JP5567257B2 - Vehicle inspection system and vehicle inspection method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle inspection system and a vehicle inspection method capable of efficiently processing a legal inspection / inspection of an automobile in a short time, and in particular, in an easy-to-understand form of inspection / inspection results according to inspection / inspection work, The present invention relates to a vehicle inspection system and a vehicle inspection method that can inform a customer who is inspecting inspection / inspection results in real time.

  In the legal inspection / inspection of automobiles carried out at an automobile maintenance factory, a car left from a customer is moved to a predetermined inspection place, and various inspections including legal items are performed there. In addition, after obtaining the consent of the customer based on the inspection results, repairs and maintenance of necessary parts are performed.

  Conventional inspection factories generally have an inspection work place equipped with a lift and a measurement inspection work place where measurement equipment is installed. The vehicle to be inspected is moved to an inspection work place equipped with a lift, where visual inspection, disassembly / inspection inspection below, etc. are performed. Next, move to a measurement / inspection work site at a remote location and perform various inspections using measurement equipment. The predetermined adjustment work is performed by returning to the step.

  However, such inspection work is inefficient and takes a long inspection time. That is, the inspection time at the measurement / inspection work place where the inspection is performed by the measuring device can be as short as about 5 minutes, but the work at the inspection work place having the lift requires about 20 to 30 minutes. Therefore, even if the individual inspection work is made as efficient as possible, the inspection work currently takes 30 minutes or more per vehicle.

In the patent document 1, the applicant of the present application has proposed a vehicle inspection method and a vehicle inspection system capable of efficiently processing and inspecting automobile inspection and inspection work in a short time. In this document, the inspection / inspection items are classified into two or three, and the inspections classified at the first and second inspection stations or the first to third inspection stations arranged along the vehicle inspection line.・ By inspecting and inspecting inspection items, vehicle inspection can be performed efficiently and in a short time. In addition, by conducting vehicle inspections in a short time, an inspection witnessing route is provided alongside the vehicle inspection line, where the inspection status at each inspection station can be observed, allowing customers to observe inspection and inspection work. . Furthermore, the inspection / inspection result is notified to the visiting customer by an electric display.
JP 2002-318172 A

  Here, the customer who is inspecting the vehicle inspection work on the inspection witnessing tour road can check the own vehicle being inspected or the deficiency of the used vehicle in real time by looking at the electric light display. However, when there is no basic knowledge about each inspection item, it is often unclear what the displayed numerical value means. Visitors generally look at the inspection work of owned or used vehicles being inspected, and often do not look at the display. For this reason, it is often unclear what type of inspection is currently being performed on the vehicle being inspected and what type of inspection result is being produced. It is only necessary to make the tour route as close as possible to the inspection place and hear the voices of the inspectors, but in many cases it cannot be heard due to noise or the like. For this reason, it is difficult for a conventional inspection site provided with a tour route to notify the inspection result while allowing the customer to observe the inspection status, which is the original installation purpose.

  In view of these points, the object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle inspection that can be informed in real time to customers who are inspecting inspection / inspection results in an easy-to-understand form according to inspection / inspection work. It is to propose a system and a vehicle inspection method.

In order to solve the above problems, a vehicle inspection system according to the present invention includes:
A vehicle inspection line comprising a plurality of inspection stations arranged along the movement path of the vehicle to be inspected;
Along with the vehicle inspection line, there is an inspection witnessing route that allows observation of the inspection status at each inspection station,
An indicator that displays at least a portion of the inspection results at each inspection station;
A microphone for voice input of test results at each test station;
A speaker for outputting a test result by sound input from the microphone;
The inspection station includes a first inspection station disposed on the upstream side of the vehicle inspection line, and a second inspection station disposed on the downstream side thereof,
The first inspection station is provided with a lift for visual inspection from the outside and visual inspection from the room, as well as disassembly / inspection inspection below.
The second inspection station includes a side slip tester, an exhaust gas tester, a black smoke measuring device, a brake speed measuring device, a headlight tester, and a volume meter to perform a measurement inspection.
Among these measuring instruments, the side slip tester is disposed at the most upstream position in the second inspection station ,
One of the inspection stations includes at least a brake speed measuring device as the measuring device in order to perform a measurement inspection.
This brake speed measuring instrument
It has a front roller and a rear roller arranged in parallel to put tires on the vehicle to be inspected,
In one of the front and rear rollers, in order to generate a predetermined friction with the tire, grooves extending in the roller axial direction are formed at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface of the roller.
The other roller of the front and rear rollers is characterized in that a plurality of air blowing holes are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the roller in order to blow off water adhering to the tire .

  In the vehicle inspection system of the present invention, the inspector can notify the visitor of the inspection result via the speaker. Therefore, a visitor who is witnessing the inspection of the owned vehicle on the inspection witnessing road can hear the inspection result and the inspection process while visually checking the inspection state.

In the vehicle inspection system of the present invention, the side slip tester is arranged at the most upstream position in the second inspection station. Accordingly, the vehicle to be inspected is advanced to the position of the side slip tester in the second station, the parallel axis is measured for deviation, and the vehicle after the measurement is moved back to the lift-up position in the first station. After adjusting to the side slip tester and confirming that there is no error in the parallel axis, proceed further and perform measurement and inspection with another measuring device located at the second station. It can be carried out. Alternatively, if there is no misalignment of the parallel axes, it is possible to perform the measurement inspection by another measuring device arranged at the second station without moving backward to the first station.

The vehicle inspection system of the present invention includes a brake speed measuring device. When the tire is dry, the brake / speed measuring device can measure as it is using two front rollers and a rear roller. However, in the case of rain, etc., when measuring brake speed with a wet tire, water will enter between the tire and the roller, and the frictional force between them will decrease, making it impossible to measure accurately. There is.

