JPH05264149A - Centralized supervisory apparatus for show case or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a centralized supervisory apparatus for a show case, etc., in which visibility of an installation form of a plurality of the cases, etc., is improved in a batch supervision of the cases, etc. CONSTITUTION:A central supervisory device 2 has receiving means for receiving data regarding operating states of show cases S, etc., a hard disk for storing data, a display for displaying data, a microcomputer, a keyboard and a mouse for instructing an operation of the microcomputer. The microcomputer forms data regarding an installation form of the cases S according to commands from the keyboard, the mouse. The microcomputer displays the form of the cases S based on the data on the display.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a centralized management device for showcases or the like for collectively centrally managing the operating states of a plurality of showcases.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plurality of showcases and refrigerators are installed in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores. Conventionally, each showcase is individually controlled by a control device including a temperature controller and a defrosting timer. The current situation is that it is controlled by. Therefore, various setting operations such as the temperature of the showcase and the defrosting time must be individually performed at the place where the showcase and the like are installed. Therefore, the work becomes extremely complicated when the setting is changed depending on the season or the weather.

Further, in order to grasp the operating conditions such as various set values and the temperature of the showcase etc., it is necessary to go to the place where the showcase etc. is installed and check them individually. There was a problem that it was not possible to easily grasp the data related to.

Therefore, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-291085
In Japanese Patent Publication (F25D21 / 06), a control device for each showcase is connected to a centralized management device configured by a microcomputer by a communication line, and various setting work of each showcase is performed by the centralized management device. The idea of collecting data on the operating state of the device in a centralized management device and collectively managing the data is shown.

[0005]

According to such a system, it is possible to collectively manage the operating states of a plurality of showcases, but one step further is advanced to showcases in a store or the like. If it is possible to visually and easily confirm the installation form of the above, it is expected that management of showcases can be remarkably smoothly carried out particularly in a store with a large number of stores.

Therefore, the present invention is based on the related art,
An object of the present invention is to provide a centralized management device for showcases or the like, which improves the visibility of the installation form of the showcases or the like in the collective management of a plurality of showcases or the like.

[0007]

That is, a centralized management system for showcases and the like according to the present invention collectively manages the operating states of a plurality of showcases, and is provided with a central management system. The central management device includes a receiving means for receiving data relating to an operating state of a showcase, a storage means for storing the data, a display means for displaying the data, a control means, and an input for instructing the operation of the control means. The control means creates data relating to the installation form of the showcase or the like in response to a command from the input means, and displays the installation form of the showcase or the like on the display means based on the data, The data is stored in a storage means.

[0008]

According to the centralized control device for a showcase or the like of the present invention, the control means of the central control device prepares data relating to the installation form of the showcase or the like in response to a command from the input means, so that the user in the store It is possible to freely create the data according to an actual installation form such as a showcase and store the data in the storage means. Further, if the input means gives an instruction, the control means displays the installation form of the showcase or the like on the display means based on the data stored in the storage means, so that the user can display the installation form of the showcase or the like in the store. It can be easily confirmed by means.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a centralized management device 1 of the present invention. The system of the centralized control device 1 of the present invention is constructed by a central control device 2 which is a personal computer, a main control device 3, a system control device 4 and a terminal side control device 6 which are configured by a microcomputer.

The central control unit 2 is provided in a security room of a store, etc., and as shown in FIG. 2, a microcomputer 7 as a control means, a hard disk 8 and a ROM 9, R as a storage means connected to the microcomputer 7.
An AM 11, a floppy disk drive 12, a transmission / reception means 13, an output control means 14 and an input control means 16. The transmitting / receiving means 13 is composed of a serial interface, and includes the main controller 3 and RS-23 described above.
It is connected via a communication line 17 such as 2C. In addition to the control program of the central management unit 2 on the hard disk 8, various data sent from the main control unit 3 and the installation form (case layout) of a showcase S, etc. described later.
Related data, and further, data related to various operating conditions and communication protocols are stored. Output control means 1
A printer 18 as output means and a display 19 as display means are connected to 4, and a keyboard 21 and a mouse 22 as input means are connected to the input control means 16. Further, a modem 23 is connected to the microcomputer 7 so that it can communicate with the outside through a telephone line.

