Maintenance system and method
First Claim
1. A maintenance system adapted for making a maintenance plan for consumable parts of an apparatus that is a maintenance target, comprising:
- an interval information acquiring unit configured to acquire information related to a combination of a visit interval that prescribes a time interval at which a visit should be made for maintenance operation for each consumable part, and a replacement interval, associated with the visit interval, that prescribes a time interval at which each consumable part should be replaced;
a counter value acquiring unit configured to acquire a counter value that indicates actual use of consumable parts in the apparatus; and
a maintenance plan calculating unit configured to calculate timing at which a next visit should be made for the apparatus, and a consumable part that should be replaced at the timing, on the basis of the information acquired by the interval information acquiring unit and the counter value acquired by the counter value acquiring unit.
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Abstract
A maintenance system for an apparatus that is a maintenance target enables reduction in cost related to maintenance services and reduction in downtime of the apparatus. The maintenance system acquires information related to a visit interval that prescribes a time interval at which a visit should be made for maintenance operation for each consumable part and a replacement interval that prescribes a time interval at which each consumable part should be replaced, acquires a counter value that indicates actual use of the consumable parts, and calculates the time for the next maintenance visit and the consumable part that should be replaced at that time, on the basis of the information related to the visit interval and the replacement interval, and the counter value.
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1. A maintenance system adapted for making a maintenance plan for consumable parts of an apparatus that is a maintenance target, comprising:
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an interval information acquiring unit configured to acquire information related to a combination of a visit interval that prescribes a time interval at which a visit should be made for maintenance operation for each consumable part, and a replacement interval, associated with the visit interval, that prescribes a time interval at which each consumable part should be replaced; a counter value acquiring unit configured to acquire a counter value that indicates actual use of consumable parts in the apparatus; and a maintenance plan calculating unit configured to calculate timing at which a next visit should be made for the apparatus, and a consumable part that should be replaced at the timing, on the basis of the information acquired by the interval information acquiring unit and the counter value acquired by the counter value acquiring unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A maintenance system for making a maintenance plan for consumable parts of an apparatus that is a maintenance target, comprising:
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interval information acquiring means for acquiring information related to a combination of a visit interval that prescribes a time interval at which a visit should be made for maintenance operation for each consumable part, and a replacement interval, associated with the visit interval, that prescribes a time interval at which each consumable parts should be replaced; counter value acquiring means for acquiring a counter value that indicates actual use of consumable parts in the apparatus; and maintenance plan calculating means for calculating timing at which a next visit should be made for the apparatus, and a consumable part that should be replaced at the timing, on the basis of the information acquired by the interval information acquiring means and the counter value acquired by the counter value acquiring means. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A maintenance method adapted for making a maintenance plan for consumable parts of an apparatus that is a maintenance target, comprising:
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acquiring information related to a combination of a visit interval that prescribes a time interval at which a visit should be made for maintenance operation for each consumable part, and a replacement interval, associated with the visit interval, that prescribes a time interval at which each consumable parts should be replaced; acquiring a counter value that indicates actual use of consumable parts in the apparatus; and calculating using a CPU, timing at which a next visit should be made for the apparatus, and a consumable part that should be replaced at the timing, on the basis of the acquired information related to the combination of the visit interval and the replacement interval, and the acquired counter value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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