In the present invention, in one of the front roller and the rear roller, for example, the rear roller, a groove extending in the roller axial direction is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the roller in order to generate a predetermined friction with the tire.

In the present invention, an infinite number of air blowing holes having a diameter of, for example, 1 mm or less are formed in the other of the front roller and the rear roller, for example, a front roller without a groove. Therefore, if air is blown out from the inside to the outside of the rotating roller during measurement, the water between the tire and the roller is blown off, under the same conditions as in the case of a dry tire. Measurement work can be performed. Therefore, accurate measurement can always be performed.

Here, the inspection is generally performed by a team of three people, an inspector, an advisor, and a mechanic. If the three parties are gathered to listen to the visitor through a speaker, the tour will be conducted. For the person, the inspection status and the inspection result are very easy to understand. For this purpose, at least one of the three people may wear a body-mounted microphone and speaker, for example, a headset type. In this way, it is possible to collect only the necessary voice at a noisy inspection place and let the visitor hear it through the speaker.

In order to allow the visitor to hear only the necessary sound, the person in charge of the inspection at each inspection station wears a body-mounted microphone, and the speaker is connected to each inspection on the inspection route. It only has to be installed at the site corresponding to the station.

Next, in order for the visitor to check the inspection result visually as necessary, the display may be viewed, but the display control unit for displaying the inspection result by the voice input from the microphone on the display is provided. It is desirable that In this way, it is possible to save labor for the inspector to manually input the inspection result.

Here, as the indicator, a safety degree lightning display device disposed at a position where it can be seen from the inspection witnessing tour route can be used, and this safety degree lightning display device is operated at any of the inspection stations. A display section for at least one inspection item, a value display section for displaying the inspection result of the inspection item, and a safety risk level for each inspection item based on the inspection result among the three categories of safety, caution and danger. It can be set as the structure provided with the safety | security level display part displayed by at least two divisions. In addition, the safety level display section of the safety level lightning display device should correspond to a safety risk category, a safety lamp indicating that the test result of the test item is safe, and a caution. It can be set as the structure provided with the warning lamp which shows, and the danger lamp which shows that it is dangerous. In this case, when the display control unit recognizes the voice inputs “safety”, “caution”, and “danger”, it is preferable to turn on the safety lamp, the caution lamp, and the danger lamp.

Next, in the vehicle inspection system of the present invention, it is desirable to have a measurement result voice output unit for outputting a voice of the result of the measurement by the measuring device. One of the inspection stations includes at least a side slip tester, an exhaust gas tester, a black smoke measuring device, a brake speed measuring device, a headlight testing device, and a volume meter as the measuring device in order to perform a measurement inspection. The measurement result voice output unit compares the measurement result obtained by the measuring device with a pass / fail judgment reference value, performs pass / fail judgment, and outputs the measurement item and the measurement result by voice. Can output “pass” by voice, and output “fail” by voice when it fails.

In the vehicle inspection system of the present invention,
Inspection result explanation place provided in the inspection attendance tour,
It has an inspection management device that counts and manages the inspection results at each inspection station,
The inspection management device comprises:
An input unit for inputting the data of the vehicle to be inspected and the customer data and the inspection result at each inspection station;
Based on the input information from this input unit, an information processing unit that creates a test result list,
An output unit for outputting the created inspection result list; and
A storage unit that stores and holds various types of information including a list of test results,
The input unit includes an input device installed at the inspection result explanation place,
The output unit includes a display device installed at the inspection result explanation place,
The display device comprises an image display for inspectors and a customer image display arranged in a back-to-back state,
The inspection result list is displayed on both the inspector image display and the customer image display.

Thus, since each can sit in a face-to-face state and see the display, it is very convenient because the customer can visually confirm the inspection result while receiving the explanation of the inspection result.

In this case, the inspection result list includes a checkpoint column in which the inspection items are described, a safety line column in which the standard of the safety standard is described for each inspection item, and an inspection result for each inspection item in the vehicle to be inspected. Compared with the safety standards described in the safety line column, the inspection target parts or the symptom column describing the contents of each safety level check column, If the part does not meet the above safety standards, enter a letter and / or symbol indicating “danger” if repair or replacement is required immediately, and “caution” if it is not necessary to repair or replace immediately. A safety risk column for entering characters and / or symbols to represent, and a safety precaution column that describes the safety precautions based on the inspection results for each inspection item. It can be.

In addition, the storage unit searches the standard messages for the items to be described in the check point column, safety line column, safety level check column, symptom column, safety risk column, and safety precaution column. When the predetermined guide number is input from the input unit, the corresponding fixed message is searched and the inspection result list is displayed together with the guide number. Each column can be filled out.

Further, the inspection result list includes, for each inspection item, a used part column for entering a used part when repairing or exchanging a part or a part to be inspected, and a use part used in the used part column. Quantity column for entering the number, and parts fee technical fee column for entering the part fee and technical fee when repairing and replacing using the used parts entered in the used parts column by the number entered in the quantity column For each inspection item, the work time column for entering the work time for repair and replacement, and the parts and parts to be inspected that need repair or replacement are immediately maintained after inspection. A configuration may be provided with a selection field for entering customer instructions as to whether maintenance is to be performed, and a later date maintenance time field for entering the maintenance time when maintenance is performed at a later date.

In this case, the information processing unit of the management inspection apparatus calculates a maintenance fee in the case of the maintenance on the day based on the contents entered in the parts cost technical fee column and the selection column in the inspection result list. It is desirable to have a calculation means. In addition, the information processing unit of the management inspection device calculates the estimated amount of the maintenance fee in the case of maintenance at a later date, based on the contents of the parts cost technical fee column and the selection column in the inspection result list It is desirable to have a calculation means.