Next, the main controller 3 is also provided in the security room or the like, and as shown in FIG. 3, a microcomputer 24 as a control means, a ROM 26, a RAM 27, an EEPROM 40 connected to the microcomputer 24, and a transmitting / receiving means. 28, 29, output control means 31, and input control means 32. The transmitting / receiving means 28, 29 are configured by a serial interface, and the transmitting / receiving means 28
Is connected to the central management unit 2 via the communication line 17, and the transmitting / receiving means 29 is connected to the system control unit 4 and the communication line 3 described above.
3 through 3. The transmission / reception means 29 has five connection ports, which allows connection of a maximum of five system control devices 4. Further, the ROM 26 stores a communication protocol and a control program for the main control device 3 itself, and the RAM 27 stores various data sent from the system control device 4 and various data sent to the system control device 4 and the main control device 3 itself. Control data (display data of the liquid crystal display unit 34, etc.) is stored, and data relating to various settings and installation states of the showcase S and the like is stored in the EEPROM 40 and is retained even when the power is turned off. Output control means 3
1, a liquid crystal display unit 34 having a display capacity of 16 characters × 2 lines as a display unit, an external alarm output 99 consisting of a relay contact output as an alarm unit, and a buzzer 36 are connected, and the input control unit 32 has an input unit. The key switch 37, the dip switch 38, and the slide switch 39 are connected. The key switch 37 is a switch for performing various settings and display commands to be described later, and the dip switch 38 is a switch for setting the connection state of the system control device 4. The slide switch 39 is a switch for performing lighting control of the showcase S and the like, which will be described later, and settings related to night stop.

Next, the system control device 4 is, as shown in FIG.
Microcomputer 41 as control means, ROM 42 and RA connected to this microcomputer 41
M43, EEPROM 45, transmitting / receiving means 44, 46,
It is composed of an output control means 47 and an input control means 48. The transmitting / receiving means 44 and 46 are constituted by a serial interface, the transmitting / receiving means 44 is connected to the main control device 3 via the communication line 33, and the transmitting / receiving means 46 is connected to the terminal side control device 6 via the communication line 49. It is connected. The transmission / reception means 46 has 30 connection ports, and a maximum of 30 terminal side control devices 6 can be connected,
As a result, up to 150 terminal side control devices 6, that is, the showcase S and the like can be connected to the centralized management device 1. Further, the ROM 42 stores the communication protocol and the control program of the system control device 4 itself, and the RAM 43 stores various data sent from the terminal side control device 6 and the showcase S sent from the main control device 3. Data relating to various operating conditions of are stored.
Further, the EEPROM 45 stores setting data of various operating conditions such as the showcase S sent from the main control device 3, and is retained even when the power is cut off. The output control means 47 is connected to an LED display section 51 for displaying an alarm,
In the input control means 48, as will be described later, an LED display unit for setting the use / unuse of channels allocated for controlling the showcase S and the like, and the channel numbers A to E of itself, or for displaying an alarm. A dip switch 52 for connecting 51 to an operation monitor is connected.

Next, the terminal side control device 6 is provided in each of the showcase S and the refrigerator R of FIG. 1, and as shown in FIG. 5, a microcomputer 54 as a control means.
And a ROM connected to this microcomputer 54
56, RAM 57, EEPROM 50, and transmitting / receiving means 5
8, output control means 59 and input control means 61. The transmitting / receiving means 58 is composed of a serial interface and is connected to the system control device 4 via the communication line 49. Further, the ROM 56 stores a communication protocol and a control program for the terminal side control device 6 itself, and the RAM 57 stores data relating to various operating conditions such as the showcase S sent from the system control device 4. Further, the EEPROM 50 has a terminal-side control device 6
The setting data of various operating conditions such as the showcase S set in 1. is stored, and is retained even when the power is turned off.
The output control means 59 is connected to a display means 62 for displaying an alarm and an actuator 63. In the case of the showcase S, the actuator 63 is an expansion valve, a heater for defrosting, lighting, etc., and in the case of the refrigerator R, it means a compressor motor or the like. To the input control means 61, a setting switch 64 and a sensor 66 for detecting the temperature inside the showcase S, the condensation pressure of the refrigerator R, etc. are connected. The data detected by this sensor 66 is also the RA
Saved in M57. The setting switch 64 is for setting channel numbers 1 to 30 assigned for controlling the terminal side control device 6.
Further, the microcomputer 54 holds a sensor ID as individual identification information set for each model of the showcase S and the refrigerator R.

