Information processing apparatus and method

Abstract

To increase the life of a tire against wear.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 1 includes a control unit, a communication unit, and a memory unit. The information processing apparatus performs operations including communicating with a tread processing device 2 via the communication unit, and causing the control unit to obtain tire-related data and to transmit processing details of a tread portion of a tire to the tread processing device 2 based on the tire-related data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and an information processing method. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a technique for forming sipes (that is, thin cuts) on the tread surface of a vulcanized tire with a knife (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 60-240507 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The life of a tire against wear is affected by the processing content. In the above-mentioned background art, since data is not used in the processing, it is not possible to set detailed settings for the processing content.

[0005] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present disclosure is to increase the wear life of tires. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] [1] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, An information processing device including a control unit, a communication unit, and a storage unit, The communication unit is capable of communicating with a tread processing device, The control unit is Obtaining tire-related data for a tire; Transmitting processing details of a tread portion of the tire to the tread processing device based on the tire-related data; The operation includes: This configuration can increase the wear life of the tire.

[0007] [2] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, In the information processing device according to the above item [1], Preferably, the operations include obtaining individual identification data of the tire from the tire, and obtaining tire-related data associated with the individual identification data. This configuration makes it possible to obtain tire-related data corresponding to individual tires.

[0008] [3] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, In the information processing device according to the above item [1] or [2], The tyre related data preferably includes information relating to the remaining service life of the tyre or user related data associated with the tyre. This configuration makes it possible to obtain various tire-related data.

[0009] [4] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, In the information processing device according to any one of the above items [1] to [3], The processing preferably includes processing of sipes in the tread portion. This configuration makes it possible to set the processing details of the sipes in the tread portion.

[0010] [5] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, In the information processing device according to the above item [4], The details of the sipe processing preferably indicate the circumferential spacing between a plurality of sipes extending in the width direction of the tire or the depth of the sipes. This configuration allows the processing details of the sipes to be set in detail.

[0011] [6] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, In the information processing device according to any one of the above items [1] to [5], The operation preferably includes acquiring deterioration information regarding a deterioration state of a processing jig included in the tread processing device, and outputting information or a warning regarding the timing for replacing the processing jig based on the deterioration information. With this configuration, it is possible to notify the deterioration state of the processing jig.

[0012] [7] An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, In the information processing device according to the above [6], It is preferable that the deterioration information indicates at least one of the number of tires processed by the processing jig, the number of times of processing, the processing time, the cutting depth by the processing jig, and the shape of the processing jig. With this configuration, the deterioration state can be accurately determined.

[0013] [8] An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, An information processing method by an information processing device including a control unit, a communication unit, and a storage unit, The information processing device is capable of communicating with the tread processing device via the communication unit, Obtaining tire-related data for a tire; Transmitting processing details of a tread portion of the tire to the tread processing device based on the tire-related data; Includes. This configuration can increase the wear life of the tire. Effect of the Invention

[0014] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the wear life of a tire can be increased. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing device. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a development view of a tread portion of a tire. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the data structure of an individual identification data DB (database). [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data structure of a tire-related data DB. [Figure 6] 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the information processing device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] 1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system S according to the present embodiment. The information processing system S includes an information processing device 1 and a tread processing device 2 that can communicate with each other via a network NW. The network NW includes, for example, a mobile communication network, a fixed communication network, or the Internet.

[0017] For ease of explanation, one information processing device 1 and one tread processing device 2 are illustrated in Fig. 1. However, the respective numbers of information processing devices 1 and tread processing devices 2 are not limited to this. For example, the processing executed by the information processing device 1 of the present embodiment may be executed by a plurality of information processing devices 1 that are distributed.

[0018] The information processing device 1 is installed in a facility such as a data center, etc. The information processing device 1 is a computer such as a server belonging to a cloud computing system or other computing system.

[0019] The internal configuration of the information processing device 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

[0020] The information processing device 1 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a storage unit 13. The components of the information processing device 1 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via, for example, a dedicated line.

[0021] The control unit 11 includes, for example, one or more general-purpose processors including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit). The control unit 11 may include one or more dedicated processors specialized for specific processing. Instead of including a processor, the control unit 11 may include one or more dedicated circuits. The dedicated circuits may be, for example, a FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The control unit 11 may include an ECU (Electronic Control Unit). The control unit 11 transmits and receives any information via the communication unit 12.

