JPH07262210A - Drawing display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To precisely, easily and speedily learn the drawing content of parts and to screen-display the drawing content as an image for reducing a drawing preserving space. CONSTITUTION:A control part 2 retrieves a corresponding parts code through an order management file 3 based on an order code inputted from a host device 8 the day before work. A corresponding drawing code is retrieved through a drawing management file 4 based on the parts code, and picture data of a corresponding drawing is retrieved through a drawing picture file 5. The picture data is stored in a preparation memory 7 with the parts code and the drawing code. Processings up to here are preparation stages. In the work stage of the day, only the sequential read of data in the preparation memory 7 and the display of them in a CRT device based on the order code inputted through the keyboard 1 before work are required.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to necessary parts based on respective codes of parts to be manufactured or orders instructed by a higher-level production control computer prior to the operation, for example, the day before the operation. The contents of the drawing are temporarily stored in the preparation memory in advance, and the data in the preparation memory is read out and displayed on the screen based on the part code or order code input via the keyboard before the work on the day, especially at the manufacturing site for various parts. And a suitable drawing display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the field where many kinds of parts are manufactured, drawings of standard parts are prepared and stored in advance, and necessary parts drawings are extracted from the prepared and stored drawings in accordance with work instructions. Based on this, a method of manufacturing parts has been adopted.

[0003]

The conventional method has the following drawbacks. One is that extracting necessary component drawings from the prepared and stored drawings in accordance with the work instructions is a very troublesome and time-consuming job on site. Of course, there is a risk that the drawings may be damaged or contaminated during the search process, so frequent drawing repairs or replacements are required. The other is that when there are many types of parts, a large storage space is required, which becomes a factor that hinders the flow of field work and smooth management.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the above problems of the prior art, to accurately, easily and quickly know the contents of drawings to be used for work in the field, and to reduce the drawing storage space. Another object of the present invention is to provide a drawing display device for displaying, as an image, drawing contents relating to necessary parts on the basis of each part code to be manufactured or each order code.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a drawing management file that stores a code of a part and a code of a drawing related to the part in association with each other; a code of the drawing and image data of the drawing are stored. Drawing image files stored in association with each other; Preparation memory for storing data related to work preparation;
A screen display that displays image data as an image on the screen; a corresponding drawing code is searched through a drawing management file based on a part code that is input in advance from a higher-level device, and then based on this drawing code, After searching the image data of the corresponding drawing via the drawing image file, this image data is stored in the preparation memory together with the part code and drawing code, and based on the part code input via the keyboard before work, the preparation memory And a control unit for reading the data of (1) and displaying it on the screen display.

The present invention also relates to an order management file that stores the order code and the code of the part related to this order in association with each other; the code of the part and the code of the drawing related to the part are associated with each other. A drawing management file to be stored as; a drawing image file that stores the drawing code and the image data of the drawing in association with each other; a preparation memory that stores data related to work preparation; and the image data is displayed on the screen as an image And a screen display device for searching for the corresponding part code through the order management file based on the order code previously input from the host device, and then responding through the drawing management file based on this part code After searching the drawing code and then searching the image data of the corresponding drawing through the drawing image file based on this drawing code, this image data Comprises; was stored with the part code and drawings code preparation memory, based on the order code entered via the keyboard before working, and a control unit for displaying on the screen the display device reads the data preparation memory.

Further, according to the present invention, when the control unit causes the screen display to display the image data as an image, a list display means for initially displaying a list of all the related drawing codes and then a pointer are provided. And a designated selection display means for switching and displaying the image of the drawing code selected from the list, or when the control unit displays the image data as an image on the screen display, all the drawings initially related A list display means for displaying a list of codes and a sequential selection display means for switching and displaying images of drawing codes sequentially selected in a predetermined order by repeating operation of operation keys can be provided.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the control section searches for the corresponding drawing code through the drawing management file based on the part code previously input from the host device, and then based on this drawing code, the drawing image file is searched. After the image data of the corresponding drawing is retrieved via, the image data is stored in the preparation memory together with the part code and drawing code, and the data in the preparation memory is stored based on the part code input via the keyboard before work. Is read and displayed on the screen display.

Further, according to the present invention, the control unit searches for the corresponding part code through the order management file based on the order code previously input from the host device, and then based on this part code, the drawing is executed. After the corresponding drawing code is searched through the management file, and then the image data of the corresponding drawing is searched through the drawing image file based on this drawing code, this image data is prepared together with the part code and drawing code. Based on the order code stored in the memory and input through the keyboard before the work, the data in the preparation memory is read and displayed on the screen display.

