摘要:
A circular knitting machine and a jacquard pattern control mechanism therefor is provided in which knitting instrumentalities (27) slidably mounted in grooves in a rotating member, such as a needle cylinder, sinker cap or dial, are controlled by a rocker bar supporting member (40) slidably mounted in each groove behind the knitting instrumentality (27), the rocker bar supporting member (40) has at least one butt (41a) thereon and a rocker bar (44) pivotally mounted on the rocker bar supporting member and having magnetically attractable sections (44f, 44a) at opposite ends thereof. A magnetic attraction device (50) selectively attracts the magnetically attractable sections of the rocker bar to pivot the rocker bar to control the selection of knitting instrumentalities (27) to be moved from inactive to active positions, and a cam system (31, 32, 35, 46, 48) for moving the rocker bar supporting member (40) and selected knitting instrumentalities.
摘要:
The invention relates to a needle selection mechanism for a circular knitting machine having knitting needles (14) supported for vertical movement in grooves (13) in a needle cylinder (11), and control cams (15) for moving the needles selectively between knitting, tucking, and welting positions. Spring jacks (20) are supported for vertical movement in the grooves (13) of the needle cylinder below the needles (14) and are operable to move selectively the needles into position for the control cam to move the selected needles from the welting position to the knitting or tucking position and to return the needle to the welting position. Jack actuating cams (31) are provided for moving selectively the spring jacks (20) upwardly to move the needles into operative position with respect to the control cam (15). The spring jacks are resilient and are adapted to be deflected from an active position in operative association with the actuating cam to an inactive position out of operative association therewith. A pattern mechanism (50) is provided for selecting individual spring jacks in accordance with a predetermined pattern. A selector jack (41) is adapted to be mounted in each groove (13) in the needle cylinder (11) below the spring jack (20) therein for limited inward and outward movement and with an upper end portion (42) in operative engagement with a lower end portion (26) of the spring jack (20). A stack of selector slides (51, 53, 54) is operatively associated with the pattern mechanism (50), and with each of the selector slides (53, 54) being mounted for individual movement from inactive positions to active positions. The selector slides have inner end portions (55, 56) positioned in the path of the selector jacks (41) as they move with the needle cylinder when the slides are in their active position, the inner end portions of the slides having an inwardly inclined portion (60, 61) for moving the selector jacks inwardly, a horizontal portion (62, 63) for maintaining the selector jacks in the innermost position for a predetermined time interval, and an outwardly inclined portion (64, 65) for controlling outward movement of the selector jacks and thereby the return of the spring jacks to their active positions while avoiding impact shock or vibration.
摘要:
A circular knitting machine (20) has a jacquard pattern control mechanism in which sinkers (27) slidably mounted in sinker grooves (26) in a sinker cap or dial (25) are controlled by a rocker bar supporting member (40) slidably mounted in each groove (26) behind the sinker. The rocker bar supporting member has a butt (41a) thereon and a pivotally mounted rocker bar having magnetically attractable sections (44f,44g) at opposite ends thereof. A magnetic attraction device (50) selectively attracts the magnetically attractable sections (44f,44g) of the rocker bar to pivot the rocker bar for controlling engagement thereof with a cam system (48) and, hence, movement of the associated sinker from inactive to active positions.
摘要:
A circular knitting machine and a jacquard pattern control mechanism therefor is provided in which knitting instrumentalities (27) slidably mounted in grooves in a rotating member, such as a needle cylinder, sinker cap or dial, are controlled by a rocker bar supporting member (40) slidably mounted in each groove behind the knitting instrumentality (27), the rocker bar supporting member (40) has at least one butt (41a) thereon and a rocker bar (44) pivotally mounted on the rocker bar supporting member and having magnetically attractable sections (44f, 44a) at opposite ends thereof. A magnetic attraction device (50) selectively attracts the magnetically attractable sections of the rocker bar to pivot the rocker bar to control the selection of knitting instrumentalities (27) to be moved from inactive to active positions, and a cam system (31, 32, 35, 46, 48) for moving the rocker bar supporting member (40) and selected knitting instrumentalities.