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Design of sinker and sinker cam shape for a circular knitting machine and method for patterning fabric with the combination of an actuator and these newly designed tools

US6105402A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 4, 1998
Grant dateAug 22, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 4, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD04B15/78
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A knitting machine has multiple stage sinkers which have multiple stages of butts in the rear part. A cam track fashions complicated patterns using the multiple stage sinkers. A mechanical or electronic device is installed to a top plate on an upper portion of a circular knitting machine. This device controls the sinkers.

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