JPH06175978A - Work cost calculating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the work cost calculating device which enables a worker to calculate the work cost with an easy operation. CONSTITUTION:This work cost calculating device is provided with an input means 1 like ten key for input of the work cost per unit time, a start button 2 operated for work start, and an end button 3 operated for work end, and they are set in a housing 7. The period from the operation time of the start button 2 to that of the end button 3, namely, the work time is measured by a time counting means 4. An operation means 5 multiplies this measured time by the work cost per unit time to calculate the work cost. The calculated work cost is displayed on a display means 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device capable of calculating work costs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This work cost is obtained by multiplying the work cost per unit time by the time actually required for the work. This calculation is performed by a clerical worker who receives a report from the worker, either manually or using a computer, without actually working the person.

[0003]

However, since the actual worker is not involved in the work cost calculation as described above, it is impossible to give the worker a sense of cost.

[0004]

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its gist is, as shown in FIG. 1, an input means 1 for inputting a work cost per unit time, and a work. The start button 2 operated at the start, the end button 3 operated at the end of the work, the time measuring means 4 for measuring the time from the start button operating time to the end button operating time, and the time measured by the time measuring means as described above. Calculation means 5 for calculating the work cost by multiplying the work cost per unit time; display means 6 for displaying the calculated work cost;
These input means, start button, end button, time measuring means,
A work cost calculation apparatus comprising: a housing 7 on which a calculation means and a display means are mounted.

[0005]

[Operation] The worker brings the work cost calculation device to the work site or installs it at the work site. Prior to the start of work, the input unit 1 inputs the work cost per unit time of the work to be performed. When the work is started, the start button 2 is pushed, and when the work is finished, the end button 3 is pushed. The actual work time from when the start button is operated to when the end button is operated is measured by the clock means 4. The calculating means 5 calculates the work cost by multiplying the work time measured by the measuring means 4 by the cost per the short time.

[0006]

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. The work cost calculation device is of the same size as an ordinary portable calculator, that is, a housing 10 of about the size of a business card.
Is equipped with. A liquid crystal display unit 11 (display means) is provided on the upper part of the front surface of the housing 10, and a unit price input button 12, a start button 13, an end button 14, a cost button 15, and a clear button 16 are provided on the left part. A ten-key pad 17 (input means) is provided at the center. In the housing 10, a microcomputer 18 (arithmetic means) with a timer and a memory and an interface (not shown) are housed.

The worker carries the work cost calculation device having the above-mentioned configuration on site. Enter the so-called unit cost per unit time at the site or before. More specifically, the unit price input button 12 is pressed. This unit price input button 1
In response to the ON signal from 2, the microcomputer 18
Enters unit price input mode. Next, the unit price is input to the microcomputer 18 using the ten keys 17. This unit price is the liquid crystal display unit 11 according to a command from the microcomputer 18.
Is displayed in. Next, when the unit price input button 12 is pressed again, the microcomputer 18 writes the unit price in the attached memory and terminates the unit price display on the liquid crystal display unit 11 after a few seconds have elapsed.

Next, the worker pushes the start button 13 when starting the actual work. In response to the ON signal of the start button 13, the microcomputer 18 writes the count value of the timer at that time in the memory. The operator pushes the end button 14 when finishing the work. In response to the ON signal of the end button 14, the microcomputer 18 writes the count value of the timer at that time in the memory.

Next, when the worker presses the cost button 15, the microcomputer 15 responds to the ON signal and calculates the work cost. That is, the timer count value at the start and end of the work is read from the memory, the difference, that is, the work time is calculated, and the work cost is obtained by multiplying the work time by the unit price read from the memory.
Further, this work cost is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 11.
After that, by pressing the clear button 16, the display of the work cost on the liquid crystal display unit 11 can be ended, and the unit price, the timer count value, and the work cost stored in the memory can be erased.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modes are possible. For example, when the start button operation and the end button operation are alternately performed a plurality of times, the microcomputer may write the timer count value in the memory each time the start button operation and the end button operation are performed. Then, when calculating the work cost, the first start button operation to the first
By calculating the time to the second end button operation, similarly calculating the time from the subsequent start button operation to the end button operation respectively, and adding these calculation times,
The total work time may be calculated, and the work cost may be obtained by multiplying the total work time by the unit price. By doing this, even if the work is temporarily interrupted by lunch etc., or if the work is carried out for many days, it is possible to easily calculate only the actual work time, which in turn makes it easy to calculate the work cost can do.

The timer starts counting the time when the start button is operated, stops the count when the end button is operated, and restarts the time counting by adding to the previously counted time when the start button is operated again. Good. Further, the timer may indicate the current time as it is. In this case, the current time can be displayed on the display unit when the unit price and the work cost are not displayed.

The work cost calculation apparatus may further include a work wait start button and a work wait end button. In this case, the waiting time can be calculated based on the operation of the work waiting start button and the work waiting end button, and the work waiting cost can be calculated similarly to the work cost calculation. When the work waiting cost is also calculated as the work cost, only the start button and the end button described above are sufficient. In this case, the start button may be pressed when starting the work waiting. The microcomputer may determine that the work is started when the start button is first pressed, and the work is ended and the work is actually started when the start button is pressed next. Also in this case, the work waiting time and its cost can be calculated together with the actual work time and the work cost.

The unit prices of a plurality of types of work can be stored in the memory. In this case, use the numeric keypad to specify the type of work, and enter the unit price and calculate the work cost.
Enter this work type. The work cost calculation device may be installed at a work site such as a factory. Also, it may be connected to a host computer. In this case, the host computer can total the work time and work cost of each worker.

[0014]

As described above, according to the work cost calculation apparatus of the present invention having the start button, the end button, and the timekeeping means, the worker can know the work cost by a simple operation on site, It is possible to raise the cost awareness of the worker.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a work cost calculation apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Input means 2 ... Start button 3 ... End button 4 ... Timer means 5 ... Calculation means 6 ... Display means 7 ... Housing 10 ... Housing 11 ... Display means (liquid crystal display part) 13 ... Start button 14 ... End button 18 ... Calculation Means (microcomputer)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input means for inputting a work cost per unit time, a start button operated at the start of work, an end button operated at the end of work, and a time from the start button operation time to the end button operation time. A time measuring means, a calculating means for calculating the work cost by multiplying the time measured by the time measuring means by the work cost per unit time, a display means for displaying the calculated work cost, and these input means, A work cost calculation apparatus comprising: a start button, an end button, a timing means, a calculation means, and a housing to which a display means is attached.