JP2969937B2 - Work content guidance device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a work content guide device that allows a worker to effectively grasp the content of a work to be performed.

(Prior Art) With the progress of automation technology in recent years, automation has been attempted by various automatic assembling apparatuses, robots, and the like in automobile production factories and the like.

However, for example, in the work of assembling a car, for work that is difficult to perform by such an automatic assembling apparatus or a robot or is disadvantageous in cost,
May be done manually.

In such a work stage where a manual work is performed, for example, a work instruction device as shown in FIG. 6 may be provided.

This work instructing device is a work (vehicle) output from a production management computer 1 that comprehensively controls a production line.
Is displayed on the CRT 2 or the specifications are printed on paper 4 by the printer 3, so that the operator can recognize the specifications of the work, and Corresponding appropriate parts can be attached to the work.

Also, from the production management computer 1, a work designation signal corresponding to the type of work flowing on the production line is provided by a so-called programmable controller (hereinafter referred to as PC).
5 is output to the PC 5. Based on the work designation signal, the PC 5 receives, among the lamps 6 attached to the respective shelves of the component shelves accommodating the parts to be attached to the work for each vehicle type, the The lamp 6 corresponding to the work designation signal is turned on. As a result, the operator can select the components to be attached to the workpiece without mistake.
Corresponding parts can be accurately mounted on the work flowing on the production line.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in such a conventional work instructing device, an operator can accurately select a part corresponding to a work, but attaches the part to the work. In this case, the mounting method, that is, the contents of the work, depended on a work manual or the like as shown in FIG. For this reason, the worker not only reads this work manual carefully when performing inexperienced work contents, but also reads this work manual when a part of the work contents is lost at a time when the work experience is inexperienced. Needed.

In this way, especially inexperienced workers may not be able to understand some of the work contents and read the work manual.First, search for a work manual that describes the necessary work contents or make sure that they are already familiar with them. In order to find necessary work contents from a work manual in which a lot of unnecessary work contents are described, such work is extremely complicated. There is a problem that it takes time, the time required to start the work is long, and the work efficiency is deteriorated.

Conventionally, when the worker is inexperienced or inexperienced in this way, he has to perform the above-mentioned time-consuming work on the work contents that he does not understand. In order not to reduce the number of tasks, it is better to let the skilled worker do the same work as he / she is accustomed to. There was also a problem such as that.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and reduces the working efficiency by allowing the worker to effectively grasp the contents of the work to be performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a work content guiding device that can increase the work ability of a worker without causing the work content to be guided.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a work content guiding device for guiding a worker to the content of a predetermined work to be performed by the worker. Work history storage means for storing the work history of the worker, work content storage means for storing the content of the work set in advance in accordance with the degree of experience of performing the predetermined work, and identifying the worker. Identification means for reading, and the work history of the worker identified by the identification means is read from the work history storage means, the degree of the experience is determined based on the work history, and the degree of the experience is determined according to the determined degree of the experience It has a task content setting means for reading and outputting the content of the task from the task content storage means, and a recognizing means for recognizing a task content output from the task content setting means to an operator. You.

(Operation) The work content guiding device of the present invention configured as described above operates as follows.

First, the identification means identifies an operator. Specifically, for example, a registration number is set in advance for the worker, and the identification means identifies the worker who will perform the work based on the registration number.

Then, the work content setting means reads the work history of the worker identified by the identification means from the work history storage means,
The degree of experience with the identified worker is determined based on the read work history.

For example, the work content setting means determines that the worker is an inexperienced person if the identified worker has never performed a work to be performed by the worker in the past. . If the identified worker has performed at least once in the past but has not performed it twice or more, it is determined that the worker is experienced but unskilled. If the above has been done, it is determined that the worker is an experienced person and skilled.

Then, the work content setting means reads out the work content corresponding to the determined degree of experience from the work content storage means, and outputs this to the recognition means.

For example, when the work content setting unit determines that the user is an inexperienced person, the work content for the inexperienced person stored in the work content storage unit in response to the determination, that is, as described in the conventional work manual The work content of is output to the recognition means.

In addition, the work content setting means, when it is determined that the worker is an experienced person but not skilled, among the work contents according to this, that is, the work contents described in the conventional work manual, Only important work contents and work contents to deal with special cases are output to the recognition means.

Further, when the work content setting means determines that the worker is a skilled worker, the work content setting means determines that the worker is skilled in the work to be performed and that the work content need not be recognized. However, the work content is not output to the recognition means.

Then, the recognizing means causes the worker to recognize the work content output from the work content setting means visually or audibly.

