Patent · US Expired

Flatbed knitting machine with sinker control for yarn loop retention

US5918483A · kind A · utility

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6References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

H&S Toll, Inc. · DE

Inventors

Franz Schmid · Bodelshausen, DE
Gerhard Goetz · Reutlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 4, 1998
Grant date	Jul 6, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 4, 2018

Classification

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

Abstract

The flatbed knitting machine includes opposing needle beds (V,H) with longitudinally movable needles (11,12); a carriage provided with cams (14,15,16) and sinkers (17,18; 17',18'; 17",18") having a closed position (S1), an end position (S2) and an open position (S0) and movable between the needles (11,12) with the help of the cams (14,15,16) in the carriage. The sinkers (17,18; 17',18'; 17",18") each have a hook-shaped projection (25, 26; 25', 26') that occludes or encloses from above a side of a loop on an adjacent needle in the needle beds when the sinkers are in the closed position.

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