Circular knitting machine with multiple striping means

Abstract

Abstract AN IMPROVED ARRANGEMENT FOR INTRODUCING STRIPING THREADS INTO A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE DURING THE OPERATION THEREOF. THE ARRANGEMENT COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF THREAD INSERTION FINGERS WHICH ARE OPERATIVELY MOUNTED ADJACENT TO THE CYLINDER CAM BOX OF THE CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE. A PRESELECTED THREAD INSERTION FINGER IS ADAPTED TO GUIDE A STRIPING THREAD INTO AN OPERATIVE POSTION IN WHICH IT CAN BE ENGAGED BY A CATCH HOOK WHICH IS OPERATIVELY MOUNTED IN THE DIAL OF THE CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE. THE MOVEMENT OF THE CATCH HOOK IS GUIDINGLY CONTROLLED BY A CAM MEMBER MOUNTED ON THE DIAL OF THE CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE. THIS CAM MEMBER IS FIXED WITH RESPECT TO THE CYLINDER CAM BOX, WHEREAS THE DIAL CAM MEMBERS WHICH GUIDE THE DIAL NEEDLES ARE MOVABLY MOUNTED IN THE DIAL CAM BOX RING THAT THEY MAY BE MOVED FROM A NORMAL KNITTING POSITION TO A DELAYED-TIMING KNITTING POSITION CONSEQUENTLY, THE POSITIONS OF THE CAM MEMBER FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF THE CATCH HOOK AND THE CAM MEMBERS OF THE CYLINDER CAM BOX ARE FIXED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, WHEREAS THE CAM MEMBERS OF THE DIAL CAM BOX, WHICH CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF THE DIAL NEEDLES, ARE MOVABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE AFOREMENTIONED TWO CAM MEMBERS.

Inventors

• 👤 Johann Martinetz

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