Patent · US Expired

Flat knitting machine having a yarn feeding system

US6021651A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 20, 1998
Grant dateFeb 8, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD04B15/80
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Plural carrier rails are arranged radially relative to a trick gap, and yarn carriers are made to run on the rails. In the yarn carrier, a feeder rod is mounted on a yarn rod guide so that the the rod can slide up and down. The feeder rod is pushed up by a spring coil, and the feeder rod is pushed down by a catching member toward the trick gap.

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