JPH0611365A - Inspection management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To unitarily manage inspected results so as to make inspecting work more efficient and accurate by making a portable terminal device to display inspecting points and update historical data of inspections and a host computer to update and register a data base. CONSTITUTION:A portable terminal device 1 is carried by an inspector with him when inspector makes a tour of inspection, displays inspecting items, and stores inspected result data in a memory. A personal computer 3 down-loads facility data onto a memory card 1c before starting inspecting work. In addition, inspected result data inputted at every checking item as the inspecting work is carried on are written on the card 1c. A display device 1d displays various kinds of data supplied from a CPU 1a. The computer 3 up-loads the inspected result data from the card 1c when the card 1c is mounted on an interface 2. Then the computer 3 reads out the inspected result data written in a prescribed area on the card 1c and registers the data in an inspection history file. Thereafter, the computer 3 retrieves points where corrosion or deterioration takes place from a data base registered in the history file at every facility unit and displays a list of retrieved results.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial applications]

[0001] The present invention relates to an inspection management system suitable for use in, for example, maintenance management of chemical plant equipment and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, inspection personnel such as maintenance management and maintenance services are regularly or irregularly patrolled in various facilities and equipment to perform inspection work. In such inspection work, in many cases, a checklist in which check items are displayed in advance is used, and the inspection result is manually recorded in the checklist. After such inspection work is completed, the past inspection record and the present inspection record are individually compared, and the portion requiring maintenance is identified from the comparison result.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional inspection work, as described above, when the inspection result recorded in the checklist is compared with the past record, the following processing is manually performed. Done. For example, the process of graphing the inspection data read from the checklist,
In order to make the trend of the inspection record easy to read, a transcription process or the like for transcribing the inspection result described in the checklist to another sheet is performed. Furthermore, after such processing is performed, the inspection record is individually checked to identify a portion requiring maintenance.

Since such a series of processing is manually performed, a great deal of labor is required and human error such as omission of check or oversight is likely to occur. Therefore, there is a demand for more efficient (labor-saving) inspection work and more accurate inspection work. Further, as the number of inspection locations increases, it becomes difficult to centrally manage the inspection results by the conventional method, which makes it difficult to perform efficient maintenance maintenance. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an inspection management system capable of integrally managing inspection results and enabling efficient and accurate inspection work. .

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a memory card which is configured to be detachable and is attached to each device so as to exchange data between the devices, and a plurality of inspection points determined for each facility. The inspection history data for each inspection location is registered in advance as a database, and the first inspection location that matches the facility to be inspected and the first inspection history data corresponding to the first inspection location are extracted from the database and stored in the memory. A host computer for downloading to a card, and a device to which the memory card is attached and which is carried for inspection work,
A mobile terminal device for displaying the first inspection location read from the memory card and sequentially storing inspection result data input in accordance with this display, wherein the mobile terminal device is the first inspection history. Based on the data and the inspection result data, the maintenance required portion of the inspection target equipment is extracted and displayed, the inspection result data is written to the memory card to update the inspection history data, and the host computer is It is characterized in that the updated inspection history data is uploaded from the memory card to update and register the database.

[0006]

According to the above construction, the portable terminal device extracts and displays the maintenance-required place in the facility to be inspected based on the first inspection history data and the inspection result data, and also displays the inspection result data in the memory card. To update the inspection history data. On the other hand, the host computer uploads the updated inspection history data from the memory card to update and register the database. As a result, the inspection results are centrally managed, and the inspection work can be made efficient and accurate.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The target of the inspection management system according to the present invention is wide-ranging such as maintenance management and maintenance of various facilities / facilities such as industrial plants and buildings. Here, in particular, a mode in which the inspection management system according to the present invention is applied to a chemical factory to inspect and manage a metal panel that is corroded or deteriorated by chemicals or the like will be described as an example.

A. System Configuration FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an inspection management system according to the present invention. In this figure, reference numeral 1 is a handy terminal carried by an inspector during patrol. The handy terminal 1 is configured to display check items to be inspected and store the inspection result data input according to the check items in a memory. The configuration of the handy terminal 1 will be described below.

Reference numeral 1a is a CPU which controls each part of the handy terminal 1, and its operation will be described later. Reference numeral 1b is a ROM that stores a system program that manages the operation of the CPU 1a. 1c is a memory card. Equipment data (described later) is downloaded to the memory card 1c by the personal computer 3 prior to the inspection work. Further, inspection result data input for each check item along with the inspection work is sequentially written in the memory card 1c. Further, this inspection result data is uploaded to the personal computer 3 side as an inspection history under the function described later.

