JP4486053B2 - Design work support system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a design work support system for supporting design work.

Conventionally, when designing an article, a manufacturer's design engineer takes out design data of a similar article from design data stored in the company and performs the design with reference to the data (the following non-designation). Patent Document 1).
Koji Kojima et al., Development of Design / Production Information System-Approach to CE with Information Sharing Tool, IEEJ Industrial System Information Study Group Material, Japan, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, January 30, 1998, 98-10 / 22, p13-18

  However, as mentioned above, referring only to the data accumulated in the company, when trying to design a new article that has no similar products until then, there is no reference data, so there are many It may take a lot of time.

  In addition, companies with little accumulated data will be designing without reference data, requiring more man-hours, spending more time on product development, and already carrying a handy at the design stage. Met.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a design work support system that can remove barriers between companies and can accurately and easily obtain design data for reference by any designer. And

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a design work storage system for supporting design work, and design information storage means for collectively registering and storing design information of articles of each manufacturer; Search for an equivalent product that is a similar product that has the same classification as the requested product or that product but has a different manufacturer or a partially different specification such as dimensions. Information providing means for providing design information or design information for an equivalent product, and identification information indicating that if an equivalent product for the article can be searched for in the design information for the article provided by the information providing means, A design support information distribution server comprising: identification information providing means for providing; first request means for accessing the design support information distribution server via a communication network and requesting design information of a target article; The information acquisition means for acquiring and displaying the design information provided from the design support information distribution server, and the design information provided with the identification information is selected from the design information provided and displayed from the design support information distribution server. And a user machine comprising: a second request unit that requests design information of an equivalent product related to the design information.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, the design information includes dimension information, material information, CAD information, price information, and various rated value information. It is characterized by that.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, the user machine is designed by performing predetermined arithmetic processing on the acquired design information according to the operation of the designer. It is characterized by comprising design information processing means for providing desired information to a person.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, the design support information distribution server stores design related information storage means for storing various design related information related to design. The information providing means searches for the requested design related information, provides the design related information obtained by the search, and the user machine sends the design support information distribution server via the communication network. Third request means for accessing and requesting design related information is provided, and the information acquisition means is characterized by acquiring and displaying design related information provided from the design support information distribution server.

  In the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 4, the design-related information includes technical documents, design know-how, explanations of phrases related to design, and design examples. It is characterized by.

  In this invention, the design information of the articles of each manufacturer is collectively registered in the design support information distribution server, so that the design data held in a closed manner by each manufacturer is released and used effectively mutually. I was able to do it. In addition, since a designer who is a user can obtain design information (for example, dimensions, material, CAD information, price, various rated values) of a desired article from a design support information distribution server using a user machine, Can obtain the desired design information accurately and easily, and the design information can be used to efficiently and appropriately proceed with the design information, and thus the design work can be strongly supported. . Furthermore, even a designer of a small company can perform design work without incurring a handicap in terms of information amount.

  In addition, when design information with identification information (underline) is selected (clicked) from the displayed design information, the design information of the equivalent product related to the design information is also displayed. The data group can be expanded sequentially according to the user's request, further improving the user's convenience, and the optimal parts at the time of designing can be easily and quickly obtained from a large amount of catalogs of many manufacturers. You can find out.

  In the present invention, since the design information processing means is provided in the user machine, when processing is performed on the design information obtained from the design support information distribution server, it can be easily performed immediately. Can respond accurately.

  Further, according to the present invention, a designer who is a user obtains desired design related information (for example, technical document, design know-how, explanation of words / phrases related to design, design examples) from a design support information distribution server using a user machine. This allows designers to immediately obtain information that they want to know about the design and reflect it in the design. From this point of view, the design work can be carried out efficiently and appropriately. It is possible to provide powerful support, and even a designer of a small company can proceed with the design work without taking the handicap in terms of the amount of information.

  In addition, even if the catalogs of the respective companies are not provided at hand, the optimum design information can be obtained, so that a huge paper catalog can be abolished, contributing to space saving.

  In addition, when design information with identification information (underline) is selected (clicked) from the displayed design information, the design information of the equivalent product related to the design information is also displayed. The data group can be expanded sequentially according to the user's request, further improving the user's convenience, and the optimal parts at the time of designing can be easily and quickly obtained from a large amount of catalogs of many manufacturers. You can find out.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a design work support system according to the present invention. In the figure, the design work support system of the present invention is a system for supporting design work. The design support information distribution server 1 and the design support information distribution server 1 are connected via a predetermined communication network (for example, the Internet) 3. And a user machine (for example, a personal computer) 2 connected to each other.

  The user machine 2 includes request means 21, information acquisition means 22, and design information processing means 23. Each means 21, 22, and 23 is configured as a function of a soft wafer that is executed by the CPU according to a program in the RAM.

  The request unit 21 accesses the design support information distribution server 1 via the communication network 3 and requests the design information of the target article and the design related information.

  The information acquisition unit 22 acquires and displays design information and design related information provided from the design support information distribution server 1 via the communication network 3.

  Furthermore, the design information processing means 23 performs predetermined arithmetic processing on the acquired design information according to the designer's operation, and provides the designer with desired information.

