Composite needle of knitting machine
US6915667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B35/32
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A composite needle of a knitting machine, comprises: a needle body having at a tip end a hook; a slider formed by superposing two blades, wherein the composite needle of the knitting machine is formed such that a blade groove provided in the needle body supports the blades of the slider when the needle body and the slider can separately slide in forward and backward directions; and a dust-collecting plate that is seperately formed from the needle body and that extends, when viewed from a side, from the blade groove of the needle body in an upward direction and to a hook side of the needle such that the dust-collecting plate is provided at a tip end of the slider proximate to the hook.
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