Reference numeral 1d is a display device composed of an LCD (liquid crystal display element) or the like, and is a CPU 1a via an internal bus.
Display various data supplied from. Reference numeral 1e designates an operating element composed of a transparent touch panel arranged on the display device 1d, a ten-key pad, etc., and generates an operating element signal corresponding to each operation. During the inspection work, the operator 1e is operated to input the inspection result to the handy terminal 1. Reference numeral 1f is a RAM that stores an inspection program used for inspection work, a calculation result of the program, and the like. This RAM 1f is always backed up by a battery and is treated as a non-volatile memory. The RAM 1f may be replaced with an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM.

The above-mentioned memory card 1c is detachable from the handy terminal 1, is removed after the inspection work is completed, and is attached to the card interface 2. The memory card 1c attached to the card interface 2 is
It is handled as an external storage device of the personal computer 3. An external storage device 4 is composed of a magnetic disk device or the like. In the external storage device 4, equipment data composed of equipment configuration patterns categorized into several types in advance and check items corresponding to the equipment configuration patterns is made into a database,
It is stored as an equipment file. Further, in the external storage device 4, information supplied from the personal computer 3, that is, inspection result data uploaded from the memory card 1c is made into a database as an inspection history and stored as an inspection history file. The personal computer 3 includes, for example, a CRT.
Displays various information supplied by.

Next, the functions of the handy terminal 1 and the personal computer 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. Functions of Personal Computer 3 Side The personal computer 3 embodies functions Pf1 to Pf5 in accordance with a control program, as shown in FIG. In this figure, Pf1 is a function Mf2 to Mf5 described later.
This is a menu function for selecting any of the above. Pf2 is
Select or select a specific equipment configuration pattern from a plurality of equipment configuration patterns that are registered in advance in the internal or external memory, that is, each equipment configuration pattern that represents the configuration of the equipment to be inspected. This is a function to change the pattern and update and register it as a new equipment configuration pattern in the database.

In this way, various equipment configuration patterns are prepared in advance as a database, the configuration pattern most similar to the target equipment is selected from among these, and this is changed so as to exactly match the target equipment. It becomes possible to easily create the corresponding check items.

Next, the Pf3 downloads the equipment data created by the function Pf2, that is, the data consisting of the equipment configuration pattern and the check items corresponding to the equipment configuration pattern, to the memory card 1c attached to the card interface 2. It is a function to do. The Pf4 is a function of uploading inspection result data from the memory card 1c attached to the card interface 2. In this case, the personal computer 3 reads the inspection result data written in the predetermined storage area of the memory card 1c and registers it in the inspection history file. Next, Pf5 is a function of searching the database registered in this inspection history file for a location where corrosion / deterioration is progressing for each equipment unit and displaying a list of the search results.

Functions on the Handy Terminal 1 Side As shown in FIG. 3, the handy terminal 1 implements functions Tf1 to Tf6 according to an inspection program. In this figure, Tf1 is a menu function for selecting one of the functions Tf2 to Tf6 described later. Tf2 is a function of selecting data corresponding to the equipment to be inspected from the equipment data downloaded to the memory card 1c.

The functions Tf3 and Tf4 correspond to the above-mentioned functions Pf3 and Pf4, respectively. That is,
The function Tf3 transfers the facility data downloaded to the memory card 1c to the RAM 1f. On the other hand, the function Tf4
Transfers the inspection data stored in the RAM 1f to a predetermined storage area of the memory card 1c. Tf5 is a function for inputting this situation as a corresponding check item when there is corrosion / deterioration in the equipment under inspection during the inspection work, which will be described later. Tf6 is
It is a function of displaying a list of facilities having corrosion and deterioration on the display device 1d when the inspection work is completed.

B. General Operation Next, the general operation of the inspection management system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. When starting the inspection work, first, the equipment data edited / created on the personal computer 3 side is downloaded to a dedicated memory card 1c prepared for each inspection object (equipment). Then, when the power is turned on after the memory card 1c is set in the handy terminal 1, the inspection program is started. As a result, the above-mentioned function Tf1 is executed, and a menu screen (not shown) is displayed on the display device 1d. Here, when the inspector selects the function Tf2, the panel selection function Tf2 is executed.

When the panel selection function Tf2 is selected, the routine shown in FIG.
The process of U1a proceeds to step Sa1. When this routine is activated, the display screen D1 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display device 1d. Then, in step Sa1, the display field DP1 of the display screen D1 is displayed as a prompt (for example, the cursor blinks) to prompt the inspector to input the panel ID number.

Here, for example, a plurality of metal panels to be inspected are arranged as shown in FIG. 4, and when inspecting the metal panel of ID number "No. 3" among them, the handy terminal 1 is used. Enter the ID number "No. 3". As a result, the processing of the CPU 1a proceeds to step Sa2. In step Sa2, the previous inspection result, that is, the presence / absence of corrosion / deterioration during the previous inspection is read from the inspection history file downloaded to the memory card 1c. Next, when proceeding to step Sa3, the read data is displayed in the display field DP2 (see FIG. 6).
In this example, since there was no corrosion at the time of the previous inspection, it is displayed as "NO".

