Knitting cam unit and transfer cam unit combination for V-bed flat knitting machines with slider needles
US4526018A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B35/06
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A knitting cam unit and transfer cam unit combination for V-bed flat knitg machines wherein needle butts of the needle bodies of slider needles are selectively lowerable in the needle channels of the needle beds by means of a needle selection device, and wherein the slider needles have sliders provided with slider butts and arranged for the donation of stitches, comprises stationary and movable cam elements for engagement with the needle butts and the slider butts, and also comprises pressure cam elements. In order to be able to carry out any combination of stitch formation and tuck loop formation for each traverse of the carriage, and in order to be able to transfer any stitches, pure knitting cam units and transfer cam units are provided. These define cam channels for the butts arranged symmetrically with respect to each cam unit central transverse axis. Each knitting cam unit comprises a symmetrical cam element which is pivotable into operation to engage the needle butts in the formation of stitches, and each transfer cam unit comprises a symmetrical cam element to engage the needle butts in the donation of stitches and two movable cam elements arranged symmetrically relative to…
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