JPH08171414A - Equipment inspection equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Minimize the time and effort required to control the inspection work of equipment and the progress of inspection work. [Constitution] An equipment inspection device is composed of a main body portion M and a portable terminal T, and in the main body portion M, a storage means 103 for storing drawing information showing an installation position of the equipment, and an inspection target portion of the equipment. Main body side communication control means 10 for transmitting to the portable terminal T the input means IM for inputting and the drawing information including the inspection target portion of the drawing information stored in the storage means 103.
0, an inspected location storage means 104 for storing the inspected location of the equipment, and a main body side display control means 101 for displaying the inspected location and the uninspected location of the equipment on the main body side display means MD. And the drawing information received by the terminal-side communication means F2 is displayed on the portable terminal T on the terminal-side display means LM.
And a terminal side display control means 106 for displaying on.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an equipment inspection device for inspecting various equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At the time of equipment completion or periodic inspection,
When inspecting various equipment such as piping in a building, electric wiring in a building, and water pipes, work to identify an inspection target site based on design drawings of various equipment has been conventionally performed by an inspector. It was necessary to bring a copy of the design drawing to the inspection target, check the inspection target location and carry out the inspection, and to keep a written inspection record such as the repair status after the inspection. . Further, it is necessary to further manage the progress of the inspection work by the inspection record.

[0003]

Therefore, it becomes troublesome to manage the inspection work and the progress of the inspection work.
Improvement was desired. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the time and effort required to manage the inspection work and the progress of the inspection work as much as possible.

[0004]

A first characteristic configuration of an equipment inspection device of the present invention comprises a main body and a portable terminal,
In the main body unit, storage means for storing drawing information indicating an installation position of equipment, input means for inputting an inspection target portion of the equipment, and the inspection of the drawing information stored in the storage means Main body side communication control means for transmitting the drawing information including the target location to the portable terminal via the main body side communication means, and an inspected location storage means for storing the inspected location of the equipment, And a main body side display control means for displaying on the main body side display means in a state where an inspected location and an uninspected location of the facility can be distinguished based on the storage information of the inspected location storage means and the drawing information. And a terminal side communication means for receiving the drawing information transmitted from the main body portion on the portable terminal, and a terminal side display control means for displaying the drawing information received by the terminal side communication means on the terminal side display means. Is equipped with There is a point.

A second characteristic configuration is the same as the first characteristic configuration, wherein the main body side display control means associates the inspected portion and the uninspected portion of the equipment with a positional relationship, and the drawing information. The point is that it is configured to be superimposed and displayed. According to a third characteristic configuration, in the first or second characteristic configuration, a defect point input means for inputting information on a defect occurrence point of the equipment to the portable terminal, and information input from the defect point input means are provided. And terminal side communication control means for transmitting to the main body section via the terminal side communication means, the drawing information is configured to include equipment dimension information, and the main body section is provided with the main body section. There is provided a failure analysis means for calculating a failure occurrence rate per unit length of the equipment on the basis of the defect occurrence location information received by the side communication means and the dimension information.

A fourth characteristic configuration is the same as the third characteristic configuration, wherein the drawing information includes incidental information for failure analysis of the equipment, and the main body side display control means is the main body side communication means. The defect analysis incidental information on the defect occurrence point is displayed on the main body side display means based on the information on the defect occurrence point received via. According to a fifth characteristic configuration, in the third or fourth characteristic configuration, the main body section side display control means generates a defect based on the information of the defect generation point received via the main body section side communication means. It is configured such that information registered in advance as a defect occurrence factor estimated for a location is displayed on the main body side display means. A sixth characteristic configuration is that, in the first, second, third, fourth or fifth characteristic configuration, the facility is a pipe in a building.

[0007]

According to the first characterizing configuration of the present invention, the storage means of the main body stores the drawing information indicating the installation position of the equipment. As the drawing information, for example, the design drawing of the equipment created by CAD can be used as it is. When the inspection target portion of the equipment is designated by the input from the input means, the main body side communication control means causes the drawing information including the designated inspection target portion among the drawing information stored in the storage means. Is transmitted to the portable terminal via the main body side communication means. The portable terminal receives the transmitted drawing information by the terminal side communication means. Therefore, the person in charge of inspecting the equipment brings the portable terminal that has received the necessary drawing information to the inspection target location and moves the inspection target based on the drawing information displayed by the terminal side display control means on the terminal side display means. Identify the location and inspect the prescribed equipment.

