DE102022203885A1 - METHOD OF KNITTING A FLORAL KNIT - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of knitting a pile fabric in which a pile loop is formed at the boundary between a first pile stitch course and a second pile stitch course connected to each other in a tubular or C-shape. A first pile stitch course 3 and a first fixing stitch course 5 are knitted so as to follow a first stitch course 1 in the wale direction. And then, a second pile course 4 and a second fixing course 6 are knitted so as to follow a second course 2 in the wale direction. At a point of time after the knitting of the first pile stitch 3 and before the knitting of the second pile stitch 4, an end pile loop 71 and an additional stitch 70 are knitted at positions outside an end stitch 7 in the knitting width direction. A first fixing stitch 8 fixing the end stitch 7 and a second fixing stitch 80 fixing the additional stitch 70 are knitted. And then, the end pile loop 71 is set in a released state, and the second fixing stitch 80 is placed over the first fixing stitch 8 .

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

The present invention relates to a method of knitting a pile fabric.

STATE OF THE ART

Conventional methods for knitting a pile fabric having many pile loops are known. Patent Document 1 discloses a method of knitting a pile fabric using a flat knitting machine with pile sinkers for forming pile loops. Patent Document 2 discloses a method of knitting a pile fabric using a compound flat knitting machine. A compound needle is a needle that includes a hooked needle body and a slider for opening and closing the hook. There is also known a method of knitting a pile fabric using a multi-purpose flat knitting machine having no special configurations such as pile sinkers or compound needles.

In a method of knitting a pile fabric, a first pile stitch course and a first fixing stitch course are knitted subsequent to a first stitch course held on the needle bed in the wale direction. The first pile stitch row contains pile loops and anchor stitches surrounding the pile loops. The first fixation stitch row contains fixation stitches that fix the anchor stitches.

In the following, as a representative example, a method of knitting a pile fabric using compound needles will be explained with reference to the knitting process chart of FIG 4 described. "T + number" in the left column of 4 the knitting step number. The right column indicates the knitting states of loops of a front needle bed FB and a back needle bed BB. The vertical bars in the right column indicate the needle bodies of compound needles, and the horizontal bars indicate sliders. The sliders are only shown in steps using the sliders. The teardrop-shaped marks indicate the stitches of the first course held on the back needle bed BB at the start of knitting in T0, the Ω-shaped marks and the V-shaped marks indicate the stitches of a first pile course 3, and the Π -shaped markings indicate the stitches of a first fixation stitch row 5.

T0 in 4 Fig. 12 shows a state in which a first course 1 is held on the needle bodies of the compound needles of the back needle bed BB. From this state, the first fixing stitch course 5 consisting of fixing stitches 50 is knitted in T1. The fixing stitches 50 are held by the hooks of the needle body, and the stitches of the first course 1 are held on the sliders of the compound needles.

In T2, the first pile stitch course 3 is knitted. The first pile stitch row 3 includes pile loops 31 and anchor stitches 30. The pile loops 31 are pick-up stitches formed on the needle bodies of the FB. The anchor stitches 30 are tuck stitches that overlap with the fixation stitches 50 . Because of T2, the double stitches each comprising an anchor stitch 30 and a fixing stitch 50 are pulled through the stitches of the first course 1 and held on the hooks. As a result, the anchoring meshes 30 are fixed by the fixing meshes 50 .

In T3, the pile loops 31 are removed from the hooks of the compound needles of the front needle bed FB. And when a pile knitted piece is formed in the wale direction, the double stitches held on the compound needles of the back needle bed BB are treated as the first course 1, and T1 and T2 are repeated

Although not described here, in a method for knitting a pile fabric using pile sinkers, a first pile stitch course and a first fixing stitch course are knitted at the same time. Furthermore, in a method of knitting a pile fabric using a general purpose machine, the first pile stitch course is knitted first, and then the first fixing stitch course is knitted.