Further, according to the present invention, when the image data is displayed as an image on the screen display, the list display means of the control section displays a list of all drawing codes initially related, and then the designated selection display means. By
The image of the drawing code selected from the list is switched and displayed via the pointer. Alternatively, the list display means of the control unit displays a list of all the drawing codes related to the initial stage, and then the sequential selection display means successively selects the drawings in a predetermined order through repeated operation of the operation keys. The image of the drawing code is switched and displayed.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a drawing display device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the embodiment. In the figure, 1 is a keyboard, 2 is a control unit, 3 is an order management file, 4 is a drawing management file, 5 is a drawing image file, and 6 is a CRT device as a screen display. The order management file 3 stores the order code and the code of the parts related to this order in association with each other. The drawing management file 4 stores the code of the part and the code of the drawing related to the part in association with each other. The drawing image file 5 stores the code of the drawing and the image data of the drawing in association with each other. The image data is obtained via the image scanner based on the drawing of the corresponding drawing code. The order management file 3, drawing management file 4 and drawing image file 5 are
Configured as a magneto-optical disk file. The CRT device 6 displays the image data as an image on the screen.
Reference numeral 7 is a preparation memory which stores limited data such as an order code, a part code, a drawing code, image data of the drawing, and the like for work preparation for the next day.

The control unit 2 retrieves the corresponding component code via the order management file 3 based on the order code input on the day before the work, for example, from the host device 8 such as the production management computer. The control unit 2 then
Based on this part code, the corresponding drawing code is searched through the drawing management file 4, and then the image data of the corresponding drawing is searched through the drawing image file 5 based on this drawing code. The data is stored in the preparation memory 7 together with the part code and the drawing code. This is the preparation stage for the work for the next day. Next, in the work stage of the day, it is only necessary to read out the data in the preparation memory 7 and display it on the CRT device 6 based on the order code input via the keyboard before the work.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the order management file.
In the figure, the order code is stored in the left column, and the corresponding part code is stored in the right column. Generally, a plurality of component codes correspond to one order code. For example,
The order code 0001 includes the component codes P10001 and P
10002, P10003, ... Correspond. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the drawing management file 4. In the drawing, a part code is stored in the left column and a drawing code corresponding to the right column is stored. Generally, one drawing code corresponds to one part code. For example, the part code P1000
1 is the drawing code A0001 and the part code P1000.
2 is a drawing code A0002 and a part code P1000.
3 corresponds to the drawing code A0003.

The operation of the embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart showing the operation of the preparatory stage in FIG. 6 and the flow chart showing the operation of the working stage in FIG. First,
Describe the preparation stage. In FIG. 6, step S1
Then, the order code is transmitted from the upper level device 8 (see FIG. 1) to the control unit 2 by being limited to the work for the next day. In step S2, the control unit 2 searches the order management file 3 (see FIG. 2) for the code of the part related to the order code. In step S3, the control unit 2 searches for the drawing code related to the part code via the drawing management file 4 (see FIG. 3). In step S4, the control unit 2 searches the drawing image file 5 for the image data corresponding to the drawing code, and stores the order code, the part code, the drawing code, and the image data searched so far in the preparation memory 7.
This completes the preparation of various information necessary for the work of the next day.

Next, the work stage will be described. In FIG. 7, in step S6, work is performed from the keyboard 1 on the day based on a work instruction previously received from the host device 8, for example, an order code to be worked on the day, the number of related parts to be manufactured, and a delivery date (instruction of delivery). Enter the order code that should be done. In step S7, the order code, part code, drawing code, and image data are read from the preparation memory 7, and in step S8, a list of all part codes and drawing codes related to the order code is displayed on the screen of the CRT device 6. To do. In step S9, the cursor is operated via the keyboard 1 from the list of drawing codes displayed on the screen of the CRT device 6 to select the drawing code used for the first work. FIG. 4 is an exemplary view of the screen in each of the steps S8 and S9. In FIG. 4, the order code, the three component codes related thereto, and the corresponding drawing code are displayed. Further, in FIG. 4, it is indicated via the arrow cursor that the drawing code A0001 has been selected. Based on the selection by the cursor, the screen of the CRT device 6 is switched by the control unit 2 in step S10, and the selected drawing is displayed as an image. FIG. 5 is an exemplary view of the screen in step S6. On the screen, the drawing content corresponding to the drawing code A0001 is displayed as an image. Here, in addition to the outer shape and dimensions of the coil spring, processing contents and items regarding spring characteristics are displayed. In addition to the printed parts, the parts that have been added, deleted, or modified by handwriting to the original drawing after the previous work are also shown, which is very convenient for the manufacturing site. In the example of the screen shown in FIG. 4, the drawings are selected through the cursor. However, the cursor is replaced by a specific key on the keyboard, and by repeating the operation, the drawings are sequentially selected in a predetermined order. It is also possible to adopt a method of moving forward.

