Method and apparatus for lowering and folding fabric at amount same as fabric knitted and unloaded by a circular knitting machine
US7836732B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B15/88
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for lowering and folding fabric at the same amount knitted and unloaded by a circular knitting machine delivers a fabric continuously knitted by the circular knitting machine and temporarily holds and in a buffer transient storing apparatus which divides the fabric into three zone fabric lengths and delivers later Through the buffer transient storing apparatus the three zone fabric lengths can complement with each other mechanically so that the fabric above the reciprocal moving of the forward and reverse turning fabric folding bars can be maintained at a constant tension, and the fabric knitted continuously by the circular knitting machine can be lowered at an equal amount and folded on a fabric loading board.
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