Method of knitting 3-d shape knit fabric
US6318131A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2501/042
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A three-dimensional shape fabric is knitted by the method in which after a setup portion of the three-dimensional shape fabric is formed by use of needles of the both front and back needle beds, a non-rectangular front fabric and a non-rectangular back fabric are knitted by performing a flechage knitting in which a first part of the front fabric and a first part of the back fabric are varied in number of courses from one wale to another so as to put a part of loops into a rested state in the process in which the front fabric knitted in association with the front needle bed and the back fabric knitted in association with the back needle bed are knitted in parallel to each other by use of different cam systems and then loops of the next parts following the forming of loops of final courses of the previously formed parts including the part of the loops as were put in the rested state are formed to join the parts to each other, the knitting process of which is repeated performed, and the loops of the final course of a final part of the front fabric and the loops of the final course of a final part of the back fabric are superposed on each other to perform a bind-off process.
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