JP2009093537A - Vehicle component comparison device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extract a component to be compared in a short time and easily perform comparison thereof in a manufacturing company or even between a plurality of vehicles differed in vehicle model. <P>SOLUTION: The device comprises a database unit 11 which performs classification by a group name unified between a plurality of vehicles, which is assigned to a site classified by a reference unified between the plurality of vehicles and a component function name unified between the plurality of vehicles, which is assigned based on the function of each component constituting the site, and stores data for the component by a data structure with the group name as a large class and the component function name as a small class; a condition input unit 12 which receives input of at least an object to be compared, and the group name and component function name of the component to be compared; a data reading part 13 which reads data of a corresponding component from the database unit 11 according to the condition inputted to the condition input unit 12; and a display unit 14 which comparably displays the data read by the data reading unit 12 for each component. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle component comparison apparatus and a program thereof that enable comparison of components having the same function used at the same site among a plurality of vehicles of different manufacturers or vehicle types.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vehicle that has been sold is disassembled, and the size, weight, material steel type, appearance photograph, and the like of parts used in the vehicle are organized into a database for each vehicle.

Although different from the above case, for example, Patent Document 1 includes a description of an automobile part retrieval system that supports retrieval of automobile parts using an automobile parts database. Here, an automobile parts retrieval system is disclosed in which the compatibility of parts can be grasped more accurately by classifying the vehicle type subdivision as finely as possible.
JP 2004-192599 A

  However, with regard to the above-mentioned database that disassembles the vehicles sold and organizes the dimensions, weights, material grades, appearance pictures, etc. of the parts used in the vehicles for each vehicle, the following problems was there. In other words, when trying to compare parts between different car models, especially between different manufacturers, the name and configuration of the parts differ from manufacturer to manufacturer. Therefore, it was necessary to identify parts while checking the photos. Therefore, it takes a lot of time and labor to make the comparison.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a vehicle component comparison device and a program thereof that can easily extract a component to be compared in a short time even between a plurality of vehicles of different manufacturers or vehicle types, and perform the comparison easily. With the goal.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following features.
[1] A vehicle part comparison device that enables comparison of parts having the same function used in the same part between a plurality of vehicles of different manufacturers or vehicle types,
A group name unified among a plurality of vehicles attached to a part classified according to a standard unified among a plurality of vehicles, and a part function unified among a plurality of vehicles attached based on a function of a part constituting the part. A database part for storing data related to the part by a data structure in which the group name is classified, the group name is classified as large, and the part function name is classified as a small classification;
A condition input unit that accepts input of at least the target to be compared, the group name of the component to be compared, and the component function name;
In accordance with the conditions input to the condition input unit, a data reading unit that reads data of the corresponding part from the database unit,
A vehicle component comparison apparatus comprising: a display unit that displays the data read by the data reading unit so as to be comparable for each component.
[2] In the above [1], the data relating to the parts stored in the database section includes at least vehicle manufacturer name, vehicle type name, vehicle manufacturing date, part material, and part image data. Vehicle parts comparison device.
[3] In the above [1] or [2], the display unit first displays, for each component, only a part of the data excluding at least data related to the image of the component from the read data,
After prompting selection of the displayed parts, the vehicle part comparison apparatus displays the read data regarding the selected parts so as to be comparable for each part.
[4] A program for causing a computer to function as a vehicle component comparison device that enables comparison of components having the same function used at the same site between a plurality of vehicles of different manufacturers or vehicle types by being read by a computer. , Computer,
A group name unified among a plurality of vehicles attached to a part classified according to a standard unified among a plurality of vehicles, and a part function unified among a plurality of vehicles attached based on a function of a part constituting the part. A database unit that stores data related to the part by a data structure in which the group name is classified into a large classification, the component function name is classified into a small classification,
A condition input unit that accepts input of at least the object to be compared, the group name of the component to be compared, and the component function name;
In accordance with the conditions input to the condition input unit, a data reading unit that reads data of the corresponding part from the database unit,
A program for causing the data read by the data reading unit to function as a display unit that displays the data for each component in a comparable manner.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the components comparison apparatus which can extract the components which should be compared in a short time, and can perform a comparison easily also between several vehicles from which a manufacturer or a vehicle type differs is provided. .

