(19)
(11) EP 2 518 199 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.01.2015 Bulletin 2015/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
31.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/44

(21) Application number: 12002874.1

(22) Date of filing: 24.04.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D04B 7/00(2006.01)
 D04B 15/10(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 28.04.2011 JP 2011101451

(71) Applicant: Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd
Wakayama-shi, Wakayama 641-8511 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ueyama, Hiroyuki
    Wakayama-shi Wakayama, 641-8511 (JP)
  • Miyamoto, Masaki
    Wakayama-shi Wakayama, 641-8511 (JP)

(74) Representative: Wagner, Karl H. 
Wagner & Geyer Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 Munich
80538 Munich (DE)

   


(54) Weft knitting machine


(57) A weft knitting machine includes a needle bed (1) having a plurality of plate grooves (12) arranged in parallel, needle plates (3) provided upright from the respective plate grooves (12), and knitting needles (2) placed between the respective needle plates (3) adjacent to each other. Each of the needle plate (3) has first to fourth projections (51) to (54) which project to positions coming substantially into contact with the needle plate (3) adjacent thereto on one side thereof and prevent each of the needle plate (3) from falling over. The respective projections (51) to (54) are provided at the mounting positions of wires of the related art that have been used to position the needle jack (22), the select jack (23), and the selector (24) with respect to the respective needle plates (3).







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