Next, when proceeding to step Sa4, the display column D
Prompt P3 and prompt the inspector to input the inspection result. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, when corrosion is present, when the portion indicated by “Y” in the display field DP3 is pressed, the transparent touch panel generates an operation signal corresponding to this. As a result, the portion displaying "Y" in the display field DP3 is highlighted.

When the result of "corrosion present" is entered in this manner, the CPU 1a blinks the numerical value input fields DN1 and DN2 (see FIG. 6) to enter the corrosion position of this metal panel "No. 3". Encourage inspectors. Where, for example,
As shown in FIG. 6, when the X-coordinate and the Y-coordinate indicating the corrosion position of the metal panel are input, the corrosion mark corresponding to the input value is displayed in the display field DP4. In addition, display column D
On P4, a shape similar to an actual metal panel is displayed.

Next, in step Sa5, the inspection result data input as described above is written in the inspection history file, and the process proceeds to next step Sa6. Step Sa
At 6, it is judged from the ID number whether or not the inspection of all metal panels is completed. Here, when the inspection is not completed, the determination result is “NO”, and the operation of step Sa1 and subsequent steps described above is repeated again. On the other hand, when the inspection is completed, this routine is completed and the above menu screen is displayed.

Next, after the inspection work is completed, when the function Tf6 is selected from the menu screen, the routine shown in FIG. 7 is started and the process of the CPU 1a proceeds to step Sb1. In step Sb1, a list of ID numbers of metal panels having corrosion is displayed from the inspection history file. Further, after this list display is completed, the process proceeds to the next step Sb2, and the previous inspection data and the present inspection data are compared,
List only the metal panels where the corrosion location has changed.

Further, in the handy terminal 1, when the inspection work is completed, a series of inspection results are registered in the above-mentioned memory card 1c. And this memory card 1c is
It is removed from the handy terminal and set in the card interface 2. As a result, the personal computer 3 uploads the inspection history file based on the above-mentioned function Pf4 and updates and registers it in the database. Based on the above-mentioned function Pf5, the inspection data of the corrosion / deteriorated metal panel is retrieved / extracted from the updated and registered inspection history file, and this is displayed in a list.

As described above, in this embodiment, since all the inspection work using the handy terminal 1 is the touch panel guidance input, all the checks can be performed without referring to the chuck sheet or the operation manual. it can. Moreover, as in the past, it is possible to transfer the inspection results listed in the checklist to another recording sheet, and to individually check the inspection results and identify the areas requiring maintenance on the spot. As a result, it is possible to realize efficient and accurate inspection work without causing human error such as omission of check or oversight. Furthermore, since the inspection data is centrally managed as a database-based inspection record file, efficient maintenance maintenance is realized.

The above-mentioned memory card 1c uses a plurality of memory cards, in which equipment data corresponding to different equipment configurations are registered, and the memory cards of the handy terminal 1 are sequentially replaced to obtain a plurality of memory cards. Although it is practical to check the equipment, it is also possible to exchange the data of one card and share the card. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the memory card 1c is replaced to share the data between the personal computer 3 and the handy terminal 1. However, instead of this, for example, both are equipped with input / output ports, It is also possible to share each other's data by transferring the data via.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the portable terminal device extracts and displays the maintenance-required place in the facility to be inspected based on the first inspection history data and the inspection result data. , This inspection result data is written to the memory card and the inspection history data is updated, so that the processing which is conventionally performed manually is omitted,
You can wash out the parts that require maintenance at the inspection site. Further, in this case, human error such as omission or oversight of the check is not caused, and the efficiency and accuracy of the inspection work are realized. Further, since the host computer uploads the updated inspection history data from the memory card and updates and registers the database, the inspection history is centrally managed, so that efficient maintenance maintenance can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a function of a personal computer 3 in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the function of the handy terminal 1 in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a schematic arrangement of metal panels to be inspected.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the handy terminal 1 in the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the handy terminal 1.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the handy terminal 1 in the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Handy terminal, 1c ... Memory card, 3 ... Personal computer (upper computer), 4 ... External storage device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A memory card that is detachably configured and is mounted on each device so that data can be exchanged between the devices, a plurality of inspection points defined for each facility, and inspection history data for each inspection point. Is registered in advance as a database, a first inspection location that matches the equipment to be inspected and first inspection history data corresponding to the first inspection location are extracted from the database, and a high-level computer that downloads to the memory card, A device equipped with the memory card and carried for inspection work, which displays the first inspection location read from the memory card and sequentially stores inspection result data input according to the display. And a mobile terminal device in the inspection target equipment based on the first inspection history data and the inspection result data. While displaying and displaying the maintenance required portion, the inspection result data is written in the memory card to update the inspection history data, and the host computer uploads the updated inspection history data from the memory card and An inspection management system characterized by updating and registering a database.