KR20140035852A - Vehicle repair cost estimation system and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to increase the reliability of clients by automatically preparing an estimate using a real image of the damaged state or an area to be repaired and simplify a process of preparing the estimate. A system to achieve the purpose of the present invention includes: a photographing unit (2) for photographing the damaged area of the vehicle surface (V) (refer to Fig. 8); a display unit for displaying the image photographed by the photographing unit; a grid generation unit (4) for generating a laser grid (G) which partitions the damaged area into a plurality of unit repair areas (A) by irradiating the damaged area with a plurality of perpendicular laser beams; an input unit (5) having a touch panel which specifies a part to be repaired by selectively designating the unit repair areas; a repair condition setting unit (6) for setting repair conditions of the damage; a calculation unit (7) for calculating repair costs according to the unit repair areas specified by the input unit and repair conditions; and a control unit (8) for performing the control of each unit.

Description

VEHICLE REPAIR COST ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle maintenance cost estimating system and apparatus for estimating maintenance costs generated when repairing damage caused to a vehicle body.

In general, the estimation of the repair cost when repairing damage caused to a vehicle body is specified based on the specific result of the damage state and repair method while visually confirming the damage point of the vehicle body (patent document). 1).

Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication 2003-196511

By the way, in the case of making an estimate of these costs in the above-mentioned repair, the above-mentioned damage range or damage state should be clearly presented to the client.

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, since the damage range or damage state is specified by the naked eye, it is necessary to show the damage range and damage state mentioned above using drawings.

As described above, in the case where the damage range or damage state is shown using the drawings, it is performed by handwriting, and thus there is a inconvenience in that it becomes easy and simple expression away from the actual damage state.

In order to alleviate this inconvenience, a method of attaching the above-described damage range or damage state photograph to the quotation is also taken, but there is a problem that it takes time and effort, and the present invention solves these problems. Shall be.

This invention was made | formed in view of the above-mentioned conventional problem, The vehicle maintenance cost estimation system of Claim 1 is the image pickup means which image | photographs the damage range of the vehicle body surface, and the image image | photographed by this imaging means. Display means for displaying i), grid generating means for irradiating a plurality of orthogonal laser beams to the damage range, and generating a laser grid for dividing the damage range into a plurality of unit maintenance regions, and the display. By using the input means which overlaps with a means, and consists of a touch panel which selects the said several repair area, and specifies the site | part to repair, and the repair condition setting means which sets the repair condition of the said damage, Characterized in that the reward cost is calculated according to the information of the unit reward area specified by the input means and the reward condition. And there.

With such a configuration, since the damage range is picked up by the imaging means and can be used as image information, the actual damage range and damage state can be confirmed.

By selecting a plurality of unit reward areas by the input means, a part to be repaired can be specified while viewing the image information, and the information can be recorded electronically.

In addition, by inputting maintenance conditions by a maintenance condition setting means, maintenance costs are automatically calculated based on these maintenance conditions and the specific result of the said maintenance site | part.

In this way, by electronically recording the actual damage state and the repair area, the information can be reflected in the quotation as it is and provided to the client with the repair cost.

Therefore, the client can confirm the state extremely close to the actual damage state, and can confirm the accuracy of the estimation of the repair cost.

On the other hand, in the side which prepares a repair cost estimate, it can image | photograph a damage range, and can create a quote by simple operation which performed when selecting the site | part to repair.

In the vehicle maintenance cost estimation system according to claim 2 of the present invention, the repair conditions according to claim 1 include the kind of scratches on the surface of the vehicle body, the color of the coating, the type of coating, and the difficulty of repairing them. The above maintenance cost is calculated by multiplying or adding the reference cost.

By setting it as such a structure, the conditions required for maintenance can be set in more detail, and the precision of an estimate can be improved.

On the other hand, since the client can perform the specific operation of the above-mentioned repair point, the client's understanding of the estimate also increases.

The vehicle maintenance cost estimating apparatus according to claim 3 of the present invention includes an image pickup means for imaging a damage range of a vehicle body surface, display means for displaying an image picked up by the image pickup means, and a plurality of orthogonal laser beams in the damage range. And a grid generating means for generating a laser grid for dividing the damage range into a plurality of unit repair areas, and a portion overlapping with the display means to selectively repair the plurality of unit repair areas. An input means comprising a touch panel for specifying a? And a control unit for controlling the above means.

By setting it as such a structure, the system of Claim 1 and Claim 2 mentioned above can be efficiently executed.