On the other hand, in the main body part, the inspected portions which have been inspected by the input means are stored in the inspected portion storing means. Since the main body side display control means can display the main body side display means by distinguishing between the inspected location and the uninspected location of the equipment based on the storage information of the inspected location storage means and the drawing information. The progress of the inspection work of the equipment to be inspected can be grasped only by looking at the display of the main body side display means.

According to the second characteristic construction of the present invention, the main body side display means is superposed on the drawing information in a state where the inspected portion and the uninspected portion of the equipment can be associated and distinguished in the positional relationship. Since it is displayed, by observing the display of the main body side display means, it is possible to easily distinguish and confirm the inspected portion and the uninspected portion.

According to the third characteristic configuration of the present invention, when the inspector finds a defect occurrence point of the equipment and inputs the defect occurrence point into the portable terminal, the input defect occurrence point is detected. The information is sent to the failure analysis means of the main body via the terminal side communication means and the main body side communication means. The failure analysis means calculates the failure occurrence rate per unit length of the equipment based on the information on the failure occurrence location and the equipment dimension information included in the drawing information. For equipment size information, refer to CA
In the case of designing by D, it is attached to the drawing information,
The information can be used as it is. This makes it possible to evaluate the defect occurrence status of the equipment without depending on the scale of the equipment.

According to the fourth characteristic configuration of the present invention, when the defect occurrence location is input from the portable terminal and the information of the defect occurrence location is received by the main body section side, the main body section side display means,
Of incidental information for equipment failure analysis included in drawing information,
The incidental information for failure analysis about the input failure occurrence location is displayed. When the facility is designed by CAD, the information about the attribute such as the specification of the component of the facility is attached to the drawing information, and the information can be directly used as the incidental information for failure analysis. The cause of failure can be specified by referring to the incidental information for failure analysis displayed on the main body side display means.

According to the fifth characteristic configuration of the present invention, when the defective portion is input from the portable terminal and the information of the defective portion is received by the main body side, the main body side display means displays
The failure occurrence factors that are registered in advance as being estimated for the failure occurrence location are displayed. If any of the displayed defect occurrence factors is applicable, it is specified as the defect occurrence factor of the defect occurrence location.

According to the sixth characteristic configuration of the present invention, the pipe in the building is inspected. In the case of new construction, the piping inside the building will be hidden by the wall material for the interior when the building is completed, so it is necessary to inspect the piping for leaks during the construction. . Since this piping inspection is performed according to the progress of other construction, it is difficult to inspect the piping of the entire building at once. The inspection progresses intermittently for each division.

[0014]

According to the first characteristic structure, the inspection target portion can be specified based on the drawing information displayed on the terminal side display means, and the display of the main body side display means is only required. Since it is possible to grasp the progress of the inspection work of the equipment to be inspected, it is not necessary to make a copy of the design drawing every time the inspection is performed, and the progress of the inspection work and the inspection work can be managed. Such trouble can be suppressed as much as possible. According to the second characteristic configuration, it is possible to easily confirm the inspected portion and the uninspected portion of the equipment, so that it is possible to further reduce the time and effort required to manage the progress status of the inspection work. Third above
According to the characteristic configuration, it is possible to obtain the defect occurrence rate, which is an index for evaluating the defect occurrence status of the equipment without depending on the scale of the equipment, while saving the trouble of inputting the dimensions of the equipment and the like each time inspection is performed. Therefore, the labor required for the inspection work can be further suppressed.