For example, while looking at each display in a face-to-face state, it is possible to notify the customer by calculating the charge for maintenance on the day, and the customer can examine and determine the contents of maintenance on the day according to the budget while looking at the screen Is very convenient.

On the other hand, the present invention is a vehicle inspection method using the vehicle inspection system of this configuration,
A first inspection step of advancing a vehicle to be inspected to the first inspection station and performing visual inspection from outside and inside the first inspection station;
A second inspection step in which the vehicle after visual inspection is advanced to the position of the side slip tester in the second station to measure the deviation of the front wheel parallel shaft;
The vehicle after measurement is moved back to the lift-up position by the lift in the first station, the vehicle is lifted up by the lift, and in this state, the lower part is disassembled and inspected, and the front wheel parallel shaft is A third inspection step for adjusting the deviation when there is a deviation;
When the deviation of the front wheel parallel axis is adjusted, the vehicle is advanced and advanced to the position of the side slip tester at the second inspection station to confirm that the front wheel parallel axis is free of deviation. Inspection process,
A fifth inspection step in which the vehicle is advanced from the position of the side slip tester and a measurement inspection is performed on the vehicle by a measuring device disposed in the second station;
In the inspection result explanation place provided in the witnessing tour route, including an inspection result explanation process for explaining the inspection result to the customer who is the owner of the car or the car used after the inspection,
When it is confirmed in the second inspection step that there is no deviation in the front wheel parallel shaft, the process proceeds from the third inspection step to the fifth inspection step without passing through the fourth inspection step. And
In the inspection result explanation step, the inspection result is displayed on two display screens arranged back to back, and the inspection person and customer sitting in a face-to-face state can visually check the inspection result at the same time.

  Embodiments of a vehicle inspection system to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(overall structure)
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of an inspection building for inspecting an automobile by the vehicle inspection system of this example. The inspection building 1 is, for example, installed on the road, and an entrance 3 of an automobile to be subjected to an inspection entering the site from the road 2 and an inspected automobile formed on the opposite side of the entrance 3 , And a straight vehicle inspection line is formed between the inlet 3 and the outlet 4.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a linear vehicle inspection line formed inside the inspection building 1. As shown in this figure, a vehicle inspection system 100 of this example includes a vehicle inspection line 105 in which a plurality of inspection stations are arranged along a movement path 108 of an automobile 106 to be inspected, and the vehicle inspection line 105. And an inspection witnessing tour path 121 that can observe the inspection status at each inspection station.

  As inspection stations, a first inspection station 111 and a second inspection station 112 are arranged along the movement path 108 from the entrance 3 side to the exit 4 side of the movement path 108.

  In the first inspection station 111, a lift 118 is disposed, and an external appearance of the automobile and a visual inspection from inside the room, and a disassembly / inspection inspection below are performed.

  A plurality of measuring devices 117 are arranged in the second inspection station 112, and a vehicle is measured and inspected. The measuring device 117 includes a brake / speed measuring device 116a, a side slip tester 116b, an exhaust gas tester, a black smoke measuring device, a headlight tester, and a volume meter. Among these measuring instruments, the side slip tester 116b that performs the measurement of the deviation of the front-wheel parallel axis is disposed at the most upstream position of the second inspection station.

  The movement path 108 and the inspection visit path 121 are straight paths. A path bent into an L shape or an arcuate curved path can also be used. Further, it is desirable to provide a distance adjusting mechanism capable of adjusting the distance between the roller shafts 131 and 132 of the brake measuring device disposed in the second inspection station 112.

  Next, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of inspection work in the vehicle inspection system 100 of this example. The flow of the inspection work will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. First, the automobile 106 to be inspected is advanced to the first inspection station 111, and the appearance and the inside of the room are inspected at the first inspection station 111. Visual inspection is performed (first step).

  Next, the automobile 106 after the visual inspection is advanced to the position of the side slip tester 116b of the second inspection station 112, and the deviation of the front wheel parallel shaft is measured (second step). The vehicle after the measurement is moved back to the lift-up position by the lift 118 in the first inspection station 111, and the vehicle is lifted up by the lift 118. In this state, the lower part is disassembled and inspected and the front wheel parallel shaft If there is an error, the error is corrected (third step).

  Next, when the deviation of the front wheel parallel axis is corrected, the vehicle at the second inspection station 112 is advanced to the position of the side slip tester 116b, and it is confirmed that there is no deviation in the front wheel parallel axis ( (4th process). Thereafter, the vehicle is further advanced, and the vehicle is measured and inspected by other equipment (fifth step).

  However, when it is confirmed in the second step that there is no deviation in the front wheel parallel axis, the third step is shifted to the fifth step without going through the fourth step. That is, the automobile lowered from the lift 118 is advanced beyond the position of the side slip tester 116b in the second inspection station 112, and measurement is performed by various measuring devices.

  Here, in the vehicle inspection line, safety lightning indicators 127 and 128 and monitors 171 and 172 are arranged at positions that can be viewed from the inspection witnessing tour path 121. Further, on the fence 122 of the inspection witnessing tour path 121, explanation displays 129 and 130 for explaining the display contents on the safety lightning displays 127 and 128 are arranged.

  On the safety degree electric light indicators 127 and 128, the contents of the inspection result are displayed at any time. The input operation panels 127a and 128a of these safety degree electric light indicators 127 and 128 are installed at a height position that can be operated by the inspector, and the inspection results are displayed on the operation panels 127a and 128a at the end of each inspection item. And the content is displayed on the safety lightning indicators 127 and 128. Instead of the input operation panels 127a and 128a, a portable wireless operation type input device may be used to remotely operate the safety degree light-emitting indicators 127 and 128 wirelessly to display various information.