A vehicle maintenance cost estimating apparatus according to claim 4 of the present invention includes a plurality of laser irradiators for generating two laser grids orthogonal to the laser grid generating means according to claim 3, and the laser irradiator adjacent to each other includes the two It is characterized by being provided so that a predetermined distance may be separated along each direction of a laser grid.

With such a configuration, the plurality of laser irradiators are arranged to be aligned at equal intervals in a straight line at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the two orthogonal laser light traces described above, but two lasers irradiated from each laser irradiator A plurality of unit maintenance regions are formed by the light traces.

That is, since the plurality of unit maintenance areas are generated by the laser emitters arranged in a line, the number of laser irradiators to be installed can be minimized.

In the vehicle maintenance cost estimation apparatus according to claim 5 of the present invention, the control unit according to claim 3 uses a predetermined layout based on calculation result information in the calculation means and maintenance condition information set by the maintenance condition setting means. It is characterized in that it is provided with a remuneration fee document preparation unit for preparing an electronic estimate.

By setting it as such a structure, it can print out immediately when submitting a quotation.

Moreover, as described in Claim 6, by providing the communication part which transmits the said electronic statement, it is possible to promptly submit a quotation to a client via communication means, such as the Internet.

According to the present invention, when repairing a vehicle damage, it is possible to automatically create an estimate using a real image of the damage state and the repair range, thereby not only increasing the reliability of the client, but also Significantly shorten the creation time, making it possible to simplify the creation of quotations.

1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
2 is a side view showing one embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
3 is a front view for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
4 is a system block diagram of one embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
5 is a display screen of display means for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a display screen of display means for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a display screen of display means for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a display screen of display means for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a display screen of display means for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a display screen of display means for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a display screen of display means for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a display screen of display means for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one Embodiment of this invention is described with reference to drawings.

First, the vehicle maintenance cost estimating apparatus of this invention is demonstrated. In FIG. 1, the code | symbol 1 shows the vehicle maintenance cost estimating apparatus which concerns on this embodiment.

The vehicle maintenance cost estimating apparatus 1 includes an imaging means 2 for imaging the damage range of the surface of the vehicle body V (see FIG. 8), and a display means for displaying an image picked up by the imaging means 2 ( 3) and a plurality of orthogonal laser beams are irradiated to said damage range, and the laser grid G (refer FIG. 3) which divides this damage range into several unit maintenance area A (refer FIG. 3) is produced | generated. An input means (5) provided with a grid generating means (4) and a touch panel that overlaps with the display means (3) and selectively specifies the plurality of unit maintenance areas (A) to specify a part to be repaired. ), A calculation for calculating the repair cost according to the repair condition setting means 6 for setting the repair condition for the damage, the information of the unit repair area A specified by the input means 5, and the repair condition. Means 7 and a control unit 8 for controlling the respective means; Equipped.

As shown in FIG. 3, the laser grid generating means 4 includes a plurality of laser irradiators 9 for generating two orthogonal laser grids G, and the laser irradiators 9 adjacent to each other are provided as described above. It is comprised so that it may space apart a fixed distance along each direction of two laser grids G. In this embodiment, five said laser irradiators 9 are provided.

The imaging means 2, the display means 3, the input means 5, the maintenance condition setting means 6, the arithmetic means 7, and the control unit 8 are the present embodiment. Is integrated in a tablet PC (personal computer).

The control unit 8 also has an electronic estimate P having a predetermined layout based on the calculation result information in the calculation means 7 and the maintenance condition information set by the reward condition setting means 6. (Refer to FIG. 12), and the maintenance cost document creation part 11 and the communication part 12 which transmits the electronic estimate created by the said maintenance cost document creation part 11 are provided.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the said control unit 8 is equipped with the recording part 13 in which the above-mentioned repair conditions etc. were recorded, and this recording part 13 has the customer database which recorded the customer information, and the flaw of the flaw. Scratches type database that records the type, manufacturer database that records the manufacturer's information of the vehicle, vehicle model database that records the vehicle type, damage area database that records the damaged parts (car parts), paint color database that records the color of the vehicle, and the difficulty level of repair It is provided with a maintenance difficulty database, the coating range database which recorded the range (repair range) of a painting step by step, and the maintenance cost recording database which recorded the calculation result of a maintenance cost, etc.

On the other hand, the grid generating means 4 and the tablet PC 10 are assembled or mounted in a case 14 formed in a substantially isosceles triangle shape by a hollow member.