The showcase S and the refrigerator R are installed in a predetermined number and in a predetermined installation form, that is, a case layout according to the size of a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.
The required number of units are connected to the main control device 3 in accordance with the number of units installed. That is, when a total of 91 to 150 showcases S and refrigerators R are installed in a large-scale store, 4
One to five system control devices 4 are connected. In addition, when a total of 31 to 90 showcases S and refrigerators R are installed in a medium-scale store, two to three system control devices 4 are connected. Furthermore, when a total of 30 or less showcases S and refrigerators R are installed in a small-scale store, one system control device 4 is connected.

Thus, the main control unit 3 and the system control unit 4 are separated, and one system control unit 4 is connected to the terminal side control unit 6 such as 30 showcases S. As a result, the number of connecting ports of the transmitting / receiving means 29 of the main control device 3 is reduced, and even in the case of a small-scale store, four unused ports are generated at worst, so that structural waste is reduced and cost is reduced. It is possible to flexibly respond to the scale of the store.

When installing the showcase S or the like, the setting switch 64 is set in each terminal-side control device 6 so as to be set to 1 to 30.
The channel of each terminal-side control device 6 is set by setting one of the above-mentioned ones and by setting one of A to E in the system control device 4 to which the terminal-side control device 6 is connected. A number (for example, A01) is assigned and set. If the number of showcases S etc. connected to the system control device 4 is less than 30, if the unused channel number (1 to 30) is set by the DIP switch 52, the unused channel number is set. Will be transmitted to the main controller 3 and will be ignored in the subsequent control.

The operation of each device having the above configuration will be described. First, various input operations in the central management device 2 will be described. FIG. 6 shows the transition of the display screen on the display 19 of the central management unit 2. When the business menu is selected from the standby screen by operating the keyboard 21 or the mouse 22, the microcomputer 7 displays the business menu screen of FIG. 7 on the display 19. When the second shop layout creation menu from the top is selected by operating the keyboard 21 or the mouse 22 on this business menu screen, the microcomputer 7 is shown in FIG.
When the store layout creation menu screen as shown in 3 is displayed on the display 19 and the product color setting is selected there, FIG.
The product color setting screen is displayed on the display 19. Here, by selecting a product type and a color in the pallet with the mouse 22 and associating them with each other, a color to be displayed for each type of product stored in the showcase S can be assigned.

Next, as shown in FIG.
When the case layout creation menu is selected again by returning to the shop layout creation menu of 3, the case layout creation screen of FIG. 15 is displayed on the display 19. The hard disk 8 of the central management unit 2 stores programs and data relating to case layout creation, and when the user selects the product type shown at the bottom of the screen with the mouse 22 on this case layout creation screen, FIG. The rectangular frame indicated by * 1 is the display 19
Displayed above. By operating this frame on the display 19 using commands such as move, copy and rotate displayed at the bottom of the screen by operating the mouse 22, the actual showcase S or the like in the store as shown in FIG. It is possible to freely create a case layout on the display 19 according to the installation form. Furthermore, FIG.
The model name of the showcase S corresponding to the frame, the product type such as fresh fish, the channel number, and the sensor ID can be set by the window function shown on the right side in the middle, and the frame can be set according to the type of product. It is displayed in the color selected on the product color setting screen. Data relating to the case layout created by such a case layout creating function is stored and saved in the hard disk 8 by the microcomputer 7.

