Vehicle repair apparatus

Abstract

To provide a vehicle repair apparatus configured to optimize the balance between the price and the performance of parts for repairing a vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicle repair apparatus 20 includes: a specification condition setting unit 210 which sets specification conditions of a vehicle on the basis of the performance of the vehicle requested by a user; and a proposal unit 220 which proposes, for a part in need of replacement or repair on the vehicle, replacement to a part based on the standard in line with the specification condition set by the specification condition setting unit 210 or repair based on the standard in line with the specification conditions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle repair device.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a secondary battery reuse method for grading and smoothly reusing secondary battery modules without losing electrical characteristic information and usage history information when disassembling a secondary battery system.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the secondary battery reuse method described in Patent Document 1, although grading into reusable and non-reusable ones is disclosed, the replacement criteria etc. for the side using the reused product are not disclosed, and there is room for improvement in terms of the usage criteria for parts such as reused products.

[0005] In consideration of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle repair device capable of optimizing the balance between the performance and price of parts when repairing a vehicle.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The vehicle repair device according to the present invention described in claim 1 includes a specification condition setting unit that sets the specification conditions of the vehicle based on the required performance of the vehicle from the user, and for parts that need to be replaced or repaired in the vehicle, a proposal unit that proposes replacement with reference parts based on the specification conditions set by the specification condition setting unit, or repair based on the criteria according to the specification conditions.

[0007] In the vehicle repair device according to the present invention described in claim 1, for parts in the vehicle that need to be replaced or repaired, replacement with reference parts based on the specification conditions of the vehicle set based on the required performance of the vehicle from the user, or repair based on the criteria based on the specification conditions is proposed. Therefore, by preventing the replacement or repair of parts with a higher performance standard than necessary, the balance between performance and price can be optimized.

Effect of the Invention

[0008] As described above, the vehicle repair device according to the present invention has an excellent effect of being able to optimize the balance between the performance and price of parts when repairing a vehicle.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] With reference to the accompanying drawings below, a vehicle repair system 10 including a center server 20 as a vehicle repair device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle repair system 10 of the present embodiment includes, as an example, a center server 20 which is an example of a vehicle repair device, and a user terminal 42. Note that the number of users 40 and user terminals 42 included in the vehicle repair system 10 is not limited to the number shown in FIG. 1, and a plurality of them may exist. The center server 20 and the user terminal 42 are mutually connected via a network 30, respectively.

[0011] (User terminal) The user terminal 42 is a terminal operated by the user 40 who is the owner of the vehicle, and is a terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and a computer owned by the user 40. Since a known terminal can be used as the user terminal 42, detailed description thereof is omitted here. In the present embodiment, an application for vehicle repair (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle repair application) described later is installed in the user terminal 42.

[0012] (Center server) As shown in FIG. 2, the center server 20 includes a CPU 20A, a ROM 20B, a RAM 20C, and a communication I / F 20G. The CPU 20A, the ROM 20B, the RAM 20C, and the communication I / F 20G are communicably connected to each other via an internal bus 20H.

[0013] The CPU 20A is a central processing unit that executes various programs and controls each part. That is, the CPU 20A reads a program from the ROM 20B and executes the program using the RAM 20C as a work area.

[0014] The ROM 20B stores various programs and various data. The RAM 20C temporarily stores a program or data as a work area.

[0015] The ROM 20B of this embodiment stores a vehicle repair program. The vehicle repair program is a program for realizing each function of the center server 20.

[0016] The communication I / F 20G is an interface for connecting to the network 30.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 20A has a required performance reception unit 200, a specification condition setting unit 210, a proposal unit 220, and an added value imparting unit 230. Each functional configuration is realized by the CPU 20A reading out the vehicle repair program stored in the ROM 20B and executing it.

[0018] The required performance reception unit 200 receives the required performance of the vehicle from the user 40 via the network 30. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, it receives the information output from the user terminal 42 operated by the user 40. In this embodiment, a vehicle repair app is installed on the user terminal 42. The user 40 operates the user terminal 42 to start the vehicle repair app and input information regarding the desired performance for the vehicle.

[0019] As an example, the vehicle repair app presents one or more pieces of information indicating the required performance of the vehicle desired by the user 40 as selection items to the user of the user terminal 42. Specifically, a plurality of pieces of information are displayed as a plurality of selection items on the display screen or the like of the user terminal 42, and selectable check boxes or the like are displayed in the vicinity of each selection item to make each selection item selectable. Note that the selection method of the selection items is not limited to the above, and a known selection method can be adopted.

