Method of transferring loops integrated with a flat knitting mac

Details Method of transferring loops integrated with a flat knitting mac Method of transferring loops integrated with a flat knitting mac

1992-10-02

1994-09-06

Crowder, Clifford D.

Textiles: knitting

Independent-needle machines

Straight

66 78, D04B 700, D04B 1566

Patent

active

053437195

ABSTRACT:
The invention hereby provides a novel flat knitting machine which is furnished with a pair of needle beds in the front and rear positions each having a plurality of knitting needles aligned in parallel in such a condition in which respective knitting needles face each other, where a loop expanding member is provided on a lateral surface of each knitting needle. When transferring a loop from a delivery-side knitting needle engaged with this loop to an opposite receiving-side knitting needle, the receiving-side knitting needle is carried forward before the loop engaged with the delivery-side knitting needle is expandably opened by the loop expanding member, and then, the receiving-side knitting needle receives the loop in order that the loop engaged with the delivery-side knitting needle can properly be transferred to the loop expanding member from a hook of the delivery-side knitting needle. Next, the loop expanding member expandably opens the loop engaged with the delivery-side knitting needle. Next, the hook at the tip end of the delivery-side knitting needle penetrates a clearance between the loop expanding member and a lateral surface of the delivery-side knitting needle to engage the expanded loop with the hook. When transferring loops, the apparatus securely guides stitch/loop to the delivery position without incurring load to the stitch while closing the hook of the delivery-side knitting needle or by way of retracting the delivery-side knitting needle on the way of closing the hook.

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patent: 4545219 (1985-10-01), Schmodde
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patent: 4637228 (1987-01-01), Shima
patent: 4643003 (1987-02-01), Schmodde
patent: 4729230 (1988-03-01), Schmodde et al.

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