Next, when the fourth setting menu from the top is selected on the work menu screen, the microcomputer 7 displays various setting menus relating to various settings of the main control unit 3 and operating conditions of the terminal side control unit 6. When the terminal control setting is selected there, the terminal control setting screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the display 19.

On the terminal control setting screen, each terminal side control device 6 is operated by the keyboard 21 or the mouse 22.
The channel number (eg A
For each 01), it is possible to set the operating temperature of the showcase S, the set temperature in the refrigerator, various alarms, various set values regarding defrosting, control temperature, and the like. The data relating to the operating conditions can be stored in the hard disk 8 by the microcomputer 7 and can also be transmitted to the main controller 3 by the transmitting / receiving means 13 by using the download function by operating the keyboard 21.

Next, the main controller 3 will be described. In the main controller 3, the key switch 37, the DIP switch 38, and the slide switch 39 are used to set the in-compartment set temperature for each channel number (for example, A01) assigned to each terminal-side controller 6 as in the central controller 2 described above. It is possible to set operating conditions such as various alarms, various set values for defrosting, control temperature, and the like, the showcase S, and the like. The data relating to the operating conditions of the showcase S and the like set by the main control unit 3 is stored in the RAM 27 and the EEPROM 40 by the microcomputer 24 and is transmitted to the system control unit 4 from the transmitting / receiving means 29. When the data relating to the operating conditions is downloaded from the central control unit 2, the microcomputer 24 rewrites the contents of the RAM 27 and the EEPROM 40 into the downloaded data and sends it to the system control unit 4. These data are transmitted by being distinguished for each channel number. Further, in response to a request from the central management unit 2, the microcomputer 24 of the main control unit 3
Uploads the data set by the key switch 37 or the like to the central management unit 2 by the transmitting / receiving means 28. In the central management device 2, it is possible to compare the data uploaded from the main control device 3 with the data set in the central management device 2.

Next, the system controller 4 sends and receives the channel number (A to
Upon receiving the data regarding the operating conditions of the showcase S and the like belonging to E), the microcomputer 41 temporarily stores the data in the RAM 43, and further transmits the data regarding the operating conditions to the terminal-side control device 6 from the transmitting / receiving means 46. ..

On the other hand, in the terminal side control device 6, the transmitting / receiving means 5
When the 8 receives the data regarding the operating conditions for its channel number (01 to 30), the microcomputer 54 stores the data in the RAM 57. The microcomputer 54 compares the output from the sensor 66 related to the internal temperature of the showcase S with the internal temperature set in the data related to the operating conditions, and compares the output with the actuator 63.
And controlling the expansion valve and the compressor motor to control the internal cold storage temperature to the internal cold storage temperature. Further, the heater as the actuator 63 is controlled based on the data regarding defrosting, the defrosting control of the showcase S is executed, and the lighting of the illumination as the actuator 63 is controlled based on the data regarding lighting control.

The data relating to the operating conditions such as the inside temperature of the showcase S and the like are sequentially stored in the RAM 57 and updated by the microcomputer 54. Further, when the temperature inside the refrigerator abnormally rises due to a failure of the expansion valve or the like and exceeds the set value for the alarm in the data sent from the system controller 4, the microcomputer 54 causes the display means 62 to display the showcase S. In addition to displaying the alarm, the data regarding the operating state is also stored in the RAM 57 together with the information regarding the alarm.

Microcomputer 4 of system controller 4
1 is, for example, a maximum of 3 connected to itself once a minute
Polling is performed on the microcomputers 54 of the zero terminal side control devices 6. When the microcomputer 54 of the terminal-side controller 6 is polled by the system controller 4, the transmitting / receiving means 58 transmits to the system controller 4 the data relating to the operating state stored in the RAM 57 together with its own channel number and sensor ID. To do. The system control device 4 receives and collects data relating to this operating state by the transmission / reception means 46, and for each terminal side control device 6,
That is, the data regarding the operating state of up to 30 units for each channel is stored in the RAM 43. The data on the operating state in the RAM 43 is updated by the data transmitted from the terminal side control device 6 by the next polling. Further, when the alarm information is included in the data transmitted from the terminal-side control device 6, the microcomputer 41 turns on the LED display unit 51 to display it outside.

