Flat knitting machine comprising a set-up device

Details Flat knitting machine comprising a set-up device Flat knitting machine comprising a set-up device

1997-11-05

1999-05-04

Calvert, John J.

Textiles: knitting

Fabric manipulation

Take-ups

D04B 1588

Patent

active

058990941

ABSTRACT:
A flat knitting machine comprising: at least a pair of front and rear needle beds defining a gap therebetween; and a set-up device disposed below said gap, said set-up device including: a plurality of setting-up needles, each having a setting-up needle base member and a setting-up needle slider member, the setting-up needle slider member being movable relative to the setting-up needle base member to selectively hold and release a set-up portion of a knitted fabric; a setting-up needle bed supporting the plurality of setting-up needles so that the plurality of setting-up needles are juxtaposed to one another and that each of the setting-up needles is movable in both a fabric pull-down direction and a direction opposite thereto; first biasing means for biasing each of the setting-up needles in the fabric pull-down direction relative to the setting-up needle bed; and setting-up needle hold and release means for moving the setting-up needle slider member relative to the setting-up needle base member to thereby control the setting-up needle slider member to hold and release the set-up portion of said knitted fabric.

REFERENCES:
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patent: 5040384 (1991-08-01), Shima
patent: 5097684 (1992-03-01), Shima
patent: 5241841 (1993-09-01), Schmid et al.

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