JP2013101642A - Management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily acquire and manage inherent information of a tool.SOLUTION: A control board 50A of a pneumatic tool 10A stores inherent information of the tool inputted from host devices 158, 164, 194. As inherent information, e.g., a client number, a client name, a date of purchase, repair information and tool use information are stored. Inherent information stored in a storage section of the pneumatic tool 10A is stored in e.g., a database 165 of a host device 164 in a business center 160 and a database 195 of a host device 194 in a repair center 190. Accordingly, since the host device 164 in the business center 160 and the host device 194 in the repair center 190 are connected over a network 220, latest inherent information of the pneumatic tool 10A stored in the databases 165, 195 can be shared.

Description

  The present invention relates to a management system, and more specifically, the management system reads and stores tool specific information from a tool in a database of an information processing apparatus.

  In the construction of housings, exteriors, and interiors of residential buildings, pneumatic tools and electric tools that continuously supply fasteners such as screws and nails are widely used. The parts that make up these tools have a predetermined durability, but as the number of hits on the fastener increases and the energization time of the motor elapses, the tip of the driver wears or the driver piston The impact absorbing effect of the bumper that absorbs the impact may be reduced. Therefore, for example, when the actual number of tool hits reaches several hundred thousand times, maintenance work such as overhaul is performed to replace the failed part.

  In order to know the maintenance time, it is necessary to know the actual number of times the tool is hit and the energization time of the motor. As a tool for grasping the actual number of times the tool is hit, a tool including a proximity sensor that detects the reciprocating motion of the driver, and a counting circuit that counts the number of times the tool is hit based on a detection signal detected by the proximity sensor. It has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). According to this tool, the user can determine whether it is a maintenance time by reading the actual number of hits displayed on the liquid crystal display device.

JP 09-174460 A

However, the tool disclosed in Patent Document 1 has the following problems.
(1) According to the above-mentioned tool, although the actual number of times of hitting the tool can be acquired, the unique information such as the manufacturing number of the tool cannot be obtained. In general, the production number of a tool is written by sticking a seal with the production number on the surface of the tool or by directly marking the production number. However, in the process of using the tool, the seal may be peeled off or the stamp may disappear. In such a case, the manufacturing number cannot be obtained with the above tool, and it becomes difficult to manage the tool associated with the purchase information stored in the customer database.
(2) When repair is performed with the actual number of hits counted by the above tool, repair information on the replaced parts, etc. when the tool is repaired remains only at the repair center. In order to obtain the certificate, it is necessary to contact a repair center, which takes time. This may affect sales promotion.

  Therefore, the present invention solves the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a management system capable of easily acquiring and managing tool specific information.

  In order to solve the above problems, a management system according to the present invention is a management system that manages unique information of a tool by an information processing device, and the tool is different from the information processing device and the information processing device. A communication unit that communicates with the control unit, a control unit that obtains tool specific information input from the information processing apparatus and / or another information processing apparatus via the communication unit, and a tool specific information obtained by the control unit The information processing apparatus includes: a communication unit that communicates with the tool; a control unit that reads out the unique information of the tool from the storage unit of the tool via the communication unit; and a tool that is read out by the control unit. And a storage unit having a database for storing the unique information.

  In the present invention, tool unique information input from the information processing apparatus is stored in the tool storage unit. The tool specific information includes, for example, the customer number of the customer who owns the tool, the customer name, the date of purchase of the tool, tool repair information, and tool use information. The unique information stored in the storage unit of the tool can be displayed on the screen of the display unit, for example, by reading the unique information from the storage unit of the tool via the communication unit by a reading device such as an information processing device.

  In the database of the information processing apparatus, tool specific information read from the tool storage unit via the communication unit is stored. The unique information stored in the database can be displayed on, for example, a display unit included in the information processing apparatus. Thereby, the administrator can obtain the tool specific information from the database displayed on the screen of the display unit. In addition, the latest unique information of the tool may be shared by connecting the information processing apparatus and another information processing apparatus to a common database.