Microcomputer 24 of main controller 3
Also polls the system control device 4 once a minute in accordance with the time when the system control device 4 completes the collection of data from each terminal-side control device 6. When the microcomputer 41 of the system control device 4 is polled by the main control device 3, the microcomputer 41 together with its own channel number is stored in the RAM 4
Data concerning the operating states of up to 30 showcases S and the like stored in 3 are transmitted from the transmitting / receiving means 44 to the main controller 3. The main controller 3 receives and collects the data regarding the operating state by the transmitting / receiving means 29, and stores the data regarding the operating state for up to 150 units for each terminal side controller 6, that is, for each channel in the RAM 27.
Similarly, the data on the operating state in the RAM 27 is updated by transmitting the data on the operating state from the system control device 4 by the next polling.

The main controller 3 collects the data on the operating states of the showcases S and the refrigerator R from the terminal side controllers 6 in such a procedure. Microcomputer 2
4 is the temperature inside the refrigerator and the EE from the data collected in the RAM 27.
The set temperature in the refrigerator stored in the PROM 40 is read out and sequentially displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 34 for each channel number at intervals of several seconds. When the scan switch in the key switch 37 is operated, the display switching is stopped, and when it is operated again, the display switching is resumed at intervals of several seconds. Further, when the check switch in the other key switch 37 is operated, the microcomputer 24 causes the inside temperature of each showcase S to fall within a predetermined temperature range above and below the control temperature set for each showcase S. All showcases S are checked for inclusion or not, and only the channel numbers of showcases S deviating from the temperature range are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 34.

Further, when the alarm information is included in the data relating to the operating state transmitted from the system control device 4, the microcomputer 24 notifies to that effect and the generation of the data including the alarm information. The channel number of the original showcase S or the like and the alarm content are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 34, and the buzzer 36 is operated. The alarm display and the operation of the buzzer 36 can be released by operating the alarm release switch in the key switch 37 and switched to the normal display. A predetermined display indicating that an alarm is present is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 34 until the alarm information no longer exists in the data. Further, since the liquid crystal display unit 34 can only display the amount of 16 characters × 2 lines, when the alarm information of the amount which cannot be displayed is received,
The alarm information that can be displayed is displayed, and a predetermined display indicating that the remaining alarm information exists is performed.

On the other hand, the microcomputer 7 of the central control unit 2 also polls the main control unit 3 once a minute in accordance with the time when the main control unit 3 completes the collection of data from each system control unit 4. I do. When the microcomputer 24 of the main control device 3 is polled by the central management device 2, the transmission / reception means 28 sends to the central management device 2 data relating to the operating states of up to 150 showcases S stored in the RAM 27. Send.

The central control unit 2 receives and collects the data relating to the operating condition by the transmitting / receiving means 13, and stores the data relating to the operating condition for each terminal side control unit 6, that is, up to 150 units for each channel in the hard disk 8. save. In addition, the hard disk 8 always stores data regarding the operating status of each terminal-side control device 6 for 24 hours, and
Data for more than 4 hours is updated every minute.

The central management unit 2 collects data relating to the operating state of each showcase S and refrigerator R from each terminal side control unit 6 in this procedure. Therefore, when it is desired to check the operating state of each showcase S or the like, the business menu is selected from the standby screen of FIG. 6 by operating the keyboard 21 or the mouse 22, and the business menu screen of FIG. 7 is displayed on the display 19. When the operation check monitor at the top is selected while the display is on, the microcomputer 7 displays the product layout screen shown in FIG. 8 on the display. This product layout screen is created on the case layout creation screen of FIG.
It is displayed based on the product type information in the case layout stored in the display, and not the individual display of each showcase S but the layout of a single or a plurality of showcases S according to the type of the stored product. Display in one frame. The refrigerator R is displayed on the display 19.

