Author: claimsbot

1. A device for fastening an anti-skid device onto a vehicle wheel, comprising an anti-skid chain, which is held in position by a plurality of holding brackets fastened to a holding plate in star formation; a tension element, which is joined to a clamping device specified for winding up or for clamping; a suspension device introduced on the free end of the tension element for joining the free end of the tension element to an adapter 39 onto a wheel bolt,
is hereby characterized in that
the tension element can be joined to an adapter on a wheel bolt in such a way that the direction of tensile force of the tension element lies essentially in the axis of the wheel bolt.
2. The device according to claim 1, further characterized in that for the bracket, the holding plate has a central circular opening that is disposed in a circular recess of the holding plate, and in that the clamping device is placed on a disk * that can be inserted in the recess and the tension element passes through the disk in a bore, which bore lies radially outside the center of symmetry Z of the disk, wherein the radial distance R of the bore from the wheel center Z corresponds to the radius of the hole circle in the wheel rim, in such a way that the tensile force of the tension element engages or acts axially on the wheel bolt.
3. The device according to claim 2, further characterized in that the suspension device is formed so that it can be attached without tools to an adapter joined to the wheel bolt.
4. The device according to claim 3, further characterized in that the adapter has an axial length I that is similar to the head of the wheel bolt and, placed on the wheel bolt, does not pass through a plane E that is formed by the outer edge of the wheel rim.
5. The device according to claim 3, further characterized in that the suspension device has a keyhole-like opening, which permits the connection of the tension element to the adapter on the wheel bolt without tools.
6. The device according to claim 2, further characterized in that the disk with the clamping device can be rotated in the opening on the holding plate.
7. The device according to claim 2, further characterized in that a ratchet, a winch, or another device exercising tension on the tension element is utilized as clamping device.
8. The device according to claim 1, further characterized in that the free end of the tension element is rotatably connected to a rod-shaped connection element, which connection element is specified to engage on two wheel bolts lying diagonally opposite, approximately or exactly.
9. The device according to claim 8, further characterized in that the connection element is formed so that it can be suspended or moved onto two adapters fastened onto two wheel bolts.
10. The device according to claim 9, further characterized in that the connection element has on its ends a c-shaped cross section, and the two edges of the c-shaped connection element are specified to engage in circumferential grooves on the adapters.
11. The device according to claim 10, further characterized in that catch means are formed on the connection element for locking the connection element on the adapters.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An apparatus for excavating and transporting away materials, in particular soil material, with at least one excavation device (12, 14) which can be rotated about an axis of rotation (y) in a direction of rotation (u) and with a longitudinal conveyor (18) for transporting away excavated material (41), characterized in that the excavation device comprises an impeller wheel (12, 14) with a conically extending guide surface (20) arranged about the axis of rotation (y) in a rotationally symmetrical manner and with guide vanes (22) which project radially from the conical guide surface (20) and which form an acute angle with respect to the axis of rotation (y).
2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the conically extending guide surface (20) of the impeller wheel (12, 14) has its narrowed end adjoining a conveyor belt (18) and forms a run-off surface for excavated material (41).
3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the excavation device comprises two impeller wheels (12, 14) with a conveyor belt (18) arranged between them.
4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the guide vanes (22) are bounded by two lateral edges (24, 26) which are parallel to one another, and the width of the guide vanes (22) corresponds substantially to the width of the conically extending guide surface (20).
5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the guide vanes (22) are twisted with respect to the axis of rotation (y) by an angle such that, as viewed in the running direction (u), the outer lateral edge (26) leads the inner lateral edge (24).
6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the outer lateral edge (26) of the guide vanes (22) adjoins a fixed guide plate (30), at least in a region below the conveyor belt (18).
7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the guide plate (30) terminates at a distance (e) above the conveyor belt (18) by way of an upper edge (31) situated parallel to the conveying plane of the conveyor belt (18), and a strip-like cover plate (33) extends from the edge (31) to the lower-lying conveyor belt (18).
8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that a vane covering (34), which covers the guide vanes (22), projects inwardly from a peripheral edge (32) of the guide plate (30).
