JPH11282522A - Controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for easily judging whether or not repair costs are free within a guarantee period, or whether or not the repair costs are not free due to the expiration of a guarantee period when an equipment breaks down. SOLUTION: When a failure is generated, whether or not an accumulative current carrying time (using period) is within a guarantee period is judged in an S3. When the accumulative current carrying time (using period) is beyond the guarantee period, the process is advanced to an S4. Whether or not the defective content or the defective part is an object to be guaranteed is judged in an S4. A failure code, accumulative current carrying time (using period), and free display are displayed by a notifying means such as a remote controller in an S6. The failure code, a accumulative current carrying time (using period), pay display, type number, and the telephone number of the source of a repair request are displayed by the notifying means such as a remote controller is an S5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control device provided with a measuring means for measuring a current-carrying time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been a device which measures the time during which power is supplied and the operation time of a device, and when the time exceeds the useful life, reports that the service life has been exceeded. With this device, it was found that the service life was exceeded when used for a long period of time, so that inspection could be requested before the device broke down.

[0003]

However, in the conventional device, if a failure occurs before the end of its useful life, the service period is not displayed, so whether the repair cost will be free within the warranty period or not. In some cases, it was difficult to determine whether the repair fee would be charged after the period was over. In general, the device has a date of manufacture and a date of installation, but the date of actual use depends on the user's memory, The period of use could not be determined.

[0004] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to solve the problem when a device breaks down.
An object of the present invention is to provide a control device that can easily determine whether the repair cost will be free within the warranty period or whether the repair cost will be paid after the compensation period.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems and Action / Effect thereof To achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a control device having a measuring means for measuring an energized time, which notifies the energized time. Since the notification means is provided, the cumulative energization time is reported, and the time actually used by the user can be accurately grasped.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control device having a failure detecting means and a measuring means for measuring a time during which the power is supplied. At the same time, a charge / free judgment unit for judging whether repairs are charged or not is provided. Therefore, when a device breaks down, the control unit determines whether the service period is within the warranty period or outside the warranty period, and also determines whether the repair is paid or free. it can.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control device comprising a failure detecting means for determining the content of a failure and a measuring means for measuring a time during which power is supplied. A charge / free judgment unit is provided to judge whether the repair is charged or not based on the time and the details of the failure. Therefore, when the equipment breaks down, the control unit determines whether the use period is within the warranty period or out of the compensation period, whether the failure content or the failure part is covered by the warranty, and further determines whether the repair is paid or free. It is possible to accurately determine whether repairs are paid or free.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, when a failure of the device is detected by the failure detecting means, or when a switch is provided on the display means and the switch is operated, the power is supplied for a period of time, charged or free of charge. An informing means for informing at least one of the determinations is provided. Therefore, when the device breaks down, the power-on time or the determination of whether the device is charged or not is reported, and it can be easily confirmed whether the repair is charged or not.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the control device comprises a cumulative energization time measuring means 11, a failure detecting means 12, a paid / uncharged judging section 13, and a notifying means 14. When the power is turned on, the cumulative energizing time measuring means 11 measures the cumulative energizing time, and the measurement data A is sent to the paid / unpaid judging section 13. The failure detection means 12 detects a failure of the device, and when a failure is detected, sends a failure code B indicating the failure site and the content of the failure to the paid / free judgment unit 13. The paid / free judgment section 13 judges whether the measured data A is within the warranty period and whether the failure code B is covered by the guarantee, and judges whether the data is paid or not. Then, the judgment result C is sent to the notifying means 14. The notifying means 14 notifies the judgment result C by displaying it on a remote controller or the like.

FIG. 2 is a control flow of the paid / free judgment unit 13 in one embodiment of the present invention.

At S1, the control flow starts, and at S2, it is determined whether a failure has occurred. If no failure has occurred, the process proceeds to S7. If a failure has occurred,
In S3, it is determined whether or not the cumulative energization time (use period) is within the warranty period. For example, if the warranty period is two years, and the cumulative energization time (use period) is 25 months, the process proceeds to S5 because the warranty period has exceeded two years. Cumulative energizing time (use period)
If is less than two years, proceed to S4. In S4, it is determined whether or not the content of the failure or the failure location is a guarantee target. For example, if the failed part is a driving part such as a motor, the object is not covered by the warranty and the process proceeds to S5. In S5, the failure code, the accumulated power-on time (use period), and the paid display are displayed by a notification means such as a remote controller. If the faulty part is a sensor in S4, it becomes a guarantee target and the process proceeds to S6. In S6, the failure code, the accumulated power-on time (use period), and the free display are displayed by a notification means such as a remote controller.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the notification means 14 of the present invention.

Here, the notifying means 13 is a remote control device which can also set the operation state of the device, a setting switch 24 for setting the operation state, and an operation switch 2 for setting the device to the operation state.
3, a display unit 22 for displaying an operation state, a failure code, and the like. If the device breaks down, the display 2
2 displays a failure code, an accumulated energizing time (use period), and a paid / free display. Also, if the two setting switches 24 are simultaneously pressed for 5 seconds while the operation switch is off, the past failure history, paid / free display, and accumulated power-on time (use period )
Is displayed on the display unit 22.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a display at the time of payment in one embodiment of the present invention.

Here, a model number and a telephone number of a repair request destination are displayed in addition to a failure code, a use period (cumulative energizing time), and a paid display. Therefore, a request for repair can be promptly made.

FIG. 5 shows an example of display at no charge in one embodiment of the present invention.

The only difference from FIG. 4 is that the paid display is a free display.

In the present embodiment, the notification method by the notification means 14 is a method using character display, but the notification may be made by voice.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control flow of a paid / free judgment unit 13 in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the notification means 14 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a display example at the time of payment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an example of display at no charge in one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 notification means 22 display part 23 operation switch 24 setting switch

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Koji Furugi 43-1, Uozakihama-cho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A control device comprising a measuring means for measuring a time during which power is supplied, wherein a notifying means for notifying the time during which power is supplied is provided. 2. A control device comprising a failure detecting means and a measuring means for measuring a time during which the power is supplied, wherein when the failure detecting means detects a failure of the device, the repair is performed based on the time during which the power is supplied. A control device characterized by having a paid / paid judgment unit for judging whether it is paid or not. 3. A control device, comprising: a failure detecting means for judging a failure content; and a measuring means for measuring a power-on time, wherein when the failure detecting means detects a failure of the device, the power-on time and the fault are detected. A control device characterized by having a paid / free judgment unit for judging whether repairs are paid or not based on the contents. 4. The control device according to claim 2, further comprising a notifying unit for notifying at least one of a power-on time and a charge / non-charge determination. 5. The control device according to claim 4, wherein when a failure of the device is detected by the failure detecting means, a power-on time or a judgment as to whether the device is charged or not is displayed. 6. The control device according to claim 4, wherein a switch is provided in the display means, and a time of the power supply by the operation of the switch or a determination of whether the power is paid or not is displayed.