The frame of the product housed in the showcase S whose operation status is to be displayed on this product layout screen,
For example, when a frame of fresh fish is selected with the mouse 22, the microcomputer 7 uses the case layout information in the hard disk 8 to show the showcase S near the frame of the fresh fish.
The case layout screen of FIG. 9 showing the individual layouts is displayed on the display 19. In this case layout screen, one frame shows one to three showcases S, and the channel number of each showcase S is also shown in the frame (for the terminal side control device 6, the showcase S is shown).
You can set up to 3 units for each unit. In the product layout screen and the case layout screen, the microcomputer 7 scrolls the screen by the output control means 14 by operating the keyboard 21 or the mouse 22, and displays a part outside the display 19. Regarding the display on the display 19, the microcomputer 7 receives a command from the keyboard 21 or the mouse 22 to display the size of the input installation data as it is, and also reduces it to 1/2 or 1/3. The reduced display method is also executed.

Next, when the showcase S whose operating condition is desired to be displayed, for example, the channel number A01 is selected with the mouse 22 on this case layout screen, the microcomputer 7 displays the case information screen of FIG. When normal data or data display is selected on this screen, the screen shifts to the data display screen of FIG.
On this data display screen, the microcomputer 7 displays on the display 19 the set values of various operating conditions of the showcase S of the channel number A01 stored in the hard disk 8 and data on the current operating state. Further, since the hard disk 8 retains data relating to the operating state for the past 24 hours, by changing the time of the time zone at the top of the data display screen with the keyboard 21, the microcomputer 7 can change the time. The operating state of is displayed on the display 19.

As described above, when examining the operating state of the showcase S or the like, first, the installation mode of the showcase S, that is, the layout is displayed on the display 19, and the showcase S to be displayed is selected while viewing the layout. By adopting this method, the showcase S can be specified according to the actual installation form, and the visibility and operability are significantly improved. In particular, by adopting the method of shifting from the product layout to the case layout, the showcases S are gradually narrowed down from a large viewpoint, so that even if the number of showcases S is large, the identification can be performed extremely smoothly. Become.

By operating the keyboard 21 on the data display screen shown in FIG. 11, the graph display shown in FIG. 12 is displayed. In this graph display screen, the microcomputer 7 processes the operating state data such as the internal temperature of the showcase S of the channel number for the past 24 hours stored in the hard disk 8 and displays the transition as a graph. 19 is displayed. This makes it possible to easily check the history of the operating state of the showcase S. Further, in response to a command from the keyboard 21, the microcomputer 7 prints (prints out) these data and graph display on the printer 18.

As described above, in the central management unit 2, since the data concerning the operating condition of the past 24 hours stored in the hard disk 8 is processed and displayed on the display 19 by a graph or the like, the confirmation operation and the visibility are remarkably made. improves.

Here, when the alarm information is included in the data relating to the driving state transmitted from the main control unit 3, the microcomputer 7 of the central control unit 2 first shows the showcase S or the like issuing the alarm. The data relating to the operating state is extracted from the data for 24 hours, which is 10 hours back from the time when the alarm is issued, and is transferred to another table in the hard disk 8 for storage. The data for 10 hours is not discarded even if the time has passed.

Next, the microcomputer 7 automatically switches the display from the state where the standby screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display 19 to the product layout screen shown in FIG.
The frame of the product type including the alarming showcase S (indicated by * 1 in FIG. 8) is blinked to warn the user that the alarm is occurring. When a blinking product frame, for example, an ice temperature frame on the product layout screen is selected by the mouse 22, the microcomputer 7 displays the case layout screen of FIG. 9 on the display 19. In this case layout screen, the showcase S that issues an alarm this time (channel number A shown by * 1 in FIG. 9)
The frame of 06) is made to blink.