That is, five laser irradiators 9 constituting the grid generating means 4 are mounted on the bottom side of the case 14 at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the tablet PC 10 is It is detachably attached to the stay 15 over between the said bottom side and one of the equilateral sides with the attachment 16 interposed.

The tablet PC 10 is mounted such that the display means 3 and the input means 5 are located on the side opposite to the laser irradiation direction of the grid generating means 4.

Moreover, the grip 17 which becomes a grip part of an operator is integrally formed in one equilateral side part of the said case 14, and the front end part is made to carry out the laser irradiation by the said grid generating means 4 at the tip part. The trigger 18 is provided.

The stay 15 is also equipped with a battery 19 for supplying driving power to the grid generating means 4.

The grid generating means 4, the trigger 18, and the battery 19 are electrically connected to each other by a signal line or a power line inserted into the case 14.

Moreover, the said control unit 8 is provided with the customize part C for changing the initial setting of the various conditions for creating a maintenance cost estimate.

The vehicle maintenance cost estimation system of this embodiment is demonstrated with the action of the vehicle maintenance cost estimation apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment comprised in this way.

First, after starting the tablet-type PC 10, the vehicle maintenance cost estimation application is started.

In this way, when the vehicle maintenance cost estimation preparation application is started, the initial screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display means 3.

This initial screen includes an initial setting button B1 for starting an application for changing the initial setting of various conditions for creating a preset maintenance cost estimate and an application for confirming damage range to be repaired. The range confirmation button B2 is displayed, and it is activated by touching the corresponding part of the input means 5 which is integrally provided and covers the said display means 3, respectively.

When the application for changing the initial setting is started, selective access to each database of the recording unit 13 becomes possible, so that the recording contents of each database or the extraction information of the recording contents can be changed. have.

When the application which performs the confirmation operation of the damage range is started for maintenance cost estimation, the imaging means 2 is started, and the imaging means 2 is displayed on the display means 3 as shown in FIG. 6. An image showing the imaging range and its center position is displayed.

Next, the said trigger 18 is operated in the state which centered the center position displayed on the said display means 3 in the center part of the damage range of the vehicle body V. As shown in FIG.

In this way, since the trigger is operated and the grid is imaged at the step of irradiating the damage point, the laser beam is irradiated from each laser irradiator 9 of the grid generating means 4 to the damage range of the vehicle body V. A large number of laser grids G orthogonal to each other are generated, and a plurality of squares having a square shape are formed by these intersecting laser grids.

Each of these cells becomes the unit maintenance area A, and the damage range mentioned above is partitioned by these unit maintenance area A. FIG.

In addition, since the above-described plurality of unit repair areas A and the imaged damage ranges are displayed on the display means 3 in an overlapping state, damage portions existing in the damage ranges, i.e., areas to be repaired (in FIG. 8). As shown in FIG. 8, the position of the symbol Z corresponds to any one of the unit complement areas A. As shown in FIG.

Here, since the touch panel as the input means 5 is integrally provided in the display means 3, the position corresponding to the damage part Z and the unit maintenance area A of the input means 5 is here. By touching, it is possible to specify the above-described damage site Z as electronic information.

This specific operation of the damaged part Z can be easily performed by the touch operation of the display means 3, and the specific operation described above can be performed while checking the actual damaged part Z.

Therefore, not only can the specification of a part requiring repair be performed with high accuracy, but also the reliability of the specific result can be greatly improved.

The selection of the unit repair area A, that is, the specific work of the damaged part Z, is performed in all of the unit repair area A including the damaged part Z, and the specified unit repair area A In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the hatching process is performed and the specified thing is displayed, and the specific number is counted, and the result is displayed so that it may be shown in FIG.

Here, for example, by making the interval of the said laser grid G, ie, the length of one side of the said unit maintenance area | region A into 10 cm, the whole which needs to be repaired by the count number mentioned above. The area can be calculated.

Subsequently, after the specific operation | work of the above-mentioned damaged part Z is complete | finished, the display of the said display means 3 is displayed by touching the completion button B3 displayed on the said display means 3, FIG. And the maintenance condition setting screen shown in FIG.

The screens shown in Figs. 10 and 11 are continuous screens, and the display position is changed by scrolling.

In this maintenance condition setting screen, the display screen of the state in which the specific operation | work of the above-mentioned damage site | part Z was completed is reduced and displayed, and with this, quotation number, quotation creation date, customer information, vehicle, and maintenance condition information, etc. are displayed. The input area is displayed.

Examples of the customer information include a customer's name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and the like. Input to each display area by hand input is performed.