  According to the management system of the present invention, tool specific information input from the information processing device is stored in the tool storage unit, and the information processing device database is read from the tool storage unit via the communication unit. The unique information of the selected tool is stored. As a result, the administrator can obtain tool specific information from the database of the information processing apparatus. By using the tool specific information acquired from the tool, the administrator can notify the repair time of the tool, promote sales, and An anti-theft suppression effect can be obtained.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the management system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a pneumatic tool. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of a control board. It is a figure which shows the block structural example of a pneumatic tool. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the block structural example of a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the block structural example of information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a database. It is a figure which shows the connection structural example of a control board, a terminal device, and information processing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of a management system. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the control part of a pneumatic tool. It is a figure which shows the block structural example of the electric tool which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

[First Embodiment]
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
<Configuration of management system>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a management system 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The management system 300 uses the terminal devices 152, 156, 162, 192 and the host devices 158, 164 installed in the factory 150, the store 154, the sales center 160, and the repair center 190, respectively, for the unique information of the pneumatic tool 10A. , 194.

  The terminal devices 152, 156, 162, and 192 read and display the unique information from the control board 50 of the pneumatic tool 10A, or write the unique information to the control board 50 of the pneumatic tool 10A by an input operation. The terminal devices 152, 156, 162, and 192 also function as relay terminals when communicating between the pneumatic tool 10A and the host devices 158, 164, and 194.

  The host devices 158, 164, and 194 are examples of information processing devices, and read out unique information from the pneumatic tool 10A and store it in the databases 159, 165, and 195, and write unique information into the pneumatic tool 10A.

  The factory 150 is provided with a terminal device 152. The terminal device 152 stores a unique manufacturing number assigned to the pneumatic tool 10A manufactured at the factory 150 in the control board 50 (storage unit) of the pneumatic tool 10A.

  In the store 154, a terminal device 156 and a host device 158 are provided. The terminal device 156 stores the date of purchase of the pneumatic tool 10A and the like on the control board 50 of the pneumatic tool 10A. The host device 158 is connected to the terminal device 156 and stores unique information such as a purchase date supplied from the terminal device 156 in the database 159.

  The sales center 160 is provided with a terminal device 162 and a host device 164. For example, specific information related to the pneumatic tool 10 </ b> A such as customer information acquired by a sales representative is input to the terminal device 162. The host device 164 is connected to the terminal device 162 and stores unique information such as customer information transmitted from the terminal device 162 in the database 165.

  The repair center 190 is provided with a terminal device 192 and a host device 194. The terminal device 192 reads the usage information of the pneumatic tool 10A from the pneumatic tool 10A delivered from the customer from the control board 50 and stores it in the storage unit (see FIG. 3). Further, the terminal device 192 stores repair information when the pneumatic tool 10A is repaired on the control board 50 of the pneumatic tool 10A. The host device 194 is connected to the terminal device 192, and stores unique information such as usage information of the pneumatic tool 10A transmitted from the terminal device 192 in the database 195.

  The host device 164 of the sales center 160 and the host device 194 of the repair center 190 are connected via the network 220, and are configured so that data such as unique information stored in the databases 165 and 195 can be bidirectionally communicated. Yes.

  Since the terminal devices 152, 156, 162, and 192 and the host devices 158, 164, and 194 described above have the same configuration, only the terminal device 162 and the host device 164 of the sales center 160 will be described in the following example.

<Configuration of pneumatic tool>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a pneumatic tool 10A according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The pneumatic tool 10A includes a tool body 12 and a control board 50A. The tool body 12 includes a striking mechanism (not shown), a nose part 24, a contact part 26, and a screw tightening mechanism (not shown). The striking mechanism includes a striking cylinder, a striking piston slidably provided in the striking cylinder, and a driver bit integrally coupled to the striking piston. As shown in FIG. 2, when the trigger 16 is operated, compressed air is supplied from the air chamber 20 storing the compressed air into the striking cylinder, and the driver bit is driven. The air chamber 20 is formed inside the grip portion 18.

