EP0189602B1 - Knitting machine - Google Patents

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EP0189602B1
EP0189602B1 EP85200092A EP85200092A EP0189602B1 EP 0189602 B1 EP0189602 B1 EP 0189602B1 EP 85200092 A EP85200092 A EP 85200092A EP 85200092 A EP85200092 A EP 85200092A EP 0189602 B1 EP0189602 B1 EP 0189602B1
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Marcello Baseggio
Louis Frund
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    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
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    • D04B15/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, weft knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
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  • the present invention relates to a knitting machine comprising at least one needle bed in the grooves of which are housed sliding needles having at least one heel capable of occupying two levels relative to the plane of the needle bed, one in which the heel can be driven by the cams of the cam holder and the other in which the heel is out of the path of these cams, means for acting on said heels to put them in the positions corresponding to these two levels, one of these means being constituted by a cam pushing the heels back into their low level, and keys associated with each needle to bring them into the working position, in which they can be driven by the working cams.
  • the needles are provided with an elastic extension in the form of a hairpin, whether or not made in one piece with the needle itself.
  • the end of this pin carries the heel of the needle.
  • the pin By means of a cam, the pin can be bent and by pulling it back a span of the pin is hooked behind a special bar so as to keep the heel in the submerged position.
  • the bend of the elastic pin however constitutes a weak point, even if this pin or the entire needle, in the case where the needle and the pin came in one piece, is made of high strength steel. In any case, such a needle is expensive to manufacture.
  • the present invention aims to achieve a retraction of the heels of the needles out of work by more robust and reliable means, using neither elasticity, nor delicate articulation.
  • the knitting machine concerned can be either a rectilinear machine with one function or with two needle beds or a circular machine.
  • the needle bed 1 is shown in a horizontal position, but it is obvious that it is used in the inclined position.
  • a groove 2 in which is housed a needle 3 provided with a hook 4 well known per se and a heel 5 at its end.
  • the needle 3 is guided between the bottom of the groove and a bar 6, also known per se, extending all along the needle bed.
  • Each needle 3 is pushed into the working position by a key 7 of special shape, capable of occupying several levels in the needle bed and associated with an auxiliary key not shown forming part of an individual selection device described in detail in the patent CH 632 024, in which the key 7 is designated by the reference 8.
  • the bottom of the groove 2 has a first part 8, at the hook 4 of the needle, corresponding to the usual bottom of such a groove, this first part 8 being followed by a first shallow depression 9 of depth uniform deur with the exception of the part which connects it to the part 8, this first depression 9 being followed by a second depression 10, deeper at the heel 5 of the needle.
  • This second depression 10 can be machined in each groove 2 or alternatively be made up of a single countersink extending over the entire length of the needle bed.
  • the needle 3 for its part, has a clearance 14 over a part of its length, consisting of a narrowing of its height, so that the lower edge of the needle, constituting said clearance, is oblique relative to the two sides 15 and 16 rectilinear and parallel with a conventional needle.
  • This clearance 14 extends in the direction of the heel 5 to an oblique bent part 17 connecting the body of the needle 3 to the heel 5.
  • the lower edge of this part 17 is substantially parallel to the ramp 18 which connects the depressions 9 and 10 from the groove.
  • the lower part 19 of the connection between the heel 5 and the body of the needle constitutes a sliding shoe.
  • the non-rectilinear connection between the heel and the body of the needle provides a certain elasticity, which is sought after, damping the transmission towards the hook 4 of impacts on the heel 5.
  • the heel 5 has, on the side of the key 7, at the body of the needle, an oblique ramp 20 lying below a portion 21 perpendicular to the plane of the needle bed.
  • the end of the key 7 also has a ramp 22 parallel to the ramp 20 of the heel 5 when the key 7 is in the selected position, that is to say in the high position.
  • the key 7 ends with a front face 23 perpendicular to the plane of the needle bed.
  • the key 7 also has a heel 24 and is retained in the high position by a second steel wire 25 extending over the entire length of the needle bed, this wire further retaining the heel 24 of the key in the withdrawn position. or preselection.
  • the heels 5 of all the needles are first embedded in the needle bed 1 by a special cam 26 secured to the cam carrier not shown.
  • the keys 7 are, at rest, in position 24 '.
  • the corresponding key 7 is released, as described in patent CH 632 024, and comes into position 24 ', while the keys of the unselected needles are retained in position 24.
  • the selected key is then driven by a cam of the cam holder shown diagrammatically at 27, and its end abuts against the heel 5 of the corresponding needle by its front face 23, as shown at 24 ".
  • the needle 3 is pushed forward and its bent part 17 abuts against the ramp 18 on which the shoe 19 rises to pass over the part 9 of the groove as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the ramp 22 of the key 7 slides under the ramp 20 of the heel 5, thereby helping to lift the heel while continuing to push the needle.
  • the heel 5 protrudes out of the needle bed e t can be gripped by the working cams of the cam holder.
  • the felling of the needles is represented in FIG. 3.
  • the heels 5 of the needles are driven behind by a felling cam 28.
  • the heels 5 arrive opposite the depression 10, it is advisable to prevent these heels from fall prematurely into this release.
  • the heels 5 are supported until the end of their felling stroke by the keys 7, the heels of which are guided by a cam 29 of the cam holder.
  • the two cams 28 and 29 somehow form a channel of uniform width, in which the needle-key assembly is guided as if it were a single piece.
  • the keys 7 then continue on their own to the right by freeing the heels 5, to return to their initial rest position 24 '(FIG. 1).
  • the embodiment described above by way of example is of course susceptible of numerous variants.
  • the clearance 14 of the needle is theoretically optional.
  • the bent part, 17-19 of the needle could have a regular curvature or not instead of a straight part 17.
  • the depression 10 of the groove could be obtained by a complete interruption of the needle bed.
  • the heels could be held magnetically in their position embedded by magnets, for example by a strip of plastic material containing ferrite particles.

