JPH0797418B2 - Vehicle operation management device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vehicle operation management device required in a transportation industry such as a truck, a bus, or a taxi, or a customer transportation industry.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as such a vehicle operation management device, a system in which a so-called tachometer provided in each vehicle is used to record the engine speed, the traveling speed, and the traveling distance on a time basis. However, in this conventional method, the recording paper on the drum (that is,
The recording paper is preliminarily marked with time-based ruled lines), and the operation management data such as the engine speed, mileage, and traveling speed are mechanically recorded as time-based analog data. Therefore, most of the data reading and processing operations have to be done manually, which is very troublesome and takes a very long time. Further, as described above, in the conventional tachometer method, since the types of data that can be recorded are limited to a very small number, it is difficult to obtain sufficient data necessary for operation management. there were.

Therefore, the present inventors have installed an electronic tachometer capable of inputting and recording various data necessary and sufficient for operation management in each vehicle, and attachable / detachable to / from the electronic tachometer as a recording medium of the data. A free memory cassette is used, and the various data are recorded with time by the electronic tachometer in the memory part of the memory cassette, and further, at the central management center, the memory cassette is set in the automatic reading device and Adopted a configuration in which the recorded data is read and edited and copied to, for example, a floppy disk, and the floppy disk is subjected to a computer to analyze data and create operation management materials almost automatically and in a turtle manner. Recently, an electronic vehicle operation management device has already been developed. It has come to that.

6 (a) and 6 (b) show a schematic configuration of the electronic vehicle operation management device.

In FIG. 6 (a), a is an electronic tachometer installed near the driver's seat (not shown) in each vehicle, and b is a memory cassette with a built-in data RAM that is attached to and detached from it. .

The electronic tachometer a has a detector (not shown) for the engine speed and traveling speed, which are part of the operation management data.
, Etc., and a dial c and a push button b ₁ on its front panel so that the driver can manually set and input various operation management data such as recording date. ..B ₆ and so on are provided.
Furthermore, the electronic tachometer a outputs a time, which is the time base of the data to be recorded, and a clock circuit section configured to display the time on a time display section e provided on the front panel section thereof. (Not shown) is built in. Note that f ₁ and f ₂ are push buttons for time adjustment with respect to the clock circuit section. The time display section e and the push buttons f ₁ and f ₂ are also used as the display section and the setting button when the recording date is set and registered by the dial c.

Each of the memory cassettes b is attached to the electronic tachometer a by the driver at the start of the operation work, and is taken out from the electronic tachometer a at the end of the operation work and collected in a central management center (not shown).

Then, in the central management center, as shown in FIG. 6B, a plurality (three in this example) of the memory cassettes b are set in the automatic reading device g,
Since various data recorded in them are edited and copied to a floppy disk etc. to create a database, and the database is applied to a computer (not shown) to analyze the data and create materials for operation management. is there.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

According to the total electronic vehicle operation management device as described above, it is possible to significantly streamline the work compared to the past, and for example, to create an overtime work list or daily report for each operator or to calculate payroll based on it. It is possible to perform more precise management work in a very short time, and surely check wasteful and dangerous driving conditions such as speed over and wavy motion to ensure safe driving and fuel-saving driving for the driver. It has extremely excellent basic effects, such as making it extremely easy to provide thorough guidance and management, but the following problems still remain.

That is, in the above-described electronic vehicle operation management apparatus having the conventional configuration, the electronic tachometer a mounted on the vehicle is provided with a clock circuit section for giving a time which is a time base of recorded data, and the time is adjusted accordingly. Since the electronic tachometer a is configured to be operated by operating the dial c and the push buttons f ₁ and f ₂ provided on the front panel of the electronic tachometer a, each driver has his or her own time adjustment operation. Since it has to be done while watching a wristwatch or the like, it is extremely troublesome and a setting error is likely to occur. In addition, since each driver individually adjusts the time as described above, there is a disadvantage that a time difference occurs between the memory cassettes b ... Furthermore, the time adjustment with respect to the clock circuit section is performed by the electronic tachometer a.
By operating the push buttons f ₁ and f ₂ provided on the front panel of the device, the driver can freely operate at any time, and thus it is possible to perform a deceptive operation such as illegally setting the data recording time. There is also a problem.

The present invention has been made for the purpose of eliminating the above-mentioned various conventional defects.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, an electronic tachometer mounted on each vehicle, a memory cassette attached to and detached from the electronic tachometer, and provided in the memory cassette,
A memory unit in which various data necessary for vehicle operation management are recorded with time by the electronic tachometer, a clock circuit unit built in the memory cassette, a memory cassette and the electronic tachometer are separate bodies, and It is provided with a means for supplying an electric signal for time setting in order to adjust the time with respect to the clock circuit section.

[Action]

 The action exerted due to such a characteristic configuration is as follows.