[0022] The communication unit 12 includes a communication module compatible with one or more wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standards for connecting to the network NW. The communication unit 12 may include a module compatible with one or more mobile communication standards including LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th Generation), or 5G (5th Generation). The communication unit 12 may include a communication module compatible with one or more short-range communication standards or specifications including Bluetooth (registered trademark), AirDrop (registered trademark), IrDA, ZigBee (registered trademark), Felica (registered trademark), or RFID. The communication unit 12 transmits and receives any information via the network NW.

[0023] The memory unit 13 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, an optical memory, or a combination of at least two of these, but is not limited to these. The semiconductor memory is, for example, a RAM or a ROM. The RAM is, for example, an SRAM or a DRAM. The ROM is, for example, an EEPROM. The memory unit 13 may function, for example, as a main memory device, an auxiliary memory device, or a cache memory. The memory unit 13 may store information resulting from analysis or processing by the control unit 11. The memory unit 13 may store various information related to the operation or control of the information processing device 1, etc. The memory unit 13 may store a system program, an application program, embedded software, etc. The memory unit 13 may be provided outside the information processing device 1 and may be accessed from the information processing device 1. The memory unit 13 includes an individual identification data DB and a tire-related data DB, which will be described later.

[0024] The tread processing device 2 is a device that processes the tread portion of a tire. For example, the tread processing device 2 uses a cutter to physically form sipes on the surface of the tread portion of the tire. A "sipe" (also called a "cut sipe") refers to a thin cut in the tread portion, and more specifically, refers to a sipe having a sipe width of 1.0 mm or less over an area of ​​50% or more of the sipe depth. The sipe depth is measured in a direction perpendicular to the tread surface. The sipe width is measured in a direction parallel to the tread surface. The sipe width may be formed to be constant or may vary in a direction perpendicular to the tread surface. It is believed that the life of the tire against wear increases depending on the spacing or depth of the sipes.

[0025] FIG. 3 is a development view showing an example of a tread pattern formed on the tread portion by the tread processing device 2 of the present embodiment.

[0026] 3, the tire 30 has a rib pattern. That is, the tire 30 has a plurality of land portions 34 (six in the example shown) that are partitioned in the width direction WD by a plurality of main grooves 33 (five in the example shown) that extend in the circumferential direction CD of the tire 30. Each land portion 34 extends continuously in the tire circumferential direction CD.

[0027] The land portions 34 are provided with sipes 36 for the purpose of improving wear resistance, wet performance, performance on ice, and the like. Each land portion 34 has a plurality of sipes 36 provided at intervals in the tire circumferential direction CD. Each of the plurality of sipes 36 is provided linearly in a direction inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction CD (i.e., at an angle of more than 0° with respect to the tire circumferential direction CD). Each of the plurality of sipes 36 may be provided such that the depth of the sipe 36 increases from at least one or both tread edges TE toward the tire equatorial plane CL. Each sipe 36 traverses each land portion 34.

[0028] Additionally or alternatively, the tread pattern may be a block pattern or any other pattern so long as it has sipes 36 .

[0029] The processing contents of the information processing system S of this embodiment will be described in detail below.

[0030] The control unit 11 of the information processing device 1 acquires individual identification data of the target tire. The individual identification data is identification information that uniquely identifies the tire. For example, the individual identification data may be acquired from an RFID embedded in the tire using an RFID reader. The tire may be, for example, a base tire, which is a base part of the tire.

[0031] The control unit 11 acquires tire-related data associated with the individual identification data of the tire from the storage unit 13. The individual identification data and the tire-related data are stored in association with each other as shown in Fig. 4. The tire-related data includes, for example, at least one of the following pieces of information: Information about the remaining durability of the tyres (e.g. physical indicators of durability, mileage, driving time, lifespan, etc.) User-related data associated with the tire (e.g. driving data)

[0032] The control unit 11 determines the processing contents of the tread portion of the tire based on the tire-related data, and transmits the processing contents to the tread processing device 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the tire-related data and the processing contents are stored in advance in association with each other in the storage unit 13. For example, the processing contents may be stored in advance according to the remaining durability or for each user. In this way, customization is possible. The processing contents include, for example, the processing contents of the sipes in the tread portion. The sipe processing contents indicate, for example, at least one of the following information: The distance in the circumferential direction CD between a plurality of sipes extending in the width direction WD of the tire 30 Sipe depth The spacing or depth of the sipes for each of the multiple ribs defined by the main grooves 33

[0033] Additionally or alternatively, the depth of the sipes may be set relative to the depth of the main grooves 33 in the tread portion 35 .