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La présente invention a pour objet une machine à tricoter comprenant au moins une fonture dans les rainures de laquelle sont logées des aiguilles coulissantes présentant au moins un talon susceptible d'occuper deux niveaux relativement au plan de la fonture, l'un dans lequel le talon peut être entraîné par les cames du porte-cames et l'autre dans lequel le talon est hors de la trajectoire de ces cames, des moyens pour agir sur lesdits talons pour les mettre dans les positions correspondant à ces deux niveaux, l'un de ces moyens étant constitué par une came repoussant les talons dans leur niveau bas, et des clavettes associées à chaque aiguille pour les amener en position de travail, dans laquelle elles peuvent être entraînées par les cames de travail.The present invention relates to a knitting machine comprising at least one needle bed in the grooves of which are housed sliding needles having at least one heel capable of occupying two levels relative to the plane of the needle bed, one in which the heel can be driven by the cams of the cam holder and the other in which the heel is out of the path of these cams, means for acting on said heels to put them in the positions corresponding to these two levels, one of these means being constituted by a cam pushing the heels back into their low level, and keys associated with each needle to bring them into the working position, in which they can be driven by the working cams.

Une telle machine est connue du document DG-343872.Such a machine is known from document DG-343872.

Lors du tricotage de motifs Jacquard, notamment lors du « fléchage •, il arrive que des aiguilles hors travail portent des mailles en attente. L'abattage de ces aiguilles est non seulement inutile, mais il risque d'entraîner une cassure de ces mailles à chaque passage du chariot. L'augmentation de la vitesse de travail des machines à tricoter augmente le risque de cassure en raison de la plus grande accélération imposée aux aiguilles lors de l'abattage, les efforts augmentant proportionnellement au carré de la vitesse. En raison de l'augmentation de la vitesse de travail, les aiguilles sont également soumises à des efforts d'accélération et des efforts de freinage beaucoup plus élevées. Les vibrations provoquées et l'usure des cames et des aiguilles augmentent également proportionnellement. Il convient donc, dans la mesure du possible, d'éviter des chocs inutiles. C'est particulièrement le cas lors de l'abattage des aiguilles. Pour ces raisons on cherche à éviter l'abattage des aiguilles qui sont momentanément hors travail en noyant les talons de ces aiguilles dans la fonture de telle sorte qu'ils ne rencontrent pas les cames d'abattage.When knitting Jacquard patterns, especially during "arrowing", it happens that out of work needles carry stitches on hold. The felling of these needles is not only unnecessary, but it may cause these meshes to break with each passage of the carriage. Increasing the working speed of knitting machines increases the risk of breakage due to the greater acceleration imposed on the needles during felling, the efforts increasing in proportion to the square of the speed. Due to the increased working speed, the needles are also subjected to much higher acceleration and braking forces. The vibrations caused and the wear of the cams and needles also increase proportionally. It is therefore advisable, as far as possible, to avoid unnecessary shocks. This is particularly the case when the needles are slaughtered. For these reasons we seek to avoid the felling of needles which are temporarily out of work by drowning the heels of these needles in the needle bed so that they do not meet the felling cams.

