Latch needle for machines for producing knitted goods

US4498315A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Theodor Groz & Sohne & Ernst Beckert Nadelfabrik Commandit-Gesellschaft · DE

Inventor

• Werner Wohlgemuth · Seewen, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: May 16, 1983
• Grant date: Feb 12, 1985
• Expiry date: May 16, 2003

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D04B35/04
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A latch needle for machines for producing knitted goods has a needle shank, a needle head and a latch which is pivotably supported in a latch slot. In order to assure that even after long use the latch will close satisfactorily, and will not come to rest beside or underneath the needle head when closing, the latch spoon (8) is tilted with respect to the plane of symmetry (10) of the latch (5), pointing toward one side of the needle shank (1); the lateral distance (A) from the most extreme point (11) of the latch spoon (8) to the plane of symmetry (12) of the needle is equal to not more than half the shank thickness.