Knitting machine for producing programmed designs
US3983718A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 1975 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B7/08
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The carriage of a home knitting machine is provided with a reader operable independently of any movement of the carriage of the machine for reading out patterning instructions on a programmed card prior to knitting, an electronic memory for storing the signals read from the card, and means for recalling the stored signals from the memory in synchronization with movement of the carriage during knitting and for causing the operation of needle selectors on the carriage in accordance with the recalled signals to provide for the formation in a fabric of a pattern defined on the card.
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