Abstract: Anti-panic opening device for doors, comprising a left support and a right support bearing respective main control members and a lock mountable on the left support or on the right support, wherein the lock comprises, a base bearing a linear guide extending along a main rectilinear direction, a latch which engages said linear guide and is movable relative to the base along said main direction between a closed position and an open position, wherein the latch has a groove elongated in said main direction, at least one elastic element arranged between the base and the latch, to push the latch towards said closed position, wherein said main control members are articulated to the respective support about an axis orthogonal to said main direction and wherein the main control member of the support associated with the lock has an arm which cooperates with the latch in relation to the thrust.

Abstract: A hinge for doors, windows, or the like, comprising, a first hinge element and a second hinge element, which have, respectively, a first cylindrical articulation portion and a second cylindrical articulation portion, wherein the first articulation portion has an external diameter smaller than the external diameter of the second articulation portion; a hingepin, which defines a hinge axis; an adjustment device, which is associated to one of said articulation portions and can be actuated for displacing said hinge elements with respect to one another in a direction substantially transverse to said hinge axis; and a covering sleeve, provided externally to the first articulation portion and having an external diameter equal to the external diameter of said second articulation portion, wherein the covering sleeve is mounted so that it can turn with respect to the first articulation portion about an axis that is eccentric with respect to said hinge axis and can be displaced with respect to the first articulation por

Abstract: A system for fixing an accessory on a metal frame for doors, windows, and the like, includes a screw having a head and a self-tapping threaded stem with metric thread, the end of which opposite to the head is tapered. A ratio between the external diameter of the self-tapping stem of the screw and the diameter of the through hole of the wall of the frame is approximately between 1.4 and 1.25, and the ratio between the diameter of the through hole of said wall and its thickness is approximately between 2.5 and 5.5 and more preferably between 3 and 5.

Abstract: A method for mounting an auxiliary member on a window or door frame already installed and whereon is mounted a drive assembly comprising at least one actuating member and at least one transmission rod mounted in at least one slot of the frame. The method comprises the steps of, providing, between the auxiliary member and the rod, a coupling that is slidable in a longitudinal direction and fixed in any direction orthogonal to the direction of sliding, and forming a through hole in the rod by a screw carried by the auxiliary member, and fastening the auxiliary member to the rod by the engagement of a tip of the screw with the through hole.

Abstract: A method for mounting a drive assembly on a door or window frame, comprising the steps of: mounting at least one actuating member and at least one transmission rod in at least one slot of the frame and mutually fastening the actuating member and the transmission rod by a screw that engages a through hole formed in the transmission rod. The through hole is formed in the transmission rod after mounting the actuating member and the transmission rod in the slot.

Abstract: A building roof having at least one inclined pitch bearing a plurality of linear rows of mutually parallel curved tiles, a plurality of strip-shaped solar modules arranged between said rows of curved tiles, and a plurality of fretted sheet-metal panels, each of which has a plurality of longitudinal ribbings configured for engagement of said solar modules, wherein each of said solar modules is fixed by means of fasteners between a pair of adjacent ribbings and wherein said rows of curved tiles are arranged along the line of maximum slope of the roof pitch between pairs of ribbings to which said solar modules are fixed.

Abstract: A high-concentration photovoltaic system comprises at least one photovoltaic receiver (12) and a reflecting device (14) arranged for concentrating solar energy on said photovoltaic receiver (12). The photovoltaic receiver (12) comprises a tubular body (28) elongated in a longitudinal direction (30). The photovoltaic receiver (28) comprises a plurality of strips of photovoltaic material (32) fixed within said body (28). The supporting body (28) is provided with a plurality of lenses (34) arranged for focusing on said strips of photovoltaic material (32) the reflected solar radiation coming from said reflecting device (14).

Abstract: A hinge for doors or windows, comprising a hinge-pin (26) defining an axis of rotation (28), a first hinge element (22) and a second hinge element (24), which are articulated to one another about said axis (28) via said pin (26), the hinge including a reinforcement kit comprising an extension element (32) that can be applied by shape fit to an end of the pin (26), and a third hinge element (30) connectable to the first hinge element (22) in a pre-set position and having a hole (82) that can be engaged by said extension element (32) of the pin (26).

Abstract: An air-exchange device for buildings, designed to be installed between an internal environment and an external environment, comprising, a casing having a substantially flattened parallelepipedal shape; a heat exchanger housed inside said casing; and a first fan and a second fan, which have respective intake and delivery sections and are arranged for generating, respectively, a first airflow directed from the inside to the outside and a second airflow directed from the outside to the inside, where the first and second airflows are in a relationship of mutual heat exchange in said heat exchanger, wherein, the heat exchanger separates from one another a first casing section set in which is said first fan and a second casing section set in which is said second fan, said first casing section comprises a first chamber communicating with a first inlet of the heat exchanger and with an external inlet opening, a second chamber communicating with a first outlet of the heat exchanger and with the intake section of the f

Abstract: A system for monitoring a state of operation of a photovoltaic panel. The system comprises a transponder for connection to the panel, wherein, when the panel is in a first state of operation, the transponder transmits an individual identifier code in response to a pre-determined received signal and wherein, when the panel is in a second state of operation, the transponder does not transmit the individual identifier code.