[0020] As selection items regarding desired performance, for example, there are one or more vehicle specification conditions indicating vehicle usage such as how the vehicle is used and the driving location, the degree of deterioration, vehicle speed limit, load capacity, for loading, and required driving distance. Each selection item may be configured such that the degree or the like can be selected step by step. Also, as an example, the driving conditions of the vehicle may be selectable as standard when the user 40 normally drives the vehicle, and light or the like when the user 40 drives the vehicle only within a specific area where the vehicle speed is limited as an example. That is, when the driving condition is light, compared with the standard case, for parts that need to be replaced or repaired, it is not necessary to use the latest parts or perform repairs at a high level, and it is sufficient to replace them with parts that meet the minimum required level or perform repairs at the minimum required level. In the present embodiment, standard and light may be selectable as an example of selection items. Also, as an example of selection items, inexpensive and high performance may be selectable.

[0021] Further, the required performance reception unit 200 receives, as the required performance of the vehicle from the user 40, the output from a driving state detection unit (not shown) that detects the driving state of the driver mounted on the vehicle. Examples of the output include information indicating the frequency of use of the foot brake and engine brake, average vehicle speed, and information indicating the average driving distance.

[0022] Further, the required performance reception unit 200 receives, as the required performance of the vehicle from the user 40, the output from a maintenance information acquisition unit (not shown) that acquires the maintenance state of the vehicle mounted on the vehicle. Examples of the output include information indicating the frequency of car washing of the vehicle and information indicating the frequency of oil change of the vehicle.

[0023] The specification condition setting unit 210 sets the specification conditions of the vehicle based on the required performance of the vehicle received from the user by the required performance reception unit 200. Specifically, as an example, based on one or more vehicle specification conditions such as the usage method of the vehicle selected by the vehicle repair application, the usage of the vehicle such as the driving location, the degree of deterioration, the vehicle speed limit, the load capacity, the loading purpose, and the required driving distance, either "Standard" or "Light" is set. Note that it may be possible to set step by step from "Standard" to "Light". The settings of "Standard" and "Light" are performed for each part to be replaced and each repair location.

[0024] Further, for example, when the information received by the required performance reception unit 200 indicates the number of times the foot brake is used, the specification condition setting unit 210 sets the "Standard" side for the parts consumed when using the foot brake as the number of times the foot brake is used is greater.

[0025] Further, for example, when the information received by the required performance reception unit 200 indicates the frequency of oil change of the vehicle, the specification condition setting unit 210 sets the "Light" side for the oil as the frequency of oil change of the vehicle is greater.

[0026] Note that the setting of the specification conditions by the specification condition setting unit 210 is not limited to the above configuration. As an example, the specification condition setting unit 210 may use a learned model, input the information indicating the required performance received by the required performance reception unit 200 into the learned model as input data, and obtain the information indicating the specification conditions as the output data of the learned model. In the present embodiment, the learned model is formed using, for example, DNN (Deep Neural Network) as machine learning. Note that the type of machine learning is not particularly limited, and known machine learning can be used. Further, for machine learning, for example, data combining information indicating the required performance and information indicating the specification conditions can be used as teacher data or the like.

[0027] The proposal department 220 proposes the replacement of parts that need to be replaced or repaired in the vehicle with standard parts based on the specification conditions set by the specification condition setting department 210, or the repair based on the standards set by the specification condition setting department 210. Specifically, when the light is set by the specification condition setting department 210, it proposes the replacement with parts of a lower standard than when the standard is set, and the repair based on a lower standard than when the standard is set. Also, when the light is set, for example, recycled parts may be proposed as replacement parts. For each part to be replaced and each repair location, the standard parts and repair contents set for each specification condition in advance are stored, as an example, in the ROM 20B or an external server (not shown), and the proposal department 220 determines the content of the proposal based on this stored information.

[0028] The proposal department 220 causes the above-mentioned proposal to be displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 42 where the input is executed by the vehicle repair application for the user 40 via the communication I / F 20G and the network. That is, it displays which standard parts should be replaced for the parts that need to be replaced or repaired in the vehicle, or which standard should be used for the repair.

[0029] The added value providing unit 230 provides added value to the vehicle according to the execution history of the replacement or repair proposed by the proposal department 220. Specifically, for example, points are provided each time a replacement and a repair are performed, and added value is provided to the vehicle according to the total number of points. As an example, each time the replacement or repair proposed by the proposal department 220 is performed, information indicating that the replacement or repair has been executed, for example, by the maintenance company terminal (not shown) of the maintenance company and the user terminal 42, can be input to the added value providing unit 230 via the network 30. The added value providing unit 230 provides points based on the input information. The added value provided by the added value providing unit 230 is used, for example, when appraising the vehicle.