  One design support information distribution server 1 includes design information storage means 12, design related information storage means 13, and information providing means 11. The design information storage unit 12 and the design related information storage unit 13 are configured by a large-capacity storage device. The information providing unit 11 is similar to the units 21, 22, and 23 of the user machine 2, and the CPU is a RAM. It is configured as a function of a soft wafer executed according to a program.

  The design information storage means 12 collectively registers and stores design information of articles of each manufacturer. The articles are, for example, tools, electric equipment, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, machine parts, etc., and design information (for example, dimensions, materials, CAD information, price) regarding various articles provided by each manufacturer as a catalog. , Various rated values) are registered as a database.

  The design related information storage means 13 registers and stores various design related information related to design provided by manufacturers, research institutions, educational institutions, or individual designers. This design related information includes technical documents, design know-how, explanations of phrases related to design, design cases, and the like, and various types of information that can be used as a library by the designer are registered.

  Further, the information providing unit 11 searches the design information storage unit 12 for an article requested by the request unit 21 of the user machine 2 or an article similar thereto, and obtains the design information of the article obtained by the search from the user machine 2. The design related information requested from the request means 21 of the user machine 2 is retrieved from the design related information storage means 13, and the design related information obtained by the search is retrieved to the user machine 2. provide.

  Next, a more specific example when the user requests design information will be described with reference to FIGS. This design work support system is a system that is established based on the exchange of information between the design support information distribution server 1 and the user machine 2, and in the following description, the operation performed by the user machine 2 will be mainly described. To do.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a program executed by a user machine in the design work support system of the present invention.

  In step S1, the user machine 2 first requests the design support information distribution server 1 to transmit a design work support screen, and proceeds to the next step S2.

  In step S2, the design work support screen transmitted from the design support information distribution server 1 is displayed, and the process proceeds to the next step S3.

  In step S3, the request article search condition is transmitted, and the process proceeds to the next step S4. For example, if it is known that the requested article (here, the drill of the cutting tool) is the product name “Straight Drill” and the manufacturer name “K Steel Works”, the information is entered at a predetermined position on the screen and transmitted. To do. When the design support information distribution server 1 receives the search condition, the design support information distribution server 1 searches the design information storage unit 12 for the designated part and transmits the data list to the user machine 2.

  In step S4, the received data list of the designated article is displayed, and the process proceeds to the next step S5. This data list is a data list registered as a catalog in the design support information distribution server 1 by K Steel, for example, as shown in FIG.

  In step S5, it is determined whether or not there is an equivalent product search request. If there is an equivalent product search request, the process proceeds to the next step S6, and if there is no request, the process skips to step S9. Here, the equivalent product refers to a similar product that has the same classification as the desired product, but has a different manufacturer and partially different specifications such as dimensions.

  The search request for the equivalent product is made by the user clicking on the item underlined (identification information) in the data list on the screen with the mouse, and the item underlined in FIG. There are many items such as cutting tools, drills, straight drills, K steel mills, diameters, groove lengths, etc., and the user selects items to be searched from these items and designates them with the mouse.

  In step S6, the specified item is transmitted to the design support information distribution server 1 as a search condition by the above-described equivalent product search request, and the process proceeds to the next step S7. The design support information distribution server 1 searches the design information storage unit 12 for an equivalent product corresponding to the designated item, and transmits the equivalent product list to the user machine 2.

  For example, when the user designates “straight drill” and “diameter column 0.2” in the screen display of FIG. 3, the search condition is transmitted, and the design support information distribution server 1 has a common name of straight drill and a diameter of Those of 0.2 mm are selected, listed up, and transmitted to the user machine 2.

  In step S7, the equivalent product list transmitted from the design support information distribution server 1 is received, the equivalent product list is displayed on the screen, and the process proceeds to the next step S8. The equivalent product list in this case is a list in which all drills corresponding to “common name = straight drill, diameter = 0.2” as shown in FIG. 4 are displayed in a list format.

  In step S8, if there is an article for which the user wants to obtain further detailed data in the equivalent product list, the article is clicked with the mouse, so it is determined whether or not designation is made by the click. If there is a designation, the process returns to step S3.

  In step S9, if the user gives an instruction to download the necessary data being displayed on the screen, the data is downloaded, and then this program is terminated.

  Next, the contents executed by the design support information distribution server will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a program executed by the design support information distribution server in the design work support system of the present invention.

  First, in step S21, the design work support screen requested from the user machine 2 is transmitted, and the process proceeds to the next step S22.

  In step S22, it is determined whether or not the search condition from the user machine 2 has been received. If received, the process proceeds to the next step S23, and if not received, the process skips to step S27.

  In step S23, the article corresponding to the search condition is searched from the design information storage means 12, and the process proceeds to the next step S24.

  In step S24, the search result is transmitted to the user machine 2, and the process proceeds to the next step S25. When the search result is transmitted to the user machine 2, if an equivalent product can be searched for the article, the design information of the article is sent with an underline as identification information indicating that fact.