  Hereinafter, an example of the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of functional blocks of a vehicle component comparison apparatus according to the present invention. The vehicle component comparison device 1 according to the present invention enables comparison of components having the same function used in the same part between a plurality of vehicles of different manufacturers or vehicle types, as shown in FIG. A database unit 11, a condition input unit 12, a data reading unit 13, and a display unit 14 are provided.

  Hereafter, each said part is demonstrated in detail.

[Database part 11]
Here, it was assigned based on the group name unified among a plurality of vehicles attached to the parts classified according to the standard unified among a plurality of vehicles of different manufacturers or vehicle types, and the function of the parts constituting the part. Classification is performed based on part function names that are unified among a plurality of vehicles, and data relating to the parts is stored with a data structure in which the group name is classified as a major classification and the part function name is classified as a minor classification.

  If the manufacturing company is different, or if the vehicle type is different even in the same manufacturing company, even if it is the same part of the vehicle, for example, the front side door, the same part name is not necessarily attached, Furthermore, the same part name is not necessarily assigned to a plurality of part names constituting the part. In particular, when the manufacturing companies are different, they are mostly classified by different names and symbols.

  Therefore, in the present invention, first, each vehicle is classified into a plurality of parts constituting them according to a unified standard between different manufacturing companies and different vehicle types. And the group name which is the name thru | or symbol etc. which were unified between different manufacturing companies and between different vehicle types is provided with respect to those parts. Furthermore, the parts function name unified between different manufacturing companies and between different vehicle types is given to the parts constituting the part based on the function.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the data structure of data related to parts stored in the database unit 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the group name is classified into large categories, the component function names are classified into small categories, and at least the name of the manufacturer of the vehicle in which the component is used and the component are used. Vehicle model name, date of manufacture of the vehicle in which the part is used, part material (strength, plate thickness, weight, dimensions, surface treatment presence / absence, plating thickness, base type (whether it is hot rolled base or cold rolled base) ), Etc.), data such as the number of spot welds and part images are stored. Note that the data stored in the database unit 11 is not limited to the above data, and for example, a tissue photograph, a coating film thickness, and the like may be stored.

[Condition input unit 12]
Here, an input of a search condition relating to a component to be compared is accepted. The search conditions are at least the object to be compared, the major classification (group name) and minor classification (part function name) of the parts to be compared.

  The object to be compared may be, for example, the name of the manufacturer of the vehicle whose parts are to be compared, the name of the model, the date of manufacture of the vehicle that is the model year, or a combination thereof. It is not limited.

  The input is performed when the searcher inputs a condition to the input means provided in the condition input unit 12. The condition may be input by, for example, the searcher selecting one or a plurality of conditions from the search condition list, or the searcher may input directly from a keyboard or the like provided in the computer.

[Data reading unit 13]
Here, in accordance with the condition input to the condition input unit 12, the data of the corresponding part is read from the database unit 11. For reading, data such as materials and images related to parts is read from the group name that is a major classification and the part function name that is a minor classification for those designated as parts to be compared. The read data is preferably temporarily stored for each component in a storage unit such as a memory provided in the data reading unit 13.

[Display unit 14]
Here, the data read by the data reading unit 13 is displayed so as to be comparable for each component. FIG. 3 shows an example of the case where the display unit 14 displays the read-out data related to the components so that they can be compared for each component. In the example shown in FIG. 3, for the parts to be compared with respect to the parts for comparison, the cars A and B of the manufacturer A, the cars C of the manufacturer B, and the cars C of the manufacturer C The image data, the strength, thickness, weight, dimensions, surface treatment method, number of spot welds, etc. of the used steel plate are displayed in a comparable manner. The display method is not limited to this. Moreover, it is not limited to being displayed on the screen, but may be printed out.

