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EP 0240799 B1 19910502 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INFLUENCING THE LENGTH AND THE MESH STRUCTURE OF KNITWEAR

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INFLUENCING THE LENGTH AND THE MESH STRUCTURE OF KNITWEAR

Publication

EP 0240799 B1 19910502 (DE)

Application

EP 87104021 A 19870319

Priority

DE 3609719 A 19860321

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4821199A] In a method and apparatus for adjusting the length and the mesh structure of a knitted article produced on a flat knitting machine, a yarn tension sensor is provided in the path of the yarn to be knitted for controlling the yarn tension, which sensor controls a yarn brake and/or a yarn restoring spring in the path before the yarn tension sensor via a process controller.

IPC 1-7

D04B 15/44

IPC 8 full level

D04B 15/48 (2006.01); D04B 15/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D04B 15/44 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0240799 A1 19871014; EP 0240799 B1 19910502; DE 3609719 A1 19871001; DE 3609719 C2 19880128; DE 3769686 D1 19910606; SU 1674697 A3 19910830; US 4821199 A 19890411

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87104021 A 19870319; DE 3609719 A 19860321; DE 3769686 T 19870319; SU 4202260 A 19870320; US 2929287 A 19870323