Circular knitting machine

US4489573A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Terrot Strickmaschinen GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Werner Engelfried · Sindelfingen, DE
• Gerhard Muller · Grafing, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 26, 1981
• Grant date: Dec 25, 1984
• Expiry date: Jun 26, 2001

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2340/00
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a circular knitting machine problems may arise from differential thermal expansion, particularly in a radial direction, or rotatable carrier disc (22) and a coaxial bearing body (16) in which it runs by means of a bearing (36). In order to overcome this by absorption of the differential expansion, one of the running surfaces of the bearing is formed on or supported by a resiliently yieldable part (34), which preferably also preloads the bearing. As alternatives to the illustrated embodiment, in which the yielding is axial, as indicated by the arrow A, the yielding may be radial, and also the yieldable part may be on the bearing body (16) rather than the carrier disc (22).