Method and apparatus for yarn processing position control of flat knitting machine
US5369966A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B1/126
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to process yarn preliminarily, and to change over yarn precisely at a desired knitting position, the yarn fed to a flat knitting machine is processed by a yarn processing device. To change over the yarn at a changeover position of knitted fabric, it is necessary to actuate the yarn processing device preliminarily at an actuating position C. A controller calculates the actuating position from a set value in a setting circuit and pattern information from a memory. When an encoder detects that a position of feeding the yarn to a knitting needle has reached the actuating position, the yarn processing device is actuated. The length of the yarn from a yarn processing position to the actuating position is nearly equal to the sum of a knitting loop length from the actuating position to the changeover position.
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