Automated home knitting machine with program card reader
US4040277A · kind A · utility
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25Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B15/66
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electronic home knitting machine which functions pursuant to patterning instructions on a program card and in response to the operation of control devices by an operator causing needle actuators on the carriage of the machine to be selectively operated and fabric unit in a prescribed manner on the machine is provided with an acutely discriminating adaptive card reader for detecting instruction marks on the card and means operable to indicate to an operator an error in the reading of the card.
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