JPS61174005A - Maintenance article storing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce preparatory time for a maintenance article storage system for an electronic automatic exchange or the like by constructing the system such that necessary tools, equipment and materials, and procedure statements are retrieved from the contents as stored by way of all specified maintenance items as keys and the storage areas thereof are displayed. CONSTITUTION:A trouble information 16 from the central control unit of an electronic automatic exchange is inputted to a processing unit 1 through a communication control unit 15. When inputted with the trouble information 16 or a checking start signal, a CPU 1a retrieves a file of necessary equipment and materials stored in a file 5 by way of the trouble item numbers as keys and displays (7) the numbers of necessary equipment and materials and their storage areas. Similarly, the display 8 of the numbers of tools 3 and their storage areas, and the display 9 of the numbers of procedure statements 4 and their storage areas are performed. This structure can automate the retrieval of necessary equipment and materials, tools, and procedure statements and reduce preparatory time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage system for storing maintenance supplies for equipment such as electronic exchanges that require extremely high maintenance.

Conventional technology In a highly information-oriented society based on public telecommunications networks, if telephone lines become disconnected due to failures in switching equipment within the public telecommunications network, it will have a serious impact on industrial activities and the lives of citizens. .

Therefore, it is necessary to thoroughly inspect exchange equipment, etc.
In addition, if a failure occurs, repairs must be carried out in a timely manner.

Conventionally, when a fault occurs in an electronic exchange, the central control unit outputs the fault diagnosis to a typewriter, printer, CRT, etc., and the maintenance personnel who identify the fault then keep a maintenance procedure manual in booklet format according to the fault situation. After locating the parts and understanding the maintenance procedures, they selected the equipment and tools necessary for maintenance from the stored locations and started maintenance.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional maintenance method described above, there is a problem in that it takes time to start maintenance work because all the maintenance procedure manuals and equipment and tools necessary for maintenance are searched manually.

In addition, equipment and tools cannot be arranged until the contents of the maintenance procedure manual are understood, so even if there are multiple maintenance personnel, there is a problem that they cannot divide up their efforts to understand the procedures and prepare tools and equipment. be.

In addition, it takes a great deal of skill to understand the contents of a procedure manual and select appropriate equipment and tools, and even highly skilled people may make mistakes in judgment since it relies on manual labor.

Structure of the Invention The maintenance supplies storage system of the present invention that solves the problems of the prior art described above includes: storage means for storing equipment, tools, and procedure manuals necessary for maintaining equipment; maintenance items; and execution of the maintenance items. A recording means for recording the correspondence between the storage locations of equipment, tools, and procedure manuals necessary for The present invention is configured to shorten the preparation period until the start of maintenance by including a processing device that displays the storage positions of necessary equipment, tools, and procedure manuals in the storage means.

Hereinafter, the effects of the present invention will be explained in detail by way of examples.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

This storage system for maintenance supplies includes a processing device 1 consisting of a CPU 1a and a main memory 1b, equipment storage shelves 2, and tool storage shelves 3.
, procedure manual storage shelf 4, file 5, input/output device 13.14
It is equipped with The storage system also includes a communication control section 15 that receives failure information from the central control device of the electronic exchange via a signal line 16 and transfers it to the processing device 1.

The control units 7.8 and 9 receive control signals from the processing device 1 via the signal line 6, and display the maintenance article storage positions in the corresponding storage shelves 2.3 and 4. The file 5 records the correspondence between the failure item number received by the processing device 1 from the central control unit via the communication control unit 15 and the storage location of maintenance supplies necessary for repairing this failure item.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the configuration of the equipment storage shelf 2 shown in FIG. 1.

This equipment storage shelf 2 has 16 modules 2-1.2-
It is divided into 2.2-3...2-16. Each module stores 32 single-width packages;
One that stores 16 2-width packages, or 3
It is divided into types that store 10 sheets-wide packages. An indicator light is installed at the storage position of each package, and as will be described later, the storage position of the package required for maintenance is automatically displayed by automatically lighting the indicator light.

The tool storage shelf 3 in FIG. 1 is also constructed in substantially the same manner as the equipment storage shelf 2 described above, and the storage position of tools necessary for maintenance is automatically displayed by automatically lighting up an indicator light.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of the procedure manual storage shelf 4 shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 3 (A>), this procedure manual storage shelf 4 includes:
Boxes 4-1.4-2.4-3, . . ., 4-n are stored in which procedure manuals are divided into booklet formats for each failure item. At the rear of each box, there is a procedure manual storage shelf 4 corresponding to each box, as shown in FIG. 3(B), represented by box 4-1.
An engaging portion a is formed to engage with a cam provided in the cam.

In addition, a zipper and a hinge are provided at the front and rear of the box 4-i, and by removing the front zipper and opening it from side to side, the maintenance procedure manual can be taken out from the box 4-4. .

