JP2001155040A - Data collection device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To output a measurement content to be performed by an operator in each work process by a display unit and an audio device, and to store measurement data measured according to the output measurement content. In this way, the labor required for the measurement work of the worker is reduced. SOLUTION: A bar code reader 2 for inputting a bar code indicating a work process, a display unit 7 and an audio device 8 for outputting contents to be measured in the inputted work process, and data measured in accordance with the measured contents. A key input unit 4 and a thermometer 3 for inputting, and a storage unit for storing input measurement data are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention can output data to be measured in a process by inputting data indicating a process of the operation, and input data measured in accordance with the output data. And a data collection device capable of further storing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, each business in the food industry has voluntarily performed sanitary management in order to produce more hygienic and safe foods and provide them to consumers. This hygiene management, for example, in food processing, processing procedures, work procedures,
Precautions in each work process, the control range, and the like are clearly defined in advance, so that the work can be reliably performed according to the rules. In order to further ensure this hygiene management and ensure more safety, processing procedures,
In addition, it is necessary to further define management items such as work procedures and the like, and to have the worker execute the detailed rules.

[0003]

However, when the number of work management items is increased, the burden on the worker is increased, and on the contrary, the attention for ensuring safety is easily distracted. By the way, in a production line where food production is automated, various measures are taken to maintain safety, and a monitoring device for automatically confirming that this measure is being implemented is provided. May be provided. However, many food production lines are for small lots and multiple varieties, and installing a monitoring device for each production of the various varieties of food and trying to fully automate the monitoring would be costly. It will be.

[0004] Therefore, in a production line for small-quantity multi-products,
Management items such as work place, work process, measurement time,
Measurement instructions describing the control range etc. are given to the worker,
The operator brings a recording sheet, a writing instrument, a thermometer, and the like, performs measurement and the like at each measurement location according to the measurement instruction, and records the time, measurement data, and the like on the sheet. Thereafter, for data processing, the written measurement data and the like are input to a personal computer (hereinafter, referred to as a personal computer) to process the measurement data and the like. Therefore, when the number of management items increases, such management work such as measurement imposes a burden on an operator, and a measurement error or an error in measurement data or the like may occur.

According to the present invention, management contents such as measurement to be performed by an operator in each process can be displayed or output by voice, and management data confirmed according to the output management contents can be stored. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a data collection device capable of reducing the labor required for a worker's management work.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process input means for inputting data indicating a process, a management content output means for outputting the content managed in the input process, and a management content thereof. And management data input means for inputting management data obtained by management according to the above, and storage means for storing the input management data. According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process input means for inputting data indicating a process, a measurement content output means for outputting the content measured in the input process, and a data input device for inputting data measured according to the measurement content. It is characterized by comprising measurement data input means and storage means for storing the input measurement data.

According to a third aspect, in the data collection apparatus according to the second aspect, the storage unit associates the data indicating the input process with the measurement data input after measurement in the process. And is stored. According to a fourth aspect, in the data collection device according to the second or third aspect, the measurement content output means includes a display unit for outputting the content to be measured and / or an audio output means. It is characterized by doing.

According to a fifth aspect, in the data collection device according to the second, third, or fourth aspect, both the display unit for outputting the measurement data input by the measurement data input unit and the audio output unit are provided. Or any one of them. According to a sixth aspect, in the data collection device according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, it is determined whether or not the input measurement data is within a preset management range. Means are provided.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the data collection device according to any one of the second to sixth aspects, the measurement data input means is for receiving data measured in accordance with the measurement contents. It is characterized by having receiving means.

According to the present invention, when an operator inputs data indicating a process at a certain work process, for example, the contents to be managed in the process, for example, the contents to be measured can be output. When management data (measurement data) obtained by management (measurement) according to the content (measurement content) is input, the input management data (measurement data) can be stored.

According to the third aspect, the data indicating the input process and the measurement data measured and input in the process can be stored in the storage unit in association with each other. According to the fourth aspect, when data indicating a process is input, the content measured in the process can be output to either or both of the display unit and the audio output unit.

According to the fifth aspect, the measurement data input by the measurement data input means can be output by either or both of the display unit and the audio output means. According to the sixth aspect, the determination means can determine whether the input measurement data is within a preset management range.

According to the seventh aspect, the data measured in the process according to the measurement content can be received by the receiving means. That is, measurement means for measuring data in the process is provided, and transmission means for transmitting measurement data obtained by measurement by the measurement means to the reception means is provided in the process.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a data collection device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the data collection device, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the data collection device. The data collection device is a CPU
The processing unit 1 includes a barcode reader 2, a thermometer 3, a key input unit 4, a clock unit 5, a storage unit 6, a display unit 7, an audio device 8,
And the communication unit 9 are connected.

