Abstract: The invention describes the design and the technique for creating the ideal bed and for positioning sensors to the neck of a stringed instrument, such as a guitar. The problem solved addresses the need of the performer to easily identify, activate or deactivate one or more sensors while, at the same time, playing the instrument and without, for instance, unnatural or uncomfortable torsions of the hand or unwanted pauses. The solution provided consists on an ad-hoc chamfered flat surface on the back part of the guitar's neck; such flat surface is the ideal bed where sensors can be located and accessed.

Abstract: A system is used to reproduce the sound of a stringed instrument and provided with hammers to strike the strings. The system has a speed detector coupled with each hammer to detect the percussion velocity on the string, a plurality of note modules receiving in input a signal representative of the hammer velocity and generating a force signal (Ftot) representative of the global partial components of the string vibration, and a soundboard-instrument body module receiving in input said signal of the global partial components (Ftot) from each note module and generating two electrical signals (left, right) adapted to drive two electroacoustic transducers for sound emission.

Abstract: A system used to reproduce the sound of a stringed instrument provided with hammers striking the strings is disclosed. The system comprises speed detection means coupled with each hammer to detect the percussion velocity on the string, a plurality of note modules receiving in input a signal representative of the hammer velocity and generating a force signal (Ftot) representative of the global partial components of the string vibration, and a soundboard-instrument body module receiving in input said signal of the global partial components (Ftot) from each note module and generating two electrical signals (left, right) adapted to drive two electroacoustic transducers for sound emission.

Abstract: An integrated system for the running and control of machines and equipment (10), in particular for the treatment of foodstuff, comprising an electronic circuit card (11), installed in the machine (10) and equipped with a relative microprocessor (12), suitable for controlling the machine (10), and a modem device on a network line (13), suitable for transmitting a series of data and/or information onto the machine (10) , such as periods of use, diagnostics, maintenance expiry dates etc.; data and/or information are conveyed through the electric feeding line of the machines (10), to a central unit or collector (14) which, in turn, sends the data received to a central collecting and processing unit, via GSM (17, 18) and/or e-mail (19), through Internet.

Abstract: An ice-crusher (10) comprises a grinding hole (15) which includes a feeding collar (16) to which a lever (18) is hinged to push ice into the cutting area; the cutting unit includes a rotating disc (23) to which a cutting blade (25) is attached. The distance of the cutting blade (25) from the disc (23) can be set axially by the user and from outside the covering (13) of the ice-crusher (10) by means of a regulating key to break up ice into pieces of different thickness. Moreover, the manifold motor (34) of the device is positioned horizontally and is staggered relative to the shaft (26). Said motor (34) transmits motion to the shaft (26) by means of a belt (39) to leave room for inserting into the device (10) the key for regulating the thickness.

Abstract: An integrated system for the running and control of machines and equipment (10), in particular for the treatment of foodstuff, comprising an electronic circuit card (11), installed in the machine (10) and equipped with a relative microprocessor (12), suitable for controlling the machine (10), and a modem device on a network line (13), suitable for transmitting a series of data and/or information onto the machine (10) , such as periods of use, diagnostics, maintenance expiry dates etc.; data and/or information are conveyed through the electric feeding line of the machines (10), to a central unit or collector (14) which, in turn, sends the data received to a central collecting and processing unit, via GSM (17, 18) and/or e-mail (19), through Internet.

Abstract: An ice-crusher (10) comprises a grinding hole (15) which includes a feeding collar (16) to which a lever (18) is hinged to push ice into the cutting area; the cutting unit includes a rotating disc (23) to which a cutting blade (25) is attached. The distance of the cutting blade (25) from the disc (23) can be set axially by the user and from outside the covering (13) of the ice-crusher (10) by means of a regulating key to break up ice into pieces of different thickness. Moreover, the manifold motor (34) of the device is positioned horizontally and is staggered relative to the shaft (26). Said motor (34) transmits motion to the shaft (26) by means of a belt (39) to leave room for inserting into the device (10) the key for regulating the thickness.