Then, in step S11, the work relating to the first part is performed. When this work is completed, the result of the work is transmitted to the higher-level device 8 via the control unit 2 by the keyboard 1 in step S12. This work record is, for example, the completed number (partial delivery number) of the parts manufactured in the first work, the required man-hours, the number of defectives that have occurred, and the like. Based on the transmitted work performance data, the progress of the part is ascertained, and measures such as material replenishment for the defective number are taken. Step S13
Then, it is judged whether or not there is the next work (manufacture of parts) of the day, and if there is work, the process returns to the previous stage of step S9 and the same procedure is repeated, and when the scheduled work of the day is completed, a series of steps are performed. finish.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be expected. (1) Prior to the work on the day, based on the part code or order code input via the keyboard at the site, the drawing contents related to the parts necessary for the work are displayed as an image on the screen. Moreover, the data displayed on this screen is limited to the work amount for the day, and is stored in the preparation memory based on the work instruction from the host device in advance.
It is possible to quickly display an image in response to a call from the site. As a result, the number of man-hours for preparing information related to work including drawings is reduced, and the mental burden associated with troublesome preparation work is released, so that the original work is streamlined and work mistakes are reduced. And, work safety is improved. (2) The occupied space can be significantly reduced compared to the space for storing drawings, and the flow of site work and the smooth management can be supported. (3) Drawings can be easily exchanged according to changes in specifications, which increases flexibility in responding to changes in specifications. (4) When an emergency situation such as a machining error or an express request occurs, it is possible to quickly and easily search not only the current drawing but also the related drawings, so that it is possible to take appropriate emergency measures for the emergency. (5) Maintenance of drawings on the site, that is, repair work, replacement work, and other related work are freed.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

[Figure 2] Structure of order management file

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a drawing management file

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a CRT screen.

FIG. 5 is another exemplary view of the CRT screen.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the preparation stage of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the working stage of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 keyboard 2 control unit 3 order management file 4 drawing management file 5 drawing image file 6 CRT device 7 preparation memory 8 upper device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A drawing management file for storing a code of a part and a code of a drawing related to the part in association with each other;
A drawing image file that stores the drawing code and the image data of the drawing in association with each other; a preparation memory that stores data related to work preparation; a screen display that displays the image data as an image on a screen; a host device After searching for the corresponding drawing code through the drawing management file based on the part code that was previously input from, then searching for the corresponding drawing image data through the drawing image file based on this drawing code A control unit for storing the image data together with the part code and the drawing code in the preparation memory, and reading out the data in the preparation memory and displaying it on the screen display based on the part code input through the keyboard before the operation; A drawing display device comprising. 2. An order management file that stores an order code and a code of a part related to the order in association with each other;
A drawing management file that stores a code of a part and a code of a drawing related to the part in association with each other; a drawing image file that stores the code of the drawing and image data of the drawing in association with each other; A preparation memory for storing such data; a screen display for displaying image data as an image on a screen; a corresponding part code is searched through an order management file based on an order code previously input from a higher-level device. Then, based on the part code, the corresponding drawing code is searched through the drawing management file, and then, based on the drawing code, the image data of the corresponding drawing is searched through the drawing image file. The data is stored in the preparation memory together with the part code and the drawing code, and based on the order code entered via the keyboard before the work, Drawing display apparatus comprising: a; and a control unit for displaying on the screen the display device reads the data in the memory. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
When displaying the image data as an image on the screen display, the control unit initially displays a list display means for displaying a list of all relevant drawing codes, and then a drawing selected from the list via a pointer. A drawing display device, comprising: designated selection display means for switching and displaying an image of a code. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein
When displaying the image data as an image on the screen display unit, the control unit sequentially displays a list display means for displaying a list of all related drawing codes, and then sequentially in a predetermined order by repeatedly operating the operation keys. A drawing display device, comprising: a sequential selection display means for switching and displaying images of selected drawing codes.