Abstract: A patient limb positioning apparatus comprises a movement assembly operating on a coupling bracket which can be engaged with the patient's limb, to move the limb according to a plurality of axes of movement. The movement assembly comprises, for at least one of said axes of movement, a drive unit which can be activated to move the coupling bracket according to a predetermined direction of movement. A load transducer detects a load transmitted between the coupling bracket and the drive unit in the respective direction of movement, to emit a signal representative of a detected load value. An electronic control unit is selectively switchable to a load control command mode and is suitable to cyclically compare the measured load value with a pre-set load value, to control activation of the drive unit when the detected load value differs from the pre-set load value.

Abstract: A measurement device for measuring dynamometric features of elongated textile samples of the yarns, threads, tapes type and the like, such a device comprises a first clamp and a second clamp that is substantially aligned and relatively movable with respect to the first clamp along a first translation direction, each of the first clamp and the second clamp including a fixed jaw and a movable jaw in relation to the respective fixed jaw along a second translation direction substantially orthogonal to the first translation direction and the movable jaw is movable between a resting position and an operating position.

Abstract: Modular equipment for automatically determining features of elongated textile samples is provided. The equipment includes a housing on which a loading module for loading inlet ends of textile samples to be tested is mounted, a measurement module for measuring at least feature of the textile samples, a handling device for handling the textile samples between the loading module and the measurement module, and a central unit of the programmable type for controlling and managing the loading module, the measurement module, and the handling means. The loading module includes gripping members that are arranged aligned to one another along a loading direction, a carriage that is driven in a movable manner in both translation senses along a translation direction parallel to the loading direction, and a motor associated with the carriage for operating the carriage moving along the translation direction.

Abstract: Modular equipment (100) for automatically determining features of elongated textile samples of the yarns, threads, tapes type and the like, the equipment (100) comprises a housing (101) on which at least one loading module (102) for loading the inlet ends of a plurality of textile samples to be tested is mounted, each textile sample being fed from a corresponding package supported by support means that are associable with the equipment, at least one measurement module (103, 104, 106) for measuring at least one structural or physical-mechanical feature of the textile samples, handling means (105) for handling the textile samples between the loading module (102) and the at least one measurement module (103, 104, 106), and a central unit of the programmable type for controlling and managing the loading module (102), the at least one measurement module (103, 104, 106) and the handling means (105), the equipment (100) being characterized in that the loading module (102) comprises a plurality of gripping members (2

Abstract: A measurement device (10) for measuring dynamometric features of elongated textile samples of the yarns, threads, tapes type and the like, such a device (10) comprises a first clamp (12), a second clamp (13) that is substantially aligned and relatively movable with respect to the first clamp (12) along a first translation direction (A), wherein each of the first clamp (12) and the second clamp (13) comprises a fixed jaw (14, 16) and a movable jaw (15, 17) in relation to the respective fixed jaw along a second translation direction (B) substantially orthogonal to the first translation direction (A) and wherein the movable jaw (15, 17) is movable between a resting position, in which it is spaced apart with respect to the respective fixed jaw (14, 16), and an operating position, in which it is near to the respective fixed jaw (14, 16) in order to clamp a respective portion of an elongated textile sample against it, first force detection means (47) that are coupled with the first clamp (12) for detecting the tens