JPS5851298B2 - Portable car repair estimate issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a portable automobile repair estimate issuing machine.

Conventional automobile repair estimate issuance systems require parts data files that have a huge storage capacity even just for car models, because cars have different shapes and parts depending on the year, model, grade, and variation. magnetic tape is used as the storage medium for this part data file.
It was impossible to make the entire system portable.

For this reason, there was an inconvenience that a repair estimate could not be issued immediately at the repair site.

Here, a conventional automobile repair estimate issuing system is shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and will be explained.

Figure 1 shows the appearance of a conventional automobile repair estimate issuing system, in which 1 is a central processing unit with a main memory;
3 is an external storage device for temporarily storing estimate data, and 3 is a magnetic tape control device having a magnetic tape in which various data related to automobile parts are stored.

4 is a printer for issuing an automobile repair estimate.

5 is an operation console for the operator to drive and operate the entire system.

6 is a card reader for inputting data regarding the input data sheet 7 shown in FIG.

Next, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. 2 and will be explained.

In FIG. 2, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 indicate the same or corresponding parts.

7 is an input data sheet, which includes name coded data 7a corresponding to the name of the repair part, a value 7b of repair labor, and
Vehicle type data 7c is entered.

8 is an estimate issued by the printer 4.

5a is a display device attached to the operation console 5, and 5b is a keyboard for system operation, also attached to the operation console 5.

FIG. 3 shows part of the component data file stored on the magnetic tape.

Columns 6 to 8 are storage areas C for name coded data.
1, and columns 11 to 29 are the name data storage area C2.

Columns 31 to 41 are part number encoded data storage area C3, and columns 45 to 49 are price values and storage area C4.

Columns 50 to 90 are areas in which identification data for extracting parts is stored, but the details are not directly related to the present invention and will therefore be omitted.

Here, the operations shown in Figure 2 are explained in Figures 3 and 4 for parts such as the name code ``195J'' corresponding to the car model ``S IJ-MJ Automotive parts name 1''-LF door trim board SA''. This will be explained using figures.

In order to issue an estimate using this system, the operator first inserts a processing program related to issuing an estimate into the main memory □ of the central processing unit 1, and installs a processing program for issuing an estimate, which stores parts data for the vehicle model to be quoted, "S IJ-MJ." The magnetic tape 31 that is present is selected and attached to the magnetic tape control device 3, and a punched card punched with the contents of the input data sheet 7 on which the data has been written is set in the card reader 6, read, and stored in the external storage device 2. .

The processing program stored in the main storage device □ of the central processing unit 1 starts processing according to the operator's operation from the operation console 5, and the name is determined from the contents of the input data sheet 7 already stored in the external storage device 2. The coded data 7a and the vehicle type coded data 7c are read out.

The name coded data 7a is the name code "195" in the example shown in FIG.

Next, the corresponding part data is read from the magnetic tape 31 using this name code J195J as an index.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, there are seven types of parts corresponding to the name code "195", so all seven types of part data are read out.

Next, the processing program stored in the main memory □餉 of the central processing unit 1 extracts one type of part from among the seven types of parts data previously read out, based on the vehicle model data 7c, and uses the extracted data. Addresses 1000 to 1 of external storage device 2
Stored in 039.

Details regarding this extraction will be omitted since they are not directly related to this invention.

Thereafter, the same operation is sequentially repeated for all name coded data of the input data sheet 7, and the data shown in FIG. 4 is finally stored in the external storage device 2.

Finally, the processing program stored in the main storage device M/ of the central processing unit 1 issues the data stored in the external storage device 2 as shown in FIG. 4 as an estimate from the printer 4.

At this time, the repair fee value 7b of the input data sheet 7 is printed as is in the corresponding position, but the details of the processing are not directly related to this invention and will therefore be omitted.

As explained above, in conventional systems, a magnetic tape device 3 and a card reader 6 are used, and the central processing unit 1 and external storage device 2 are also large and heavy. 3 required to be installed in an air-conditioned room to control ambient temperature and protect from dust, making it difficult to move the system.

For this reason, there was a drawback that it was not possible to immediately issue an estimate at the automobile repair site.

This invention was made in order to solve these conventional drawbacks, and consists of a parts data file that is divided into a first file that stores the remaining parts data excluding name data, and a second file that stores name data. By configuring this, the data file is reduced and stored in a storage medium, and the input/output device, input means, central processing unit, storage device, printing device, etc. are made smaller and lighter, and the entire system is integrated. The purpose is to provide a portable automobile repair estimate issuing machine that can immediately issue a repair estimate at a repair site.

Hereinafter, a reduced data file and a reduction in size and weight of the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 to 10.

