Circular knitting machine with jacquard pattern control mechanism

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EP 0 851 051 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/22

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	01.07.1998 Bulletin 1998/27

(21)	Application number: 97305169.1

(22)	Date of filing: 14.07.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: D04B 15/78

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

23.12.1996 US 771519

(71)	Applicant: PRECISION FUKUHARA WORKS, LTD
	Kobe, Hyogo 658 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Yorisue, Shozo Kobe, Hyogo 657 (JP) Hashihiro, Shinji Kobe, Hyogo 658 (JP) Shibata, Takao Osaka 569 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Warren, Keith Stanley et al
	BARON & WARREN 18 South End Kensington London W8 5BU London W8 5BU (GB)

(54)	Circular knitting machine with jacquard pattern control mechanism

(57) A circular knitting machine and a jacquard pattern control mechanism therefor is provided in which knitting instrumentalities (27) slidably mounted in grooves in a rotating member, such as a needle cylinder, sinker cap or dial, are controlled by a rocker bar supporting member (40) slidably mounted in each groove behind the knitting instrumentality (27), the rocker bar supporting member (40) has at least one butt (41a) thereon and a rocker bar (44) pivotally mounted on the rocker bar supporting member and having magnetically attractable sections (44f, 44a) at opposite ends thereof. A magnetic attraction device (50) selectively attracts the magnetically attractable sections of the rocker bar to pivot the rocker bar to control the selection of knitting instrumentalities (27) to be moved from inactive to active positions, and a cam system (31, 32, 35, 46, 48) for moving the rocker bar supporting member (40) and selected knitting instrumentalities.

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