REFERENCE LIST

PATENT DOCUMENTS

• Patent Document 1: JP S61-20668B
• Patent Document 2: JP H11-81101A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

PROBLEM

A pile fabric is sometimes knit in a tubular or C shape on the needle beds. In this case, in addition to the first course, a second pile course is knitted on the needle bed facing the needle bed on which the first pile course is held. The knitting thread that makes the final stitch connecting the first pile stitch row and the starting stitch of the second pile stitch row crosses the gap between the two opposing needle beds. To do like in 4 shown to form a pile loop, two anchor loops must be formed so as to enclose the pile loop in the knitting width direction. For this reason, the pile loop cannot be formed between the final loop of the first pile stitch and the opening loop of the second pile stitch. Therefore, in a pile fabric in which the first pile stitch and the second pile stitch are connected in a tubular or C-shape at the needle beds, there are no pile loops at the boundary between the first pile stitch and the second pile stitch.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of knitting a pile fabric which can form a pile loop at the boundary between a first pile stitch course and a second pile stitch course connected in a tubular or C-shape.

TROUBLESHOOTING

• aus einem Zustand, in dem eine erste Maschenreihe und eine zweite Maschenreihe jeweils an einem Nadelbett und einem anderen Nadelbett des vorderen Nadelbetts und des hinteren Nadelbetts gehalten werden,
• Stricken einer ersten Flormaschenreihe und einer ersten Fixierungsmaschenreihe auf die erste Maschenreihe in einer Maschenstäbchenrichtung folgend, und
• Stricken einer zweiten Flormaschenreihe und einer zweiten Fixierungsmaschenreihe auf die zweite Maschenreihe in der Maschenstäbchenrichtung folgend,
• wobei die erste Flormaschenreihe und die zweite Flormaschenreihe jeweils eine Vielzahl von Standardflorschlingen und eine Vielzahl von Paaren von Ankermaschen, die die Standardflorschlingen einschließen, enthalten,
• wobei die erste Fixierungsmaschenreihe und die zweite Fixierungsmaschenreihe jeweils Fixierungsmaschen, die die Ankermaschen fixieren, enthalten,
• wobei das Verfahren weiterhin umfasst:
  • zu einem Zeitpunkt nach dem Stricken der ersten Flormaschenreihe und vor dem Stricken der zweiten Flormaschenreihe, Stricken einer Endflorschlinge an einer Position außerhalb der Endmasche in einer Strickbreitenrichtung und Stricken einer zusätzlichen Masche an einer Position außerhalb der Endflorschlinge in der Strickbreitenrichtung, und
  • nach dem Stricken einer Reihe der ersten Fixierungsmaschenreihe und der zweiten Fixierungsmaschenreihe, wobei die eine Reihe eine erste Fixierungsmasche, die die Endmasche fixiert, und eine zweite Fixierungsmasche, die die zusätzliche Masche fixiert, enthält, Versetzen der Endflorschlinge zu einem gelösten Zustand und Platzieren der zweiten Fixierungsmasche über der ersten Fixierungsmasche,
  • wobei die Endmasche eine Abschlussmasche der ersten Flormaschenreihe oder eine Anfangsmasche der zweiten Flormaschenreihe ist.

<1> A method of knitting a pile fabric according to an aspect of the present invention is a method of knitting a pile fabric using a flat knitting machine including a front needle bed and an opposing rear needle bed, the method comprising:

• from a state in which a first course and a second course are held on one needle bed and another needle bed of the front needle bed and the back needle bed, respectively,
• knitting a first pile course and a first fixing course subsequent to the first course in a wale direction, and
• knitting a second pile stitch course and a second fixing stitch course subsequent to the second stitch course in the wale direction,
• wherein the first pile stitch course and the second pile stitch course each include a plurality of standard pile loops and a plurality of pairs of anchor stitches enclosing the standard pile loops,
• wherein the first row of fixation stitches and the second row of fixation stitches each contain fixation stitches that fix the anchor stitches,
• the method further comprising:
  • at a time after knitting the first pile stitch and before knitting the second pile stitch, knitting an end pile loop at a position outside the end stitch in a knit width direction and knitting an additional stitch at a position outside the end pile loop in the knit width direction, and
  • after knitting a row of the first fixing stitch row and the second fixing stitch row, the one row including a first fixing stitch fixing the end stitch and a second fixing stitch fixing the additional stitch, bringing the end pile loop to a released state and placing the second Fixing stitch over the first fixing stitch,
  • wherein the end stitch is a finishing stitch of the first pile stitch row or a starting stitch of the second pile stitch row.