FIG. 5 illustrates the appearance of a portable automobile repair estimate issuing machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 5, 11 is a cassette magnetic tape device for controlling the cassette magnetic tape storing the parts data file reduced according to the present invention;
are each cassette magnetic tapes containing parts data related to a specific car model.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a printer as a printing device specially selected for its small size and weight reduction, and is used to issue a written estimate.

13 is a numeric display for displaying input data, 14 is a keyboard for inputting data, 15 is a small case with a handle to hold the whole thing together,
In this example, the weight of the entire system is approximately 10Kp, and the external dimensions are 350 mm wide x 430 mm deep x 125 mm high (unit quantity), making it portable, and a repair estimate can be issued immediately at an automobile repair site. It is designed to be able to do things.

Note that the central processing unit and storage device are not depicted in FIG. 5 because they are housed within the case.

FIG. 6 shows the configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention, where 16 is a central processing unit using a microprocessor, and 17 stores a control program for controlling this system and a processing program for processing data. In this embodiment, a ROM (read only memory) of 16 KB is used.

18 is a storage device for storing processing data, and in this embodiment, 16 KB of RAM (random access memory) is used.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a cassette magnetic tape, and 11a to 11n each cassette magnetic tape storing parts data related to a specific car model.

Name coded data 7a, repair fee value 7b, and vehicle model coded data 7c written by the estimator on the input data sheet 7 are entered by the estimator himself from the keyboard 14.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a printer for issuing the estimate 8, and a small and lightweight printer is especially selected.

The functions of the operation console for operating the entire system are incorporated into a program stored in the keyboard 14 and ROM 18.
The configuration is shown in the figure.

In FIG. 7, step 50 is an initial setting program for initially resetting the entire system and setting the initial state.

Step 51 is a corresponding process flow extraction jump program that determines which program to select from steps 52 to 55.

Step 52 is a vehicle model data key manual processing program that processes vehicle model data entered manually, and step 53
Step 54 is a target parts data extraction program that extracts target part data from a parts data file according to name coded data entered manually, and step 54 is a print data editing program that edits the extracted data into a format for printing and stores it in a storage device. It also has a program to issue quotations from the printer.

Step 55 is a program for terminating the process,
In this configuration, after completion, the processing in step 51 regarding the corresponding processing flow extraction jump program is performed again to prepare for issuing the next estimate.

Step 56 is a key processing program that controls key power and processes input data. Step 57 is a cassette deck operation processing program that controls cassette magnetic tape and processes data. Step 58 is a key processing program that controls printer operation and processes input data. This is a printer operation processing program that prints.

Next, a part of a parts data file with a reduced storage capacity according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 8 and will be described.

In FIG. 8, 110 is a parts data file as the first file without name coded data corresponding to the names of automobile parts, and the name coded data plays the role of name data and at the same time is used as an index code. Also plays the role of 2
This is a very effective code with two functions.

Note that areas C3, C4, and C5 have exactly the same names and functions as the areas with the same reference numerals in FIG. Also functions as storage area C2,
I have both.

111 is a name data file as a second file corresponding to the names of automobile parts.

It has a name coded data storage area C1 and a name data storage area C2, and the required storage area for one data is 29 columns.

Next, regarding the operation of the device shown in Figure 6, Figures 7 to 10
This will be explained using figures.

This portable automobile repair estimate issuing machine, which has the program structure shown in Figure 7, can narrow down its intended function to issuing automobile repair estimates, so the keyboard 14 can function as an operation console, which is necessary for a general-purpose computer. This can be incorporated into the program stored in the storage device ROM 17, which has a great effect on downsizing the entire system by eliminating the operation console, and at the same time makes it extremely easy to use with a function to prevent erroneous operation. I can do things.

The initial setting program at step 50 in FIG. 7 automatically starts up the system and initializes the input/output devices, which conventionally relied on experience and attentiveness to save labor. be.

Following the initial setting, the vehicle model data 7c entered in the input data sheet 7 is processed by the vehicle model data and key manual processing program in step 52 and the key processing program in step 56, and is stored in the storage device 18.

Next, in order to extract the corresponding target part from the cassette magnetic tape 11i using the name coded data 7a entered in the input data sheet 7 as an index, the target part extraction program in step 53, the key processing program in step 56, and the key processing program in step 57 are executed. The cassette deck operation processing program is used by the central processing unit 16, and each time the target part data is extracted, the extracted data is stored in the storage device 18 by the print data editing program in step 54.

For example, when the name code 1195J t J196J written in the input data sheet 7 in FIG. Ru.

The meaning of temple added to an address indicates that the value is expressed in hexadecimal.

The data stored in the storage device 18 in the format shown in FIG. 10 is processed by the printer operation processing program in step 58 and is issued as a quotation 8.

The data read from the cassette magnetic tape 11i in order to extract the target component data is in the form shown in FIG.

