JP2008310535A - Vehicle/component information providing device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle/component information providing device, especially, a vehicle repair estimation system for preparing a highly reliable estimate sheet or work instructions by quickly providing information related with raw materials of components. <P>SOLUTION: This vehicle/component information providing device is configured to store vehicle/component information including material information related with the raw materials of a vehicle and/or components in association with the vehicle and/or each component, and to, on the basis of material information included in the extraction result of an information extraction means, display on a screen at least either material display information directly or indirectly showing the materials of the vehicle and/or components or warning information showing that it includes components made of specific raw materials. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a vehicle / parts information providing apparatus configured to display a vehicle to be repaired or maintained and / or parts information of the vehicle on a screen, and a vehicle repair estimation system formed using the apparatus. In addition, regarding the vehicle / parts information provision method, the repair or maintenance work of the vehicle can be carried out smoothly by specifying the material of the vehicle or part that is the object of repair or maintenance. Alternatively, the present invention relates to a vehicle / parts information providing apparatus and method capable of calculating maintenance costs, and a vehicle repair estimation system formed using the apparatus.

  Conventionally, when estimating vehicle repair or maintenance, it is necessary to consider not only damaged parts to be replaced or repaired but also related parts and work on these parts. In order to avoid overlooking parts and work items at the time of estimation as much as possible, a system for using parts illustration data and identifying parts and work necessary for repair or the like while referring to the data is proposed.

  As this type of prior art, for example, a vehicle repair cost estimation system disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-259597) previously proposed by the present applicant and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-350743 are disclosed. There is a vehicle parts selection system shown in FIG.

  In the vehicle repair estimation system described in Patent Document 1, images of parts to be assembled at a damaged site designated by a user are displayed in a list on the display device, and a part required for repairing the damaged site is selected from the list of parts. The repair work fee corresponding to the selected part and the part price required for the repair are read from the storage device, and the repair cost is calculated from the total of these.

  In the vehicle part selection system described in Patent Document 2, by storing the part illustration data in the storage means in the vector data format, even when the part illustration displayed on the display means is enlarged and displayed, the contour of the image is smoothed. A vehicle parts selection system is provided that enables drawing, and further allows the color of the image to be changed according to the selection from the keyboard or the like by multiplying the color matrix after the rasterization process at the time of drawing. .

In addition, in Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-329101), a part search screen including a part name field indicating a part name and an illustration field indicating a corresponding part illustration is displayed on the display means. There has been proposed a vehicle repair estimation system in which when either one of a part name or a part illustration is selected, the other is displayed in different colors, and the search further proceeds in a part memory.
JP 2002-2559597 A JP 2006-350743 A JP 2002-329101 A

  When creating a repair estimate for a vehicle as described above, illustration data is displayed in order to eliminate omissions in repair items and parts selection, and based on this, the accuracy and ease of making an estimate can be improved. Improvement has been proposed in the past.

  However, in recent years, the vehicle body has also been reduced in weight due to a demand for improvement in driving fuel consumption, and in order to reduce the weight of the vehicle body, parts constituting the vehicle body are formed of various materials. Under such circumstances, in order to determine the work contents of the vehicle repair, it is necessary to consider the material of parts and parts to be repaired. This is because the judgment of the repair method (optimum repair method), such as whether to repair or replace, depends on the material of the part or part to be repaired.

  Specifically, in order to reduce the weight of the vehicle body, ultra-high strength steel plates, high-tensile steel plates, aluminum panels, resin panels, and the like are also used for vehicle outer panel and inner skeleton. In order to modify parts and parts made of materials (or raw materials), special special tools are required, and parts and parts made of these are replaced without repair. The cost and the quality after repair may be better.

  However, it is quite difficult as a matter of fact that it is quite difficult for the estimate maker to figure out what kind of material is used for all the various parts of the various types of vehicles currently in use. It is also possible to create an estimate for parts or parts that should be replaced by repairs such as plating repairs. If you work according to such an incorrect (non-optimal) estimate, you will notice the error in the actual work situation, but if you order parts again from there, it will also take time , And there will be a disadvantage in terms of the work cost that has been done so far.

  Also, if you realize that you need special tools or equipment after starting work, or if you do not have the special tools or equipment, transfer them to a subcontractor or subcontract factory that can handle such repairs. Although it is possible that the vehicle has been dismantled, it is extremely difficult to transport.

  There are examples of the materials of such parts of vehicles that are provided as publications such as maintenance manuals or maintenance procedures by vehicle manufacturers. However, depending on the type of vehicle, even such information is actively available. It is possible that it has not been released. Further, even if a publication in which the material of such a vehicle part is actually displayed is obtained, it is difficult to endure the annoyance if it is necessary to refer to it every time an estimate is prepared.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a vehicle / part information providing apparatus and method capable of quickly providing information on the material of such a part, and a vehicle repair estimation system formed using the apparatus. It is an issue.