According to the above-mentioned fourth characteristic configuration, since the defect occurrence factor can be specified with reference to the defect analysis incidental information displayed on the main body side display means, the defect occurrence factor specifying operation is simple. Therefore, the labor required for the inspection work can be further suppressed. According to the fifth characteristic configuration, the candidates for the failure occurrence factors are displayed on the main body side display means, so that the work of identifying the failure occurrence factors is simplified and the labor required for the inspection work is further suppressed. it can. According to the sixth characteristic configuration, in the case where the facility is piping for a building, the piping for the entire building may be finely divided, and the inspection may be intermittently progressed for each division. By applying the second, third, fourth, or fifth characteristic configuration, the effects of the first, second, third, fourth, or fifth characteristic configuration can be more effectively exhibited.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a pipe inspection device to which the equipment inspection device of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. Piping inspection device P
As shown in FIG. 1, C includes a main body M and a portable terminal T, and the main body M and the portable terminal T are configured to be capable of communicating various information. In the main body M, a processing device C1 that executes various kinds of arithmetic processing, a keyboard K1 and a mouse MS for inputting various kinds of information and instructions to the processing device C1, and various information in accordance with commands from the processing device C1. A CRT monitor CM, which is a display unit MD on the main body side for displaying, and a printer PR are provided. Further, the processing device C1 is provided with a processing unit PU, a storage unit MU, and a communication interface F1 which is a main body side communication means.

The portable terminal T has a processing unit C2 for executing various kinds of arithmetic processing, a keyboard K2 for inputting various kinds of information and instructions to the processing unit C2, and various kinds of information according to instructions from the processing unit C. A liquid crystal monitor LM, which is a terminal-side display unit for displaying, and a communication interface F2, which is a terminal-side communication unit, are provided and configured, and these are integrally provided in one housing.

The storage means 103 provided in the storage unit MU on the main body M side stores drawing information indicating the installation position of the equipment as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 which is a partially enlarged view of FIG. ing. The drawing information of FIG. 2 and FIG.
It is a CAD design drawing itself, and illustrates a plan view of piping for a sprinkler in a building as equipment. As shown in FIG. 3 which is an enlarged view, the drawing information includes dimensional information of the piping, and although not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the piping information for each component of the piping is type,
It includes information such as dimensions such as pipe specifications, the type of fluid flowing in the pipe, its flow rate, the pipe mounting method, and the presence or absence of heat insulation coating on the pipe.

In the main body M, when a portion to be inspected in the piping equipment is input from the keyboard K1 or the mouse MS, the main body side communication control means 100 of the processing unit PU is stored in the storage means 103. From the drawing information, drawing information of a portion including the inspected portion that has been instructed and input is extracted, and is transmitted via the communication interface F1 on the main body M side and the communication interface F2 on the portable terminal T side. To the processing device C2. Therefore, the keyboard K1 or the mouse MS functions as the input means IM for inputting the inspection target portion of the equipment. When this transmission is completed, the inspector disconnects the communication line connecting the main body M and the portable terminal T, and then the main body M and the portable terminal T.
And are separated, and the portable terminal T is brought to the inspection target location.

When the portable terminal T receives an instruction from the keyboard K2, the terminal side display control means 106 displays drawing information including the inspection target portion on the liquid crystal monitor LM.
The inspector can move to the inspection site and identify the inspection target while observing the display on the liquid crystal monitor LM.
When the inspection target portion is specified, the inspection work is started. The inspection item of the sprinkler pipe is an inspection of water leak, and after injecting water into the pipe part of the inspection target with a pump etc. and pressurizing it to a set pressure, it is closed and sealed, and there is a decrease in water pressure after a predetermined time Check for water leaks.

When an inspector finds water leakage at the inspection target location, he or she visually identifies the location of the water leakage, that is, the failure location, and inputs the position information of the failure location from the keyboard K2 of the portable terminal T. In this embodiment, as the input format, the cursor is moved on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor LM displaying the drawing information to specify the location of water leakage, but the location of water leakage is designated by the touch pen. Various formats such as formats are possible. Therefore, the keyboard K2 functions as a defect point input means for inputting information on a defect occurrence point of equipment.