  In addition to this, the vehicle inspection line 105 of this example is equipped with an inspection management device 140 comprising a computer system for counting and managing inspection results and the like. The inspection result list is issued from here.

  In addition, an inspection result explanation place 121 a is provided at the downstream end of the inspection witnessing tour path 121. In this inspection result explanation place 121a, there is arranged a table chair set 121b in which the advisor P1 and the customers P2 and P3 who are the owners of the vehicles who have completed the inspection or used cars sit in a face-to-face state. On the table, image displays 121c and 121d such as a liquid crystal panel pasted back to back and an operation panel 121e such as a keyboard are arranged. In the inspection result explanation place 121a, a meeting such as repair after the inspection result is performed.

  Furthermore, the inspection is performed by a pair of an inspector Pa, an advisor Pb, and a mechanic Pc, each of which is equipped with a headset-type microphone 101 and a belt-mounted speaker 102 on the waist. Wearing. As a result, the interaction between the three persons during the inspection / inspection is collected and output from the speaker 102, and the inspection of the vehicle (own vehicle or used vehicle) 106 is observed on the inspection witnessing road 121. Customers P5 and P6 can hear the inspection status and inspection results.

(Safety level lightning display and explanation display)
4 (a) and 4 (b) show the safety lightning display 127 installed in the first inspection station 111 and the explanatory display 129 installed in the fence portion of the corresponding inspection visit path 121. FIG.

  The safety degree electric light indicator 127 is an electric bulletin board, which displays the inspection items included in the first inspection station 111, “the boiling point temperature of the brake oil”, “the battery voltage value”, and “ Each of the display portions 271a, 272a, and 273a described as “the freezing temperature of the radiator cooling water”, and electric plate portions (value display portions) 271b, 272b, and 273b for displaying measured values of these inspection items, In addition, standard value display portions 271c, 272c, and 273c displaying standard values for new items in these inspection items are provided.

  Furthermore, a safety level display unit 274 is provided for displaying whether the measured value, which is the inspection result of the inspection item, is “safe” or requires “caution” based on the standard value. The safety level display unit 274 includes blue (green) lamps 275a, 275b, and 275c indicating that the measurement value is “safe”, and yellow lamps 276a and 276b indicating “attention” indicating that the measured value is not held until the next vehicle inspection. 276c.

  In the example shown in the figure, the measured boiling point of the brake oil is 200 ° C., which is higher than the safety reference value of 170 ° C., so the blue lamp 275a indicating safety is turned on. Since the measured battery voltage is 13.1V, which is higher than the safety reference value of 12.6V, the blue lamp 275b indicating safety is lit. Further, the measured value of the freezing temperature of the radiator cooling water is minus 45 ° C., which is lower than the safety reference value of minus 15 ° C., so the blue lamp 275c is lit.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the explanation display 129 attached to the fence 122 portion of the tour path 121 is configured in the same manner as the safety degree display unit 274 in the safety degree lightning display 127. A safety degree display unit 294 is provided for displaying whether the measurement value, which is the inspection result of the inspection item, is “safe” or requires “caution” based on the standard value. This safety degree display unit 294 includes blue (green) lamps 295a, 295b, and 295c indicating that the measured value is “safe”, and a yellow lamp indicating “caution” indicating that the measured value does not last until the next vehicle inspection. 296a, 296b, and 296c. In addition, in the display surface portions 291, 292, and 293 at positions adjacent to each lamp, an explanatory text describing the display contents of each lamp is described.

  Here, an operation panel 127a is connected to the safety degree electric light indicator 127, from which an inspection result can be input. The inputted inspection result is displayed on the safety degree lightning display 127 and also the explanation display 129 is displayed. It is also possible to input the inspection result by voice. For example, the inspection result may be input by voice through a microphone (not shown) arranged on the operation panel 127a. Further, in this example, since the inspector Pa or the like wears the microphone 101, the inspection result by the sound collected by the microphone 101 is wirelessly transmitted to the operation panel 127a, and the safety degree light-emitting indicator 127 and the explanation are provided. It may be displayed on the display 129.

  FIGS. 5A and 5B are plan views showing the safety lightning display 128 installed in the first inspection station 111 and the explanation display 130 installed in the fence portion of the corresponding tour path 121. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the safety lightning display 128 includes “remaining thickness of brake pad” and “remaining thickness of brake lining” which are inspection items included in the first inspection station 111, respectively. Displayed display portions 281a and 282a, and electric bulletin board portions (value display portions) 281b and 281c for displaying the measured remaining thickness values of the front and rear wheel brake pads, respectively, and the measured remaining values of the brake line An electronic bulletin board part (value display part) 282b for displaying the thickness value, and standard value display parts 281d and 282d for displaying standard values in the case of a new article in these inspection items are provided.

  In addition, a safety level indicator that displays whether the measurement value, which is the inspection result of the inspection item, is “safe” or “caution” based on the standard value, or “danger” that requires immediate replacement. It has. The safety level display section includes blue (green) lamps 285a, 285b, 285c indicating that the measured value is “safe”, and a yellow lamp indicating “caution” indicating that the measured value does not last until the next vehicle inspection. 286a, 286b, and 286c, and red lamps 287a, 287b, and 287c indicating “danger” that needs immediate replacement.