9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the guide vanes (22) are curved with respect to a cross section situated perpendicularly to the lateral edges (24, 26), and the curved surface of the guide vanes (22) points with its concave curvature in the direction of rotation (u) of the impeller wheels (12, 14).
10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the guide vanes (22) are provided at their free radial end with a vane part (38) which projects substantially at a right angle with respect to the radial direction of the guide vanes (22) in the running direction (u) of the impeller wheel (12, 14).
11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that vane teeth (28) project laterally outwardly from the guide vanes (22).
12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the impeller wheels (12, 14) are each assigned an individually controllable motor (40).

1. A display device, comprising:
a display unit;
a gaze detection unit configured to detect a gaze of a user who views the display unit; and
a processor configured to control a display of a series of images on the display unit so that:
in response to the gaze detection unit detecting that the user who is viewing the display unit removes the user’s gaze from the display unit while the series of images are sequentially displayed on the display unit, the processor obtains and stores first information specifying a position of an image in the series of images, which is the image last gazed at by the user before the gaze detection unit detects that the user removes the user’s gaze, and the display unit continues a dynamic display of the series of images, and
in response to the gaze detection unit detecting that the user returns the user’s gaze to the display unit, a judgment is made as to whether the control unit executes a replay process for sequentially displaying the series of images from the position specified in the first information or execute another display process other than the replay process, and
when it is judged the replay process is to be executed rather than the another display process, the processor executes the replay process.
2. The display device of claim 1, further comprising:
an operating unit configured to receive an operation from the user,
wherein in case that a predetermined operation is received by the operating unit from the user, the processor instructs the display unit to start the dynamic display of the series of images.
3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the predetermined operation includes an operation for instructing a window transition in case that the series of images are a plurality of windows to be transited in a fixed transit order, an operation for instructing an update of windows, and an operation for instructing a replay of a video in case that the series of images are the video.
4. The display device of claim 1, wherein the processor obtains and stores second information specifying a position of an image in the series of images, which is displayed on the display unit when the gaze detection unit detects that the user returns the user’s gaze to the display unit, and
in the replay process, the processor instructs the display unit to sequentially display only a section between the position specified in the first information and the position specified in the second information in the series of images.
5. The display device of claim 1, wherein the judgment is made in accordance with a period which elapses since the gaze detection unit detects that the user who views the display unit removes the user’s gaze from the display unit until the gaze detection unit detects that the user returns the user’s gaze to the display unit while the series of images are sequentially displayed.
6. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first information is at least one type of information among:
information which specifies the image displayed on the display unit when the user removes the user’s gaze from the display unit;
information which specifies an object viewed by the user in the image which is displayed on the display unit just before the user removes the user’s gaze from the display unit;
information which specifies a sound output with the image displayed on the display unit when the user removes the user’s gaze from the display unit; and
time information which specifies a time period elapsing since the dynamic display of the series of images is started until the user removes the user’s gaze from the display unit.
7. The display device of claim 4, wherein the second information is at least one type of information among:
information which specifies the image displayed on the display unit when the user returns the user’s gaze to the display unit;
information which specifies an object viewed by the user in the image which is displayed when the user returns the user’s gaze to the display unit;
information which specifies a sound output with the image displayed on the display unit on the display unit when the user returns the user’s gaze to the display unit; and
time information which specifies a time period elapsing since the dynamic display of the series of images is started or since the user removes the user’s gaze from the display unit until the user returns the user’s gaze to the display unit.
8. The display device of claim 1 wherein the judgment is made in accordance with user’s selection, and as options for the user’s selection, the processor provides at least two options among a first option for immediately executing the replay process, a second option for continuing a current display process and for subsequently executing the replay process, and a third option for continuing the current display process without executing the replay process.
9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program, wherein the program causes an information processing apparatus comprising a display unit and a gaze detection unit configured to detect a gaze of a user who views the display unit, to function as the display device of claim 1.
10. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
an image processing unit; and
the display device of claim 1,
wherein the display device displays a window for setting a job which is executed by the image processing unit.
11. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
an image processing unit; and
the display device of claim 1,
wherein the display device displays a window for setting a job which is executed by the image processing unit, and the display device is connected to the image processing device via a network for remotely controlling the image processing apparatus.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A battery pack comprising a secondary battery (2) and a positive charge and discharge terminal (11) and a negative charge and discharge terminal (12) which are connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the secondary battery, respectively, wherein
the battery pack is provided with identification information memory means (4) which stores identification information, and information signal sending means (5, 51) which modulates the identification information read out of the identification information memory means into an identification signal, which can be transmitted to a charging device (20, 60, 80) for supplying charging energy to the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal or a loading device (30, 90) which is operated by the discharging energy of the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal, and sends the identification signal thereto.
2. A battery pack comprising a secondary battery (2), a positive charge and discharge terminal (11) and a negative charge and discharge terminal (12) which are connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the secondary battery, respectively, and battery operating state detection means (10) for detecting an operating state of the secondary battery, wherein
the battery pack is provided with information signal sending means (5, 51) which modulates operating state detection information detected by the battery operating state detection means into an operating state detection signal, which can be transmitted to a charging device (20, 60, 80) for supplying charging energy to the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal or a loading device (30, 90) which is operated by the discharging energy of the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal, and sends the operating state detection signal thereto.
3. A battery pack comprising a secondary battery (2), a positive charge and discharge terminal (11) and a negative charge and discharge terminal (12) which are connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the secondary battery, respectively, and battery operating state detection means (10) for detecting the operating state of the secondary battery,
the battery pack is provided with identification information memory means (4) which stores identification information and information signal sending means (5, 51) which modulates the identification information read out of the identification information memory means or operating state detection information detected by the operating state detection means into an information signal, which can be transmitted to a charging device (20, 60, 80) for supplying charging energy to the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal or a loading device (30, 60) which is operated by the discharging energy of the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal, and sends the information signal thereto.
4. A battery pack comprising a secondary battery (2), a positive charge and discharge terminal (11) and a negative charge and discharge terminal (12) which are connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the secondary battery, respectively, and battery operating state detection means (10) for detecting the operating state of the secondary battery, wherein
the battery pack is provided with identification information memory means (4) which stores identification information, information signal receiving means (71) which demodulates a question signal transmitted from a charging device (80) or a loading device (90) through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal to take out question information, and information signal sending means (5) which modulates the identification information read out of the identification information memory means or operating state detection information detected by the operating state detection means into an information signal, which can be transmitted to the charging device for supplying charging energy to the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal or the loading device which is operated by the discharging energy of the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal, in response to a request described in the question information and sends the information signal thereto.
5. The battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the battery pack is electrically connected to the charging device (20, 60, 80) or the loading device (30, 90) only by positive and negative two connection terminals.
6. The battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the information signal sending means (5, 51) is configured to send the identification signal or the operating state detection signal, into which a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency is modulated with the identification information or the operating state detection information by a predetermined modulation method, through the positive charge and discharge terminal (11) or the negative charge and discharge terminal (12).
7. The battery pack according to claim 1, wherein the information signal sending means (5, 51) is configured to subject a charging or discharging current flowing through the positive charge and discharge terminal (11) or the negative charge and discharge terminal (12) to a pulse modulation with the identification information or the operating state detection information.
8. A connection system of a battery pack, for connecting a battery pack (1, 50, 50a, 70) which includes a secondary battery (2) and a positive charge and discharge terminal (11) and a negative charge and discharge terminal (12) connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the secondary battery, respectively, to a charging device (20, 60, 80) for supplying charging energy to the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal or to a loading device (30, 90) which is operated by the discharging energy of the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal, wherein
the battery pack is provided with identification information memory means (4) which stores identification information and information signal sending means (5, 51) which modulates the identification information read out of the identification information memory means into an identification signal which can be transmitted to the charging device or the loading device through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal and sends the identification signal thereto, and
the charging device or the loading device is provided with information signal receiving means (24, 34, 62) which demodulates the information signal transmitted through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal and reads out the identification information and power source control means (25, 35, 82, 92) which decodes the read out identification information and controls an output of charging energy from the charging device or an input of discharging energy into the loading device.