  The nose portion 24 has an injection port for injecting the screw into the tightened member. The contact portion 26 as a safety device is slidably disposed on the nose portion 24 and urged so as to protrude toward the screw driving side, and the configuration of the trigger 16 is effective only when the contact portion 26 is pressed. It is comprised so that it may become.

  The screw tightening mechanism tightens and operates the driver bit by the power of the air motor. That is, almost simultaneously with the start of the operation of the striking mechanism, a part of the compressed air flowing from the air chamber 20 shown in FIG. 2 is supplied to the air motor 22 to rotate the driver bit around its axis. Then, the screw located at the injection port is fastened to a tightening member (not shown) such as a gypsum board by the rotating driver bit.

  The tool body 12 has a storage box 32 for storing a control board 50A that controls the operation of the tool body 12. The storage box 32 is provided in a space between the upper front portion of the magazine 30 and the lower front portion of the air motor 22.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the control board 50A. The control board 50A includes a board body 52, a memory unit 48, a control unit (control means) 54, a plurality of interfaces (hereinafter referred to as I / F) 68, a communication unit 69, a battery 66, a sensor unit 64, Have

  The substrate body 52 is a base body made of a material such as polyimide on which a wiring pattern (not shown) is formed, and is disposed inside the housing box 32 (see FIG. 2) of the tool body 12. The I / F 68 is provided at each corner of the main surface 52 a of the substrate body 52. The control unit 54 includes a microcomputer, and controls the counting of the actual number of hits of the tool main body 12, the unique information of the tool main body 12, and the like in the memory unit 48 and reading out the unique information.

  The memory unit 48 is an example of a storage unit, and includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory (for example, a flash memory). The memory unit 48 stores unique information of the tool body 12. As the unique information, for example, at least one or more unique information such as a manufacturing number of the tool body 12, a customer number of a customer who purchased the tool body 12, a purchase date, and repair information is stored. The memory unit 48 may be integrated into the control unit 54.

  The battery 66 has a button shape and is disposed inside the tool body 12 (see FIG. 2). One end of a lead wire 66 a is connected to the battery 66, and the other end of the lead wire 66 a is connected to the substrate body 52 via the I / F 68. The battery 66 is configured to supply power to the control unit 54 and the like only when actual hitting of the tool body 12 is detected by the sensor unit 64. Thereby, the consumption of the battery 66 is reduced, and the number of replacements of the battery 66 can be reduced. Further, the use of the battery 66 can reduce the weight of the pneumatic tool 10A.

  The sensor unit 64 includes, for example, an impact sensor or an acceleration sensor. One end of a lead wire 64 a is connected to the sensor unit 64, and the other end of the lead wire 64 a is connected to the substrate body 52 via the I / F 68. The sensor part 64 is accommodated in the accommodation box 32 so that the flat part 64b is perpendicular to the driving direction D (see FIG. 2) of the tool body 12. Thereby, the actual hit of the tool body 12 can be accurately detected. As a method of detecting the actual number of times of hitting the tool body 12, a sensor (switch) is attached to the trigger 16 and the contact portion 26 shown in FIG. Thus, the actual number of hits of the tool body 12 may be detected.

  Next, a block configuration of the pneumatic tool 10A including the control board 50A will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a block configuration of the pneumatic tool 10A. A terminal device 162 is connected to the communication unit 69.

  The sensor unit 64 of the pneumatic tool 10A detects an impact or acceleration when the tool main body 12 is actually hit to generate a detection signal (driving information), and the generated detection signal is used as the control unit 54 and the battery 66. Supply to each of the. The battery 66 generates electric power based on the supplied detection signal and supplies it to the control unit 54.

  The controller 54 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 56, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 58, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 60. The ROM 58 stores a program for operating the control unit 54. The RAM 60 is mainly used as a work area for various processes, such as temporarily storing and holding data obtained when the CPU 56 performs various processes. The CPU 56 executes a program stored in the ROM 58.