That is, each memory cassette itself has a built-in clock circuit section for giving a time that is a time base of recorded operation management data, and the clock adjustment for the clock circuit section is separate from the memory cassette and the electronic tachometer. Since it is configured to supply electric signals for time setting, each driver simply sets the corresponding memory cassette in the automatic reading device and pushes a predetermined button before starting the operation work. The time of the clock circuit section in the memory cassette can be adjusted by performing a very simple operation. Further, as described above, since the time is adjusted for each memory cassette by the electronic signal from the means common to all the memory cassettes, there is no time difference between the memory cassettes, and the operation management data Can be recorded on a common and accurate time base in all memory cassettes. Furthermore, since the time adjustment for each memory cassette can be performed only by means separate from the memory cassette and the electronic tachometer as described above, there is a possibility that the driver may arbitrarily set an incorrect time. Can be reliably eliminated.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 5).
It will be described based on FIG.

FIG. 1 shows an electronic tachometer A provided near a driver's seat (not shown) in each vehicle such as a truck, and a memory cassette B with a built-in C-MOS / RAM for data which is attached to and detached from the electronic tachometer A. The appearance is shown.

The electronic tachometer A has a detector (not shown) for the engine speed and traveling speed, which are part of the operation management data.
The detection signal from the etc. is input, and dial 1 and push buttons 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d etc. are provided.

The dial 1 is used for loading, unloading, car washing or inspection,
Although it is a multi-stage switching type for setting specific work contents such as waiting, waiting, sleeping in a car, sleeping in a facility such as an inn, a break or meal, boarding a ferry, like the conventional one It does not have time setting stages such as year, month, day, hour, and minute. Also, the push buttons 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d are
These are for setting the vehicle operation states of operation, empty vehicle, actual vehicle, and return vehicle, respectively, and the former three parties 2a, 2b, 2c are buttons with lamps. In the figure, 3a is a registration push button that is pressed when recording (inputting) the work content set by the dial 1 in the memory cassette B, and 3b is used when correcting the registration content. It is a correction push button that is pushed.

Further, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d are lamps indicating a signal input state from the engine speed detector and the traveling speed detector, 5a is a buzzer and a lamp for issuing an alarm when any abnormality occurs, 6 Are those alarm buzzers 5a and lamps 5b
This is a slider for setting the volume of.

Reference numeral 7 is an insertion portion for mounting the memory cassette B, and a closed and biased cover is provided at the entrance thereof.
7a is provided.

By the way, as is apparent from this figure, the electronic tachometer A side is not provided with a clock circuit section and a time display section by it, unlike the conventional one. Instead, the electronic tachometer A side is replaced with the memory cassette B side. The clock circuit section 8 for outputting the time which is the time base of the data to be recorded is built in, and the clock circuit section 8 is provided on the outer surface of the memory cassette B which is always visible (the back surface in this example).
A time display unit 8a is provided for displaying the output time by. Although only the hour and minute are displayed on the time display section 8a, the clock circuit section 8 itself has a year, month, day, hour,
It can count and output minutes and seconds.

FIG. 2 shows an automatic reader C installed in a central management center (not shown). This automatic reading device C
Basically, as shown in FIG.
In the state where the ... Is set, the memory cassette B has a function of automatically reading various time-based operation management data recorded in each of them and editing and copying the data on, for example, a proppy disk. In addition, the clock circuit section 8 in each of the memory cassettes B ...
It also has a function of supplying an electric signal for time setting in order to adjust the time.

That is, the automatic reading device C has a time (year, month, day, hour,
It has a built-in reference clock circuit section 9 for measuring the minutes and seconds and outputting it as an electric signal. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the front panel portion of the automatic reading apparatus C is provided with a time display portion 9a for displaying the output time of the reference clock circuit portion 9 and the reference clock. An up push button 10a, a down push button 10b, and item setting push buttons 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e for adjusting the time of the circuit portion 9 itself are provided, and further,
An electric signal relating to the output time from the reference timepiece circuit unit 9 is supplied to the timepiece circuit unit 8 on the side of the memory cassette B mounted on the automatic reading device C, and the timepiece circuit unit on the side of the memory cassette B is supplied. A set push button 12 is provided which is pressed when the time of day 8 is set. The time display unit 9a normally displays the hour and minute, but when the item setting push buttons 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e etc. are pressed for time adjustment, they are respectively displayed. , Year, month, day, hour, minute, second are individually displayed. Further, in FIG. 2, reference numerals 13 ... Are eject levers for removing the memory cassettes B ... From the automatic reading device C, respectively.