Next, the showcase S (channel number A0) blinking on the case layout screen is displayed.
When 6) is selected with the mouse 22, the microcomputer 7 displays the case information screen of FIG. 10 on the display 19, and when normal data or data display is selected on this screen, the data display screen of FIG. 11 is displayed. In this data display screen, the microcomputer 7 is the hard disk 8
In addition to the set values of various operating conditions of the showcase S of the channel number A06 stored therein and the data regarding the abnormal operating state, the content of the alarm (high temperature alarm, low temperature alarm, etc.) is also displayed on the display 19. .. Also,
By operating the keyboard 21 on the data display screen of FIG. 11, the display shifts to the graph display of FIG. 12, and the microcomputer 7 displays the internal temperature of the showcase S of the channel number A06 stored in the hard disk 8 and the like. The transition of the data of the driving state is displayed on the display 19 as a graph. As a result, it is possible to easily confirm the history of past driving states that have caused the alarm of the showcase S to occur. Further, in response to a command from the keyboard 21, the microcomputer 7 prints these data and graph display on the printer 18.

Further, even if 24 hours or more have passed without the user being aware of this alarm occurrence, the showcase S (channel number A06) in the past 10 hours including the alarm occurrence time in the hard disk 8 as described above. Since the data on the operating state of is retained without being discarded,
By selecting alarm data on the case information screen of FIG. 10, the microcomputer 7 displays the past data of 24 hours or more on the data display screen of FIG.
This data is also graphically displayed and the printer 18
Can be printed on the floppy disk and the microcomputer 7 stores it in the floppy disk by the floppy disk drive 12 in response to a command from the keyboard 21.

In this way, the microcomputer 7 of the central control unit 2 automatically shifts from the standby screen to the product layout screen when the alarm information is included in the data related to the operating state of the showcase S or the like, and Since this data is processed and is displayed on the layout displayed on the display 19 to identify the showcase S that is generating an alarm, the central management device 2 is installed at a location distant from the showcase S. The display location of the abnormal showcase S in the store is display 1
As shown in FIG. 9 and specified, the user can easily recognize it, and the repair or the like can be promptly performed.

If the showcase S or the like issuing the alarm is repaired and the received data does not include the alarm information, the display of the alarm in the central management unit 2 is stopped, but before that. Also, by operating the release key on the keyboard 21, a command to stop the operation of the buzzer 36 can be transmitted to the main control device 3.

[0043]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the control means of the central management unit creates data relating to the installation form of a showcase or the like in response to a command from the input means.
The user can freely create the data according to the actual installation form of a showcase or the like in the store and store the data in the storage means. In addition, the control unit displays the installation form of the showcase or the like on the display unit based on the data stored in the storage unit when instructed by the input unit, so that the user can display the installation form of the showcase or the like in the store. It can be easily confirmed on the display means, and operability and visibility in centralized management of a showcase or the like can be significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a centralized management device such as a showcase according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the central management unit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of a main controller.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the system control device.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the terminal side control device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing transition of screens displayed on the display of the central management device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen of a work menu displayed on the display of the central management device.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen of a product layout displayed on the display of the central management device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen of a case layout displayed on the display of the central management device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a case information screen displayed on the display of the central management device.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data display screen displayed on the display of the central management device.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a graph display screen displayed on the display of the central management unit.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen of a store layout creation menu displayed on the display of the central management device.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a product color setting screen displayed on the display of the central management device.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a case layout creation screen displayed on the display of the central management device.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a terminal control setting screen displayed on the display of the central management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Central Management Device 2 Central Management Device 3 Main Control Device 4 System Control Device 6 Terminal Control Device 7 Microcomputer 8 Hard Disk 13 Transmitter / Receiver 19 Display 21 Keyboard 22 Mouse 54 Microcomputer 58 Transmitter / Receiver 66 Sensor S Showcase R Refrigerator

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A central management device for a showcase or the like, which collectively manages operating states of a plurality of showcases,
The central control device comprises a central control device, and the central control device includes a receiving means for receiving data relating to the operating state of the showcase or the like, a storage means for storing the data, and a display means for displaying the data. A control means, and an input means for instructing the operation of the control means. The control means creates data relating to the installation form of the showcase or the like according to the instruction from the input means, and stores the data in the data. A centralized management device for a showcase or the like, characterized by displaying the installation form of the showcase or the like on the display means and storing the data in the storage means.