[0030] Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the flow of vehicle repair processing by the center server 20 will be described. The vehicle repair processing is performed by the CPU 20A reading the vehicle repair program from the ROM 20B, expanding it in the RAM 20C, and executing it.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 4, first, in step S11, the required performance reception unit 200 receives the required performance from the user 40 as described above. Next, in step S12, the CPU 20A determines whether the required performance reception unit 200 has received the required performance from the user terminal 42. If not received (step S12; NO), the process of step S12 is repeated until the required performance is received.

[0032] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S12 that the required performance has been received (step S12; YES), in step S13, the specification condition setting unit 210 sets the vehicle specification conditions based on the vehicle required performance received from the user by the required performance reception unit 200 as described above.

[0033] Next, in step S14, the proposal unit 220 presents the replacement of parts that need to be replaced or repaired in the vehicle with reference parts based on the specification conditions set by the specification condition setting unit 210, or the repair based on the criteria based on the specification conditions set by the specification condition setting unit 210, and ends a series of processes.

[0034] Next, the operation and effect of the center server 20 as a vehicle repair device in the present embodiment will be described.

[0035] In the center server 20 of the present embodiment, for parts that need to be replaced or repaired in the vehicle, replacement with reference parts based on the vehicle specification conditions set based on the vehicle required performance from the user 40, or repair based on the criteria based on the specification conditions is proposed. Therefore, by preventing the replacement or repair of parts with higher performance standards than necessary, the balance between performance and price can be optimized.

[0036] In addition, as selection items regarding desired performance, the center server 20 of the present embodiment has settings such as the usage of the vehicle, the vehicle's applications such as the driving location, the degree of deterioration, the vehicle speed limit, the load capacity, for loading, and the required driving distance. Therefore, by setting specification conditions according to the performance required for each vehicle, it is possible to provide an optimal balance of performance and price for each vehicle.

[0037] In addition, in the center server 20 of the present embodiment, the required performance reception unit 200 receives, as the required performance of the vehicle from the user 40, the output from a driving state detection unit (not shown) that detects the driving state of the driver mounted on the vehicle. Generally, the deterioration state of parts differs depending on the driving state such as the way of stepping on the brake. Therefore, by receiving the required performance based on the driving state of the driver, the specification condition setting unit 210 can set more appropriate reference specification conditions.

[0038] In addition, in the center server 20 of the present embodiment, the required performance reception unit 200 receives, as the required performance of the vehicle from the user 40, the output from a maintenance information acquisition unit (not shown) that acquires the maintenance state of the vehicle mounted on the vehicle. For example, a vehicle with a good maintenance state, such as one that is frequently washed or has its oil changed, has a low degree of vehicle deterioration. Therefore, by receiving the required performance based on the maintenance state, the specification condition setting unit 210 can set more appropriate reference specification conditions.

[0039] In addition, an added value is imparted to the vehicle by the added value imparting unit 230 in the center server 20 of the present embodiment. Therefore, by performing replacement or repair, that is, refurbishing, according to the proposal in the center server 20 of the present embodiment, the value of the vehicle can be improved.

[0040] [Remarks] In the above-described embodiment, the proposal unit 220 displays the proposed content on the display screen of the user terminal 42. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the proposal unit 220 may present the proposed content to the user 40 by email or the like. The method of presentation is not particularly limited, and a known method can be adopted.

[0041] Also, in the above-described embodiment, the center server 20 includes the added value providing unit 230. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the center server 20 may not include the added value providing unit 230.

[0042] Also, the processing flow described in the above embodiment is merely an example, and unnecessary steps may be deleted, new steps may be added, or the processing order may be changed within a range not departing from the gist.

[0043] In addition, the configurations of the center server 20 and the user terminal 42 described in the above embodiment are merely examples, and may be changed according to the situation within a range not departing from the gist.

Explanation of Signs

[0044] 20 Center server (vehicle repair device), 210 Specification condition setting unit, 220 Proposal unit

Claims

【Claim 1】 A specification condition setting unit that sets specification conditions for the vehicle based on the required performance of the vehicle from the user, A vehicle repair device comprising: a proposal unit that proposes replacement of a part that needs to be replaced or repaired in the vehicle with a reference part based on the specification conditions set by the specification condition setting unit, or repair based on a standard based on the specification conditions.

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