In this way, the worker can recognize only the necessary work contents according to his / her experience level for each work, so that the necessary work contents can be quickly and effectively grasped. Like searching for a working manual,
Work such as searching for necessary work contents from the searched work manual becomes unnecessary, and the time until work start can be greatly reduced.

In addition, since the worker can promptly recognize the work content according to the degree of experience of the worker for each work, the worker can efficiently perform a plurality of different works, and A large number of operations can be performed by a person without lowering the operation efficiency.

(Example) Hereinafter, a work content guidance device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a work content guiding device of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are diagrams showing the contents stored in respective files shown in FIG. Also, FIG.
It is an operation | movement flowchart of the work content guidance apparatus of this invention. The same members as those described in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the work content guide device of the present invention
Personal data file 10 as the work history storage means,
A work content file 11 as the work content storage means, an ID card 12 and an ID card reader 13 as the identification means,
It comprises a guidance control device 14 as the work content setting means, and a CRT 2 and a speaker 15 as the recognition means. The guidance control device 14 outputs a work specification by the CRT 2 and the printer 3 based on the work specification data output from the production management computer 1 in the same manner as before, or a work designation signal output from the production management computer 1. As in the case of the conventional PC 5, the lamp 6 allows the operator to confirm the parts to be attached.

The personal data file 10 and the work content file 11 are some of the files of the database for controlling the production line by the production management computer 1, and the personal data file 10 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. The personal information of the worker (hereinafter referred to as personal data) is stored.

As shown in the figure, the personal data file 10 stores data such as an ID number, ie, a registration number, a worker's name, a date of joining a company, a work history, and an education history, which are preset for workers working on the production line. Has been working history,
The work place (work stage), period, time, and the like performed by the worker are stored as the training history, and the work place (work stage), period, time, and the like for the work education received by the worker are stored.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the work contents file 11 stores work contents which are set in stages in advance in accordance with the degree of experience of the worker.

The work content shown in FIG. 3 is the work content as described in the conventional work manual shown in FIG.
The work contents shown in the figure are the work contents shown in FIG.
Except for particularly important work contents indicated by circled numbers and work contents to deal with special cases, work contents which can be easily learned by workers indicated by alphabets by experience are omitted.

In other words, the work content file 11 contains the work contents for inexperienced persons required for inexperienced persons and the work contents for experienced persons required for inexperienced persons as shown in FIG. Are respectively stored.

These files 10 and 11 are stored in the guidance control device 14.
The guidance control device 14 sets an appropriate work content for the worker based on these files 10 and 11.

The guidance control device 14 is a control device configured by a so-called microcomputer or the like, to which an ID card reader 13 that reads a registration number stored in a so-called ID card 12 carried by an operator is connected. .

The ID card reader 13 outputs the registration number of the worker to the guidance control device 14 by the worker inserting his / her own ID card 12 before the work, whereby the guidance control device 14 In this way, it is possible to identify the worker who will perform the work.

Then, the guidance control device 14 reads the corresponding personal data from the personal data file 10 based on the input registration number, and determines the degree of experience for the worker based on the personal data.

The guidance control device 14 determines whether or not the identified worker has performed at least one work in the work stage in which the work content guide device is installed based on the work history of the personal data. It is determined whether the operation has been performed once or twice or more in the past.

If the worker has never performed the work in the past, the guidance control device 14 determines that the worker is an inexperienced person and reads the work contents for the inexperienced person from the work content file 11; If the worker has performed the work once in the past, it is determined that the worker is an experienced person and the work contents for the experienced person are read from the work contents file 11.

Further, the guidance control device 14 allows the worker to perform the work in the past.
If the operation has been performed more than once, it is determined that the operator is skilled in the operation and it is not necessary to recognize the operation content, and the operation content is not read out.

Then, the guidance control device 14 converts the read work content into an image signal and an audio signal and outputs the converted work content to the CRT 2 and the speaker 15, and causes the CRT 2 to display characters and the like as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. The speaker 15 is configured to output the contents of the work by voice.

This allows the operator to insert the ID card 12 into the ID card reader.
Just by loading the device into 13, you can recognize the work content according to the degree of your own experience.

The work content guiding device of the present invention configured as above is
It operates based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

The guidance control device 14 allows an operator to insert his / her ID card 12 into the ID card reader 13 and
It waits until the registration number is output from 13 (step 1).

When the registration number is output from the ID card reader 13, the personal data corresponding to the registration number is read from the personal data file 10 (step 2), and the degree of the worker's work experience is determined based on this.