As the vehicle and maintenance condition information, the vehicle number of the vehicle, the manufacturer's name, the date of registration of the first year, the vehicle model, the damaged part of the bumper, fender or door, the type of scratch, the difficulty of repair, the repair size, the type of paint, the paint range, Paint color, additional parts cost, discount rate, additional fee, etc. are input, respectively, and input by the selection operation from a hand input or a pull-down menu is performed, respectively.

The menu of the pull-down menu is obtained from the corresponding database of the recording unit 13, respectively.

When these vehicle and maintenance condition information are inputted, each piece of information thereof is counted, multiplied or added with a predetermined base rate, and the maintenance cost estimate amount is calculated, and the calculation result is shown in FIG. It is displayed in the quoted price column to show.

After the above operation is completed and the quotation amount is displayed and the contents are confirmed and the quotation operation is finished, the determination button B4 shown in FIG. 11 is touched.

When the determination button B4 is operated, the information input on the maintenance condition setting screen, as shown in FIG. 12, is applied to the predetermined portion of the electronic estimate P, which has been created in advance, of the damage site Z described above. It is displayed along with the display screen of the specific work completed.

Here, after the electronic estimate P is displayed and converted to PDF by touching the PDF conversion button B5 displayed with the information, it is recorded in the recording unit 13.

In addition, when the customer's e-mail address is input, the PDF-converted electronic estimate P is transmitted to the customer by touching the transmission button B6 provided with the PDF conversion button B5.

As described above, according to the present invention, when estimating the maintenance cost of a vehicle, an estimate can be automatically generated by using an actual image for the damage state and the repair range, and the reliability of the client can be increased, The creation time can be greatly shortened.

1: vehicle maintenance estimator
2: imaging means
3: display means
4: grid generation means
5: input means
6: repair condition setting means
7: calculation means
8: control unit
9: laser irradiator
10: Tablet PC
11: repair fee document preparation department
12: communication unit
13: register
14: Case
15: Stay
16: attachment
17 grip
18: trigger
19: Battery
A: unit complement area
B1: Initial setting button
B2: Range Check Button
B3: Finish button
B4: Confirmation button
B5: Convert PDF button
B6: Send Button
C: customizing part
G: laser grid
P: Electronic Quote
V: body
Z: Damaged part (site to be repaired)

Claims (6)

Imaging means for imaging the damage range of the vehicle body surface, display means for displaying the image picked up by this imaging means, and a plurality of orthogonal laser beams are irradiated to the damage range, and the damage range is plural. An input comprising grid generating means for generating a laser grid partitioning into a unit maintenance area of the unit; and a touch panel provided overlapping with the display means and selecting a plurality of unit maintenance areas to specify a portion to be repaired. Means for calculating a repair fee according to the information of the unit repair area specified by the input means and the repair condition using means and a repair condition setting means for setting the repair condition for the damage. system. The repair cost according to claim 1, wherein the repair condition includes a kind of scratches on the surface of the vehicle body, a paint color, a kind of paint, and a difficulty level of repair, and by counting them, multiplying or adding them to a reference cost. Vehicle maintenance cost estimation system, characterized in that to calculate. Imaging means for imaging the damage range of the vehicle body surface, display means for displaying the image picked up by the imaging means, and a plurality of orthogonal laser beams are irradiated to the damage range, and the damage range is provided in a plurality of unit maintenance areas. Input means comprising a grid generating means for generating a laser grid partitioned by a touch panel, a touch panel provided overlapping with the display means, for specifying a portion to be repaired by selectively designating the plurality of unit repair areas, and the damage; A complementary condition setting means for setting a complementary condition of the user, an arithmetic means for calculating a reward ratio in accordance with the information of the unit reward area specified by the input means and the complementary condition, and a control unit for controlling the respective means. The vehicle maintenance cost estimation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 4. The laser beam generating means according to claim 3, wherein the laser grid generating means includes a plurality of laser irradiators for generating two orthogonal laser grids, and adjacent laser irradiators are spaced apart by a predetermined distance along each direction of the two laser grids. Vehicle maintenance cost estimation device, characterized in that it is installed to. The maintenance cost document preparation according to claim 3, wherein the control unit creates an electronic quotation with a predetermined layout based on the calculation result information in the calculation means and the maintenance condition information set by the maintenance condition setting means. The vehicle maintenance cost estimation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The vehicle maintenance cost estimating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control unit includes a communication unit which transmits an electronic quotation created by the maintenance cost document preparation unit.

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