Patent · US Expired

Knitting take-off device for flat knitting machines

US5241841A · kind A · utility

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1Claims

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Assignee

H&S Toll, Inc. · DE

Inventors

Franz Schmid · Bodelshausen, DE
Thomas Stoll · Reutlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 11, 1991
Grant date	Sep 7, 1993
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 11, 2011

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD04B15/90
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a knitting take-off device provided with gripping elements (14) movable through the comb gap of a flat bed knitting machine, the plane of the gripping elements (14) is directed perpendicular to the hooking planes of the knitting needles (13) mounted in the needle beds. As a result, the dimensions of the gripping elements are no longer limited by the width of the comb gap, and the gripping elements (14) can be coupled to additional elements, such as a cover stop rod (16). By means of the cover stop rod (16), the opening (14.2) of the gripping element (14) can be closed and a thread take-up space (20), closable by the head (14.1) of the gripping element (14), can be formed.

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