JP5442248B2 - Continuous travel time calculation assist device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, the driver of the vehicle, to service the optimal break time easy to continuously travel Ru can know the time of continuous running computing auxiliary device.

  According to the Ministry of Labor Notification No. 7 “Standards for Improvement of Working Hours, etc. of Car Drivers (Article 4-5)” It is defined as “the time for continuous operation without interruption of operation for more than a minute, and not exceeding 4 hours”. In the present application, driving interruption is expressed as a break.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a vehicle operation management device that determines whether or not a continuous running time is exceeded based on the continuous running time defined by the law.
JP 2008-108235 A

However, the conventional apparatus has a problem that the driver of the vehicle cannot easily know the optimum rest time for continuous running operation. That is, in the case where the break time is divided and acquired, the travelable time from the current time varies greatly depending on the break time to be acquired, but the calculation is very complicated because the break time is divided.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and provides a continuous travel time calculation auxiliary device that allows a vehicle driver to easily know the optimum rest time for continuous travel. With the goal.

According to one aspect, the continuous running time calculation assisting device disclosed in the present disclosure is input by an input unit including any one of a plurality of input buttons or a touch panel capable of inputting a plurality of different break times, and the input unit. The display unit includes a calculation unit that calculates a continuous travelable time corresponding to the break time, and a display unit, and the display unit displays the continuous travelable time calculated by the calculation unit and the break time input by the input unit. Output means to be displayed , and the calculation unit is preset from a rest time input by the input means, or a total time of the rest time and a rest time sequentially acquired from the present to the past The elapsed time from the present until the time when the required break time is reached is calculated, and the elapsed time is subtracted from the total time of the upper limit of continuous running time defined by law and the required break time. Characterized by Rukoto seeking the continuous travelable time.

According to the continuous running time computing auxiliary device of the present disclosure, from the time of way to the continuous travelable time and destination are displayed in the table radical 113, by selecting the continuous travelable time corresponding, future continuous running Because of this, you can easily know the best break time to take now.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an in-vehicle device in which an embodiment of the continuous travel time calculation auxiliary device of the present invention is mounted. This vehicle-mounted device is mounted on a vehicle such as a truck.

The vehicle-mounted device 11 includes a digital tachograph 13, a CPU 15, a display device 17, and a button operation unit 19. The digital tachograph 13 records the operation state of the vehicle. Signals from the vehicle speed sensor 21 and the button operation unit 19 are input to the CPU 15. The display device 17 is an example of a display unit.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the continuous travel time calculation auxiliary device mounted on the vehicle-mounted device 11 described above.

  Step S1: The CPU 15 performs initial setting. Initialize all processing. More specifically, the mode is set to the normal mode. The normal mode is a state in which a specific mode is not selected, and a normal screen as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 4 shows details of the button operation unit 19. The button operation unit 19 includes a first button B1, a second button B2, a third button B3, a fourth button B4, and a fifth button B5. When the first button B1 is pressed in the normal mode, the mode is switched to the break mode.

  Step S2: The CPU 15 determines whether or not the normal mode is set.

  Step S3: In the case of the normal mode in step S2, the CPU 15 determines whether or not the first button B1 has been pressed.

Step S4: When the first button B1 is pressed in step S3, the CPU 15 switches to the break mode. FIG. 5A shows a screen displayed on the display 17 in the break mode. On this screen, the current continuous running time is displayed.

  Step S5: If it is not the normal mode in step S2, the CPU 15 determines whether or not the fourth button B4 has been pressed. When the fourth button B4 is pressed in a state other than the normal mode, the normal mode is set. The fourth button B4 also serves as a release button for canceling the break mode.

  Step S6: When the fourth button B4 is pressed in step S5, the CPU 15 sets the normal mode. When the fourth button B4 is not pressed, the mode is not switched.

  Step S7: The CPU 15 determines whether or not the break mode is set.

  Step S8: In the case of the break mode in step S7, the CPU 15 determines whether or not the first button B1 is pressed.

Step S9: When the first button B1 is pressed in Step S8, the CPU 15 calculates the continuous travelable time when the rest (stop) time is acquired for 10 minutes, and is calculated on the display unit 17 . The continuous travelable time and the break time of 10 minutes input with the first button B1 for this calculation are displayed. Then, the process returns to step S2. FIG. 5B shows a screen displayed on the display 17 when the first button B1 is pressed. This screen indicates that the continuous travelable time after taking a break for 10 minutes is 80 minutes.