Selon une solution décrite dans la demande de brevet DE-A-2755471, les aiguilles sont munies d'un prolongement élastique en forme d'épingle à cheveux, venu d'une pièce ou non avec l'aiguille proprement dite. L'extrémité de cette épingle porte le talon de l'aiguille. Au moyen d'une came on peut fléchir l'épingle et en tirant celle-ci en arrière une portée de l'épingle vient s'accrocher derrière une barre spéciale de manière à maintenir le talon en position noyée. Le coude de l'épingle élastique constitue toutefois un point faible, même si cette épingle ou l'aiguille entière, dans le cas où l'aiguille et l'épingle sont venues d'une seule pièce, est réalisé en acier de haute résistance. De toute manière une telle aiguille est de fabrication coûteuse.According to a solution described in patent application DE-A-2755471, the needles are provided with an elastic extension in the form of a hairpin, whether or not made in one piece with the needle itself. The end of this pin carries the heel of the needle. By means of a cam, the pin can be bent and by pulling it back a span of the pin is hooked behind a special bar so as to keep the heel in the submerged position. The bend of the elastic pin however constitutes a weak point, even if this pin or the entire needle, in the case where the needle and the pin came in one piece, is made of high strength steel. In any case, such a needle is expensive to manufacture.

On a également proposé de relier l'aiguille à sa clavette ou platine par une articulation. Une telle articulation doit être exécutée avec une grande précision afin d'éviter un-jeu trop grand entre l'aiguille et la clavette, un jeu trop grand étant susceptible de provoquer des irrégularités dans la grandeur des mailles et par conséquent dans le tricot. Compte tenu de la faible dimension de l'aiguille et de la clavette, une telle articulation constitue en outre un point faible, sans compter l'usure entraînant une augmentation du jeu.It has also been proposed to connect the needle to its key or plate by a joint. Such an articulation must be executed with great precision in order to avoid too much play between the needle and the key, too much play being liable to cause irregularities in the size of the stitches and consequently in the knitting. Given the small size of the needle and the key, such a joint also constitutes a weak point, not to mention the wear causing an increase in the play.

La présente invention a pour but de réaliser un escamotage des talons des aiguilles hors travail par des moyens plus robustes et plus fiables, n'utilisant ni élasticité, ni articulation délicate.The present invention aims to achieve a retraction of the heels of the needles out of work by more robust and reliable means, using neither elasticity, nor delicate articulation.

Ce but est atteint par les moyens définis par la caractéristique de la revendication 1.This object is achieved by the means defined by the characteristic of claim 1.

Ces moyens ne comprennent aucun élément élastique, ni articulation délicate. La modification de la forme de l'aiguille au niveau de son talon est facile à réaliser et ne réduit pas la résistance de l'aiguille, mais contribue au contraire à assurer une certaine élasticité nécessaire dans le sens longitudinal pour l'amortissement de la transmission du choc sur le talon en direction du crochet de l'aiguille. La longueur de l'aiguille n'est pas augmentée. Aucune pièce supplémentaire n'est nécessaire pour maintenir le talon en position noyée dans la fonture.These means do not include any elastic element, nor delicate articulation. The modification of the shape of the needle at the level of its heel is easy to carry out and does not reduce the resistance of the needle, but on the contrary contributes to ensuring a certain elasticity necessary in the longitudinal direction for the damping of the transmission shock on the heel towards the hook of the needle. The length of the needle is not increased. No additional parts are necessary to keep the heel in the sunken position in the needle bed.

La machine à tricoter concernée peut être aussi bien une machine rectiligne à une foncture qu'à deux fontures ou une machine circulaire.The knitting machine concerned can be either a rectilinear machine with one function or with two needle beds or a circular machine.

Le dessin annexé représente, à titre d'exemple, une forme d'exécution de l'invention.

  • La figure 1 est une vue en coupe verticale à travers une fonture, représentant le talon d'une aiguille en position noyée.
  • La figure 2 est une coupe identique montrant l'aiguille amenée en position de travail par sa clavette.
  • La figure 3 est une coupe identique représentant l'abattage de l'aiguille par une came d'abattage.
The accompanying drawing shows, by way of example, an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a needle bed, representing the heel of a needle in the submerged position.
  • Figure 2 is an identical section showing the needle brought into the working position by its key.
  • Figure 3 is an identical section showing the felling of the needle by a felling cam.

