Double head flat knitting machine
US4640103A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B15/96
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A double head flat knitting machine includes at least one front and one r needle bed (1,1) and two carriages (S1, S2) movable to-and-fro over the needle beds (1,1) by means of a drive (3). In order to be able to knit both normally and also oversize knitting on a single flat knitting machine with maximum effectiveness, only two needle beds (1,1) of double operative width are provided with a through-going needle space and with needles lowered into the needle beds (1,1), the drive for the carriages is a reversing drive (3) with a selectively-adjustable carriage stroke (SH) and the carriages (S1,S2) are detachably connectible with the reversing drive (3) in at least two positions.
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