JP2002329022A - Estimating method of repairing charge - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an estimating method of repairing charges, an estimating program of repairing charges and an estimating system of repairing charges which can calculate very accurate estimated cost based on vehicle kind information and exchanging parts information. SOLUTION: While inputting vehicle kind information and exchanging parts information, the system extracts variations corresponding to the vehicle kind information from variation storing means memorized corresponding to variations of the vehicle and the vehicle kind information of the vehicle, extracts working information corresponding to the variation and exchanging parts information inputted by the input means from working information storing means memorized corresponding to the vehicle variation, exchanging parts information and working information, and calculates the charge of repairing based on the working information and the exchanging parts information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for estimating a repair fee for a vehicle, which calculates a repair fee based on replacement parts, a program for estimating a repair fee, and a system for estimating a repair fee.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, vehicles have been held in repair shops,
When a repair is requested, it has been common practice to provide an estimate of the repair amount in advance, check with the client whether the repair is to be performed with this amount, and then start the repair.

[0003] In this case, the estimate is determined based on the experience and intuition of the person performing the repair, and the estimated amount differs depending on the person performing the estimate.

[0004] For example, if the failed part is inside the engine, the engine is taken down from the vehicle body, the engine is disassembled, and preparation work until reaching the failed part, assembling work after repair, adjustment work, and the like are performed according to the failed part. Therefore, the repair fee has to be determined in consideration of these various operations.

[0005] In particular, this work, even if the same car model
It depends on variations such as the drive system, the steering system, the mission system, and the presence or absence of a turbocharger, and it has been difficult to obtain an accurate work fee in advance.

[0006] For this reason, the estimated amount is merely a reference level, and the actual cost is charged even if there is a difference between the estimated amount and the actual cost.

[0007]

However, since the client requests repair based on the estimated amount,
If the difference between the estimated amount and the actual cost is too wide, trouble may occur.

In addition, it is conceivable to calculate the estimated amount higher in anticipation of this, but if the estimated amount is too high, the request cannot be obtained and the business opportunity is missed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a repair fee estimating method, a repair fee estimating program, and a repair fee estimating system which enable highly accurate calculation of an estimated amount based on vehicle type information and replacement part information. .

[0010]

A repair fee estimating method, a repair fee estimating program and a repair fee estimating system of the present invention are based on replacement part information and vehicle type information.
By extracting the work required for repair, it is possible to extract the estimated amount of money regardless of experience or intuition.

[0011] Thus, it is prevented that the amount of money differs depending on the person making the estimate or that the actual cost greatly differs.

Further, since the work information is extracted according to the variation of the vehicle, the work information can be properly extracted even when the work derived due to the variation is different, and the estimation can be performed with high accuracy. ing.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of this embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle repair fee estimation system according to the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, at the time of repair, vehicle type information for specifying the type of the vehicle and information of a part to be replaced (replacement part information) are input, and While considering variations, information on required work and work candidates is extracted from the work information storage means, a desired work is selected from the extracted work information, and a fee for the selected work and a cost of replacement parts are determined. The estimated charge is calculated from the charge.

The repair charge estimation system 1 of the present embodiment
As shown in FIG. 2, an MPU (micro proc
arithmetic processing unit 1 consisting of an essor unit) and main memory
2, a hard disk (storage means) 13 storing software for arithmetic processing, an input / output port 14 as an input / output unit for these data, and the like.

The main body 11 has an input / output port 14.
Input means such as a keyboard 15 and a mouse 16, output means such as a display 17 and a printer 19, and communication control means 18 such as a modem, a TA, and a network card are connected via the.

An operating system (OS) and application software (repair fee estimation program) are installed on the hard disk 13 of the main body 11. Further, the hard disk 13 stores a variation master (variation storage unit) in which the variation of the vehicle and the vehicle type information of the vehicle are stored in association with each other.
And a work master (work information storage means) that stores the vehicle variation and replacement part information and work information in association with each other.

The vehicle type information is information for specifying a vehicle type such as a vehicle number, a classification number, a series, and a model. In addition, the variations include a year type, an engine type, a drive system (FF, FR, and 4WD), a steering system (4WS, etc.),
Car type specified by vehicle type information such as wheel suspension system, mission system (separate manual and AT), intake system (natural intake, turbocharger, supercharger, etc.), seat arrangement, presence or absence of aero parts, etc. And information that specifies a configuration that has an effect on the repair work.

The arithmetic processing unit 12 realizes variation extracting means, work information extracting means, and fee calculating means by processing based on information from peripheral devices and application software.

The function of the variation extracting means is as follows.
A corresponding variation is extracted from the variation master based on vehicle type information input from input means such as a keyboard and a mouse.