  In addition, when preparing an estimate for the cost of repairing a vehicle, it is necessary to provide an objective basis to explain to the repair requester that it is desirable to replace it rather than repair such as plating. However, the estimation system provided in the past cannot explain the basis of such material, and has to refer to the maintenance manual separately from the preparation of the estimate.

  Therefore, the present invention can objectively explain the reason for determining the content of repair due to the difference in materials in the preparation of an estimate in order to give reasons why such work is performed when repairing a vehicle. It is a second object to provide a vehicle / parts information providing apparatus and method, and a vehicle repair estimation system formed using the apparatus.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, when a part or all of the repair cost of the vehicle is paid by an insurance company, a more accurate document can be presented when negotiating with an adjuster that determines the amount of payment. In addition, in order to enable correct work instructions and parts ordering during actual repair work, and to improve work efficiency by clarifying repair procedures and preparation work, grasp the materials that make up parts and parts from the preparation stage of the estimate. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle repair estimation system that can be used.

  In order to solve at least one of the above problems, in the present invention, various materials such as cars and motorcycles, and what materials (or materials) are used for parts used in the vehicles are described. In order to make it clear, the vehicle type information and / or parts information has material information indicating the material, so that the vehicle / part information providing apparatus clearly shows the material when selecting the vehicle or the part. I will provide a.

  A first embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle / part information providing device for displaying a vehicle to be repaired or maintained and / or parts information of a vehicle on a screen according to designation from a designation unit, The vehicle / part information providing apparatus relates to each vehicle and / or each part, stores the vehicle / part information including material information regarding the material of the vehicle and / or part, and designates it from the designation part. Accordingly, information extraction means for extracting vehicle / part information including the material information regarding a specific vehicle and / or part is provided, and the material of the vehicle and / or part is based on the material information included in the extraction result. Displays at least one of material display information that directly or indirectly indicates information and alert information that indicates that a part is made of a specific material. It is formed as the vehicle / component information providing apparatus to be displayed on.

  In such a vehicle / part information providing apparatus, material information indicating whether or not a part made of a specific material (or material, the same applies hereinafter) is used as a part constituting the vehicle in association with the vehicle (particularly model). In addition to recording, in addition to or separately from this, it is possible to provide material information that records the material forming the part in association with the part constituting the vehicle. Here, the “component” in the present specification means to include an internal skeleton of the vehicle, an outer panel, and the like. The vehicle information can include, for example, the vehicle manufacturer, vehicle name, model, first year registration year, and the like, and the component information can include, for example, the component type, name, and the like.

  In the vehicle / parts information providing apparatus configured as described above, when a specific vehicle information or parts information is desired, for example, when an estimate is created, a vehicle or a part is selected. , Because it can alert you that there is a part (that is, specific material information) formed of the material information or a specific material, it can be used when ordering parts, creating work instructions and making an estimate. By doing so, it is possible to eliminate mistakes caused by parts and parts.

  In the second embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle / part information providing apparatus further includes drawing means for creating drawing data for display on a screen, and the storage means is associated with each part. The part information including the material information related to the material of the part and the illustration data of the part are recorded, and the information extraction means includes the material information related to the specific part according to the designation from the designation means. The component information is extracted, and when the drawing means creates an image to be displayed on the screen based on the illustration data, the drawing means performs an operation on the illustration data based on the material information, and displays all or the illustrations displayed on the screen. Configure to change some drawing colors.

  When the illustration is displayed on the screen by the drawing means, the display color is changed according to the material information, so that the visibility of the estimate creator can be improved and the material of the part or vehicle can be accurately grasped. . The display color can be changed by coloring the entire illustration, but it is desirable to change the display color of the outline. The entire illustration is colored so that it can be used to indicate selection of parts. The color change based on the material information is, for example, green for ultra-high-strength steel plates, blue for high-tensile steel plates, and red for aluminum panels. It is desirable to form so that it can display with a different color for every material which comprises it.

  In order to smoothly display the contour of the illustration, it is desirable that the illustration data is stored in the storage means in the vector data format. In this case, to color the illustration (raster data) on the screen, display the data in vector format by changing the color by performing arithmetic processing on the illustration data (or converted illustration data). can do.

  An operation for changing the color of such vector data can be performed by multiplying an argument (for example, a color matrix) for changing the color with respect to the pixel when drawing the illustration. That is, it can be implemented by rasterizing vector data immediately before drawing and multiplying (multiplying) the raster data by a color matrix.