The arithmetic processing section 1 is capable of performing the arithmetic control processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 according to a predetermined program stored in the storage section 6. The barcode reader 2 is a process input unit, and can read a barcode 11 arranged for each work process in a work place where various processes and works are performed. Each barcode 11 is printed with data indicating a work process. When the bar code reader 2 reads the bar code 11 indicating each work process, the arithmetic processing unit 1 reads out the measurement contents, instruction contents, management range, etc. corresponding to the work process from the storage unit 6 and reads the read measurement contents. And the like can be displayed on the display unit 7 and output as audio by the audio device 8. The display unit 7 and the audio device 8 are measurement content output means.

The thermometer 3 and the key input section 4 are measurement (management) data input means. Measurement data measured by the thermometer 3, temperature input by the key input unit 4,
Measurement (management) data such as PH and pressure (hereinafter referred to as measurement data) is stored in the storage unit 6 in association with the data (barcode) indicating the work process corresponding to the measurement data. The clock unit 5 can measure the time when the measurement data is input, and the time data is sequentially stored in the storage unit 6 in association with the measurement data. The display unit 7 and the audio device 8 display the contents of the display unit 7 when the measurement data is input by the thermometer 3, the key input unit 4, and the like.
, And output by voice by the voice device 8. Further, the arithmetic processing unit 1 includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the input measurement data is within a preset management range. When the determination means determines that the measurement data is within the management range, the measurement data is stored in the storage unit 6, and when it is determined that the measurement data is out of the management range, an error message is displayed on the display unit 7. At the same time, the sound is output by the audio device 8. Although the measurement data at the time of the error message is not automatically stored in the storage unit 6, the operator can operate the key input unit 4 to store the measurement data outside the management range.

The communication unit 9 is detachably connectable to a personal computer (personal computer) 10 via a communication cable 12 and is capable of downloading the contents of a measurement instruction input to the personal computer 10 to the storage unit 6. It is. Further, measurement data, data indicating work steps, time data, and the like collected by the data collection device are transmitted to the personal computer 1 using a communication unit provided in the personal computer 10.
0 and can be stored.

Next, a procedure for collecting various data in each operation process of the boiled noodle production line shown in FIG. 4 using the data collection device configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. I do. Details of the manufacturing process of boiled noodles, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, receive and store flour, mix flour, water, and salt in a predetermined ratio, stir, roll, and aged to a predetermined Measure by weight, cut and boil. Next, adjust the pH of the noodles and wash with water,
It cools down, weighs it by a predetermined weight, and packs it. Next, it is a process of performing heat sterilization, inspecting the appearance, refrigerated storage, and shipping. FIG. 4 shows the control range of the temperature of the boiled water (90 ° C. or higher) and the control range of the pH adjustment (PH5 to PH5).
6), the control range of the cooling temperature of water cooling / cooling (20 ° C. or less), the control range of the sterilization temperature (98 ° C. or more), and the control range of the refrigeration temperature (5 ° C. or less) are shown. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an external appearance of an apparatus and the like used in work steps from receiving flour or the like, washing boiled noodles with water, and cooling, among detailed work steps shown in FIG.

Next, the measurement procedure of data collection in the operation process of boiled noodles will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, for example, each work place of boiled noodles and measurement contents to be performed at each work place (measurement work instruction contents) are read from the personal computer 10 and stored in the storage unit 6. And
The communication cable 12 is detached from the connector 13 and the data collection device is held with the data collection device shown in FIG. Go to work place 1. Then, if the worker is No. The bar code 11a placed in the first work place is read by the bar code reader 2 and a work process is input (S102). Then, the arithmetic processing unit 1 of the data collection device automatically reads out the measurement contents in this work process from the storage unit 6 (S104),
No. The first work place and the measurement contents are output by the display unit 7 and the audio device 8 (S106, S108).

That is, No. When the barcode 11a there is read at the work place of No. 1, a voice message “No.
This is the first work place. Please measure the surface temperature for b minutes. "
Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the content output by the voice is displayed on the display unit 7. It should be noted that the surface temperature is the number shown in FIG. 1 is the surface temperature of a bag of flour stored in the first workplace. As described above, the operator can select the No. By going to the work place 1 and reading the bar code 11a placed there by the bar code reader 2, the data collection device automatically outputs the data without the need to check the measurement contents or to recall it. The correct content to be measured can be recognized visually and heard by ear with the sound and display.