  After being activated by the power supplied from the battery 66, the control unit 54 determines whether the detection signal supplied from the sensor unit 64 is actual hit or non-actual hit. As a determination method, for example, a threshold value (voltage value) is stored in the ROM 58 in advance, and this threshold value is compared with the value of the detection signal (voltage value). . You may judge by the length of the duration of a detection signal. The control unit 54 counts the detection signals determined to be actual hits and supplies the actual hit count information to the memory unit 48. Further, the control unit 54 obtains unique information of the pneumatic tool 10 </ b> A input from the terminal device 162 and the host device 164 connected thereto, and supplies this unique information to the memory unit 48.

  The memory unit 48 is connected to the control unit 54, and adds (increments) the actual number of hits stored in the memory unit 48 based on the actual number of hits information supplied from the control unit 54. The cumulative actual number of hits added as information is stored. The memory unit 48 stores unique information supplied from the terminal device 162 or the host device 164 connected thereto in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 54.

<Configuration of terminal device>
Next, the configuration of the terminal device 162 for reading the unique information of the pneumatic tool 10A from the control board 50A of the pneumatic tool 10A described above will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration example of the terminal device 162. The terminal device 162 includes a device main body 102.

  The apparatus main body 102 has a housing having a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a display unit 104 and an operation unit 118 are provided on the surface of the housing. The display unit 104 is composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an EL (Electro Luminescence), or the like, and displays on the screen unique information such as the actual number of hits, the manufacturing number, and the purchase date and time of the pneumatic tool 10A read from the control board 50A. indicate. A connector 128 on one end side of the cable 126 is inserted into an insertion port (not shown) on the upper portion of the apparatus main body 102, and the connector 127 on the other end is connected to the communication unit 69 of the control board 50 (not shown).

  The operation unit 118 includes a power button 106 for turning on / off the power of the apparatus main body 102, a left movement button 108 for moving the cursor to the left, a right movement button 110 for moving the cursor to the right, and a cursor on the screen. A line feed button 112 for making a line break and a selection button 114 for selecting a command. As an input device, a touch panel in which the display unit 104 and the operation unit 118 are combined may be used.

  Next, the block configuration of the terminal device 162 will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a block configuration of the terminal device 162. Control unit 130, operation unit 118, display unit 104, and communication units 138 and 139 are connected to bus 137. The communication unit 139 is an example of a first communication unit, and the pneumatic tool 10A is connected to the communication unit 139 via a cable 126 (see FIG. 9). The communication unit 138 is an example of a second communication unit, and a host device 164 is connected to the communication unit 138 via a cable 230 (see FIG. 9).

  The operation unit 118 is an input device for inputting specific information related to the pneumatic tool 10 </ b> A, generates an operation signal based on the specific information input by the user's operation, and supplies the generated operation signal to the control unit 130. .

  The control unit 130 includes a CPU 132, a ROM 134, and a RAM 136. The control unit 130 supplies unique information based on the operation signal supplied from the operation unit 118 to the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10 </ b> A via the communication unit 139. Further, the control unit 130 reads out the unique information from the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A through the communication unit 139 in response to an instruction from the operation unit 118, generates an image signal based on the read out unique information, and displays it on the display unit 104. Supply. Further, the control unit 130 supplies the unique information read from the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10 </ b> A via the communication unit 139 to the host device 164 via the communication unit 138.

  The display unit 104 displays an image based on the image signal supplied from the control unit 130 on the screen. For example, specific information such as the actual number of times the pneumatic tool 10 </ b> A is hit and the manufacturing number are displayed on the screen.

<Configuration of host device>
Next, a block configuration of the host device 164 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a block configuration of the host device 164. Since the host device 158 of the other store 154 and the host device 194 of the repair center 190 have the same configuration as the host device 164 of the sales center 160, description thereof is omitted.

  The host device 164 includes, for example, a personal computer and includes an operation unit 178, a display unit 180, a control unit 166, a storage unit 182, a communication unit 174, and a communication interface (communication I / F) 176. Yes.

  The operation unit 178 is an input device for inputting specific information related to the pneumatic tool 10A, and includes, for example, a mouse and a keyboard. The operation unit 178 generates an operation signal based on the unique information input by the user operation, and supplies the generated operation signal to the control unit 166.

