Textiles: knitting – Independent-needle machines – Straight
Patent
1990-02-14
1991-10-22
Schroeder, Werner H.
Textiles: knitting
Independent-needle machines
Straight
D04B 3700
Patent
active
050584006
ABSTRACT:
An Intarsia carriage for a knitting machine incorporates an integral row counter operable by a spring plunger on the counter engaging a cam on the bed of the knitting machine. The counter has three drums 20, 21 and 22 controlled by ratchets, the drums having internal teeth. Each drum 20, 21 and 22 is carried on a hollow sleeve 29 supported on a segment 30 engaged on a main shaft 17. Three staggered spring click levers 34, 35 and 36 engage internal teeth 27 in the drums and each drum has an internal recess which allows the click lever to move outwardly for one tooth only after nine clicks this causes the adjacent click lever to move its drum one click.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4674300 (1987-06-01), Thompson, Jr.
Wilson Joan A. M.
Wilson Trevor E.
Calvert John J.
Schroeder Werner H.
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