Next, when the operator measures the content of the measurement instructed by voice or the like, that is, performs temperature measurement using the thermometer 3 and inputs measurement data (S110), the arithmetic processing unit 1 automatically operates. The input measurement data is output by the display unit 7 and the audio device 8 (S112). That is, the voice outputs “Surface temperature was input at a ° C.”, and the display unit 7 displays the content output by the voice. In this way, it is possible to visually confirm that the measurement data input by the operator is correct and to hear and confirm it. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an input error of the measurement data. In addition, when the surface temperature of the bagged flour is measured using the thermometer 3, the measured temperature data is automatically input to the data collection device.
Instead of this, The operator may read the temperature of the thermometer installed at the first location, and input the read measurement data using the key input unit 4.

Next, the arithmetic processing section 1 determines whether or not the input measurement data is within the management range (within the allowable range) (S114). The measurement data, work process data, measurement time data, and the like are stored in the storage unit 6 in association with each other (S116). As described above, since it is possible to determine whether or not the input measurement data is within the preset management range, the process corresponding to the determined measurement data is performed as specified. It can be objectively correctly determined whether or not the operation is performed. Therefore, when the process is not performed correctly as specified, it is possible to recognize that fact, and it is possible to take measures for it.

However, in step S114, when the input measurement data is out of the management range and it is determined as NO, the contents indicating the error are output from the display unit 7 and the audio device 8 (S120). That is, a message “Measurement data is out of the management range” is output by voice, and the content output by the voice is displayed on the display unit 7. in this way,
It is possible to visually and visually confirm that the measurement data input by the operator or the measurement data input automatically is out of the management range. This makes it possible to reliably recognize that the process corresponding to the determined measurement data is not performed as specified. When it is determined that the measurement data is out of the management range, the process returns to step S108, and the processes and inputs of steps S108 to S120 can be performed in the same manner as described above. Thus, when the measurement data is out of the management range due to a measurement error, correct measurement data within the management range can be stored in the storage unit 6 by performing the measurement again. However, if the measurement data outside the management range has no measurement error and is correct, the operator can operate the key input unit 4 to store the measurement data in the storage unit 6 (not shown). The process can proceed to the next step S118.

When the arithmetic processing section 1 stores the measurement data in step S116, it is determined whether or not all the measurement data has been measured and stored in the storage section 6 (S118). When all the measurement data are not stored in the storage unit 6 and the determination is NO, the process returns to step S108, and the processing and input of steps S108 to S120 are performed in the same manner as described above. In this way, all the measurement data is stored in the storage unit 6, and the process ends if YES is determined in step S118. No. The measurement work in the first work place is completed. However, since the measurement performed in the operation process of the barcode 11a is only to measure the surface temperature of the bagged product of flour, step S118 is performed.
In this case, YES is determined when one piece of measurement data is input. However, an instruction to measure the surface temperature of the bagged product of each of flour and salt is stored in the measurement performed in the operation process of the barcode 11a. If yes, step S118
In the above, YES is determined when two measurement data of each of the bagged products of flour and salt are input.

Next, the operator holds the data collection device and holds the data collection number shown in FIG. No. 2 and the worker is No. 2.
The work process to be measured is input by reading the barcode 11b placed at the work place 2 by the barcode reader 2 (S102). Subsequent procedures and processes are the same as those described above, and detailed description will be omitted. In this way, No. In the same way as the measurement performed at the work place 1
o. 2, No. 3, No. The measurement can be performed at each of the work places according to the respective measurement contents.
Then, the data collection operation in the operation process of the boiled noodles is completed by performing the measurement in all the work places.

No. In one work place, there is a bar code 11a indicating one work process, and the surface temperature of flour and salt is measured. No. In the second work place, there are three bar codes 11b to 11d indicating the first to third work steps. In the first operation step, an operation of reading the weight of the salt used for producing the noodles from the display unit 14 and inputting the weight from the key input unit 4 is performed. In the second operation step, an operation of reading the volume of water used for producing the noodles from the display unit 15 and inputting the volume from the key input unit 4 is performed. In the third operation process, the humidity of the noodle ripening line is read from the hygrometer 16 and input from the key input unit 4. N
o. 3, No. The description of the measurement work performed in each work place of 4,.

The measurement data collected in the work process of the boiled noodles is stored in the storage unit 6 in correspondence with the data indicating the work process. The measurement data and the data indicating the work process can be read by the personal computer 10 and organized and stored by the personal computer 10.

In the above example, the measurement data was collected in the boiled noodle manufacturing process. Similarly, the measurement contents to be performed in each operation process of other processes such as manufacturing are read from the personal computer 10 and stored in the storage unit 6. The measurement data can be collected in each work process at each work place, and the collected measurement data and work process can be read into the personal computer 10.