The function of the work information extraction means is to extract corresponding work information from the work information storage means based on the variation extracted by the variation extraction means and the replacement part information input by the input means.

The function of the charge calculating means is to calculate a repair charge based on the work information extracted by the work information extracting means and the replacement part information.

In the present embodiment, an online transaction terminal is realized by operating a repair charge estimation program on a general-purpose computer. However, the repair charge estimation system 1 of the present invention is not limited to this, and each means is not limited to this. An electronic device configured with a dedicated electronic circuit may be used.

<< Repair Charge Estimation Procedure >> FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a repair charge estimation procedure (repair charge estimation method) in the repair charge estimation system 1.

The user of this system inputs replacement part information and vehicle type information from input means (step 1, hereinafter S1).
Abbreviation). This replacement part information includes the part name,
It is information for specifying a part, such as a part number and a predetermined part code (wing code).

The present system 1 uses a function of variation extracting means based on the replacement part information and the vehicle type information,
A variation is extracted (S2). First, a variation of the vehicle type specified by the vehicle type information is extracted from the variation master, and the variations are narrowed down to variations related to the input replacement part. For example, if the replacement part is a part inside the engine, the engine model, intake system,
Extract variations such as the mission system.

The system 1 displays the plurality of variations on a display in a selectable manner (S3).

The user of the system selects a variation that matches the vehicle to be repaired. In addition,
In this example, the input unit and the selection unit are also used, and a variation is selected by clicking a desired variation displayed on the display with a mouse.

The system 1 extracts necessary work information from the work master by the function of the work information extracting means based on the selected variation (S4).

For example, when a variation such as the presence of a turbocharger or an automatic transmission is selected, the operation of removing the turbocharger is extracted in addition to the operation of lowering the engine from the vehicle body. The same applies to the work of assembling after repair.

If the operation of lowering the engine is affected by the mission system, the operation information for the automatic operation is extracted.

When inspection work or adjustment work after assembly is necessary, this work information is also extracted.

Then, the system 1 calculates the repair fee based on the work information extracted in the step and the replacement part information by the function of the fee calculating means (S5). The calculated repair fee is output from the printer 19 as an estimate and presented to the client.

In this example, each work information and replacement part information has information on the charge of each part or each work, and the repair charge is obtained by adding the information. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a charge table for each component or work may be separately stored, and the repair charge may be obtained with reference to this charge table.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to estimate a repair fee by inputting replacement part information and vehicle type information and selecting variation information. As a result, even if the work to be derived is different due to the variation, it can be properly extracted,
An estimate can be made with high accuracy.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the amount of money from being different depending on the person making the estimate and from being significantly different from the actual cost.

In the present embodiment, a desired variation is selected and an estimate is extracted only for this variation. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Estimates are calculated for all variations, and a necessary estimate is calculated from these. You may comprise so that it may select.

<< Other Embodiments >> The vehicle repair fee estimating system of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course.

For example, even in the following embodiment, the same effects as in the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

[1]: In a repair fee estimating method for estimating a fee for repairing a vehicle, a step of inputting vehicle type information and replacement part information, associating a variation of the vehicle with vehicle type information of the vehicle. Extracting the variation corresponding to the vehicle type information input in the step from the variation storage means stored in the step, and from the work information storage means storing the variation and replacement part information of the vehicle in association with the work information,
Extracting work information corresponding to the variation extracted in the step and the replacement part information input by the input means; and calculating a repair fee based on the work information extracted in the step and the replacement part information. And including the repair fee estimation method.

[2]: The repair fee estimating method according to [1], wherein in the step of extracting the variation, a variation corresponding to the vehicle type information and the component information is extracted.

[3]: The method includes a step of displaying a plurality of variations extracted in the step of extracting the variations, and a step of selecting an arbitrary variation from the plurality of variations. The method according to [1] or [2], wherein in the performing step, the work information is extracted based on the selected variation.

[4]: In a repair fee estimating program for estimating a fee for repairing a vehicle, a step of inputting vehicle type information and replacement part information is associated with a variation of the vehicle and vehicle type information of the vehicle. Extracting the variation corresponding to the vehicle type information input in the step from the variation storage means stored in the step, and from the work information storage means storing the variation and replacement part information of the vehicle in association with the work information, Extracting work information corresponding to the variation extracted in the step and the replacement part information input by the input means; and calculating a repair fee based on the work information extracted in the step and the replacement part information. And a repair charge estimate characterized by causing a computer to execute Program.

[5] The repair fee estimation program according to [4], wherein in the step of extracting the variation, a variation corresponding to the vehicle type information and the component information is extracted.

[6]: The step of displaying the plurality of variations extracted in the step of extracting the variations, and the step of selecting an arbitrary variation from the plurality of variations are included. The vehicle repair fee estimation program according to [4] or [5], wherein in the performing step, the work information is extracted based on the selected variation.