  The display unit 180 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The display unit 180 displays the database 165 read from the storage unit 182 according to an instruction from the control unit 166, and displays various types of information such as image data transmitted via the network 220.

  The control unit 166 includes a CPU 168, a ROM 170, and a RAM 172. The ROM 170 stores programs used by the CPU 168, calculation parameters, and the like. The RAM 172 is mainly used as a work area for various processes such as temporarily storing and holding data obtained when the CPU 168 performs various processes. The CPU 168 executes a program stored in the ROM 170.

  In addition, the control unit 166 supplies the unique information input by the operation unit 178 to the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10 </ b> A via the communication unit 174 and the terminal device 162. Further, the control unit 166 reads the unique information from the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10 </ b> A via the communication unit 174 based on the operation signal from the operation unit 178, and supplies the read unique information to the storage unit 182.

  The storage unit 182 is configured by a semiconductor memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a flash memory, for example, and has a database 165 that stores unique information of the pneumatic tool 10A. The storage unit 182 stores the unique information of the pneumatic tool 10A read from the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A, another host device 194, or the like in the database 165 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 80, and the unique information is supplied. Update every time. The configuration of the database 165 will be described later.

  The communication unit 174 is for connecting, for example, the terminal device 162 and other external peripheral devices, and has a connection terminal such as USB or IEEE1394. The communication unit 174 may be configured by wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), 802.11a / b / g, or the like.

  The communication interface (communication I / F) 176 is an interface configured with a communication device or the like for connecting to the network 220. The communication interface 176 transmits / receives various data such as unique information of the pneumatic tool 10A to / from the host device 194 of the repair center 190, for example. The communication interface 176 supports, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark) wired communication and wireless communication such as 802.11a / b / g.

  FIG. 8 is an example of the configuration of the database 165 stored in the host device 164. The database 165 stores information such as a customer number 400, a customer name 402, a manufacturing number 404, a purchase date 406, repair information 408, and tool usage information 416 in association with the customer number 400, for example. Further, the repair information 408 includes a repair date 410, repair contents 412 and replacement parts 414. The tool usage information 416 includes an actual hit count 418, a motor energization time 420, and a battery replacement count 422.

  The customer number 400 is a unique identification number assigned to the user who purchased the pneumatic tool 10A, and the customer name 402 is the name of the purchased user. The production number 404 is a unique identification number assigned to the purchased pneumatic tool 10A, and the purchase date 406 is the date when the pneumatic tool 10A is purchased.

  The repair date 410 is the date when the pneumatic tool 10A was delivered to the repair center 190 and repaired, and the repair content 412 is the processing content when the failed part of the pneumatic tool 10A is repaired. The replacement part 414 Is the name of the part that was replaced when it was repaired. The actual number of times 418 is the cumulative actual number of times the pneumatic tool 10A has been driven, the motor energization time 420 is the time during which the motor is driven, and the battery replacement number 422 is the number of times the battery has been replaced due to a failure. is there.

<Example of connection between control board, terminal device and host device>
Next, connection of the control board 50A, the terminal device 162, and the host device 164 of the pneumatic tool 10A described above will be described. FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a connection configuration of the control board 50A, the terminal device 162, and the host device 164 of the pneumatic tool 10A. In FIG. 9, the tool body 12 of the pneumatic tool 10A is not shown.

  The terminal device 162 and the control board 50A of the pneumatic tool 10A are electrically connected via a cable. A connector 127 on one end side of the cable 126 is connected to the communication unit 69, and a connector 128 on the other end side of the cable 126 is connected to the communication unit 138 of the terminal device 162.

  The terminal device 162 and the host device 164 are electrically connected via a cable 230. The connector 232 on one end side of the cable 230 is connected to the communication unit 139 of the terminal device 162, and the connector 324 on the other end side of the cable 230 is connected to the communication unit 174 of the host device 164.

  By using the terminal device 162 as a relay device in this way, the host device 164 can be connected to the pneumatic tool 10A, and the unique information can be read from the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A and stored in the database 165. it can. In addition, when the terminal device 162 is used alone at a sales office or the like, only the host device 164 may be connected to the pneumatic tool 10A as shown in the figure.

