Control device for a knitting machine
US4510774A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B15/68
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a control device for a knitting machine including a number of knitting carriages running in a knitting circle in a needle bed, a stationary control part and a movable control part are provided. Both control parts operate during the entire knitting process independently from each other. The stationary control part stores information data from stationary components of the machine and the movable control part stores information data for pattern cords of one or several knitted pieces. The application of the data into the movable control part is effected by a cable from a special laser or the stationary control part when the knitting machine is in the inoperative position. The transmission of the data from the movable control part to the running knitting carriages to cause a selection of individual needles over the whole range of knitting and also changes in functions of the running carriages is effected by a cable which connects the movable control part to the running carriages.
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