First, the guidance control device 14 adds to the work history of personal data,
It is determined whether or not the work performed on the work stage in which the work content guide device is installed is stored in the past, that is, whether or not the worker has experience of working (step 3).

Then, when the work history of the personal data does not store that the work of this work stage was performed in the past, that is, when the worker has no experience of performing the work, the guidance control device 14 Is determined to be inexperienced,
The work contents for the inexperienced person as shown in FIG. 3 are read from the work contents file 11 (step 4), the read work contents are converted into image signals and audio signals, and the CRT 2 and the speaker 15 are read.
Output to As a result, characters and the like as shown in FIG. 3 are displayed on the CRT 2, the work contents are output by voice from the speaker 15, and the worker is made to recognize the work contents for the inexperienced person (step 5).

On the other hand, if the operation history of the personal data stores in the work history of the personal data that the work of this work stage has been performed in the past, that is, if the worker has experience of performing the work in step 3, It is determined whether or not the user has experience of working two or more times (step 6).

If the personal data has a work history of two or more times in the past, the guidance control device 14 determines that the worker is skilled in this work and does not need to recognize the work contents. Then, the process ends without causing the CRT 2 and the speaker 15 to recognize the work content.

On the other hand, the guidance control device 14 is an experienced person but unskilled when the personal data work history does not have two or more work experiences in the past, that is, when there is experience of working only once. 4 is read out from the work content file 11 as shown in FIG. 4 (step 7), and the read work content is converted into an image signal and an audio signal and output to the CRT 2 and the speaker 15. , CRT2, and the like as shown in FIG. 4 are displayed, and the work content is output by voice from the speaker 15, and the worker is made to recognize the work content for the experienced person (step 5).

Therefore, the worker can recognize only necessary work contents according to the degree of his / her experience for each work, so that the necessary work contents can be effectively grasped. This eliminates the need for searching for a work or searching for necessary work contents from a work manual, so that the time required for starting work can be greatly reduced, and work efficiency can be improved.

In addition, since the worker can promptly recognize the work content according to the degree of experience of the worker for each work, the worker can efficiently perform a plurality of different works, and A large number of tasks can be performed by a human worker, and the working capacity of the worker can be improved.

In the present embodiment, when the guide control device 14 determines the degree of the experience of the worker, the determination is made based on the number of work experiences of the worker. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You just need to judge the degree of experience,
For example, the determination may be made including the length of the experienced period and whether the period is recent or old.

Also, in the above embodiment, the degree of experience of the worker is inexperienced,
If you have experienced once or more than once, you ranked
The present invention is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the number of periods may be ranked more, including whether the period and the period are recent or old. In this case, the work content corresponding to each rank for each work may be stored in the work content file in advance.

Further, the type of identifying the worker is not limited to the ID card 12 and the ID card reader 13, and it is needless to say that the type can identify the worker.

Furthermore, the CRT 2 and the speaker 15 are illustrated as ones that allow the worker to recognize the work content.However, the present invention is not limited to this. Of course, anything that can be done will do.

(Effects of the Invention) As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention,
The following effects are obtained.

Since it is possible for the worker to recognize only the necessary work contents corresponding to the degree of the work experience of the worker for each work, the worker can effectively grasp the necessary work contents, and It is not necessary to search for a work manual or search for necessary work contents from the work manual, as described above, so that the time to start work can be greatly reduced, and work efficiency can be improved. Become.

In addition, since the worker can promptly recognize the work content according to the degree of experience of the worker for each work, the worker can efficiently perform a plurality of different works, and It is possible to cause a human operator to perform a large number of operations without lowering the work efficiency, and it is possible to enhance the work ability of the worker.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a work content guiding device according to the present invention, and FIG.
4 are diagrams showing the contents stored in the respective files shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the work content guiding device of the present invention, and FIG. 6 and FIG. It is explanatory drawing of an instruction | indication apparatus. 2 CRT (recognition means), 10 personal data file (work history storage means), 11 work content file (work content storage means), 12 ID card (identification means), 13
ID card reader (identification means), 14 ... guidance control device (work content setting means), 15 ... speaker (recognition means).

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A work content guidance device for guiding a worker to the contents of a predetermined work to be performed by the worker, wherein the work history storage means for storing the work history of the worker; Work content storage means for storing the contents of the work preset in a stepwise manner according to the degree of experience of performing the work, identification means for identifying the worker, and identification of the worker identified by the identification means. The work history is read from the work history storage means, the degree of the experience is determined based on the work history, and the content of the work according to the determined degree of the experience is read from the work content storage means and output. A work content guide device comprising: work content setting means; and recognition means for allowing a worker to recognize the work content output from the work content setting means.