9. A connection system of a battery pack, for connecting a battery pack (1, 50, 50a, 70) which includes a secondary battery (2), a positive charge and discharge terminal (11) and a negative charge and discharge terminal (12) which are connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the secondary battery, respectively, and battery operating state detection means (10) for detecting an operating state of the secondary battery, to a charging device (20, 60, 80) for supplying charging energy to the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal or to a loading device (30, 90) which is operated by the discharging energy of the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal, wherein
the battery pack is provided with information signal sending means (5, 51) which modulates operating state detection information detected by the battery operating state detection means into an operating state detection signal, which can be transmitted to the charging device or the loading device by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal, and sends the operating state detection signal thereto, and
the charging device or the loading device is provided with information signal receiving means (24, 34, 62) which demodulates the information signal transmitted through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal and read out the operating state detection information and power source control means (25, 35, 82, 92) which controls an output of charging energy from the charging device or an input of discharging energy into the loading device on the basis of the read out operating state detection information.
10. A connection system of a battery pack, for connecting a battery pack (1, 50, 50a, 70) which includes a secondary battery (2), a positive charge and discharge terminal (11) and a negative charge and discharge terminal (12) which are connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the secondary battery, respectively, and battery operating state detection means (10) for detecting the operating state of the secondary battery, to a charging device (20, 60, 80) for supplying charging energy to the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal or to a loading device (30, 90) which is operated by the discharging energy of the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal, wherein
the battery pack is provided with identification information memory means (4) which stores identification information and information signal sending means (5, 51) which modulates the identification information read out of the identification information memory means or operating state detection information detected by the battery operating state detection means into an information signal, which can be transmitted to the charging device or the loading device through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal, and sends the information signal thereto, and
the charging device or the loading device is provided with information signal receiving means (24, 34, 62) which demodulates the information signal transmitted through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal and read out the identification information or the operating state detection information and power source control means (25, 35, 82, 92) which controls an output of charging energy from the charging device or an input of discharging energy into the loading device on the basis of the read out identification information or operating state detection information.
11. A connection system of a battery pack, for connecting a battery pack (70) which includes a secondary battery (2), a positive charge and discharge terminal (11) and a negative charge and discharge terminal (12) which are connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the secondary battery, respectively, and battery operating state detection means (10) for detecting the operating state of the secondary battery, to a charging device (80) for supplying charging energy to the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal or to a loading device (90) which is operated by the discharging energy of the secondary battery by connecting it to the positive charge and discharge terminal and the negative charge and discharge terminal, wherein
the battery pack is provided with identification information memory means (4) which stores identification information, information signal receiving means (71) which demodulates a question signal transmitted from the charging device or the loading device through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal to take out question information, and information signal sending means (5) which modulates the identification information read out of the identification information memory means or operating state detection information detected by the battery operating state detection means into a response signal in response to a request described in the question information and sends the response signal through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal, and
the charging device or the loading device is provided with information signal sending means (81, 91) which modulates the question information into a question signal which can be transmitted through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal and sends the question signal to the connected battery pack, information signal receiving means (24, 34) which demodulates the response signal transmitted from the battery pack through the positive charge and discharge terminal or the negative charge and discharge terminal and read out the identification information or the operating state detection information, and power source control means (82, 92) which decodes the read out identification information or the operating state detection information and controls an output of charging energy from the charging device or an input of discharging energy into the loading device.
12. The connection system of a battery pack according to claim 8, wherein the information signal sending means (5, 51) is configured to send the identification signal, the operating state detection signal, or the question signal, into which a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency is modulated with the identification information, the operating state detection information, or the question information by a predetermined modulation method, through the direct-current power transmission line.
13. The connection system of a battery pack according to claim 8, wherein the information signal sending means (5, 51, 81, 91) is configured to subject a charging or discharging current flowing through the direct-current power transmission line to a pulse modulation with the identification information, the operating state detection information, or the question information.
14. The connection system of a battery pack according to claim 8, wherein the information signal receiving means (24, 34, 62, 71) is configured to demodulate the identification signal, the operating state detection signal, or the question signal transmitted through the direct-current power transmission line by a predetermined demodulation method and to take out the identification information, the operating state detection information, or the question information.
15. The connection system of a battery pack according to claim 8, wherein the information signal receiving means (24, 34, 62, 71) is configured to take out variation of a current in the pulse-modulated charging or discharging current flowing through the direct-current power transmission line for demodulation.