<2> In one embodiment of the method for knitting a pile fabric according to the present invention, the first course and the second course are shifted in the knit width direction to form a non-overlapping portion on the front needle bed or the back needle bed in which the first stitch row and the second stitch row do not overlap in the knitting width direction,
wherein the additional stitch is formed in the non-overlapping area.

<3> In an embodiment of the method for knitting a pile fabric according to the present invention, an anchor stitch in each pair of anchor stitches including each of the standard pile loops in the first pile stitch row is formed by a tuck stitch,
one anchor stitch in each pair of anchor stitches enclosing each of the standard pile loops in the second row of pile stitches is formed by a tuck stitch, and
the anchor stitch or the additional stitch enclosing the end pile loop is formed by a tuck stitch.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION

In the method for knitting a pile fabric according to an aspect of the present invention, the end pile loop and the additional stitch are knitted at positions outside, with respect to the knitting width direction, of the finishing stitch at the boundary between the first stitch course and the second stitch course. In this case, the finishing stitch and the extra stitch work as anchor stitches that shape the end pile maintain sling. For this reason, in the method of knitting a pile fabric according to an aspect of the present invention, an end pile loop can be formed at the boundary between the first course and the second course.

In the method of knitting a pile fabric according to an embodiment of the present invention, the extra stitch for forming the end pile loop is formed, but the knitting width of the pile fabric does not change due to the extra stitch. Namely, after the first fixing stitch and the second fixing stitch are respectively formed for fixing the additional stitch and the finishing stitch, the first stitch course and the second stitch course are overlapped with each other.

In the knitting method of the above embodiment <2>, the standard pile loops and the final pile loop can be provided with substantially the same appearance as in a first embodiment described later.

In the knitting method of the above embodiment <3>, the spaces between the pile loops arranged side by side in the wale direction are set small, so that a pile fabric with pile loops densely arranged can be knitted.

character list

• 1 14 is a first knitting process diagram showing a method of knitting a pile fabric according to a first embodiment.
• 2 FIG. 12 is a second knitting process diagram based on that of FIG 1 follows.
• 3 13 is a third knitting process diagram based on that of FIG 2 follows.
• 4 Fig. 12 is a knitting process diagram showing an example of a conventional method of knitting a pile fabric.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, embodiments for knitting a pile fabric according to various embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

First embodiment

In this embodiment, an example of a method of knitting a pile fabric using a multi-purpose two-bed flat knitting machine is explained with reference to the knitting process charts of FIG 1 until 3 described. "S + number" in the left column of 1 until 3 the knitting step number. The right column shows the knitting states of stitches in each knitting step. In the right column, the black dots indicate needles, the round marks indicate knit stitches, the V marks indicate pick-up stitches, the square marks indicate tuck stitches, and the inverted triangle-shaped mark indicates a yarn guide 9 . Arrows indicate stitch transfer. The knitting operation performed in each knitting step is shown by a bold line.

In 1 S1 shows a state in which a first course 1 has been knitted on the front needle bed FB and a second course 2 has been knitted on the back needle bed BB, respectively by using the yarn guide 9.

In S2, the second course 2 is shifted to the first course 1 to the left. Thereby, on the front needle bed FB, a non-overlapping region R1 in which the first course 1 and the second course 2 do not overlap with each other in the knitting width direction is formed. The S2 state can be achieved, for example, by shifting the back needle bed BB to the left.

In S3, the yarn guide 9 is moved to the left to form a first pile stitch row 3. In the first pile stitch course 3, a knit anchor stitch 30, a standard pile loop 31 and a tuck anchor stitch 30 are repeatedly knitted in the order named. A finishing stitch 3E of the first pile stitch row 3 is a knit anchor stitch. In this case, the final stitch 3E is referred to as an end stitch 7 .