  In step S25, it is determined whether or not an equivalent product search condition has been received from the user machine 2. If received, the process proceeds to the next step S26, and if not received, the process skips to step S27.

  In step S <b> 26, articles corresponding to the equivalent product search condition are searched from the design information storage unit 12, a list thereof is created and transmitted to the user machine 2.

  In step S27, the data requested by the user is uploaded, and then this program is terminated.

  When the user (designer) who has obtained the design information of the article as described above wishes to further process the design information and obtain desired information, the design information processing means 23 (FIG. The information can be obtained using 1). For example, when you want to obtain the mechanical strength of the article from the design information, launch the strength calculation software installed as a plug-in on the user machine 2 and use the material from the design information obtained in this search. By inputting necessary data such as data and performing arithmetic processing, the mechanical strength can be obtained. If you want to change a part of the article shape, start up the CAD software installed as a plug-in on the user machine 2 and enter the CAD information from the design information obtained in this search. The shape can be changed by drawing and applying a predetermined CAD process. In this way, the design information processing means 23 is provided as various plug-ins that extend the functions of the user machine 2, and performs processing on the design information obtained by searching, so that the design information can be precisely met. It comes to be able to respond.

  Next, the case where the user requests design related information will be described with reference back to FIG. When a user requests design-related information (technical documents, design know-how, explanation of words and phrases related to design, design examples, etc.) using the request unit 21 of the user machine 2 and transmits a search condition to the design support information distribution server 1 The design support information distribution server 1 searches the design information storage unit 12 for design related information corresponding to the search condition. The search result is transmitted to the user machine 2 and displayed.

  For example, when the designer wants to know how to prevent the screws from loosening, enter `` Loosening prevention method '' in the search condition input field on the design work support screen, and the various types of loosening prevention displayed accordingly. By specifying a screw locking method among the methods, the screw locking method is displayed on the screen. In this way, the designer can immediately obtain matters he / she wants to know in the design and reflect them in the design.

  As described above, in the design work support system according to the present invention, design information of articles of each manufacturer is registered in the design support information distribution server 1 in a lump, so each manufacturer holds it closed. Design data has been released and can be used effectively. In addition, the user designer can use the user machine 2 to obtain design information (for example, dimensions, material, CAD information, price, various rated values) of a desired article from the design support information distribution server 1. Any designer can obtain the desired design information accurately and easily, and the design information can be used to efficiently and appropriately proceed with the design information. Can help. Furthermore, even a designer of a small company can perform design work without incurring a handicap in terms of information amount.

  In addition, since the design information processing means 23 is provided in the user machine 2, when the design information obtained from the design support information distribution server 1 is processed, it can be easily performed immediately, and the designer's request can be accurately met. Can respond.

  Further, a designer who is a user can use the user machine 2 to obtain desired design related information (for example, technical documents, design know-how, explanations of phrases related to design, design cases) from the design support information distribution server 1. As a result, designers can immediately obtain information that they want to know about the design and reflect it in the design. From this point of view as well, the design work can be carried out efficiently and appropriately. It is possible to support, and even a designer of a small company can proceed with the design work without taking the handicap in terms of the amount of information.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the design work support system of this invention. It is a flowchart of the program which a user machine performs in the design work support system of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the design information displayed on a user machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the equivalent goods list | wrist displayed on a user machine. It is a flowchart of the program which the design support information delivery server in the design work support system of this invention performs.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Design support information delivery server 2 User machine 2 Request means 21 Request means 22 Information acquisition means 23 Design information processing means 3 Communication network 11 Information provision means 12 Design information storage means 13 Design related information storage means

Claims (5)

In a design work support system that supports design work,
Design information storage means for collectively registering and storing design information of articles of each manufacturer;
Search for an equivalent product that is a similar product that has the same classification as the requested product or that product but has a different manufacturer or a partially different specification such as dimensions. Information providing means for providing design information or design information of equivalent products,
Identification information providing means for providing identification information indicating that if the search for an equivalent product for the article is possible, to the design information of the article provided by the information providing means,
A design support information distribution server comprising:
First request means for accessing the design support information distribution server via a communication network and requesting design information of a target article;
Information acquisition means for acquiring and displaying the design information provided from the design support information distribution server;
When design information to which the identification information is given is selected from design information provided and displayed from the design support information distribution server, a second request for design information of an equivalent product related to the design information is made. Request means;
A user machine comprising:
A design work support system characterized by comprising:   The design work support system according to claim 1, wherein the design information includes dimension information, material information, CAD information, price information, and various rating information.   The design work support system according to claim 1, wherein the user machine includes a design information processing unit that performs predetermined arithmetic processing on the acquired design information in accordance with a designer's operation and provides the designer with desired information. The design support information distribution server is
Design related information storage means for storing various design related information related to the design, the information providing means searches for the design related information that has been requested, provides the design related information obtained by the search,
The user machine is
Third request means for requesting design related information by accessing the design support information distribution server via a communication network, wherein the information acquisition means acquires the design related information provided from the design support information distribution server. indicate,
The design work support system according to claim 1.   The design work support system according to claim 4, wherein the design related information includes a technical document, design know-how, an explanation of words related to design, and a design example.

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