Patent · US Expired

Knitting machine

US4532781A · kind A · utility

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7References
19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 21, 1982
Grant dateAug 6, 1985
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD04B15/06
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In order to increase the operating speed of the knitting machine and to attain a fine needle cut, sinkers (7), with their shaft (12), are guided on a needle carrier (1), and simultaneously forming guide ribs for adjacent needle shafts (3). A projection cam (16) which imparts to the sinkers (7) the movement transverse to the needles (2) is disposed directly on the needle carrier (1).

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