In S3, an end pile loop 71, an additional stitch 70 and a turning stitch 72 are knitted at positions outside the end stitch 7 in the knitting width direction. The end pile loop 71 is a pick-up stitch formed on an empty needle of the back needle bed BB. The additional stitch 70 is a pick-up stitch formed on an empty needle of the front needle bed FB. The additional stitch 70 is arranged outside of the end pile loop 71 in the knitting width direction. The turning stitch 72 is a pick-up stitch formed on an empty needle of the front needle bed FB. The turning stitch 72 is arranged outside of the additional stitch 70 in the knitting width direction. The turning stitch 72 serves to accomplish the knitting of the additional stitch 70 and is not an essential stitch.

In S3, standard pile loops 31 and end pile loop 71 are knitted while yarn feeder 9 moves to the left. Furthermore, the distance between two adjacent standard pile loops 31 and the distance between the end pile loop 71 and the adjacent standard pile loop 31 correspond to each other and also correspond to the distance between two anchor stitches 30 including a standard pile loop 31 and the distance between the end stitch 7 and the additional stitch 70 , which enclose the end pile loop 71, each other. For this reason, the standard pile loops 31 and the final pile loop 71 are knitted under substantially the same conditions, so that all the pile loops 31 and 71 (ie, including the final pile loop 71) have substantially the same appearance. A pile fabric with such standard pile loops 31 and 71 has an excellent appearance. The end pile loop 71 and the additional loop 70 can be arranged at the above positions because the positions of the ends of the first course 1 and the second course 2 are shifted left and right in S2 to have the non-overlapping area R1 at the front to form needle bed FB.

In S4, the yarn guide 9 is moved to the right to form a second pile stitch row 4. In the second pile stitch course 4, a knit anchor stitch 40, a standard pile loop 41 and a tuck anchor stitch 40 are repeatedly knitted in the order named. A starting stitch 4S and a finishing stitch 4E of the second pile stitch row 4 are knitting anchor stitches.

If that's in 1 until 3 knitting shown is repeated, the knitting of S3 in 1 to S13 from 3 carried out. In this case, the second pile stitch row 4 of S4 in 1 can be treated as the first pile stitch course, and the pile stitch course in S3 can be treated as the second pile stitch course at the second time. Therefore, in S4, similarly to S3, an end pile loop 71, an additional stitch 70 and a turning stitch 72 are knitted at positions outside the end stitch 4E of the second pile stitch row 4 in the knitting width direction. The end pile loop 71 is a pick-up stitch formed on an empty needle of the front needle bed FB, and the extra stitch 70 and the turning stitch 72 are pick-up stitches formed on an empty needle of the back needle bed BB. The turning stitch 72 is not essential.

In S5, the yarn guide 9 is moved to the left to form a first fixing stitch row 5. The first fixing stitch course 5 includes fixing stitches 50 following the anchor stitches 30 of S3 in the wale direction. The fixing stitches 50 fix the anchor stitches 30. Here, the fixing stitch 50 following the end stitch 7 of the first forming stitch row 3 in the wale direction is referred to as a first fixing stitch 8.

Further, in S5, a second fixing stitch 80 and a third fixing stitch 82, which are a part of the first fixing stitch course 5, are knitted. The second fixing stitch 80 is a tuck stitch overlapped with the additional stitch 70 (front needle bed FB in S4). The third fixing stitch 82 is a knit stitch following the turning stitch 72 (front needle bed FB in S4) in the wale direction.

In S6, the yarn guide 9 is moved to the right to form a second fixing stitch row 6. The second fixing stitch course 6 includes fixing stitches 60 following the anchor stitches 40 of S4 in the wale direction. The fixing stitches 60 fix the anchor stitches 40. The fixing stitch 60, which follows the end stitch 7 of the second pile stitch row 4 in the wale direction, is particularly referred to as a first fixing stitch 8.

Further, in S6, a second fixing stitch 80 and a third fixing stitch 82, which are a part of the second fixing stitch row 6, are knitted. The second fixing stitch 80 is a tuck stitch overlapped with the additional stitch 70 (back needle bed BB of S4). The third fixing stitch 82 is a knit stitch following the turning stitch 72 (back needle bed BB of S4) in the wale direction.