Par mesure de simplicité, la fonture 1 est représentée en position horizontale, mais il est évident qu'elle est utilisée en position inclinée. On reconnaît une rainure 2 dans laquelle est logée une aiguille 3 munie d'un crochet 4 bien connu en soi et d'un talon 5 à son extrémité. Lors de son déplacement dans la fonture, l'aiguille 3 est guidée entre le fond de la rainure et une barre 6, également connue en soi, s'étendant tout le long de la fonture. Chaque aiguille 3 est poussée en position de travail par une clavette 7 de forme spéciale, susceptible d'occuper plusieurs niveaux dans la fonture et associée à une clavette auxiliaire non représentée faisant partie d'un dispositif de sélection individuel décrit en détail dans le brevet CH 632 024, dans lequel la clavette 7 est désignée par la référence 8.For simplicity, the needle bed 1 is shown in a horizontal position, but it is obvious that it is used in the inclined position. We recognize a groove 2 in which is housed a needle 3 provided with a hook 4 well known per se and a heel 5 at its end. During its movement in the needle bed, the needle 3 is guided between the bottom of the groove and a bar 6, also known per se, extending all along the needle bed. Each needle 3 is pushed into the working position by a key 7 of special shape, capable of occupying several levels in the needle bed and associated with an auxiliary key not shown forming part of an individual selection device described in detail in the patent CH 632 024, in which the key 7 is designated by the reference 8.

Le fond de la rainure 2 présente une première partie 8, au niveau du crochet 4 de l'aiguille, correspondant au fond habituel d'une telle rainure, cette première partie 8 étant suivie d'une première dépression peu profonde 9 de profondeur uniforme à l'exception de la partie qui la relie à la partie 8, cette première dépression 9 étant suivie d'une seconde dépression 10, plus profonde au niveau du talon 5 de l'aiguille. Cette seconde dépression 10 peut eptre usinée dans chaque rainure 2 ou bien être au contraire constituée d'une fraisure unique s'étendant sur toute la longueur de la fonture. En arrière de la dépression 10, on retrouve une partie 11 de même niveau que la partie 8 et servant au guidage de la clavette 7 qui est retenue dans la rainure par un fil d'acier 12. En arrière de la partie 11, on trouve un large dégagement permettant à la clavette 7 de basculer à l'intérieur de la rainure lorsqu'elle est entraînée par sa clavette auxiliaire, comme décrit dans le brevet CH 632 024.The bottom of the groove 2 has a first part 8, at the hook 4 of the needle, corresponding to the usual bottom of such a groove, this first part 8 being followed by a first shallow depression 9 of depth uniform deur with the exception of the part which connects it to the part 8, this first depression 9 being followed by a second depression 10, deeper at the heel 5 of the needle. This second depression 10 can be machined in each groove 2 or alternatively be made up of a single countersink extending over the entire length of the needle bed. Behind the depression 10, there is a part 11 of the same level as the part 8 and serving to guide the key 7 which is retained in the groove by a steel wire 12. At the rear of the part 11, there is a wide clearance allowing the key 7 to tilt inside the groove when it is driven by its auxiliary key, as described in patent CH 632 024.

L'aiguille 3, quant à elle, présente un dégagement 14 sur une partie de sa longueur, constitué par un rétrécissement de sa hauteur, de telle sorte que le bord inférieur de l'aiguille, constituant ledit dégagement, est oblique relativement aux deux côtés 15 et 16 rectilignes et parallèles d'une aiguille conventionnelle. Ce dégagement 14 s'étend en direction du talon 5 jusqu'à une partie coudée oblique 17 reliant le corps de l'aiguille 3 au talon 5. Le bord inférieur de cette partie 17 est sensiblement parallèle à la rampe 18 qui relie les dépressions 9 et 10 de la rainure. La partie inférieure 19 de la liaison entre le talon 5 et le corps de l'aiguille constitue un sabot de glissement. On constate que la liaison non rectiligne entre le talon et le corps de l'aiguille assure une certaine élasticité, recherchée, amortissant la transmission vers le crochet 4 des chocs sur le talon 5. Le talon 5 présente, du côté de la clavette 7, au niveau du corps de l'aiguille, une rampe oblique 20 se situant en-dessous d'une partie 21 perpendiculaire au plan de la fonture. L'extrémité de la clavette 7 présente également une rampe 22 parallèle à la rampe 20 du talon 5 lorsque la clavette 7 est en position sélectionnée, c'est-à-dire en position haute. La clavette 7 se termine par une face frontale 23 perpendiculaire au plan de la fonture. La clavette 7 présente en outre un talon 24 et elle est retenue en position haute par un second fil d'acier 25 s'étendant sur toute la longueur de la fonture, ce fil retenant en outre le talon 24 de la clavette en position de retrait ou de présélection.The needle 3, for its part, has a clearance 14 over a part of its length, consisting of a narrowing of its height, so that the lower edge of the needle, constituting said clearance, is oblique relative to the two sides 15 and 16 rectilinear and parallel with a conventional needle. This clearance 14 extends in the direction of the heel 5 to an oblique bent part 17 connecting the body of the needle 3 to the heel 5. The lower edge of this part 17 is substantially parallel to the ramp 18 which connects the depressions 9 and 10 from the groove. The lower part 19 of the connection between the heel 5 and the body of the needle constitutes a sliding shoe. It can be seen that the non-rectilinear connection between the heel and the body of the needle provides a certain elasticity, which is sought after, damping the transmission towards the hook 4 of impacts on the heel 5. The heel 5 has, on the side of the key 7, at the body of the needle, an oblique ramp 20 lying below a portion 21 perpendicular to the plane of the needle bed. The end of the key 7 also has a ramp 22 parallel to the ramp 20 of the heel 5 when the key 7 is in the selected position, that is to say in the high position. The key 7 ends with a front face 23 perpendicular to the plane of the needle bed. The key 7 also has a heel 24 and is retained in the high position by a second steel wire 25 extending over the entire length of the needle bed, this wire further retaining the heel 24 of the key in the withdrawn position. or preselection.

