Part Database for Machining Apparatus Replacement Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of machining apparatuses face difficulties in identifying and ordering replacement parts due to the complexity of finding part numbers, leading to prolonged downtime and reduced productivity.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a part database that stores information including weights, part numbers, and shapes, allowing users to measure and input weights, access the database, and display matching parts for easy identification and ordering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually search for part numbers in complex apparatus documentation, then part identification accuracy is improved, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical search methods through documentation with an automated information processing system. Users input part characteristics (weight, shape, color) into a terminal device, and the system automatically queries the part database to retrieve matching part numbers, eliminating the need for manual searching through complex apparatus documentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a part database as an intermediary between the user and the apparatus documentation. This database stores part information including characteristics and part numbers, serving as a mediator that translates user queries into accurate part identifications without requiring users to navigate complex documentation structures.
2Reliability
If users spend extensive time finding part numbers, then part ordering accuracy is improved, but apparatus downtime increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing part information in a part database before actual ordering needs arise. The database is prepared in advance with comprehensive part characteristics and part numbers, allowing users to quickly query and identify parts without time-consuming searches during actual repair or replacement operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual part identification processes with an automated terminal-based query system that instantly retrieves part numbers from the database, significantly reducing the time apparatus remains idle and improving overall productivity while maintaining ordering accuracy.
3Ease of operation
If detailed part information is stored in databases, then part identification ease is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary part information characteristics (weight, shape, color) from comprehensive part databases and presents them through a simplified terminal interface. This extraction approach allows users to query parts using simple characteristic inputs without needing to navigate complex database structures or documentation systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a part database as an intermediary layer that handles the complexity of storing and organizing detailed part information. Users interact with this intermediary through simple characteristic-based queries, while the database manages the underlying complexity of retrieving accurate part numbers, thus improving ease of operation without exposing system complexity to users.
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AI summary
A method of managing a plurality of parts of an apparatus includes creating a part database of part information including at least the weights, part numbers, and shapes of individual parts, measuring the weight of a part to be ordered, entering the measured weight through input means of an information terminal and accessing the part database, extracting part information of all parts having weights which fall in a predetermined allowable range similar to the entered weight, from the part database, and displaying the extracted part information on display means of the information terminal, identifying the part number of the part to be ordered based on shapes of the parts represented by the displayed part information, and ordering the part with the identified part number.