In S7 from 2 the yarn feeder 9 is moved to the left to form a new first fixing stitch course 5 following in the wale direction the first fixing stitch course 5 knitted in S5. The stitches of the new first fixing stitch course 5 are all knit stitches. The new first fixing stitch course 5 makes the stitches in the knitting course transfer easier by eliminating the tuck stitches from the front needle bed FB, and thus is not essential. Here, a third fixing stitch 82 of the new first fixing stitch row 5 is a twisted stitch knitted in the direction opposite to that of the other stitches of the first fixing stitch row 5 .

In S8, the end pile loop 71 is removed from the needle of the back needle bed BB. Thus, the end pile loop 71 goes into a released state in which it is not held on the needle. Then, in S9, a double stitch 85 is formed by placing the second fixing stitch 80 from S8 over the first fixing stitch 8.

In S10 the thread guide 9 is moved to the right, and in S11 a double stitch 86 is formed by placing the third fixing stitch 82 over the closing stitch of the second fixing stitch row 6 . The above movement of the yarn guide 9 in S10 is for preventing the knitting yarn from being tangled when the third fixing stitch 82 is moved.

After S11, on the back needle bed BB, knitting is performed in front-back symmetry from S7 to S10. Thereby, the held state of the loops of S12 becomes from 3 receive. When a new second fixing stitch course 6 is knitted after S11, new fixing stitches 60 succeeding the fixing stitches 60 in the wale direction except for the double stitch 86 are knitted.

In S12 of 3 the end pile loops 71 are in a released state (detached from the needle beds) and the standard pile loops 31 and 41 are in the held state (held on the needle beds). In S13, the standard pile loops 31 and 41 are removed from the needle beds. The standard pile loops 31 and 41 and the end pile loops 71 protrude into the interior of the tubular knit fabric.

Further, when a knitted fabric piece including the pile loops 31, 41 and 71 is knitted after S13, the first fixing stitch course 5 of S13 is treated as the first stitch course 1, the second fixing stitch course 6 is treated as the second stitch course 2, and the knitting of S3 in 1 to S13 in 3 repeated.

According to the method of knitting a knitted fabric in this example, the end pile loop 71 can be formed at the boundary between the first pile stitch course 3 and the second pile stitch course 4 . Accordingly, the boundary between the first pile stitch row 3 and the second pile stitch row 4 is not conspicuous. Further, according to the method of knitting a pile fabric in this example, the end pile loop 71 can be formed between the first pile stitch course 3 and the second pile stitch course 4 without changing the knitting width of the pile fabric.

Second embodiment

In the first embodiment, an additional stitch 70 is knitted on the front needle bed FB where the first pile stitch course 3 is held. For the second embodiment, an example in which the additional stitch 70 is knitted on the back needle bed BB on which the second pile stitch course 4 is held will be explained with reference to FIG 1 described.

In the second embodiment, the second course 2 is moved to the right relative to the first course 1 from the state of S1. Thereby, a non-overlapping area R1, which does not overlap with the purl part of the first course 1, is formed on the back needle bed BB. The yarn guide 9 is then moved to the left to knit the first pile stitch course 3. And then the yarn feeder 9 is moved to the right to knit the second pile stitch course 4 . At this time, before knitting the second pile stitch course 4, an additional stitch 70 is knitted in the non-overlapping portion R1 of the back needle bed BB, and an end pile loop 71 is knitted on the front needle bed FB. Also according to the pile knitting method of this example, the end pile loop 71 is knitted between the finishing stitch 3E of the first pile stitch 3 and the beginning stitch 4S of the second pile stitch 4 .

Other embodiments

The methods of knitting a pile fabric according to the first and second embodiments can also be carried out using a four-bed flat knitting machine. When a four-bed flat knitting machine is used, the first pile stitch course 3 and the second pile stitch course 4 can be knitted in a full needle state. The full needle state means performing knitting in a state where there are no empty needles between adjacent stitches. In this case, a pile fabric in which the pile loops 31, 41 and 71 are arranged more densely can be obtained.