  Step S10: When the first button B1 is not pressed in step S8, the CPU 15 determines whether or not the second button B2 is pressed.

Step S11: When the second button B2 is pressed in Step S10, the CPU 15 calculates the continuous travelable time when the break (stop) time is acquired for 20 minutes, and is calculated on the display unit 17 . The continuous running time and the break time 20 minutes input with the second button B2 for this calculation are displayed. Then, the process returns to step S2. FIG. 5C shows a screen displayed on the display 17 when the second button B2 is pressed. This screen shows that the continuous running time after a break is acquired for 20 minutes is 170 minutes.

  Step S12: When the second button B2 is not pressed in step S10, the CPU 15 determines whether or not the third button B3 is pressed.

Step S13: When the third button B3 is pressed in Step S12, the CPU 15 calculates the continuous travelable time when the rest (stop) time is acquired for 30 minutes, and is calculated on the display unit 17 . The continuous running time and the rest time of 30 minutes input with the third button B3 for this calculation are displayed. Then, the process returns to step S2. FIG. 5D shows a screen displayed on the display 17 when the third button B3 is pressed. This screen indicates that the continuous running time after a break is acquired for 30 minutes is 240 minutes.

  Step S14: If the third button B3 is not pressed in step S12, the current travelable time is calculated and displayed on the display 17 as shown in FIG. Then, the process returns to step S2.

  Step S15: If the mode is not the break mode in step S7, a normal screen is displayed as shown in FIG. Then, the process returns to step S2.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing details of the continuous running possible time displayed on the screen when the break mode shown in FIG. 5 is selected. (A), (b), (c), and (d) in FIG. 5 correspond to (a), (b), (c), and (d) in FIG. 6, respectively. In addition, the numerical value of (a-1)-(d-3) of FIG. 6 is each rest time.

FIG. 6A shows the current state. In this state, only a 28-minute break was acquired in 270 minutes (4 hours and 30 minutes), and this is a violation of the law. FIG. 6B shows a state after a 10-minute break. After a 10-minute break, the continuous running time becomes 80 minutes, which is the time until the total 30-minute break time is eliminated. FIG. 6C shows a state after a 20-minute break. After the 20-minute break, the continuous running time becomes 170 minutes, which is the time until the total 30-minute break time is eliminated. FIG. 6D shows a state after a 30-minute break. After a 30-minute break, the continuous running time becomes 240 minutes, which is the time until the total 30-minute break time is eliminated.

In the continuous running time calculation assisting device described above, the device is set to the break mode, and the first button B1, the second button B2 or the third button B3 is pressed to take a break for 10 minutes, 20 minutes or 30 minutes. facilitate continuous running time of the case of obtaining the time from the screen of the display unit 17, Ru can know for sure.
Their to, for example, when road to the destination is 2 hours (120 minutes), do you above mentioned, 20 minutes to select the 170-minute continuous travelable time is 120 minutes or more, corresponding to the By taking a break, you can comply with the law. Then, it is possible to easily know in advance from the screen of the display 17 that the optimum break time to be taken now is 20 minutes in the future continuous running after the break .
In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the break time is input by the input button has been described. However, for example, the break time may be input by a touch panel.
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the time is set based on laws and regulations (for example, the time until a break is determined to be 10 minutes or more) has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. (For example, the time taken to determine a break is 15 minutes or more).

It is a block diagram which shows the onboard equipment provided with one Embodiment of the continuous travel time calculation assistance apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the continuous travel time calculation auxiliary | assistance apparatus of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detail of the screen of the display in normal mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detail of a button operation part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detail of the screen of the indicator in a break mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows how to obtain | require traveling time.

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11 Onboard equipment 15 CPU
17 Display 19 Button operation part

Claims (1)

An input means having either one of a plurality of input buttons or a touch panel capable of inputting a plurality of different break times;
A calculation unit for calculating a continuous travelable time corresponding to the break time input by the input unit;
An output unit that includes a display unit, and causes the display unit to display the continuous travelable time calculated by the calculation unit and the rest time input by the input unit ;
The arithmetic unit is a rest time input by the input means, or a total time of the rest time and a rest time sequentially acquired in the past from the present to the time when the preset required rest time is reached. As well as the elapsed time since
The required rest periods and the upper limit value of the continuous running time determined by regulations and the elapsed time from the total time of the subtracted, continuous running time computing auxiliary device according to claim Rukoto seeking the continuous travelable time.

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