FIG. 3 shows a signal flow when the time is adjusted with respect to the clock circuit unit 8 in the memory cassette B. It should be noted that, in order to adjust the time, each driver, at the central management center, attaches the corresponding memory cassette B to each of the automatic reading devices C and presses the set push button 12 before starting the operation work. It is done by operating. In this case, in the automatic reading device C, the reference clock circuit unit 9 sends an electric signal relating to the hour and minute to the time display unit 9a, and the data output unit 14
Is sent an electric signal relating to year, month, day, hour, minute and second. Then, from the data output section 14 to the input / output interface section 15 of the memory cassette B,
The electric signals relating to the month, the day, the hour, the minute, and the second are input to the clock circuit unit 8 to adjust the time. Then, from the clock circuit unit 8 to the time display unit 8a, electric signals relating to the hour and the minute are sent. Therefore, the time display section 8a on the memory cassette B side and the time display section 9a on the automatic reading device C side
It is possible to confirm whether or not the desired time adjustment has been correctly performed by comparing the display times of the both. In the figure, 16 is a memory unit composed of C-MOS.RAM, and 17 is a backup power source for the above-mentioned components 8, 8a, 15, 16 and the like.

FIG. 4 shows the memory cassette B when the vehicle is in operation.
4 shows a signal flow when various data is recorded in the. The recording of this data is performed in a state where each driver has a memory cassette B, which is owned by each driver, at the electronic tachometer A at the start of operation work. In this case, when the various operation management data input to the data output unit 18 in the electronic tachometer A is sent to the input / output interface unit 15 in the memory cassette B, the input / output interface unit 15 stores the data in the memory. The time signal (year, year,
Input the month, day, hour, minute, second) to the memory section 16. Thus, the operation management data is recorded in the memory unit 16 together with the time. It should be noted that, regardless of the trigger signal, electric signals relating to the hour and minute are always sent to the time display portion 8a at regular intervals.

FIG. 5 shows a case in which the data recorded in each memory cassette B collected in the central management center is read by the automatic reading device C and a predetermined process is performed after the operation work is completed and the vehicle returns. Shows the signal flow of. In this case, various operation management data sent from the memory section 16 in the memory cassette B via the input / output interface 15 and the corresponding time data are
The data is input to the data input unit 18 of the automatic reading device C, further sent from the data input unit 18 to the data editing / copying unit 19, and stored in the database on the floppy disk.

In the above embodiment, the time display section 8a for displaying the time output from the clock circuit section 8 built in the memory cassette B is provided in the memory cassette B itself. It does not matter if the display portion 8a is provided on the electronic tachometer A side.

In the above embodiment, each memory cassette B ...
An example is shown in which the reference clock circuit unit 9 for adjusting the time to the built-in clock circuit unit 8 is incorporated in the automatic reading device C itself, but a reference clock separate from the automatic reading device C is automatically read. A configuration in which it is connected to C or a configuration using a reference clock circuit device (completely different from the automatic reading device C) dedicated to time adjustment having a reference clock circuit may be adopted.

〔The invention's effect〕

As is clear from the above detailed description, according to the vehicle operation management device of the present invention, each memory cassette itself is provided with a clock circuit section for giving a time serving as a time base of the operation management data recorded in the memory cassette. A means for supplying a time setting electric signal for time adjustment to the timepiece circuit portion of each memory cassette is provided separately from the memory cassette and the electronic tachometer, whereby the timepiece is provided. Since it is configured to set the time of the circuit, each driver performs a very simple operation such as simply setting the corresponding memory cassette in the automatic reading device and pressing a predetermined button before starting the operation work. Only by adjusting the time of the clock circuit in the memory cassette, it is possible to save labor in the time setting work. The driver's burden can be reduced and troubles due to setting mistakes can be reliably prevented, and, as described above, the time is adjusted for each memory cassette by an electric signal from a means common to all memory cassettes. , There is no time difference between each memory cassette, operation management data can be recorded on a common and accurate time base in all memory cassettes, and time adjustment for each memory cassette is also possible. As described above, since the configuration can be performed only by a means separate from the memory cassette and the electronic tachometer as described above, it is possible to surely eliminate the possibility that the driver arbitrarily sets an illegal time. It has come to exhibit various excellent effects.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 show a concrete embodiment of a vehicle operation management device according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an electronic tachometer and a memory cassette and the relationship between them, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the reading device and the memory cassette and the relationship between them, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a signal flow at the time adjustment, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a signal flow at the time of data recording, and , FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a signal flow at the time of reading data. Further, FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) show a vehicle operation management device having a conventional configuration, and FIG. 6 (a) is a perspective view showing the configuration of an electronic tachometer and a memory cassette and the relationship between them. (B) is a perspective view showing a configuration of an automatic reading device and a memory cassette and a relationship between them. A: Electronic tachometer, B: Memory cassette, C
...... Means for supplying electric signals for time setting, 8 …… Clock circuit section, 8a …… Time display section, 16 …… Memory section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An electronic tachometer mounted on each vehicle, a memory cassette attachable to and detachable from the electronic tachometer, and various data necessary for vehicle operation management provided by the electronic tachometer over time. The memory section to be recorded, the clock circuit section built in the memory cassette, the memory cassette and the electronic tachometer are separate bodies, and an electric signal for time setting is supplied for time adjustment to the clock circuit section. A vehicle operation management device comprising means for performing. 2. The time display section for displaying the output time from the clock circuit section in the memory cassette is provided at a location on the outer surface of the memory cassette which is always visible. Vehicle operation management device.