  In the illustrated example, the measured brake pad remaining thickness on the front wheel side is 8 mm and the rear wheel side is 6 mm, both of which are thicker than the safety standard of 2 mm, so the blue lamps 285a and 286a indicating safety are lit. On the other hand, the measured value of the brake lining is 1 mm, and the red lamp 287c indicating that there is a danger that immediate replacement is required is lit.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the explanation display unit 130 attached to the portion of the fence 122 of the inspection attending tour path 121 is configured in the same manner as the safety degree display unit 284 in the safety degree lightning indicator 128, A safety level display unit is provided for displaying whether the measurement value, which is the inspection result of the inspection item, is “safe”, “caution”, or “dangerous” based on the standard value. This safety level display section shows blue (green) lamps 305a, 305b, 305c indicating that the measured value is “safe” and yellow indicating “caution” indicating that the measured value does not last until the next vehicle inspection. Lamps 306a, 306b, and 306c and red lamps 307a, 307b, and 307c indicating “danger” that need to be replaced immediately are provided. In addition, in the display surface portions 300 and 301 at the positions adjacent to each lamp, an explanation sentence describing the display contents of each lamp is described. In addition, a brake pad sample 302a and a brake lining sample 303a are displayed on the display surface portions 302 and 303 at adjacent positions on the opposite side of each lamp.

  Here, an operation panel 128a is connected to the safety degree electric light indicator 128, from which an inspection result can be input. The input inspection result is displayed on the safety lightning display 128 and also the explanation display 130 is displayed. It is also possible to input the inspection result by voice. For example, the inspection result may be input by voice through a microphone (not shown) arranged on the operation panel 128a. In this example, since the inspector Pa or the like wears the microphone 101, the inspection result by the sound collected by the microphone 101 is wirelessly transmitted to the operation panel 128a. It may be displayed on the display 130 for use.

  In this way, in this example, the measured value of the test result that was not known to the customer in the past is displayed, and the degree of risk or safety indicated by the measured value is safe, careful, dangerous In addition, a display for explaining the contents meaning safety, caution, and danger is arranged on the tour route 121. Therefore, the user of the automobile who observes each inspection on the tour route 121 immediately sees whether or not the parts to be inspected need to be replaced, the degree of danger, etc., by looking at the safety lightning display and the explanation display. Can be recognized.

  In addition, when the inspection result can be inputted by voice, it is convenient for the inspector and the like because it is possible to save the trouble of operating and inputting the numeric keypad.

  Next, as described above, a plurality of measuring devices 117 are arranged in the second inspection station 112, and measurement inspection of the automobile is performed. The measuring device 117 includes a brake / speed measuring device 116a, a side slip tester 116b, an exhaust gas tester, a black smoke measuring device, a headlight tester, and a volume meter. In the present example, a measurement result voice output unit 135 that outputs a pass / fail judgment based on each measurement result by these measurement devices 117 is provided. The measurement result audio output unit 135 is disposed at the site of the fence 122 located at the second inspection station 112 in the inspection attendance tour path 121. For example, the measurement result voice output unit 135 outputs “pass” by voice when it passes, and outputs “fail” by voice when it fails. With the audio output from here, the customer who is presenting the inspection of the owned or used vehicle on the inspection witnessing road 121 can hear the status of the owned or used vehicle.

(Inspection management device)
FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a control system of the vehicle inspection system 100 of the present example configured mainly with the inspection management device 140. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 6, the inspection management apparatus 140 of this example inputs the inspection unit 111 and the inspection unit 111 and the input unit 41 for inputting the data of the automobile to be inspected and the customer data. A test result input unit 42, an information processing unit 43 that creates a test result list 50 based on the input information from the input unit 41 and the test result input unit 42, and an output that outputs the created test result list A unit 44, a memory 45 for storing and holding various types of information including an inspection result list, and a display device 46 are provided.

  When the inspection result input unit 42 is a portable information processing terminal (hand terminal), information is transmitted / received between the portable information processing terminal 42 and the information processing unit 43 by wireless communication via the transmission / reception unit 47.

  The inspection result input unit 42 may be omitted, and the input unit 41 may collect and input the sheets on which the inspection results at the inspection stations 111 and 112 are entered. In this case, for example, the inspection result is entered on a sheet of paper having a format as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 (check item sheet for chart entry), collected by the inspection management device 140, and input from the input unit 41. That's fine. It is also possible to collect the input information from the operation panels 127a and 128a of the safety degree electric light indicators 127 and 128 and the measurement results by the measuring devices 117 via the transmission / reception unit 47.

  In addition, a distance adjusting mechanism 133 that adjusts the distance between the roller shafts 131 and 132 before and after the brake / speed measuring device 116 a disposed in the second inspection station 112 is provided for the vehicle to be inspected input from the input unit 41. Based on the data of the inspection certificate, a corresponding wheel base data is retrieved from a specification table stored and held in advance in the memory 45, and based on this, an interval adjusting unit 134 for automatically adjusting the roller shaft interval is provided.

  Further, the inspection management apparatus 140 includes an operation panel (input device) 121e such as a keyboard disposed in the inspection result explanation place 121a, and an image display 121c such as a liquid crystal panel pasted back to back on the table. , 121d are connected. The inspection result list is displayed on both the image display device 121c for inspectors and the image display 121d for customers.

(Inspection result list)
FIG. 9 shows a format of the inspection result list 50 (car health check chart and advice). The inspection result list 50 of this example is a three-sheet paper, the cover 50a is a company copy, the second copy paper 50b is a customer copy, and the third copy paper 50c is an inspection management device. For input to 40 (for computer input).

  The inspection result list 50 includes, in order from the left side, a checkpoint column 51 in which inspection items are described, a safety line column 52 in which a standard of safety standards for each inspection item is described, and each inspection item in an automobile to be inspected. Compared with the safety standards described in the safety line column 52 for each inspection item, the safety level check column 53 describing the test results, the symptom column 54 explaining the description contents of each safety level check column When the parts or parts to be inspected do not meet the safety standards, if repair or replacement is required immediately, enter the letter “x” and the symbol “Danger” to avoid repair or replacement immediately. Includes a safety risk column 55 in which a character indicating “caution” and a symbol “Δ” are written, and a safety precaution column 56 in which a safety precaution based on the inspection result is described for each inspection item. prepare for That.

