultaneously determined only by designating an article, and that the input time of estimated data is much faster. As a result, if the shape and size of the flaw can be designated, a repair method such as a sheet metal work, a painting work, and other work can be automatically designated. Therefore, when the same type of work can be performed simultaneously in adjacent parts, a first charge discount according to the number of the same kind of work can be made. If these item data are registered in the storage unit of the computer and compared with the storage unit of the type of work (work name), index, and leverage (unit price), the repair fee can be calculated automatically and quickly. In addition, by displaying the graphic or image of the article on the screen by the means of claim 2 or by printing it in color on the quote, not only the customer's understanding is very fast, but also the humor and the transaction negotiations become smooth. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

Fig. 1 Codes displayed on each part of the vehicle

FIG. 2 is a table of code codes and related parts in FIG.

[Figure 3] Discount rate table for part repair

[Figure 4] Estimation example before discount

[Figure 5] Example of quote after discount

[Fig. 6] Estimation example with only one repair

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment in which the size of the repaired part is displayed in daily life items.

FIG. 8 is an example of a display when a repair site is a dent.

FIG. 9 is a display example when the repaired part is dirty.

FIG. 10 is a display example when the repaired part is a line flaw.

FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. 1. Lower right front fender 2. Lower right front door Lower right rear door 4. Rear bumper 5. Upper right fender 6. Upper right front door 7. 7. Upper right rear door Right rear bogeo panel 9. Trunk 10. Front bumper 11. Lower left frog fender 12. 12. Lower left front door 13. Lower left door Rear bumper 15. Bonnet 16. Upper left front fender 17. Upper left front door 18. Upper left rear door 19. Rear body panel 20. Roof panel

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Means for setting a code at each part of an automobile, and storing, as data, a related part adjacent to the part and capable of performing the same kind of repair work simultaneously and simultaneously; An automobile repair fee estimating system characterized in that a repair fee is calculated and displayed in combination with a means stored so as to discount the repair fee at a fixed rate according to the number of related parts or the number of repair work locations. 2. The shape and size of a vehicle damage are virtually or masqueraded as a common name or graphic or image name of a daily necessity sporting goods or the like having a substantially fixed standard length, area, or volume, as designated damage data. An automobile repair fee estimating system, wherein a repair fee is calculated and displayed by inputting and collating it with a previously stored work category, work index and work unit price data.