<Operation of management system>
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the management system 300. In step S300, the terminal device 152 of the factory 150 stores the manufacturing number of the pneumatic tool 10A in the memory unit 48 of the control board 50 at the previous stage mounted on the pneumatic tool 10A. Thereafter, the control board 50 is mounted on the pneumatic tool 10A, and the pneumatic tool 10A on which the control board 50 is mounted is delivered to the store 154.

  In step S310, the terminal device 156 of the store 154 stores the date of purchase of the pneumatic tool 10A and the customer number in the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A when selling the pneumatic tool 10A to the customer. Further, the host device 158 reads out the manufacturing number of the pneumatic tool 10A from the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A via the terminal device 156 and stores it in the database 159.

  In step S320, the store 154 sends the customer registration card filled in by the customer who purchased the pneumatic tool 10A to the sales center 160. The customer registration card includes, for example, the customer number of the customer who purchased the pneumatic tool 10A, the purchase date of the pneumatic tool 10A, and the like. The sales center 160 inputs the customer number, purchase date, and the like described on the customer registration card sent from the store 154 to the host device 164 by operating the operation unit 178. The host device 164 stores the input customer number and purchase date in the database 165.

  In step S <b> 330, the sales center 160 stores customer information about the customer directly acquired by the sales representative at the customer's company or workplace in the database 165 of the host device 164. The customer information includes, for example, information such as the company name of the customer and the number of employees of this company.

  In step S340, the failure location of the pneumatic tool 10A delivered to the repair center 190 is repaired. The terminal device 192 and the host device 194 of the repair center 190 store repair information such as replacement parts of the pneumatic tool 10A obtained by the repair in the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A. Simultaneously with this operation, the repair information of the pneumatic tool 10A is stored in its own database 195.

  In step S350, the host device 194 of the repair center 190 reads tool usage information such as the actual number of hits from the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A requested to be repaired by the repair center 190. Then, the host device 194 stores the read tool usage information in the database 195.

  In step S360, the host device 194 of the repair center transmits unique information such as repair information stored in the database 195 owned by itself to the host device 164 of the sales center 160 through the network 220. That is, information including information not registered in the database 165 of the host device 164 of the sales center 160 is transmitted. The host device 164 of the sales center 160 stores unique information such as repair information transmitted from the repair center host device 194 in the database 165.

  In step S <b> 370, the host device 164 of the sales center 160 transmits unique information such as tool use information stored in the database 165 owned by the sales center 160 to the host device 194 of the repair center 190 via the network 220. That is, information including information not registered in the database 195 of the host device 194 of the repair center 190 is transmitted. The host device 194 of the repair center 190 stores unique information such as tool use information transmitted from the host device 164 of the sales center 160 in the database 195.

  Next, the operation of the control unit 54 of the pneumatic tool 10A will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the control unit 54 of the pneumatic tool 10A. In this example, an example of an operation when writing the unique information to the pneumatic tool 10A and reading the unique information from the pneumatic tool 10A by the host device 194 of the repair center 190 will be described.

  In step S <b> 400, the control unit 54 determines whether the terminal device 192 is connected to the communication unit 69. This can be determined based on whether or not the cable 126 is connected to the communication unit 69. When it is determined that the terminal device 192 is connected to the communication unit 69, the control unit 54 proceeds to step S410, and when it is determined that the terminal device 192 is not connected, the control unit 54 waits until it is connected.

  In step S410, the control unit 54 determines whether the unique information of the pneumatic tool 10A is transmitted from the terminal device 192. That is, it is determined whether or not a write request for writing unique information to the memory unit 48 has been made from the terminal device 192. The unique information is read from the database 195 of the host device 194. As the unique information, for example, repair information obtained at the time of repair is transmitted. When it is determined that the unique information of the pneumatic tool 10A is supplied, the process proceeds to step S420, and when it is determined that the unique information is not supplied, the process proceeds to step S430.