The methods for knitting a pile fabric according to the first and second embodiments can also be carried out using a flat knitting machine with pile sinkers. When a flat knitting machine with pile sinkers is used, the first pile stitch course 3 and the first fixing stitch course 5 are knitted at the same time, and the second pile stitch course 4 and the second fixing stitch course 6 are knitted at the same time. In this case, the pile loops 31, 41 and 71 are held on the pile sinkers. The pile sinkers are configured for fore and aft movement relative to an opening. The opening is a gap between the front needle bed and the rear needle bed. Accordingly, the pile loops 31, 41 and 71 can be removed from the pile sinkers by the Flor sinkers are withdrawn from the opening.

The methods for knitting a pile fabric according to the first and second embodiments can also be carried out using a flat knitting machine with compound needles. If a flat knitting machine with compound needles as in the reference to 4 described conventional technology is used, the first fixing stitch row 5 is knitted, then the first pile stitch row 3 is knitted so as to overlap with the first fixing stitch row 5, then the second fixing stitch row 6 is knitted, and then the second pile stitch row 4 is knitted in a tubular shape like this , that it overlaps with the second fixing stitch row 6.

reference list

1

first row of stitches

2

second row of stitches

3

first row of pile stitches

3E

final stitch,

30

anchor mesh,

31

standard pile sling

4

second row of pile stitches

4E

final stitch,

4S

initial stitch,

40

anchor mesh,

41

standard pile sling

5

first fixation row,

50

fixation stitch

6

second row of fixation stitches,

60

fixation stitch

7

final stitch

70

extra stitch,

71

end pile loop,

72

turning stitch

8th

first fixation stitch,

80

second fixation stitch,

82

third fixation stitch,

85, 86

double stitch

9

thread guide

FB

front needle bed

bb

rear needle bed

R1

non-overlapping area

QUOTES INCLUDED IN DESCRIPTION

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Patent Literature Cited

• JP61020668B [0008]
• JP H1181101A [0008]

Claims (3)

A method of knitting a pile fabric using a flat knitting machine including a front needle bed (FB) and an opposing back needle bed (BB), the method comprising: from a state in which a first course (1) and a second course (2) are held on a needle bed and another needle bed of the front needle bed (FB) and the back needle bed (BB), respectively, knitting a first pile course (3) and a first fixing course (5) subsequent to the first course (1) in a wale direction, and knitting a second pile stitch course (4) and a second fixing stitch course (6) following the second stitch course (2) in the wale direction, the first pile stitch course (3) and the second pile stitch course (4) each including a plurality of standard pile loops (31, 41) and a plurality of pairs of anchor stitches (30, 40) enclosing the standard pile loops (31, 41), wherein the first fixing stitch row (5) and the second fixing stitch row (6) each contain fixing stitches (50, 60) which fix the anchor stitches (30, 40), the method further comprising: at a time after knitting the first pile stitch (3) and before knitting the second pile stitch (4), knitting an end pile loop (71) at a position outside the end stitch (7) in a knitting width direction and knitting an additional stitch (70). a position outside of the end pile loop (71) in the knitting width direction, and after knitting a row of the first fixing stitch row (5) and the second fixing stitch row (6), the one row having a first fixing stitch (8) fixing the end stitch (7) and a second fixing stitch (80) fixing the additional stitch (70) fixed, comprising bringing the end pile loop (71) into a loosened state and placing the second fixing stitch (80) over the first fixing stitch (8), wherein the end stitch (7) is a finishing stitch (3E) of the first pile stitch row (3) or a starting stitch (4S) of the second pile stitch row (4). Method of knitting a pile fabric claim 1 , wherein the first course (1) and the second course (2) are shifted in the knit width direction to form a non-overlapping area (R1) on the first needle bed (FB) or the second needle bed (BB) in which the the first course (1) and the second course (2) do not overlap in the knit width direction, and the additional stitch (70) is formed in the non-overlapping portion. Method of knitting a pile fabric claim 1 or 2 wherein: one anchor stitch (30) in each pair of anchor stitches (30) enclosing each of the standard pile loops (31) in the first pile stitch row (3) is formed by a tuck stitch, one anchor stitch (40) in each pair of anchor stitches ( 40) enclosing each of the standard pile loops (41) in the second pile stitch row (4) is formed by a tuck stitch, and the anchor stitch (30) or the additional stitch (70) enclosing the end pile loop (71) by a tuck stitch is formed.

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