  The color of the illustration can also be changed by performing an operation for changing the color on the metadata. That is, each illustration data is created with metadata (drawing command: GDI command) that is information for managing data such as data attributes, meaning contents, storage location, etc. This can also be done by multiplying an argument when drawing.

  In the third embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle / part information providing apparatus further includes drawing means for creating drawing data for display on a screen, and the storage means is associated with each part. The part information including the material information related to the material of the part and the name of the part are recorded, and the information extraction unit includes the material information related to the specific part according to the designation from the designation unit. The information is extracted, and the drawing means displays the material information or the material of the part based on the material information when displaying the part name column indicating the part name on the screen according to the designation from the designation means. Display text information or calculate the drawing information in the part name column based on the material information, and the part name having specific material information All or change some drawing color of 示欄, or configured to modify all or part of the display color of the part name with a particular material information.

  Also in this embodiment, when displaying the component information, the material information is displayed based on the material information of the component, or all or one of the component name display fields is displayed based on the material information of the component. Since the drawing color of the copy is changed, it is possible to correct an error in the work content based on the material. It should be noted that it is desirable to change the drawing color only when it is formed of a material that cannot be handled by normal repair work, that is, when it has specific material information. However, the present invention can be carried out without any problem as long as it is drawn in a different color for each material. In addition to changing the part name display field, it is also possible to change the drawing color of the part name (text part) while leaving the part name display field unchanged.

  In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle / part information providing apparatus further includes drawing means for creating drawing data to be displayed on the screen, and the storage means is associated with each vehicle. Vehicle information including material information related to the material of the part used in the vehicle is recorded, and the drawing unit is specific to the part used in the vehicle with respect to the vehicle specified by the specifying unit. When material information is recorded, it is configured to output alert information indicating that a part made of a specific material is included on the screen.

  In such a vehicle / part information providing apparatus, when selecting a target vehicle, particularly a model, before selecting a part, for example, a part formed of a material that cannot be handled by a normal repair method or repair tool, When there is a part, warning information indicating that there is a part or part formed of a specific material (or including specific material information) is output. Thereby, for example, when creating an estimate or work instruction, it is possible to carefully select parts and work contents. Note that the alert information can usually be output on the screen by text, illustration, drawing color, or the like, but can also be output by alert sound or voice.

  According to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle repair cost estimation device for estimating a vehicle repair cost constructed using the vehicle / part information providing device according to the present invention, wherein the vehicle / part information The storage means provided in the providing device further stores a wage or an index relating to repair work using the parts in association with each part, and repairs or indexes on the screen according to the designation from the designation means. The vehicle / part information including the material information related to the part to be maintained is displayed, and the wage or index related to the specific part is changed based on the material information.

  When performing the work of removing and plating parts, the material of the parts is also important for judging the difficulty of the work, and the wage and index should be determined according to this difficulty. Therefore, the work wage or index can be changed while referring to the material information, thereby making it possible to create an accurate estimate corresponding to the work amount. The method of changing the work pay or index based on the material information is to change the work pay or index from the keyboard as appropriate while referring to various information such as material information and text based on the material information. It is also possible to determine a predetermined coefficient for each and multiply this coefficient by the work wage or index output as a standard. For example, when manufactured with ultra-high-strength steel plates, the standard work cost (when formed with steel steel plates) or 1.5 times the index, and when manufactured with high-strength steel plates The standard work wage or 1.3 times the index, and when manufactured with aluminum panels, the standard work wage or 1.7 times the index. Such a coefficient is described in a conversion file, for example, and when the part information has certain material information, the coefficient described in the conversion file is multiplied when a general index is output. It can also be configured to output.

  In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, in the vehicle repair estimation system, a specification screen for selecting or displaying a work content related to the part as well as selecting a part to be repaired or maintained by designation from a designation unit. On top of this, material information relating to the part or text information representing the material of the part based on the material information is displayed directly or indirectly.

  If formed in this way, when selecting the work contents for detaching or plating the part on the detailed screen, it can be determined with reference to the material information, so the part should be replaced originally from the characteristics of the material. Nevertheless, it is possible to eliminate the possibility of selecting erroneous work contents such as performing a plating work. The display of the material information may be a character or symbol indicating the material or material of the part, a symbol indicating the material, or a color indicating the material.

  In the seventh embodiment of the present invention, in the vehicle repair estimation system, the storage means associates with each part, and includes part information including material information and a part name regarding the material of the part, and the part Illustration data is recorded, and an output medium is created on the left and right sides of the paper showing illustrations of the repair or maintenance work selected by the designation means and the parts of the vehicle to be repaired or maintained. To be formed.

