Positioning control for programmable knitting machines
US4006611A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1976 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B7/08
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A home knitting machine is provided with a reader for reading out patterning instructions on a programmed card, an electronic memory for storing signals read from the card, means enabling an operator to select a needle to knit a particular column of a design unit and to thereby fix the overall position of a design in a width of fabric to be knit, and means for recalling the stored signals from the memory in synchronization with movement of the carriage during knitting and for causing the operations of needle selectors on the carriage in accordance with the recalled signals.
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