  Further, for each inspection item, the used part name column 57 for entering the name of the used part when repairing or exchanging the part or part to be inspected, and the number of used parts entered in the used part name column 57 are shown. Quantity column 58 to be entered, and parts fee technical fee column to enter the part fee and technical fee when repairing and replacing by using the number of used parts entered in the used component name column 57 in the number entered in the quantity column 58 59, a work time column 60 for entering the work time for repairs and replacements for each inspection item, and the parts and parts to be inspected that need repairs and replacements are serviced immediately after inspection. A selection column 61 for entering a customer's instruction on whether to perform maintenance at a later date, and a later maintenance time column 62 for entering a maintenance timing when maintenance is performed at a later date.

  Here, the inspection result list 50 of this configuration is created by inputting the inspection results entered on the papers shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 from the input unit 41 of the inspection management device 40, and the input contents and the like are generated. Printed out in the state printed in the corresponding column of the inspection result list 50.

  The procedure for issuing the inspection result list 50 is as follows, for example. As the inspector proceeds with the inspection and inspection, if there is a place to fill in the check item for filling in the chart, inform the assistant while referring to the corresponding number, the measured value in the safety check column, the part name, etc. An instruction is given to fill in the form (see FIGS. 7 and 8). The assistant sequentially fills in the instructions from the inspector on the form, and hands it over to the operator in charge of the inspection management device 40 after completing the entry. The operator in charge operates the input unit 41 to call up the chart screen on the display 46, inputs the guide number written on the check item sheet for chart entry, switches to the customer chart screen, and is displayed. Enter the measured value of the safety check column in the item, and enter the code number and quantity of the parts used. After the input, the blank inspection result list 50 is inserted into the output unit (printer) 44, which is issued by printing and handed over to the assistant again.

  Here, FIGS. 10 to 16 show message patterns and the like for print output to each column stored in advance in the memory 45 of the inspection management apparatus 40 in order to create the inspection result list 50. The operator only selects the corresponding standard message from the automatically generated standard message or multiple message patterns, except for entering the measurement value, the code number and quantity of the parts used on the chart screen. It's okay.

  That is, when the operator inputs a guide number of an item to be input on the medical chart screen, a message pattern assigned to the guide number is called from the memory 45 and displayed. For example, when inputting the voltage measurement line of the battery indicated by guide number 1-1 in FIG. 10, when the guide number 1-1 is input, safety precautions (advice) are displayed from the checkpoint column. The description items in the column are automatically generated and displayed. Therefore, if the operator usually clicks and selects the corresponding used parts column on the display screen, the item stored in advance, that is, the quantity is one, and the parts fee technical fee in that case And work time is automatically entered. If the quantity is two or more, change the quantity “1” displayed in the quantity column to a predetermined number, and the part fee technical fee and work time will be automatically calculated accordingly. Is displayed.

  The advisor or assistant displays the tabulated test result list on each of the image display devices 121c and 121d in the test result explanation place 121a. While looking at the displayed list of inspection results, the customer will be explained about the cautions and dangers written there, and the amount of money for repairs.

  After that, you will be asked to choose whether you need to repair this part or later. In the case of maintenance at a later date, the date of maintenance at a later date is entered in the blank 62, and in the case of maintenance this time, the completion date and request for the substitute vehicle are heard, and an inspection result list is created. If you complete the input in the maintenance field and maintenance field at a later date and perform an operation to confirm the input, the inspection management device 140 will automatically specify the contents of the input in the case of maintenance on that day (current maintenance). The estimated amount is reflected on the maintenance record book, rough estimate, work instruction and delivery invoice, and displayed on the screen. The customer can see the estimated amount and increase or decrease the items for maintenance on the day, and the estimated amount after the increase or decrease can be confirmed on the spot. In this way, items for maintenance on the day can be determined.

  After the items for maintenance on the day are confirmed, the inspection management apparatus 140 prints out the inspection result list, and after the customer has signed it, the customer copy 50b is given to the customer and the computer input copy 50c is stored. To do. The operator collates the computer input copy 50c with the screen, and confirms the maintenance location and time at a later date.

  Thus, in the inspection management device 140, in the case of maintenance on the day (current maintenance), the input contents are automatically reflected in the designated maintenance record book, the rough estimate, the work instruction, and the delivery invoice. Further, in the case of maintenance at a later date, deadline management is started based on the input contents, and is reflected, for example, in a maintenance postcard at a later date one month before the maintenance date at a later date.

  That is, the information processing unit 43 of the inspection management apparatus 140 of this example has a charge calculation function for calculating the maintenance charge for the same day maintenance based on the contents of the parts fee technical fee column and the selection column in the inspection result list. ing. Based on the contents of the parts fee technical fee column and selection column in the inspection result list, it also has a charge calculation function that calculates the estimated amount of maintenance fee in the case of maintenance at a later date. Based on the above, it also has a time limit management function for managing the time limit of the maintenance time of each vehicle that has been inspected. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently and easily manage the deadline for creating and maintaining an estimate. Further, the customer can confirm the estimate sheet while viewing the display screen 121d, and can confirm the amount of money when the quotation is corrected in real time.

  Note that FIGS. 17 and 18 show another example of the inspection result list printed and issued. In this inspection result list, the columns 60, 61, and 62 in the above inspection result list 50 are omitted, and the word “safety” is displayed in the safety risk column 55 even when it is safe. And the symbol “◯” representing it is printed. Other column configurations are the same.