A cam in the procedure manual storage shelf 4 provided for each box body is automatically driven as described later, and causes the box body containing the procedure manuals necessary for maintenance to protrude to the front of the storage shelf 4. . Third
The procedure manual storage shelves 4 shown in FIG. 3A are stacked in the required number of stages.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the equipment file structure stored in the file 5.

As shown in (A), this equipment file includes a correspondence table that shows the correspondence between faulty item numbers, equipment numbers necessary for maintenance of this faulty item, and their position in the storage shelf (indicator light numbers), and ( As shown in B), it consists of a correspondence table showing the correspondence between equipment numbers and equipment names.

Failure item number r001J, ro O2J, ro.

3''...rnnnJ is created based on the diagnosis result by the central control unit of the electronic exchange, and is passed to the CPUI a in the processing device 1 via the communication control unit 15.

In Figure 4 (A), equipment with equipment numbers "1" and "5" are required to repair the fault item with fault item number r001J, and equipment with equipment numbers "1" and "5" are required to repair the fault with fault number "002J". , it is exemplified that equipment with equipment numbers "2" and "5" is required.

Of the indicator light numbers attached to the right side of each equipment number, the two-digit number on the left indicates the module number in the equipment storage shelf 2 where the equipment is stored, and the two-digit number on the right indicates the module number in the equipment storage shelf 2 where the equipment is stored. This figure shows the arrangement numbers of the indicator lights.

The tool file recorded in file 5 is also similar to the equipment file described above, including the correspondence between the failure item number and the tool number and indicator light number required to repair the failure item, as well as the correspondence between the tool number and the tool number. It consists of a correspondence of names. The procedure manual file is also configured in the same manner as the equipment file and tool file, except that the cam number corresponding to the box housing the procedure manual is recorded instead of the indicator light number.

The operation of the CPUI a in the processing device 1 will be explained with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

When the CPU 1a starts operating, in step 20 it waits for a notification of the occurrence of a failure from the central control device or a notification of the start of inspection input by the maintenance personnel from the input device 13. C
When the PU 1a receives the above notification of the failure or inspection start, it proceeds to the next step 21, searches the equipment file in the file 5 using the failure item number included in the failure occurrence or inspection notification as a key, and searches the equipment file in the file 5. Obtain the equipment number and indicator light number indicating the storage location of the equipment necessary for maintenance of the faulty item.

Similarly, in the next step 22, the tool file in the file 5 is searched using the faulty item number as a key, and the tool number and indicator light number indicating the storage position of the tool required to maintain the faulty item are obtained. Similarly, in the next step 23, file 5 is created using the failure item number as a key.
The procedure manual file in the system is searched, and the procedure manual number and cam number indicating the storage location of the procedure manual necessary to maintain the faulty item are obtained.

In the next step 24, the CPU 1a performs step 2.
Using the equipment number obtained in step 1 as a key, the person responsible for the equipment is searched for and output to the output device 14, and an indicator light corresponding to the storage position of this equipment is turned on. Similarly, in the next step 25, the tool name is retrieved using the tool number as a key and is output to the output device 14, and the indicator light corresponding to the storage position of this tool is automatically turned on. Similarly, in the next step 26, the title of the procedure manual is searched using the procedure manual number as a key and outputted to the output device 14, and the cam corresponding to the storage position of this procedure manual is automatically activated. A box housing the procedure manual is made to protrude from the procedure manual storage shelf 4.

The maintenance personnel pulls out the protruding box from the procedure manual storage shelf 4, pulls out the equipment and tools from the positions indicated by the indicator lights on the equipment storage shelf 2 and tool storage shelf 3, and immediately starts maintenance.

The above example shows the storage position of equipment and tools by lighting indicator lights, and the procedure manual by protruding from the shelf. Any display method may be adopted.

Moreover, although an electronic exchange is illustrated as an object to be maintained, the maintenance supplies storage system of the present invention can be applied to other appropriate devices as needed.

Effects of the Invention As explained in detail above, the storage system of the present invention has the following effects:
Record the correspondence between maintenance items and the storage locations of the equipment, tools, and procedure manuals necessary for their execution, and use the specified maintenance items as keys to determine the storage locations of the equipment, tools, and procedure manuals necessary for maintenance. Since it is configured to display automatically, it has the effect of significantly shortening the preparation period before starting maintenance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating the configuration of an equipment storage shelf, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the configuration of a procedure manual storage shelf. , FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the configuration of the equipment file, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the CPU 1a. l...processing unit, la...CPU, lb...main memory,
2...Equipment storage shelf, 3...Tool storage shelf, 4...Procedure manual storage shelf, 5...File, 15...Communication control section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Storage means for storing equipment, tools, and procedure manuals necessary for maintenance of equipment, and storage of maintenance items and equipment, tools, and procedure manuals necessary for carrying out the maintenance items in the storage means. A recording means for recording the correspondence with the position, and searching the contents of the recording means using a specified maintenance item as a key, and storing equipment, tools, and procedure manuals necessary for carrying out the maintenance item in the storage means. 1. A storage system for maintenance supplies, comprising: a processing device that displays a storage location in a storage area.