However, in the above embodiment, for example, the operator visually observes the measurement data displayed on the display units 14, 15,... Instead, the transmitter is provided on the display unit 14 or the like provided in each work process, and the measurement data displayed on the display unit 14 or the like is used to transmit the measurement data of the data collection device by the transmitter. It may be configured to input through a receiver. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an input error when the operator operates the key input unit 4 to input the measurement data. The display unit 14 installed in each work process
And the like indicate measurement data obtained by measurement with a measuring instrument for measuring data.

In the above embodiment, for example, the temperature,
Humidity, weight, the data obtained by measuring with a measuring device such as volume has been described and shown an example of input to this data collection device, but in addition to the data obtained by measuring with the measuring device in this way, for example, color The determination may be made based on the operator's sense of shape, hardness, etc., and the determination result (management data) may be input. As a method of inputting the determination result, for example, a different code number is assigned to each different determination result in advance, and the code number corresponding to the determination result of the operator may be input by operating the key input unit 4. Good. Also, the work process is indicated by a bar code 11, and the bar code 11 is read by the bar code reader 2 and input to the data collection device. May be operated to input.

[0031]

According to the present invention, when an operator inputs data indicating a process at a place of a certain work process, for example, the content to be managed in the process, for example, the content to be measured, can be checked or recalled. The management (measurement) can be performed according to the automatically output management content (measurement content) without any effort, and the management data (measurement data) obtained by the management (measurement) is input. Can be stored. Thus, a large number of management contents (measurement contents) can be easily managed (measured) in a large number of processes, so that the labor required for the worker's management work (measurement work) can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the management items (measurement items) from being overlooked, and it is possible to reduce input errors of the management data (measurement data).

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the data indicating the input process and the measured data measured and input in the process can be stored in the storage unit in association with each other. By reading from the storage unit, it is possible to confirm that the corresponding process is being performed appropriately, and it is possible to read and organize these data with a personal computer. According to the fourth aspect, when data indicating a process is input, the content measured in the process can be output to either or both of the display unit and the audio output unit. Can easily and reliably recognize correct measurement contents without requiring effort to examine or recall the contents of the measurement.

According to the fifth aspect, the measurement data input by the measurement data input means can be output to either or both of the display unit and the audio output means, so that the measurement data input by the operator can be output. It can be confirmed visually or by ear, or both, that there is no mistake. Thus, it is possible to prevent the operator from inputting measurement data incorrectly. According to the sixth aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not the input measurement data is within a preset management range by the determination unit. Therefore, the step corresponding to the determined measurement data is determined in advance. It can be objectively correctly determined whether or not the operation is performed as specified. Therefore, when the process is not performed correctly as specified, it is possible to recognize that fact, and it is possible to take measures for it.

According to the seventh aspect, since the data measured in accordance with the measurement contents in the process can be received and input by the receiving means, it is possible to prevent the operator from inputting the measurement data incorrectly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a data collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data collection device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a measurement procedure for measuring using the data collection device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of manufacturing boiled noodles for measuring data using the data collection device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a part of a process of manufacturing boiled noodles for measuring data using the data collection device according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 arithmetic processing unit 2 bar code reader 3 thermometer 4 key input unit 5 clock unit 6 storage unit 7 display unit 8 audio device 9 communication unit 10 personal computer 11 bar code

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. Process input means for inputting data indicating a process, management content output means for outputting the content managed in the above-mentioned process, and management data obtained by managing according to the management content. A data collection device comprising: management data input means for inputting; and storage means for storing the input management data. 2. A process input means for inputting data indicating a process, a measurement content output means for outputting the content measured in the input process, and a measurement for inputting data measured according to the measurement content. A data collection apparatus comprising: a data input unit; and a storage unit for storing input measurement data. 3. The data collection device according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit stores the data indicating the input process and the measurement data input by measuring and inputting in the process in association with each other. A data collection device characterized by the above-mentioned. 4. The data collection device according to claim 2, wherein the measurement content output means includes a display unit for outputting the content to be measured and / or an audio output means. A data collection device characterized by the above-mentioned. 5. The data collection device according to claim 2, wherein at least one of a display unit for outputting measurement data input by the measurement data input unit and / or an audio output unit is provided. A data collection device comprising: 6. The data collection device according to claim 2, further comprising: a determination unit configured to determine whether the input measurement data is within a preset management range. A data collection device characterized by: 7. The data collection device according to claim 2, wherein the measurement data input unit includes a reception unit for receiving data measured according to the measurement content. A data collection device, characterized in that: