System for managing vehicle inspections

• US 20050251303A1
• Filed: 04/14/2005
• Published: 11/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Tsubota, Tomohiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,330,783 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/33
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 65/005 Inspection and final control devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

The server includes statistical processing section for sequentially statistically processing a ranking of causes of a defect on the basis of defect information on a vehicle transmitted by the inspection terminal. The repair terminal includes display section for displaying the defect information, instructing section provided in the display section to give an instruction on display of ranking of causes of the defect, and section for causing the ranking of the causes of the defect to be displayed on the display section when the instructing section is operated.

Claims

1. A system for managing vehicle inspections, the system comprising a server used on a vehicle production line and including an inspection master database which stores inspection items for parts to be repaired;

an inspection terminal and repair terminal which communicate with the server via a LAN and which are used in a plurality of inspection stages; and

a master managing terminal connected to the LAN to input inspection information,

wherein the server comprises;

a statistical processing section configured to sequentially statistically process a cause of a defect on the basis of defect information on a vehicle transmitted by the inspection terminal, and

the repair terminal comprises;

a display section configured to display the defect information;

an instructing section provided in the display section and configured to give an instruction on display of ranking of causes of the defect; and

a display control section configured to cause the ranking of the causes of the defect to be displayed on the display section when the instructing section is operated.

2. The system for managing vehicle inspections according to claim 1, wherein the server further comprises:

second statistical processing means for sequentially statistically processing a repair method for the defect and its cause, and

the repair terminal further comprises;

a selecting section configured to select one of the causes displayed in the defect ranking; and

a display control section configured to cause display of ranking of repair methods for the defect statistically processed by the second statistical processing means and the cause of the defect selected by the selecting section.

3. The system for managing vehicle inspections according to claim 2, further comprising:

a selecting section configured to select one of the repair methods displayed in the ranking of the repair methods; and

a display control section configured to indicate the procedure of the repair method selected by the selecting section to be displayed on a repair screen.

4. A method for managing vehicle inspections which is used for a system for managing vehicle inspections, the system comprising a server used on a vehicle production line and including an inspection master database which stores inspection items for parts to be repaired;

an inspection terminal and repair terminal which communicate with the server via a LAN and which are used in a plurality of inspection stages;

and a master managing terminal connected to the LAN to input inspection information,

wherein the server comprises the step of;

sequentially statistically processing a cause of a defect on the basis of defect information on a vehicle transmitted by the inspection terminal, and

the repair terminal comprises the step of;

causing display of ranking of causes of the defect on a display section which displays the detect information when an instructing section is operated which is provided in the display section to give an instruction on display of ranking of causes of the defect.

5. The method for managing vehicle inspections according to claim 4, further comprising:

a second statistical processing step of sequentially statistically processing a repair method for the defect and its cause;

a step of selecting one of the causes displayed in the defect ranking; and

a step of causing display of ranking of repair methods for the defect statistically processed by the second statistical processing means and the selected cause of the defect.

6. The method for managing vehicle inspections according to claim 5, further comprising the steps of:

selecting one of the repair methods displayed in the ranking of the repair methods; and

indicating the procedure of the repairing method selected by the selecting section to be displayed on a repair screen.