[0034] Additionally or alternatively, the control unit 11 may acquire deterioration information regarding the deterioration state of a processing jig included in the tread processing device 2. For example, the control unit 11 may determine the deterioration state of the processing jig from a captured image of the processing jig or from information of a counter provided in the tread processing device 2, and acquire it as the deterioration state. The deterioration information may indicate, for example, at least one of the following pieces of information: Number of tires processed by the processing tool Number of cuts (i.e. the number of times the tire has been cut) ·Processing time -Depth of cut by tool - Shape of the processing tool (e.g. cutting edge)

[0035] The control unit 11 outputs information or a warning regarding the replacement time of the processing jig based on the deterioration information. The output destination can be set arbitrarily, and may be, for example, a user terminal connected via the network NW. For example, when the control unit 11 determines that the number of processed tires or the number of times the blade has been inserted into the tires exceeds a threshold, the control unit 11 may output information or a warning regarding the replacement time of the processing jig.

[0036] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an information processing method performed by the information processing device 1.

[0037] At S1, the control unit 11 of the information processing device 1 acquires individual identification data of the tire. At S2, the control unit 11 acquires tire-related data associated with the individual identification data. At S3, the control unit 11 determines the processing content of the tread portion of the tire based on the tire-related data. At S4, the control unit 11 transmits the determined processing content to the tread processing device 2.

[0038] Although the present disclosure will be described based on various drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art may make various modifications and alterations based on the present disclosure. Other modifications are possible within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the functions included in each means or step can be rearranged so as not to cause logical inconsistencies, and multiple means or steps can be combined into one or divided.

[0039] For example, in the above embodiment, a program for executing all or part of the functions or processes of the information processing device 1 can be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium, such as a magnetic recording device, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. The program is distributed by, for example, selling, transferring, or lending a portable recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) on which the program is recorded. The program may also be distributed by storing the program in the storage of an arbitrary server and transmitting the program from the arbitrary server to another computer. The program may also be provided as a program product. The present disclosure can also be realized as a program executable by a processor. [Industrial Applicability]

[0040] According to the present disclosure, the wear life of tires can be increased.

[0041] [Contribution to the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)] The SDGs have been proposed to realize a sustainable society. One embodiment of the present invention is considered to be a technology that can contribute to "No. 12_Responsible Consumption and Production" and "No. 13_Concrete measures against climate change." [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] 1. Information processing device

Claims

1. An information processing device including a control unit, a communication unit, and a storage unit, The communication unit is capable of communicating with a tread processing device, The control unit is Obtaining tire-related data for a tire; Transmitting processing details of a tread portion of the tire to the tread processing device based on the tire-related data; An information processing device that performs operations including the steps of:

2. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, The information processing device, wherein the operations include acquiring individual identification data of the tire from the tire, and acquiring tire-related data associated with the individual identification data.

3. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, An information processing device, wherein the tire-related data includes information regarding the remaining durability of the tire or user-related data associated with the tire.

4. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, The processing content includes processing content of sipes in the tread portion.

5. 5. The information processing device according to claim 4, The information processing device, wherein the sipe processing details indicate a circumferential spacing between a plurality of sipes extending in a width direction of the tire or a depth of the sipes.

6. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, The operation includes acquiring deterioration information regarding a deterioration state of a processing jig included in the tread processing device, and outputting information or a warning regarding the timing of replacing the processing jig based on the deterioration information.

7. 7. The information processing device according to claim 6, The deterioration information indicates at least one of the number of tires processed by the processing jig, the number of times of processing, the processing time, the cutting depth by the processing jig, and the shape of the processing jig.

8. An information processing method by an information processing device including a control unit, a communication unit, and a storage unit, The information processing device is capable of communicating with the tread processing device via the communication unit, Obtaining tire-related data for a tire; Transmitting processing details of a tread portion of the tire to the tread processing device based on the tire-related data; An information processing method comprising:

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