  In step S <b> 420, the control unit 54 stores the unique information of the pneumatic tool 10 </ b> A supplied from the terminal device 192 in the memory unit 48. For example, when the unique information is repair information, the repair information is stored in the memory unit 48.

  In step S430, the control unit 54 determines whether or not a control signal for reading unique information stored in the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A is transmitted from the terminal device 192. On the host device 194 side, it can be instructed to read out all the unique information stored in the memory unit 48, or it can be instructed to read out some unique information. When it is determined that the control signal is supplied, the control unit 54 proceeds to step S440, and when it is determined that the control signal is not supplied, it waits for another instruction.

  In step S <b> 440, the control unit 54 reads the unique information from the memory unit 48 based on the control signal from the terminal device 192, and transmits it to the terminal device 192 via the communication unit 69. The terminal device 192 receives the unique information via the communication unit 139 and supplies the received unique information to the host device 194 connected to the terminal device 192. In the host device 194, the unique information supplied from the terminal device 192 is stored in the database 165.

  In this way, the terminal device 192 and the host device 194 can write the unique information to the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A and read the unique information from the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A. Of course, even with the terminal device 192 alone, the unique information can be written to the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10 </ b> A, or the unique information can be read from the memory unit 48. For example, when the user is away from the sales center 160 due to business or the like, the terminal device 192 can be preferably used because it can be easily carried. Further, by the operation shown in FIG. 11, the unique information is written into the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A from the host device 158 of the sales shop 154 and the host device 164 of the sales center 160, or the memory unit 48 of the pneumatic tool 10A. The unique information can be read out from.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, for example, by reading unique information such as a customer number, a customer name, and a manufacturing number from the pneumatic tool 10A sent to the repair center 190, the pneumatic tool The owner of 10A can be grasped. Therefore, when this pneumatic tool 10A has been provided as theft information for a long time, it can be determined whether or not the pneumatic tool 10A is a stolen product based on the read unique information, so that the effect of suppressing theft can be obtained. Can do.

  Conventionally, it has been difficult to connect the information processing apparatus to the tool 10A (the control board 50A) according to the data transmission path standard of an information processing apparatus such as a general personal computer. According to 152,156,162,192, it becomes possible to connect directly to the tool 10A. In addition, the sales representative brings the terminal devices 152, 156, 162, and 192 to the customer, and directly reads out the tool usage information and the specific information such as the purchase date from the pneumatic tool 10A of the customer. Warnings such as 10A repair time and replacement time can be promptly performed. As a result, sales of the pneumatic tool 10A can be promoted, and customer-oriented after-sales and sales activities can be performed. Further, repair information and tool usage information of the pneumatic tool 10A owned by the customer can be viewed from the database 165 of the sales center 160. As a result, the sales center 160 can provide the customer with sales guidance of the pneumatic tool 10A by telephone or letter, and can promote sales of the pneumatic tool 10A.

  Furthermore, since the host device 164 of the sales center 160 and the host device 194 of the repair center 190 are connected via the network 220, the latest unique information of the pneumatic tool 10A can be shared.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the case where the electric tool 10B is used instead of the pneumatic tool 10A described above will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the component which is common in the pneumatic tool 10A demonstrated in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, control board 50A, etc., and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a block configuration of an electric tool 10B according to the second embodiment. The electric tool 10B includes a control board 50B, a battery 66, a sensor unit 64, a motor 70, and a battery 72. The control board 50B includes a control unit 54 including a CPU 56, a ROM 58, and a RAM 60, a memory unit 48, a timer unit 142, a plurality of I / Fs 68, and a communication unit 69.

  The motor 70 is connected to the control unit 54 via the I / F 68, and supplies a drive signal generated when the motor 70 is rotationally driven by a trigger operation to the control unit 54. Further, the motor 70 supplies a stop signal generated when the rotational driving of the motor 70 is stopped to the control unit 54. The control unit 54 supplies a control signal based on each of the drive signal and the stop signal supplied from the motor 70 to the timer unit 142.

  The timer unit 142 measures the motor energization time based on the control signal supplied from the control unit 54. The measured motor energization time is added to the motor energization time already stored in the memory unit 48 and stored in the memory unit 48 again. That is, the accumulated motor energization time is stored in the memory unit 48.

