ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIE......FI......................................RDIM360 (Ver 1.5 21 Nov 2005) - 1100000/00851051EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319990602EP97305169.119970714enenen771519 19961223US19990602199922199807011998276 6D 04B 15/78 AdeRundstrickmaschine JacquardmustersteuervorrichtungenCircular knitting machine with jacquard pattern control mechanismfrMétier à tricoter circulaire comportant un mécanisme de contrôle de dessin jacquard1 2 PRECISION FUKUHARA WORKS, LTD01081221KSW/PH/30993FUKUHARA WORKS, LTD, PRECISION1-5, Honjo-cho 1-chome, Higashinada-kuKobe, Hyogo 658JPYorisue, Shozo108-405, Miyasaka, Aza, Suisha-Shiden, Nada-kuKobe, Hyogo 657JPHashihiro, Shinji4-23, Konan-cho 4-chome, Higashinada-kuKobe, Hyogo 658JPShibata, Takao2-25, Tenno-cho, TakatsukiOsaka 569JPWarren, Keith Stanleyet al00037351BARON & WARREN 18 South End KensingtonLondon W8 5BUGBATBECHDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSE19990602199922

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.