Upon completion of the inspection, the inspector returns to the installation location of the main body M and connects the portable terminal T and the main body M with a communication line. In this connection state, the terminal-side communication control means 105 of the processing device C2 of the portable terminal T, the keyboard K
1. By the instruction from mouse MS or keyboard K2,
The information on the location of water leakage is transmitted to the main body section M side via the communication interface F2 on the portable terminal T side and the communication interface F1 on the main body section M side. On the main body M side, the inspection target location and the leakage occurrence location after the inspection work are stored in the tested location storage means 104 of the storage unit MU, and the failure analysis means 102 of the processing unit PU is the inspection target location. The defect occurrence rate, which is the ratio of the number of water leakage locations to the entire length of the pipe, is calculated and stored.

Further, when there is an instruction from the keyboard K1 or the mouse MS, the main body side display control means 101, the drawing information stored in the storage means 103, and the inspection are displayed on the CRT monitor CM as shown in FIG. Finished part storage means 104
Based on the memory information of 1., the pipes that have been inspected and the pipes that have not been inspected by that time are displayed in an overlapping manner in a state in which the positional relationship is associated with each other based on the drawing information shown in FIG. The display shown in FIG. 4 can be directly printed out by the printer PR and displayed according to an instruction from the keyboard K1 or the mouse MS. In FIG. 4, the pipes that have been inspected are shown by broken lines for the sake of convenience, but in practice, pipes that have been inspected and pipes that have not been inspected can be distinguished by different display colors, and the location where the water leakage occurs. Is indicated by a circle RM.

On the display screen of the CRT monitor CM, as shown in FIG. 4, adjacent to the display of the above-mentioned inspected portion, the attribute of the pipe at the portion designated by the keyboard K1 or the mouse MS is displayed in the upper right portion. Attribute display column ID to be displayed, and a defect factor display in the lower right portion, which is registered in the storage unit MU in advance as an item estimated to be a factor that causes water leakage in the pipe at the location designated by the keyboard K1 or the mouse MS The column ED is provided.

In the display state shown in FIG. 4, when the operator of the main body M designates the location of the circle RM indicating the location of water leakage from the keyboard K1 or mouse MS, the designated location is the joint of the pipe. Therefore, the attributes of the pipe such as the type and size of the joint are displayed in the attribute display column ID, and in the defect factor display column ED, "insufficient bolt tightening of the flange" is estimated and registered as a factor for leaking water from the joint. , "Piping eccentricity" or "Load eccentricity" and other factors are displayed. The defect occurrence factor displayed in the defect factor display column ED is hierarchically divided into two stages depending on the item. For example, in the case of the defect occurrence factor "insufficient bolt tightening of the flange", further "work space shortage" , "" Tightening tool failure ", etc. As for the cause of this defect, various items are registered in the storage unit MU for each portion of the pipe.

The operator refers to the display of the attribute display column ID, and if there is a factor of water leakage in the display of the defect factor display column ED, selects the factor from the keyboard K1 or the mouse MS to determine the defect. Identify the cause. If the defect occurrence factor is not in the display of the defect factor display field ED, any defect occurrence factor can be input from the keyboard K1. Therefore, the attribute information of the component parts of the piping included in the drawing information indicating the installation position of the equipment functions as it is as incidental information for failure analysis of the equipment. If the selected cause of failure is hierarchical, such as "Insufficient bolt tightening on the flange" above, "Insufficient bolt tightening on the flange"
The subdivided defect occurrence factors belonging to are displayed, and the factors are selected from the keyboard K1 or the mouse MS.

When the identification of the cause of failure is completed, the drawing information including the inspection target portion, the display of the location of water leakage, the cause of water leakage, the failure rate calculated as described above, etc. are instructed by the keyboard K1 or the mouse MS. The inspection record document in which is written is printed out from the printer PR.

[Other Embodiments] Other embodiments will be listed below. In the above-mentioned embodiment, the pipe for the sprinkler in the building is targeted as the facility, but the power distribution facility in the building, the lighting facility, the pipe for the water supply, the pipe for the sewer, the pipe for the air conditioning, or the network for the computer. The present invention can be applied to inspection of various equipment such as the wiring, and further inspection of various equipment such as water pipes buried in the ground, streetlight equipment or power transmission lines, not limited to the inside of a building.