  The battery 72 is connected to the control unit 54 and the motor 70 via the I / F 68. The control unit 54 counts the number of replacements of the battery 72, triggered by the operation when the battery 72 is attached to or removed from the electric tool 10B.

  A terminal device 162 is connected to the control unit 54 via the communication unit 69, and specific information regarding the power tool 10B input from the terminal device 162 or the host device 164 connected to the terminal device 162 is supplied. Further, the control unit 54 reads the unique information from the memory unit 48 based on an instruction from the terminal device 162, and the read unique information is connected to the terminal device 162 or the terminal device 162 via the communication unit 69. Supply to device 164.

  The memory unit 48 is composed of a non-volatile semiconductor memory, and stores specific information related to the power tool 10B input from the terminal device 162 or the host device 164 connected thereto in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 54. The memory unit 48 also stores unique information such as the motor energizing time of the electric tool 10B, the number of replacements of the battery 72, the manufacturing number of the tool body 12, the customer number of the customer who purchased the tool body 12, the purchase date, and repair information. Is done.

  In the electric power tool 10B configured as described above, the motor 70 is built in a housing (not shown). When the trigger 16 is pulled, the motor 70 is activated, and the driver bit is rotated by the motor 70 via the rotation drive transmission unit. Perform screwing work with.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the same operational effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, since the unique information of the electric tool 10B can be acquired from the electric tool 10B and each database 159, 165, 195, the repair timing of the electric tool 10B can be notified, sales can be promoted, and the anti-theft effect can be obtained. be able to.

  It should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes those in which various modifications are made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  In the first and second embodiments, the terminal devices 152, 156, 162, and 192 are connected to the control boards 50A and 50B via the cable 126, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, wireless communication is performed between the control boards 50A and 50B and the terminal devices 152, 156, 162, and 192 by providing wireless communication units on the control boards 50A and 50B and the terminal devices 152, 156, 162, and 192, respectively. You can also connect with. Further, each of the terminal devices 152, 156, 162, and 192, the pneumatic tool 10A, and the electric tool 10B is provided with a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the unique information is converted into a kill signal so that the light emitting element emits light. The unique information can be transmitted and received by receiving the signal by the light receiving element.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pneumatic tool, 50 ... Control board, 54 ... Control part, 62 ... Light emitting element, 64 ... Sensor part, 69 ... Communication part, 70 ... Motor, 100 ... Information processing device 104: display unit 124 ... light receiving element 130 ... control unit 142 ... timer unit 152, 156, 162, 192 ... terminal device 158, 164 192: Host device, 159, 165, 195 ... Database, 300 ... Management system

Claims (6)

A management system for managing tool specific information by an information processing device,
The tool is
A communication unit for communicating with the information processing apparatus and another information processing apparatus different from the information processing apparatus;
A control unit for obtaining the unique information of the tool input from the information processing device and / or the other information processing device via the communication unit;
A storage unit that stores the unique information of the tool obtained by the control unit,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A communication unit for communicating with the tool;
A control unit that reads out the unique information of the tool from the storage unit of the tool via the communication unit;
A management system comprising: a storage unit having a database for storing the unique information of the tool read by the control unit. The information processing apparatus and the other information processing apparatus are:
The management system according to claim 1, wherein the management system is connected to the common database. The unique information of the tool is
Tool usage information regarding the use of the tool body,
The management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein information stored in the storage unit of the tool is updated with the use of the tool. The unique information of the tool is
Tool usage information regarding the use of the tool body,
3. The management system according to claim 1, wherein the management system includes at least one of an operation count of the tool, an energization time of the tool, and a battery replacement count of the tool. The unique information of the tool is
The tool includes at least one of a customer number, a customer name, a purchase date of the tool, repair information obtained when the tool is repaired, and use information of the tool. The management system in any one of 1-4. The tool repair information is:
The management system according to claim 5, comprising at least one of a repair completion date of the tool, a repair content of the tool, and a replacement part exchanged at the time of the repair.

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