(Brake speed measuring device)
Next, as described above, the brake speed measuring device 116a is arranged in the second inspection station 112 of the vehicle inspection system 100 of the present example. A front roller and a rear roller for mounting the front and rear wheels are attached to the two roller shafts 131 and 132 at the front and rear sides of the brake / speed measuring device 116a, respectively.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a pair of front rollers and rear rollers. As shown in this figure, the brake speed measuring device 116a includes a front roller 151 and a rear roller 152 that are arranged in parallel to place the left and right tires in the vehicle to be inspected. In the rear roller 152, in order to generate predetermined friction with the tire 153, grooves 152b extending in the roller axial direction are formed at regular intervals on the roller outer peripheral surface 152a.

  In the front roller 151, in order to blow off water adhering to the tire 153, a plurality of air blowing holes 151b are formed on the roller outer peripheral surface 151a.

  When the tire 153 is dry, the measurement can be performed as it is using the two front rollers 151 and the rear roller 152. However, in the case of rain or the like, when the brake speed measurement is performed with the wet tire 153, water enters between the tire 153 and the rollers 151 and 152, and the frictional force between them decreases, so that the accurate Measurement may not be possible.

In this example, an infinite number of holes 151b having a diameter of, for example, 1 mm or less are formed in the front roller 151 without grooves, and air is blown out from the inner side to the outer side of the rotating roller 151 during measurement. . As a result, water between the tire 153 and the roller 151 is blown off, and the measurement operation can be performed under the same conditions as in the case of the tire 153 in a dry state, and accurate measurement can always be performed.
If the front roller has a groove, an air blowing hole may be formed in the rear roller. It is also possible to apply grooves and holes to both rollers. For example, a hole can be provided so as to be located at the bottom of each groove.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the example of the inspection building to which this invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing which shows the vehicle inspection system formed in the inside of the inspection building of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the operation | work in the vehicle inspection line of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the indicator for description arrange | positioned at the safety degree electric light indicator arrange | positioned in the 1st test | inspection station of FIG. 2, and a visit path fence. It is explanatory drawing which shows the indicator for description arrange | positioned at the safety degree electric light indicator arrange | positioned in the 1st test | inspection station of FIG. 2, and a visit path fence. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the control system of the vehicle inspection system containing the inspection management apparatus of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the check item paper for chart entry which fills in the test result in each test | inspection station. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the check item paper for chart entry which fills in the test result in each test | inspection station. It is explanatory drawing which shows the paper of a test result list. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of entry of each column in the test result list printed by the test | inspection management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of entry of each column in the test result list printed by the test | inspection management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of entry of each column in the test result list printed by the test | inspection management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of entry of each column in the test result list printed by the test | inspection management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of entry of each column in the test result list printed by the test | inspection management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of entry of each column in the test result list printed by the test | inspection management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of entry of each column in the test result list printed by the test | inspection management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the test result list printed out by a test | inspection management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the test result list printed out by a test | inspection management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the front side roller and rear side roller in a brake speed measuring device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inspection building 2 Road 3 Entrance 4 Exit 105 Vehicle inspection line 106 Car 108 Movement path 111 1st inspection station 112 2nd inspection station 106a Brake speed measuring device 117 Multi-measurement device 121 Visiting road 127, 128 Safety degree lightning display Instruments 127a, 128a Operation panels 129, 130 Description indicators 131, 132 Roller shaft 135 Inspection result voice output unit 140 Inspection management device 41 Input unit 42 Inspection result input unit 43 Information processing unit 44 Output unit 45 Memory 46 CRT
47 Transmitter / Receiver 50 Inspection Result List 121a Inspection Result Explanation Location 121b Table Chair Set 121c, 121d Image Display 121e Operation Panel 151 Front Roller 151a Outer Surface 151b Hole 152 Rear Roller 152a Outer Surface 152b Groove 153 Tire

Claims (8)