For example, seven types of data are read from the component data file 110 as the first file for the data of the name code J195J entered in the input data sheet 7 in FIG.

In this operation, in FIG. 9, the same name data group having the same name code as the name code entered manually in step 60 is read from the first file portion of the cassette magnetic tape 11i.

Next, in step 61, vehicle type correspondence data is extracted from this same name code data group.

This extraction operation uses the vehicle model data 1c input from the input data sheet 7, but the details are not directly related to this invention and will therefore be omitted.

Furthermore, in step 62, the key input name code "
The name with the same name code as 195J is selected from the name data file 111 as the second file of the cassette magnetic tape 11i, the part name corresponding to the name code ``195J'', that is, ``LF door trim board SAJ'',
At step 63, a name is added to the vehicle model corresponding data, resulting in finally completed extracted parts data.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since various programs are stored in the ROM 17, it is possible to achieve exactly the same functions as the conventional system, to facilitate operation, and to prevent operational errors. Because it is portable, accurate estimates can be issued immediately at repair sites that require estimates.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, automobile parts data includes many parts with the same name.

This depends on the year, model, grade, and variation.
This is due to the fact that the shape of the parts often changes.

In such cases, the file method of the present invention is particularly effective in reducing storage capacity.

For example, if the file system of this invention is applied to a parts data file that has 700 types of part names and 3000 types of parts, the storage capacity will be approximately 50 kilobytes, assuming that each character requires 1 byte of storage capacity. Reduction is achieved.

In the detailed description of the present invention, a cassette magnetic tape is used as a data file storage medium, but storage media other than cassette magnetic tape, such as flexible disk sheets, magnetic bubbles, semiconductor non-volatile memory, and magnetic wire memory, may also be used. , magnetic core memory, etc. can be used to achieve this purpose.

Also, although a keyboard is used as a means of data entry, other means such as a barcode reader, X-axis and Y-axis position detectors, or a combination of these with a keyboard or other device may also be used to achieve the purpose. can.

As explained above, according to the present invention, a portable automobile repair estimate issuing machine can be realized, so that an accurate estimate can be immediately issued at an automobile repair site or office.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external view of the conventional method, Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram of the conventional method, Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a part of the parts file of the conventional method,
FIG. 4 is a storage state diagram of extracted component data in a storage device according to the conventional method, FIG. 5 is an external view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention,
The figure is a program configuration diagram according to an embodiment of this invention, FIG. 8 is a partial diagram of a data file according to an embodiment of this invention, and FIG.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of a target part data extraction program according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which extracted component data is stored in a storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, 1 is a central processing unit, 2 is an external storage device, 3 is a magnetic tape control device, 4 is a printer, 5 is an operating device, 6
is a card reader, 7 is an input data sheet, 8 is a quote,
11 is a cassette magnetic tape device, 12 is a printer, 1
3 is a numeric display device, 14 is a keyboard, 15 is a case,
16 is a central processing unit using a microprocessor, 11
18 is a random access memory or RAM, 50 is a step of an initial setting program, 51 is a step of a corresponding processing flow extraction jump program, 52 is a step of a vehicle type data key person program, 53 is a target parts extraction program Step 5
4 is a step of the print data editing program, 55 is a step of the completion determination program, 56 is a step of the key processing program, 57 is a step of the cassette deck operation processing program, 58 is a step of the printer operation processing program, and 60 is a data group with the same name. extraction step, 61
is a part extraction step, 62 is a name extraction step, 63
is the target parts data editing step, 110 is the parts data file, 111 is the name file, 7a is the name coded data, 7b is the repair fee value, 7c is the car model data, 3a-
3n is a group of magnetic tapes that store parts data for each vehicle model.
11a to 11n are a group of cassette magnetic tapes storing parts data corresponding to vehicle models, C1 is a name coded data storage area, C2 is a name data storage area, C3 is a part number coded data storage area, and C4 is a parts price data storage area. ,C5
is a parts identification data storage area. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage device that stores in advance at least coded name data corresponding to the names of automobile parts, name data corresponding to the names of automobile parts, and various parts data corresponding to automobile parts, and names corresponding to the names of automobile parts. It is equipped with an input device for inputting coded data, a central processing unit for performing predetermined data processing, and a printing device for issuing an automobile repair estimate, according to the name coded data given to the central processing unit. , wherein predetermined parts data stored in advance in the storage device is selected as quotation data, and a quotation is issued from the printing device according to the selected quotation data; The storage structure is composed of a first file portion that stores remaining part data excluding the name data, and a second file that stores name data corresponding to names of automobile parts,
The various parts data stored in the first file according to the name coded data given to the central processing unit and the name data stored in the second file are combined to generate estimate data. A portable automobile repair estimate issuing machine which processes the estimate data and issues an estimate using the printing device according to the combined estimate data.