In the above embodiment, the communication interface F1 of the main body M and the communication interface F2 of the portable terminal T are directly connected by a communication line to transmit and receive various information. The interface F1 and the communication interface F2 may be of a wireless transmission / reception type, or may be of a transmission / reception type via a telephone line.

In the above-described embodiment, in the case where the inspected portion and the uninspected portion of the equipment are displayed in a distinguishable state, as shown in FIG. 4, the equipment is displayed in a format based on the drawing information of the equipment. In a state in which it is possible to distinguish between the inspected portion and the uninspected portion of the equipment, it is possible to print out and display the character information indicating the name of the inspection target portion on the printer PR.

In the above embodiment, the failure analysis means 102
The processing device C1 of the main body M is equipped with
The defect analysis means 102 may be provided in the processing device C2 of the portable terminal T, and the defect occurrence rate calculated on the portable terminal T side may be transmitted to the main body section M side.

In the above embodiment, the main body side display means MD on the side of the main body M is an item presumed as an attribute of each component of the equipment, which is incidental information for failure analysis, and a cause of failure of each component of the equipment. Is displayed, however, the liquid crystal monitor LM on the portable terminal T side may display information for identifying the cause of failure of these facilities so that the cause of failure can be specified at the inspection site. good.

It should be noted that reference numerals are given in the claims for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the structures of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a pipe inspection facility to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram of drawing information of equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram of drawing information of equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a display example according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 main body side communication control means 101 main body side display control means 102 defect analysis means 103 storage means 104 tested location storage means 105 terminal side communication control means 106 terminal side display control means F1 main body side communication means F2 terminal side communication means IM input means K2 Defective part input means LM Terminal side display means M Main body MD Main body side display means T Portable terminal

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A storage means (1) comprising a main body (M) and a portable terminal (T), wherein the main body (M) stores drawing information indicating an installation position of equipment.
03) and an input means (I) for inputting an inspection target portion of the equipment.
M) and drawing information including the inspection target portion of the drawing information stored in the storage means (103) via the main body side communication means (F1), and the portable terminal (T). Main body side communication control means (100) for transmitting to the main body side, inspected location storage means (104) for storing the inspected location of the equipment, storage information of the inspected location storage means (104) and the drawing information. On the basis of the above, the main body side display control means (101) for displaying on the main body side display means (MD) in a state in which the inspected location and the uninspected location of the equipment can be distinguished, and the portable terminal ( In T), the terminal side communication means (F2) for receiving the drawing information transmitted from the main body section (M), and the drawing information received by the terminal side communication means (F2) for the terminal side display means (LM). Terminal side display control means (1
06) and the equipment inspection device provided with. 2. The main body side display control means (101)
2. The equipment inspection device according to claim 1, wherein the equipment inspection apparatus is configured to display an inspected location and an uninspected location of the equipment in a state in which the positional relationships are associated with each other and overlap the drawing information. 3. A defective point input means (K2) for inputting information on a defective point of the equipment to the portable terminal (T).
And the information input from the defective portion input means (K2),
A terminal side communication control means (105) for transmitting to the main body section (M) via the terminal side communication means (F2), and the drawing information is configured to include equipment size information, In the main body section (M), a failure occurrence rate per unit length of the equipment is calculated based on the defect occurrence location information received by the main body section communication means (F1) and the dimension information. The equipment inspection device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: failure analysis means (102) for performing. 4. The drawing information is configured so as to include incidental information for failure analysis of the equipment, and the main body side display control means (101) receives via the main body side communication means (F1). 4. The facility inspection according to claim 3, wherein the defect analysis incidental information on the defect occurrence point is configured to be displayed on the main body side display means (MD) based on the information on the defect occurrence point. apparatus. 5. The main body side display control means (101)
Based on the information of the defect occurrence point received via the main body section side communication means (F1), information registered in advance as a defect occurrence factor estimated for the defect occurrence point is stored in the main body. The equipment inspection device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the equipment inspection device is configured to display on a department side display means (MD). 6. The equipment inspection device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein the equipment is piping in a building.