A vehicle inspection line comprising a plurality of inspection stations arranged along the movement path of the vehicle to be inspected;
Along with the vehicle inspection line, there is an inspection witnessing route that allows observation of the inspection status at each inspection station,
An indicator that displays at least a portion of the inspection results at each inspection station;
A microphone for voice input of test results at each test station;
A speaker for outputting a test result by sound input from the microphone;
The inspection station includes a first inspection station disposed on the upstream side of the vehicle inspection line, and a second inspection station disposed on the downstream side thereof,
The first inspection station is provided with a lift for visual inspection from the outside and visual inspection from the room, as well as disassembly / inspection inspection below.
The second inspection station includes a side slip tester, an exhaust gas tester, a black smoke measuring device, a brake speed measuring device, a headlight tester, and a volume meter to perform a measurement inspection.
Among these measuring instruments, the side slip tester is disposed at the most upstream position in the second inspection station ,
One of the inspection stations includes at least a brake speed measuring device as the measuring device in order to perform a measurement inspection.
This brake speed measuring instrument
It has a front roller and a rear roller arranged in parallel to put tires on the vehicle to be inspected,
In one of the front and rear rollers, in order to generate a predetermined friction with the tire, grooves extending in the roller axial direction are formed at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface of the roller.
The other roller of the front and rear rollers has a plurality of air blowing holes formed on the outer peripheral surface of the roller in order to blow off water adhering to the tire. Inspection system. The vehicle inspection system according to claim 1,
The microphone and the speaker are carried by a person in charge of inspection at each inspection station.
A vehicle inspection system characterized by being a body-mounted microphone and speaker . The vehicle inspection system according to claim 1 or 2,
The microphone is a body-mounted microphone carried by an inspector who performs an inspection at each inspection station,
The vehicle inspection system , wherein the speaker is disposed at a position corresponding to each inspection station on the inspection witnessing tour route . In the vehicle inspection system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A vehicle inspection system , comprising: a display control unit configured to display an inspection result by voice input from the microphone on the display . The vehicle inspection system according to claim 4,
The indicator is a safety lightning indicator arranged at a position visible from the inspection witnessing tour path,
This safety lightning indicator
A display section of at least one inspection item performed in any of the inspection stations;
A value display for displaying the inspection result of the inspection item;
A safety degree display unit that displays the safety risk for each inspection item based on the inspection result in at least two of the three categories of safety, caution, and danger,
The safety degree display part of the safety degree lightning indicator is:
When there is a safety category as the safety risk, a safety lamp indicating that the inspection result of the inspection item is safe,
When there is a caution category as the safety risk, a caution lamp indicating that attention is required;
When there is a danger category as the safety risk, it is equipped with a danger lamp that indicates danger,
When the display control unit recognizes voice inputs “safety”, “caution”, and “danger”, the vehicle inspection system lights the safety lamp, the caution lamp, and the danger lamp . In the vehicle inspection system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
It has a measurement result voice output unit that outputs the result of the measurement result pass / fail by voice,
One of the inspection stations includes at least a side slip tester, an exhaust gas tester, a black smoke measuring device, a brake speed measuring device, a headlight testing device, and a volume meter as the measuring devices for performing a measurement inspection. Has
The measurement result voice output unit performs pass / fail judgment by comparing the measurement result by the measuring device with a pass / fail judgment reference value, and outputs the measurement item and the measurement result by voice. The vehicle inspection system is characterized by outputting “fail” by voice when failing . In the vehicle inspection system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Inspection result explanation place provided in the inspection attendance tour,
It has an inspection management device that counts and manages the inspection results at each inspection station,
The inspection management device comprises:
An input unit for inputting the data of the vehicle to be inspected and the customer data and the inspection result at each inspection station;
Based on the input information from this input unit, an information processing unit that creates a test result list,
An output unit for outputting the created inspection result list; and
A storage unit that stores and holds various types of information including a list of test results,
The input unit includes an input device installed at the inspection result explanation place,
The output unit includes a display device installed at the inspection result explanation place,
The display device comprises an image display for inspectors and a customer image display arranged in a back-to-back state,
The inspection result list is displayed on both the image display for inspectors and the image display for customers.
The inspection result list is as follows:
A checkpoint column with inspection items,
For each inspection item, a safety line column describing the standard of the safety standards,
A safety check column that describes the inspection results for each inspection item in the vehicle to be inspected,
Symptom column explaining the contents of each safety check column,
For each inspection item, when the part or part to be inspected does not satisfy the safety standard, it indicates “danger” when immediate repair or replacement is required when compared to the safety standard described in the safety line column. If you do not need to repair or replace immediately after filling in letters and / or symbols, a safety risk column to fill in letters and / or symbols that represent “caution”;
Each inspection item has a safety precautions column that describes safety precautions based on the inspection results.
The storage unit searches and outputs a fixed message of items to be described in the check point column, safety line column, safety level check column, symptom column, safety risk column, and safety precaution column. When a predetermined guide number is input from the input unit, the corresponding fixed message is searched and each column of the inspection result list together with the guide number is stored. Filled in
The inspection result list further includes, for each inspection item, a used part column for entering a used part when repairing or exchanging a part or part to be inspected, and use of the used part entered in the used part column. Quantity column for entering the number, and parts fee technical fee column for entering the part fee and technical fee when repairing and replacing using the used parts entered in the used parts column by the number entered in the quantity column For each inspection item, the work time column for entering the work time for repair and replacement, and the parts and parts to be inspected that need repair or replacement are immediately maintained after the inspection. And a selection field for filling in customer instructions on whether or not to perform maintenance, and a maintenance date field for filling in the maintenance date when maintenance is performed at a later date,
From the input device installed in the inspection result explanation place, it is possible to input to the selection field,
The information processing unit of the management inspection device includes a charge calculation means for calculating a maintenance charge in the case of the maintenance on the day based on contents entered in the parts cost technical fee column and the selection column in the inspection result list. And
The information processing unit of the management inspection device is a fee calculation means for calculating an estimated amount of a maintenance fee in the case of maintenance at a later date based on the contents entered in the parts cost technical fee column and the selection column in the inspection result list vehicle inspection system characterized in that it comprises a. A vehicle inspection method using the vehicle inspection system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A first inspection step of advancing a vehicle to be inspected to the first inspection station and performing visual inspection from outside and inside the first inspection station;
A second inspection step in which the vehicle after visual inspection is advanced to the position of the side slip tester in the second station to measure the deviation of the front wheel parallel shaft;
The vehicle after measurement is moved back to the lift-up position by the lift in the first station, the vehicle is lifted up by the lift, and in this state, the lower part is disassembled and inspected, and the front wheel parallel shaft is A third inspection step for adjusting the deviation when there is a deviation;
When the deviation of the front wheel parallel shaft is adjusted, the vehicle is moved forward to move the second inspection scan.
A fourth inspection step of confirming that there is no error in the front wheel parallel shaft by moving forward to the position of the side slip tester
A fifth inspection step in which the vehicle is advanced from the position of the side slip tester and a measurement inspection is performed on the vehicle by a measuring device disposed in the second station;
Inspection results explaining the inspection results to customers who are owners or users of automobiles after the inspection at the inspection result explanation place set up in the inspection witnessing road and determining the repair contents on the day and the repair contents on the next day Including an explanation process,
When it is confirmed in the second inspection step that there is no deviation in the front wheel parallel shaft, the process proceeds from the third inspection step to the fifth inspection step without passing through the fourth inspection step. And
In the inspection result explanation step, the inspection result is displayed on two display screens arranged back to back, and the inspection person and customer sitting in a face-to-face state can visually inspect the inspection result at the same time.

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