  Here, when the data read by the data reading unit 13 is displayed, the read data may be displayed in a format that can be compared as it is. Only the data may be listed, and only the parts for which detailed comparison is to be performed may be further selected, and only the selected parts may be displayed in a comparable format.

  This can be performed, for example, by the following procedure. First, for each part, the display unit 14 displays only a part of the data excluding at least data related to the image of the part from the read data, and lists the data. Next, the user is prompted to select a part from the displayed list. The part selection is performed by letting the searcher select a part to be compared from the listed parts. Then, the data read for the selected component is displayed for each component, for example, in the form shown in FIG.

  As described above, by using the vehicle component comparison device according to the present invention, it is possible to easily extract the components to be compared in a short time even between a plurality of vehicles of different manufacturers or vehicle types.

  Further, the program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the above-described vehicle component comparison device by being read by a computer. By reading the program according to the present invention, the computer is caused to function as the above-described database unit 11, condition input unit 12, data reading unit 13, 14 display unit.

  Results of comparison of center pillars as parts for a car of model A of manufacturer A and a car of model Y of company B using the vehicle parts comparison device according to the present invention and the conventional method Is shown below. The comparison was performed by comparing the time when the comparison table was created in the display format shown in FIG.

  When the comparison table was created using the vehicle component comparison apparatus according to the present invention, the comparison table could be created in about 5 minutes, while the conventional method required about 30 minutes. As a result, by using the vehicle component comparison apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to easily extract the components to be compared in a short time even between a plurality of vehicles of different manufacturers or vehicle types. It was confirmed that there was.

It is the figure which showed an example of the functional block of the vehicle component comparison apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the data regarding the components preserve | saved in the database part which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of displaying the data regarding the components read out so that a comparison is possible for every component in the display part which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle component comparison apparatus 11 Database part 12 Condition input part 13 Data reading part 14 Display part

Claims (4)

A vehicle parts comparison device that enables comparison of parts of the same function used in the same part between a plurality of vehicles of different manufacturers or vehicle types,
A group name unified among a plurality of vehicles attached to a part classified according to a standard unified among a plurality of vehicles, and a part function unified among a plurality of vehicles attached based on a function of a part constituting the part. A database part for storing data related to the part by a data structure in which the group name is classified, the group name is classified as large, and the part function name is classified as a small classification;
A condition input unit that accepts input of at least the target to be compared, the group name of the component to be compared, and the component function name;
In accordance with the conditions input to the condition input unit, a data reading unit that reads data of the corresponding part from the database unit,
A vehicle component comparison apparatus comprising: a display unit that displays the data read by the data reading unit so as to be comparable for each component.   2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the data related to the parts stored in the database section includes at least data of a vehicle manufacturer name, a vehicle model name, a vehicle manufacturing date, a material of the part, and an image of the part. Parts comparison device. The display unit first displays, for each component, only a part of the data excluding data related to the image of the component from the read data,
3. The vehicle parts comparison apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after the prompting of selection of the displayed parts is urged, the read-out data regarding the selected parts is displayed so as to be comparable for each part. . A program for causing a computer to function as a vehicle parts comparison device that enables comparison of parts of the same function used at the same site between a plurality of vehicles of different manufacturers or vehicle types by being read by a computer, ,
A group name unified among a plurality of vehicles attached to a part classified according to a standard unified among a plurality of vehicles, and a part function unified among a plurality of vehicles attached based on a function of a part constituting the part. A database unit that stores data related to the part by a data structure in which the group name is classified into a large classification, the component function name is classified into a small classification,
A condition input unit that accepts input of at least the object to be compared, the group name of the component to be compared, and the component function name;
In accordance with the conditions input to the condition input unit, a data reading unit that reads data of the corresponding part from the database unit,
A program for causing the data read by the data reading unit to function as a display unit that displays the data for each component in a comparable manner.