Abstract: Method for mounting a control assembly for doors or windows, in which the door or window comprises a frame including a metallic section bar having an outer wall and a longitudinal groove, and in which the control assembly comprises a handle having a base, a rotatable grip and a rotatable control pin, a transmission device having an input member able to be coupled with the control pin of the handle and at least one carriage movable in rectilinear direction, and connected to the input member by means of a mechanism, a rod able to slidably engage said groove, and a connecting member able to be fastened to the rod.

Abstract: Auxiliary safety module for doors provided with an anti-panic opening device, comprising, a rotating locking member movable between an extracted position and a recessed position, a first elastic element tending to maintain the locking member in its extracted position, a cursor movable between a first position and a second position, a transmission mechanism operatively associated to the cursor and to the locking member and arranged to establish a univocal correlation between the positions of the cursor and of the locking member, so that when the cursor is in its first position, the locking member is in the extracted position and when the cursor is in the second position, the locking member is in the recessed position, a movable feeler having a projecting portion and a retaining portion which co-operates with the cursor, the feeler being movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, a second elastic element associated to the feeler and tending to maintain the feeler in said engaged position, wh

Abstract: A solar receiver for a linear-focusing solar concentrator, comprising, a base, which is elongated in a direction parallel to a focal line and carries an array of strip-shaped targets arranged orthogonal to said focal line and set at a distance apart from one another in a direction parallel to the focal line; a focusing assembly including an array of optical elements arranged for focusing solar radiation on said strip-shaped targets, the focusing assembly being mobile with respect to the base of the photovoltaic receiver in a direction parallel to said focal line; and an azimuthal pointing device, designed to move the focusing assembly with respect to said base as a function of the position of the sun.

Abstract: An antitheft and monitoring system for a plurality of photovoltaic panels, wherein the panels are connected by means of a connection line to a distribution substation. The monitoring system comprises a first unit associated to the distribution substation, wherein the first unit is designed to generate activation codes, and a plurality of second units associated to the panels, wherein each of the second units is designed to inhibit operation of the respective panel in the absence of the activation code for a pre-set period. Furthermore, each second unit is selectively activatable via a unique activation code generated by the first unit. The antitheft and monitoring system is moreover configured to activate an individual panel selectively by sending onto the connection line the corresponding unique activation code and detecting, via a measuring device, the characteristics of voltage and current of the individual active panel.

Abstract: A photovoltaic receiver comprising an elongated structure bearing a plurality of photovoltaic cells.

Abstract: Drive assembly for door and window frames, comprising at least one actuating member and at least one transmission rod fastened to the actuating member, The transmission rod comprises a central portion and two lateral portions positioned at opposite sides relative to the central portion and forming two channel-shaped longitudinal guides, the central portion having a longitudinal groove positioned between the longitudinal guides, the longitudinal groove of the central portion being closed by a base. The transmission member has a connecting portion including two longitudinal ribs with ends shaped in such a way as to establish a telescopic coupling with the longitudinal guides of the transmission rod and a central portion positioned between said ribs and provided with a threaded hole in which is inserted a screw having a tip that is able to cut a hole in the base of the transmission rod at said longitudinal groove.

Abstract: A hinge for doors, windows, or the like, comprising, a first hinge element and a second hinge element, which have, respectively, a first cylindrical articulation portion and a second cylindrical articulation portion, wherein the first articulation portion has an external diameter smaller than the external diameter of the second articulation portion; a hingepin, which defines a hinge axis; an adjustment device, which is associated to one of said articulation portions and can be actuated for displacing said hinge elements with respect to one another in a direction substantially transverse to said hinge axis; and a covering sleeve, provided externally to the first articulation portion and having an external diameter equal to the external diameter of said second articulation portion, wherein the covering sleeve is mounted so that it can turn with respect to the first articulation portion about an axis that is eccentric with respect to said hinge axis and can be displaced with respect to the first articulation por

Abstract: Anti-panic control device for doors, comprising, a base structure, a spring latch mounted rotatable relative to the base structure around a main axis, the spring latch being able to rotate between a closed position and an open position and being associated to an elastic element which tends to maintain the spring latch in the open position, the spring latch having a slit able to receive a retaining element.

Abstract: Described herein is a safety device against false maneuvers for sliding window and door frames, including an arrest designed to prevent displacement of the catch of the mobile frame of the window or door frame from its inoperative position to the operative position of engagement with a corresponding striker of the fixed frame, in the condition for opening the window or door frame. The arrest with the corresponding thrust member, adjustable in a direction parallel to the direction of displacement of the arrest, is carried by a slide that is adjustable in a direction orthogonal to the direction of displacement of the arrest.

Abstract: A closure includes a frame that is selectively pivotable about a vertical axis and a horizontal axis. A drive assembly is disposed in a groove of the frame to selectively determine which axis the frame pivots about as the frame pivots between an open position and a closed position. The drive assembly includes a plurality of actuating members and a plurality of transmission rods that operatively connect adjacent actuating members to each other. Each of the actuating members and each of the transmission rods has a single tenon which is disposed in only one side of the groove.