EP 0974692 A2 2000-01-26 - Needle selecting apparatus for circular knitting machines
Title (en)
Needle selecting apparatus for circular knitting machines
Title (de)
Nadelauswahlvorrichtung für Rundstrickmaschinen
Title (fr)
Dispositif de sélection d'aiguilles pour des machines à tricoter circulaires
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 20755198 A
Abstract (en)
A circular knitting machine (20) comprises rotary needle cylinder, knitting needles, spring jacks, selector jacks (24) and a multi-tier electrically controlled needle selecting device (30). The needle selecting device (30) includes piezoelectric elements (32) and pattern fingers (33) for selecting and causing the selector jacks (24) control the movement of the needles (22) between welt, tuck and knit positions. A pre-pusher cam (34) is provided paritally to push the selector jacks (24) inwardly before these selector jacks are engaged by the pattern fingers (33) which increases the range of selection and permits increased speed in fine gauge knitting machines (24 gauge and higher) and which permits a reduction in the number of piezoelectric elements in coarse gauge machines and the inclusion of an interlock jacquard apparatus. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7 (main, further and additional classification)
IPC 8 full level (invention and additional information)
D04B 15/82 (2006.01); D04B 15/78 (2006.01)
CPC (invention and additional information)
D04B 15/78 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- JP H0694619 A 19940408 - SUMITOMO METAL IND
- US 5823015 A 19981020 - SHIBATA TAKAO [JP]
- US 5647230 A 19970715 - SO HIDETOSHI [JP], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family
EP 0974692 A2 20000126; EP 0974692 A3 20001025; JP 2000045156 A 20000215