Global Patent Index - EP 1639169 B1

EP 1639169 B1 20090401 - KNITTING MACHINE

Title (en)

KNITTING MACHINE

Title (de)

WIRKMASCHINE

Title (fr)

METIER A TRICOTER

Publication

EP 1639169 B1 20090401 (DE)

Application

EP 04735859 A 20040603

Priority

  • CH 2004000336 W 20040603
  • CH 10752003 A 20030619

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004111322A1] Disclosed is a knitting machine comprising knitting needles, at least one weft bar (8) for laying at least one weft thread (10) across the knitting needles, an electrically driven thread feeder (14, 22) for the weft thread, a take-down device (28) for the textile material (26), and an electronic device (36) for controlling the knitting machine based on a pattern program for the textile material (26) that is to be produced. In order to improve the production process and the textile material, said control device (36) is provided with control means for adjusting the feeding length of the weft thread (10, 24) that is to be delivered according to the traveling distance of the weft bar (8), which is predefined by the pattern program.

IPC 8 full level

D04B 21/20 (2006.01); D04B 25/12 (2006.01); D04B 27/10 (2006.01); D04B 27/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D04B 23/06 (2013.01 - EP US); D04B 23/22 (2013.01 - EP US); D04B 27/10 (2013.01 - EP US); D04B 37/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004111322 A1 20041223; AT E427373 T1 20090415; BR PI0411469 A 20060711; BR PI0411469 B1 20140909; CN 100572636 C 20091223; CN 1806073 A 20060719; DE 502004009274 D1 20090514; EP 1639169 A1 20060329; EP 1639169 B1 20090401; ES 2321617 T3 20090609; HK 1090962 A1 20070105; JP 2006527795 A 20061207; TW 200506124 A 20050216; US 2007033969 A1 20070215; US 7533545 B2 20090519

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 2004000336 W 20040603; AT 04735859 T 20040603; BR PI0411469 A 20040603; CN 200480016393 A 20040603; DE 502004009274 T 20040603; EP 04735859 A 20040603; ES 04735859 T 20040603; HK 06111554 A 20061019; JP 2006515620 A 20040603; TW 93115191 A 20040528; US 56067304 A 20040603