Automatic stitch adjusting mechanism for circular knitting machi

Details Automatic stitch adjusting mechanism for circular knitting machi Automatic stitch adjusting mechanism for circular knitting machi

1992-07-17

1993-05-25

Crowder, Clifford D.

Textiles: knitting

Independent-needle machines

Circular

66 27, D04B 1532

Patent

active

052129675

ABSTRACT:
An automatic stitch adjusting mechanism for use in a multiple knitting station circular knitting machine having a plurality of knitting needles supported in a rotating needle cylinder for vertical movement parallel to the axis of rotation of the needle cylinder is disclosed. A plurality of raising cams engage the needles for raising the needles. A plurality of stitch cams engage the needles for lowering the needles. The stitch cams are vertically movable for adjusting the size of the formed stitch. The automatic stitch adjusting mechanism includes a plurality of vertically movable stitch cam control members operatively connected to respective stitch cams. A drive motor connected by a belt and clutch mechanism to the stitch cam control members adjusts the vertical position of the control members and clutch mechanisms retain the control members in their adjusted positions.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1158072 (1915-10-01), Niermeyer
patent: 2012607 (1935-08-01), Housman
patent: 3388563 (1968-06-01), Mishcom
patent: 4331007 (1982-05-01), Marchisio
patent: 5018370 (1991-05-01), Tsuchiya

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