Thread feed device for a hosiery knitting machine
US4004438A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B15/48
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thread feed device for a hosiery knitting machine comprises a tensioning mechanism for the thread, a cylindrical drum for positively driving the thread, a shaft coaxial with the drum and having an axial groove therein cooperating with radially inwardly extending projection means on the drum, and a plurality of rotary magnetic drive members surrounding the shaft and cooperating with a magnetic core on the shaft so that, by movement of the shaft, the magnetic core can be selectively aligned with one of the rotary magnetic drive members.
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