[7]: In a vehicle repair fee estimating system for estimating a repair fee when a vehicle is repaired, input means for inputting vehicle type information and replacement part information;
A variation storage unit that stores the variation of the vehicle and the vehicle type information in association with each other; a work information storage unit that stores the variation and the replacement part information of the vehicle in association with the work information; A variation extracting unit that extracts a corresponding variation from the variation storing unit based on the input vehicle type information; and the work information storage based on the variation extracted by the variation extracting unit and the replacement part information input by the input unit. A repair information estimating system comprising: a work information extracting means for extracting corresponding work information from the means; and a charge calculating means for calculating a repair charge based on the work information extracted by the work information extracting means and the replacement part information. .

[8]: The variation extracting means:
The vehicle repair fee estimation system according to [7], wherein variations corresponding to the vehicle type information and the component information are extracted.

[0049]

[9]: a display means for displaying a plurality of variations extracted by the variation extracting means, and a selecting means for selecting an arbitrary variation from the plurality of variations, wherein the work information extracting means comprises The work information is extracted based on the variation selected by the selection means [7].
Or a vehicle repair charge estimation system according to [8].

In the present invention, the above-mentioned respective structures can be combined as much as possible.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A repair fee estimating method, a repair fee estimating program, and a repair fee estimating system capable of calculating a highly accurate estimated amount based on vehicle type information and replacement part information can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a repair fee estimation system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a repair fee estimation procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Repair fee estimation system 11 Main body 12 Operation processing unit 13 Hard disk 14 Input / output port 15 Keyboard 16 Mouse 17 Display 18 Communication control means 19 Printer

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A repair fee estimating method for estimating a fee for repairing a vehicle, comprising the steps of inputting vehicle type information and replacement part information, and storing the variation of the vehicle and the vehicle type information of the vehicle in association with each other. Extracting a variation corresponding to the vehicle type information input in the step from the variation storage means, and the work information storage means storing the variation and replacement part information of the vehicle in association with work information, Extracting work information corresponding to the variation extracted in the above and the replacement part information input by the input means; and calculating a repair fee based on the work information extracted in the step and the replacement part information. Including repair fee estimation method. 2. The repair fee estimating method according to claim 1, wherein in the step of extracting the variation, a variation corresponding to the vehicle type information and the component information is extracted. 3. A step of displaying the plurality of variations extracted in the step of extracting the variations, and a step of selecting an arbitrary variation from the plurality of variations, and extracting the work information. 3. The vehicle repair fee estimating method according to claim 1, wherein the work information is extracted based on the selected variation. 4. A repair fee estimating program for estimating a fee for repairing a vehicle, a step of inputting vehicle type information and replacement part information, and storing the variation of the vehicle and the vehicle type information of the vehicle in association with each other. Extracting a variation corresponding to the vehicle type information input in the step from the variation storage means, and the work information storage means storing the variation and the replacement part information of the vehicle in association with the work information. Extracting work information corresponding to the variation and the replacement part information input by the input unit, and calculating a repair fee based on the work information and the replacement part information extracted in the step, Repair cost estimation professional characterized by causing a computer to execute G. 5. The repair charge estimation program according to claim 4, wherein in the step of extracting the variation, a variation corresponding to the vehicle type information and the component information is extracted. 6. A step of displaying the plurality of variations extracted in the step of extracting the variations, and a step of selecting an arbitrary variation from the plurality of variations, and extracting the work information. 6. The vehicle repair charge estimation program according to claim 4, wherein the work information is extracted based on the selected variation. 7. A vehicle repair fee estimating system for estimating a repair fee when a vehicle is repaired, comprising: input means for inputting vehicle type information and replacement part information; Variation storage means stored in association with the vehicle, work information storage means storing the variation and replacement part information of the vehicle in association with work information, and the variation storage means based on the vehicle type information input from the input means A variation extracting means for extracting a corresponding variation from the operation information extracting means for extracting corresponding working information from the working information storage means based on the variation extracted by the variation extracting means and the replacement part information input by the input means. Means, and work information extracted by the work information extracting means Repair fee estimation system that includes a charge calculation means for calculating the repair fee on the basis of said replacement part information. 8. The vehicle repair charge estimation system according to claim 7, wherein said variation extracting means extracts a variation corresponding to said vehicle type information and said part information. 9. A display device for displaying a plurality of variations extracted by the variation extracting device, and a selecting device for selecting an arbitrary variation from the plurality of variations, wherein the work information extracting device includes: The vehicle repair charge estimation system according to claim 7, wherein the work information is extracted based on the variation selected by the selection unit.