  The output medium that is output as a result displays illustrations that show the parts of the vehicle and the contents of the repair or work, so that the material of the part that is the work target can be seen in the column of the illustration or work contents. If a simple display (text, color, etc.) is attached, it can be used as a preparation document to prepare necessary tools before work. In particular, it is desirable that the output medium formed in this way is a paper medium, which can be used as a work instruction used in actual repair work or as a document attached to the work instruction. Note that the output medium can be transmitted in a format that can be browsed by a portable information processing apparatus such as a PDA.

  The vehicle / parts information providing apparatus and vehicle repair estimation system shown in each of the above embodiments can be used as a server in a network system using various networks such as the Internet, other WANs, intranets, and other LANs, or stand-alone. It can also be implemented as a type of computer system. In particular, when used as a server in a network system, designation from the designation unit is performed from a client terminal connected to the network, and designation from the designation unit in a stand-alone computer system is provided in the computer. This can be done with a keyboard or other input means.

  Further, according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle / part information providing method for displaying a vehicle to be repaired or maintained and / or parts information of the vehicle on a screen in accordance with designation from a designation unit. In the vehicle / part information providing method, the designation by the designation unit is performed from the storage unit that records the vehicle / part information including the material information regarding the material of the vehicle and / or the component in association with each vehicle and / or each component. Accordingly, the information extraction step for extracting the vehicle / part information including the material information regarding the specific vehicle and / or part, and the material of the vehicle and / or part based on the material information included in the extraction result. At least one of material display information shown directly or indirectly, and alert information showing that a part made of a specific material is included The providing vehicle / component information providing method and a material information display step of displaying on the screen.

  Such a vehicle / part information providing method can be carried out using a computer such as the vehicle / part information providing apparatus as described above. By implementing this method, the components and parts of the vehicle are made. In consideration of the above, it is possible to create a more accurate estimate and work instruction.

  According to the vehicle / parts information providing apparatus according to the present invention, for example, when creating an estimate or work instruction, the material of the parts constituting the vehicle can be easily confirmed. Efficiency can be increased.

  In addition, since the contents of repairs (work contents) can be determined after considering the material of the parts, parts are not ordered after actual work, and parts can be ordered quickly. Thus, the repair period of the vehicle can be shortened.

  In addition, in order to give reasons why such work is required when repairing a vehicle, it becomes possible to objectively explain the reason for determining the content of repair due to the difference in materials at the stage of making an estimate, and repair Anxiety in the client can be resolved.

  And in the present invention, even if a part or all of the repair cost of the vehicle is paid by insurance from a non-life insurance company, it is possible to create an accurate estimate and work instruction after considering the material. Therefore, it is possible to present more accurate data when negotiating with the adjuster to determine the amount of vehicle repair costs to be paid, and to enable correct work instructions and parts ordering during actual repair work, and repair procedures・ Clarify preparatory work and improve work efficiency.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicle repair estimation system constructed by using a vehicle / part information providing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The vehicle repair estimation system according to the present embodiment is constructed by using a vehicle / part information providing apparatus, and is particularly configured as a server 100 of a network system as shown in FIG. 1, via the server and the network. In response to a command from the connected client terminals 101, 102, 103, the vehicle / part information providing program and the estimation program are executed, and the execution results are returned to the client terminals 101, 102, 103.

  First, a hardware configuration of a computer (hereinafter also referred to as “computer 100”) constituting the vehicle repair estimation system as the server will be described with reference to FIG.

  The computer 100 according to this embodiment includes an auxiliary storage device 23 connected through an input / output interface 24, an input device 22 composed of a keyboard or a mouse, a trackball, a touch pad, and the like, and an input / output to the computer 100. A display device 28 connected through an interface 27, a printing device 29, and a data output device such as a plotting device 30, a multimedia processing device 31, and a communication device 32 are included.

  The input device interface 27 receives a signal input from the input device 22 such as a keyboard or a mouse, and transmits a predetermined command to the CPU 21 according to the signal pattern. The input device 22 such as a keyboard or a mouse is necessary when instructing execution or operation of a program. Further, when the computer 100 functions as a server of the network system, the communication device 32 receives an execution command from the client terminal 101 connected via the network, and the execution and operation of the program are executed by this execution command. I will tell you.

  As the auxiliary storage device 23, a floppy (registered trademark) disk device, a hard disk (HDD), or an optical disk device can be used. In this storage device, a program for providing vehicle / part information, a program for estimating vehicle repair costs, and data used in these programs are recorded. 26 RAM. The auxiliary storage device 23 corresponds to storage means for recording the vehicle information, component information, and these image data. If this auxiliary storage device is a portable external recording medium such as CD (Compact Disc), MO (Magnet-Optical Disc), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc., the recording surface is accessed, and there An external recording medium driving device for reading the recorded data is required.

  As the input device 22, OCR, OMR, bar code reader, digitizer, image scanner, voice recognition device, etc. can be used in addition to the keyboard, etc., and the drawing device other than the display device 28 etc. can be used as the output device. 30, the multimedia processing device 31 can be used. Further, since the communication device 32 is provided, it can be connected to another client terminal 101 through a communication line.

  The computer 100 includes a main storage device 26 (RAM [hereinafter referred to as memory 26]) and a central processing unit 25 (hereinafter referred to as CPU 25), and is controlled by the OS under the control of the memory 26 or auxiliary storage device. The program cached in 23 is started and a predetermined task (process) is executed. The information extraction means and drawing means in the present invention are handled by the CPU that has read the program for that purpose. The CPU 25 constituting the main body of the computer 100 fetches instructions from the memory 26 to the CPU 25 based on the arithmetic unit 25b that performs four arithmetic operations, logical operations, etc. on given data and the address of the instruction unit 26a to be executed. And a control device 25a that decodes the content of the command and issues a necessary operation instruction to another device. As shown in FIG. 1, the control device 25a issues an input control command to the input device 22, etc., issues a memory control command to the memory 26, and issues an output control command to the output device. The memory 26 is generally composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a nonvolatile memory and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that is a volatile memory. The ROM stores a program executed when the computer 100 is activated. In the RAM, a program executed by the CPU 25 for providing vehicle / part information and creating an estimate in the present invention, and data used during the execution of the program (for example, vehicle information, part information, and these) ) Is temporarily stored.

  A command input from the input device 22 or the like is first transferred to the memory 26. The memory 26 selects data and instructions from the given command, and the selected data and instructions are sent to the control device 25a of the CPU 25. Forward.

  The computer 100 can be accompanied by an audio output device (not shown) as an example of the multimedia processing device. This audio output device is a device that outputs audio, such as a speaker, and is required, for example, when reproducing audio data or moving image data including audio data.

  The communication device 32 is a network interface or the like, and is an interface for connecting to a network. The network corresponds to the network shown in FIG.

  By the way, the auxiliary storage device 23 corresponds to each vehicle type, vehicle specification data and part data corresponding to the grade of each vehicle type, part data belonging to each part, and each part corresponding thereto. Illustration data, repair work content data corresponding to the illustration data of each part, and the like are stored. As such repair work content data, the basic part replacement work is stored as the main work, and the work contents corresponding to each main work and the parts necessary for performing the main work are associated with each other. Yes. In particular, in this vehicle repair estimation system, when making an estimate, etc., whether there are parts that make up the vehicle made of a specific material, and parts or parts that require repair or repair It is configured so as to clearly indicate what material the part is made of. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3, the repair vehicle data (specifically, model data) and the part data are provided with a material flag that encodes a material constituting the part as material information. In the operation of the program and system described in detail below, various alerting information and identification information indicating the material (that is, material display information) are output to the screen on the client terminal side with reference to the material flag. It is configured.

  In the present embodiment, the auxiliary storage device 23 also stores a part price of the vehicle and a wage data group required for replacement or repair of the vehicle. The information providing apparatus 20 can function as a vehicle repair estimation system 21 (PC 100). That is, in the present embodiment, the vehicle repair estimation system 21 is constructed by storing the part price, labor cost, and the like in the auxiliary storage device of the vehicle / part information providing apparatus 20. In other words, it can be used as a vehicle / part information providing apparatus for simply creating a work instruction or confirming the material of a vehicle part, excluding parts price and labor.

  The control device 25a decodes repair vehicle data, parts data, illustration data and commands of the repaired vehicle transferred from the memory 26, and gives necessary operation instructions to the arithmetic device 25b. Then, the arithmetic device 25b performs a logical operation or the like on the given repair vehicle data, illustration data, and command. In this calculation, it is determined whether or not a warning display is necessary according to the material flag included in the repair vehicle data, and / or the contour is displayed when the illustration is drawn according to the material flag included in the part data. Determine the color.

  Next, processing in the CPU 25 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4 and screen display on the client terminal side (FIGS. 5 to 12). First, in order to identify the vehicle type of the repaired vehicle, repair vehicle data such as manufacturer, vehicle type, grade, year, etc. is input on the vehicle selection screen 60 as shown in FIG. 32 or the input / output interface 24 to the central processing unit 25 (step S101: see FIG. 5).

When the repair vehicle data (particularly vehicle model data) is transferred to the central processing unit 25, the control device 25a of the CPU 25 issues a command for reading the repair vehicle data and the vehicle attribute data stored in the auxiliary storage device 23. Further, the arithmetic unit 25b searches for the vehicle attribute data (vehicle type data, etc.) corresponding to the repaired vehicle data based on this command and reads it into the register (step 102). At this time, when the vehicle data 51 stored in the vehicle type master 50 includes a part formed of a specific material as a part constituting the vehicle, that is, other than the steel steel plate normally used in the past. If a material (high-strength steel plate, ultra-high-strength steel plate, aluminum, resin, etc.) is used (“Yes” if the material flag parameter is the specified value), “ The warning information 71 such as “A new material (high tension, aluminum, etc.) has been adopted” is read from the storage means (step S104), and this warning display is displayed on the screen of the damaged part input screen 70 displayed thereafter. The image is displayed together with the vehicle image 72 (see FIG. 6). Such a determination can be made by comparing and referring to the material flag 52 using the material flag 52 as a clue. Note that the alert information 71 searches the vehicle model master 50 in response to, for example, being input to the full model column 61 in FIG. 5, and sets a specific numerical value (in the material flag 52 in the vehicle data 51 of the corresponding model. When the parameter is input, it is also possible to display alert information at the bottom of the vehicle selection screen 60 in FIG.
On the other hand, when a special material is not used (“No” when the parameter of the material flag 52 is not a specified value), the alert information 71 is not displayed, and the repair vehicle data is input and the repair is performed. An illustration 72 of the target vehicle is output (step S105 ′).

  After completing the repair vehicle data input on the vehicle selection screen 60 shown in FIG. 5 and confirming the vehicle information, a damage site input screen 70 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. In the damaged part input screen 70, when a part made of a special material is used for the vehicle, the alert information 71 is output together with the three-dimensional illustration data of the vehicle (step S105). The display of the vehicle illustration 72 in step S105 or step S105 ′ is performed by displaying the vehicle outer shape illustration data of the vehicle type on the display device 28 from the retrieved vehicle attribute data, and the vehicle displayed as the illustration 72. The outline (or inner skeleton) illustration data may be two-dimensional planar graphics or three-dimensional stereoscopic 3D graphics. The damaged part input screen 70 is also provided with a column 73 for displaying damaged parts in a list format.

  When a part to be repaired, for example, the front part of the repaired vehicle (near the front bumper) is selected from the client terminal from the overall image of the vehicle displayed on the display device 28 (step S106), the control device 25a is operated by the arithmetic device 25b. A list of names of parts located in the vicinity of the designated vehicle front is extracted (step S107). At this time, the material flag 152 recorded in each component data 151 stored in the component master 150 is read (step S108), and the component illustration selection of FIG. 7 is selected for each parameter (value) of the material flag 152, that is, for each material. The calculation is performed on the illustration data of the parts so that the outline of the illustration 82 displayed on the screen 80 is displayed in a different color (step S109). This calculation can be performed by multiplying the raster data with a different color matrix according to the material flag when drawing the illustration data held in the vector format (rasterization).

  Then, the parts name list near the damaged part and the illustration 82 calculated depending on the material flag are output to the display device 28 as a part illustration selection screen 80 as shown in FIG. 7 (step S110). At this time, when the material flag 152 has a flag assigned to a material other than the conventional material (steel steel) (that is, in the case of a part formed of a material other than the conventional material), the displayed illustration is displayed. The outline of 82 is made different for each material and displayed in the illustration column 81. In particular, in this embodiment, the part names of the parts belonging to the designated damage range are displayed in the part name column 83, and the corresponding part illustration 82 is displayed separately from the part name column 61. It is displayed in the part illustration column 81.

  When a part to be repaired is designated (or selected) from the part name or illustration displayed on the part illustration selection screen (FIG. 7) in step S110 by operating the mouse or the like from the client terminal 101 (step S111). ), The control device 25a gives an instruction to the arithmetic device 25b, and the arithmetic device 25b refers to the part code associated with the part name and the part illustration, and the part name and illustration of the selected part and the parts related thereto. Can be displayed on the display device 28 in different colors. When specifying (selecting) a part to be used for repair, either the part name (or part code) displayed in the part name field 83 or the part illustration displayed in the part illustration field 81 can be used. Even if specified, the other color can be changed. Further, as shown in the present embodiment, the component illustration 82 displayed in the component illustration column 81 can be provided with a lead line and a component code can be displayed on the tip. When formed in this way, it can be configured to change all the related “part names”, “part illustrations”, and “part codes” according to the material flag 73. That is, it is desirable to record these “part name”, “part illustration”, and “part code” in association with each other using “part code” as an index.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the part illustration data 251 recorded in the illustration master 250 of the auxiliary storage device 23 is in a vector format (visualized in FIG. 3). The device multiplies the vector data by an argument for color change. For example, to change the color of the contour part of the part illustration according to the material, in order to make it different from the selection of the above part, the contour is made white, and further, the area where no discoloration is performed is configured with a colorless color. By multiplying the argument to display the color you want, you can create an illustration that changes the color of only the white area. It should be noted that when specifying the argument, it is of course selected as appropriate by comparison with the original color of the area where the color is changed.

  After confirming the parts necessary for repair on the screen 80 of the display means, the necessary parts are determined (that is, the selection is confirmed). The necessary parts can be confirmed by, for example, moving the mouse pointer on the client terminal 101 side on the part image 82 and pressing it, and the necessary parts are determined on the part image 82. This can be done by moving the pointer and pressing it.

  Once the parts required for repair are determined, it is determined what work is to be performed next. This work can be determined by selecting a button 84 provided below the part illustration selection screen 80 shown in FIG. FIG. 8 shows a damage information screen 90 for inputting damage information regarding the work item for the part name “hood”. FIG. 8A shows a resin part and FIG. 8B shows an aluminum part. Yes. On the damage information screen 90, it is possible to increase or decrease the cost according to the difficulty of work and the difficulty. Specifically, items related to the difficulty and cost of work such as the damage rank column 91 and the index column 92 can be corrected. In particular, since the vehicle repair estimation system shown in this embodiment eliminates the error in the estimated amount based on the difference in material and the difference in work content estimation, the damage information input screen 90 also has a difference in material. In order not to make a mistake based on this, it is configured to output warning information 93 "This index is a corrected value of steel steel. Please respond appropriately in the case of an aluminum panel."

  In particular, the index change based on the material designated on the damage information input screen 92 can be formed by multiplying a predetermined coefficient by using a separately created conversion table or the like. In the case of forming in this way, the coefficient can be appropriately determined according to the material of the part, for example, an ultra high strength steel plate, a high strength steel plate, aluminum, a resin, or the like. Which material is formed can be specified by referring to the material flag 152.

  When the determination of the parts and the determination of the work content are completed in the above steps, the control device 25a stores this in the auxiliary storage device 23 or the data portion 26b of the memory (step S114), and based on this, the cost required for the repair is stored. The calculation device 25b is integrated (step S115), and the estimation result is displayed on the display device 28. For this integration, the arithmetic unit 25b calculates the cost based on the determined part price data and displays the calculation result on the display unit 28.

  In the process in the CPU 25, the work contents can be determined together with the parts used for repair. That is, when the part specified in step S111 is a main part belonging to the main work, the control device 25a instructs the arithmetic device 25b to display the work item name list 6c for the main part on the display device 28 in an enlarged manner. (FIG. 9). Then, by selecting a specific work item name from the list work item names with a mouse or the like, the control device 25a instructs the arithmetic device 25b to specify the corresponding work content. The work content specified in this way can calculate the required wage based on wage data (stored in the auxiliary storage device) specified for each item such as replacement and removal of each part. it can.

  Furthermore, in the vehicle repair estimation system shown in this embodiment, it is possible not only to create an estimate but also to create a document for instructing a worker or the like who performs these operations. For example, FIGS. 10 and 11 show a screen 110 for issuing a payment slip for performing the plating work, and the screen 110 also displays so that the material of each part can be understood. Specifically, on the deposit voucher issuance screen 110 as shown in FIG. 10, the material of the part is displayed by color-coding the part name display field 111, and it is clarified what material the part is made of. ing. In addition to color coding, as shown in FIG. 11, a material column 112 is provided to display a material directly, for example, “A” if it is made of aluminum, and “HIGH” if it is made of a high-tensile steel plate. You can also. Furthermore, these displays can be combined.

In addition, it is possible to create a printed material 120 that displays an illustration of a component whose material is known by color coding as shown in FIG. 12 and a component list thereof. For example, if such a printed matter 120 is attached to a work instruction sheet for instructing the work content to an operator, the material of the parts or parts to be repaired becomes clear in advance, and the useless work apologized can be eliminated. it can. FIG. 13 shows the work instruction. In addition to the work content, work index, work classification, and technical fee, an identifier indicating the material for each part, that is, “a” indicating aluminum. “Tree” indicating a resin and “High” indicating a high-tensile steel plate are shown.

Schematic diagram showing the network configuration of the vehicle repair estimate system Schematic diagram showing hardware configuration of vehicle repair estimate system Schematic showing data stored in auxiliary storage Flow chart showing operation of vehicle repair estimate system Schematic showing the vehicle selection screen Schematic diagram showing damaged area input screen Schematic diagram showing part illustration selection screen Schematic showing the damage information screen Schematic showing screen for selecting work items Schematic diagram showing the payment slip issue screen Schematic diagram showing another payment slip issue screen Schematic showing the printed material with parts list and illustration Schematic showing work instructions

Explanation of symbols

6c: Work item name list, 24: Input / output interface, 25a: Control device, 25b: Computing device, 27: Input / output interface, 28: Display device, 29: Printing device, 32: Communication device, 50: Vehicle type master 51: Vehicle data, 52: Material flag, 60: Vehicle selection screen, 61: Full model column, 61: Part name column, 70: Damaged part input screen, 71: Warning information, 73: Material flag, 80: Component illustration Selection screen, 80: parts illustration selection screen, 84: button, 90: damage information screen, 91: damage rank column, 92: index column, 92: damage information input screen, 93: alert information, 100: server, 101 102/103: Client terminal, 110: Deposit slip issue screen, 112: Material column, 150: Parts master, 151: Each part data, 152: Material hula , 250: Illustration Master, 251: Component Illustration data

Claims (8)

A vehicle / parts information providing apparatus for displaying information on a vehicle to be repaired or maintained and / or parts information of the vehicle on the screen in accordance with designation from the designation means,
Storage means for recording vehicle / part information including material information related to the material of the vehicle and / or part in association with each vehicle and / or part;
In response to designation from the designation means, the information extraction means for extracting vehicle / part information including the material information related to a specific vehicle and / or part,
Based on the material information included in the extraction result, at least one of material display information that directly or indirectly indicates the material of the vehicle and / or part and alert information that indicates that a part made of a specific material is included An apparatus for providing vehicle / part information, characterized by displaying the above on a screen. Furthermore, the image forming apparatus includes drawing means for creating drawing data to be displayed on the screen, and the storage means includes part information including material information related to the material of the part and illustration data of the part in association with each part. Recorded,
The information extraction means extracts part information including the material information related to a specific part according to the designation from the designation means,
When the drawing means creates an image to be displayed on the screen based on the illustration data, the drawing means performs an operation on the illustration data based on the material information, and sets all or a part of the drawing colors of the illustration to be displayed on the screen. The vehicle / part information providing apparatus according to claim 1, which is changed. Further, the image forming apparatus includes drawing means for creating drawing data to be displayed on the screen, and the storage means records part information including material information related to the material of the part and the name of the part in association with each part. Has been
The information extraction means extracts part information including the material information related to a specific part according to the designation from the designation means,
The drawing means displays the material information or text information representing the material of the part based on the material information when displaying the part name column representing the part name on the screen according to the designation from the designation means. Or perform an operation on the drawing information in the part name column based on the material information to change all or part of the drawing color of the part name display column having specific material information, or specify The vehicle / part information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein all or part of a display color of a part name having the material information is changed. Further, the image forming apparatus includes drawing means for creating drawing data to be displayed on the screen, and the storage means records vehicle information including material information related to materials of components used in the vehicle in association with each vehicle. Has been
The drawing means includes a part made of a specific material on the screen when specific material information is recorded on the part specified for the vehicle specified by the specifying means. The vehicle / part information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which outputs warning information indicating the following. A vehicle repair cost estimation device for estimating a vehicle repair cost, constructed using the vehicle / part information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The storage means provided in the vehicle / part information providing apparatus further stores a wage or index relating to repair work using the part in association with each part,
Based on the designation from the designation means, the vehicle / part information including the material information relating to the part to be repaired or maintained is displayed on the screen, and the wage or index relating to the specific part is based on the material information. A vehicle repair estimate system, characterized in that it can be changed.   Select the parts to be repaired or serviced by the designation from the designation means, and select or display the work contents for the parts on the detailed screen to display the material information on the parts or the material of the parts based on the material information. The vehicle repair estimation system according to claim 5, wherein the text information to be displayed is directly or indirectly displayed. In the storage means, part information including material information and part name related to the material of the part and the illustration data of the part are recorded in association with each part, and further selected by designation from the designation means. The vehicle repair estimation system according to claim 6, wherein an output medium is created that displays the work contents of the repair or maintenance and the illustration showing the parts of the vehicle to be repaired or maintained on the left and right sides of the paper. A vehicle / part information providing method for displaying a vehicle to be repaired or maintained and / or parts information of the vehicle on a screen according to designation from the designation means, the vehicle / part information providing method,
In association with each vehicle and / or each part, a specific vehicle and / or part according to the designation by the designation means from the storage means that records the vehicle / part information including material information regarding the material of the vehicle and / or part. An information extracting step for extracting vehicle / part information including the material information,
Based on the material information included in the extraction result, at least one of material display information that directly or indirectly indicates the material of the vehicle and / or part and alert information that indicates that a part made of a specific material is included A vehicle / parts information providing method comprising: a material information display step for displaying the information on a screen.