Le fonctionnement du dispositif sera maintenant décrit en relation avec les figures 1 à 3.The operation of the device will now be described in relation to FIGS. 1 to 3.

Comme représenté à la figure 1, les talons 5 de toutes les aiguilles sont tout d'abord noyés dans la fonture 1 par une came spéciale 26 solidaire du chariot porte-cames non représenté. Les clavettes 7 sont, au repos, dans la position 24'.As shown in Figure 1, the heels 5 of all the needles are first embedded in the needle bed 1 by a special cam 26 secured to the cam carrier not shown. The keys 7 are, at rest, in position 24 '.

Si une aiguille est sélectionnée par le dispositif de sélection, la clavette 7 correspondante est relâchée, comme décrit dans le brevet CH 632 024, et vient dans la position 24', tandis que les clavettes des aiguilles non sélectionnées sont retenues dans la position 24. La clavette sélectionnée est alors entraînée par une came du porte-cames représentée schématiquement en 27, et son extrémité vient buter contre le talon 5 de l'aiguille correspondante par sa face frontale 23, comme représentée en 24". L'aiguille 3 est poussée en avant et sa partie coudée 17 vient buter contre la rampe 18 sur laquelle le sabot 19 s'élève pour passer sur la partie 9 de la rainure comme représentée à la figure 2. En cours d'ascension de l'aiguille, la rampe 22 de la clavette 7 glisse sous la rampe 20 du talon 5, contribuant ainsi à soulever le talon tout en continuant à pousser l'aiguille. Une fois que le sabot 19 de l'aiguille est sur la partie 9 de la rainure, le talon 5 fait saillie hors de la fonture et peut être saisi par les cames de travail du porte-cames.If a needle is selected by the selection device, the corresponding key 7 is released, as described in patent CH 632 024, and comes into position 24 ', while the keys of the unselected needles are retained in position 24. The selected key is then driven by a cam of the cam holder shown diagrammatically at 27, and its end abuts against the heel 5 of the corresponding needle by its front face 23, as shown at 24 ". The needle 3 is pushed forward and its bent part 17 abuts against the ramp 18 on which the shoe 19 rises to pass over the part 9 of the groove as shown in FIG. 2. During the ascent of the needle, the ramp 22 of the key 7 slides under the ramp 20 of the heel 5, thereby helping to lift the heel while continuing to push the needle. Once the shoe 19 of the needle is on the part 9 of the groove, the heel 5 protrudes out of the needle bed e t can be gripped by the working cams of the cam holder.

L'abattage des aiguilles est représenté à la figure 3. Les talons 5 des aiguilles sont entraînés en arrière par une came d'abattage 28. Lorsque les talons 5 arrivent en face de la dépression 10, il convient d'éviter que ces talons ne tombent prématurément dans ce dégagement. A cet effet, les talons 5 sont soutenus jusqu'au bout de leur course d'abattage par les clavettes 7 dont les talons sont guidés par une came 29 du porte-cames. Les deux cames 28 et 29 forment en quelle que sorte un canal de largeur uniforme, dans lequel l'ensemble aiguille-clavette est guidé comme s'il s'agissait d'une seule pièce. Les clavettes 7 poursuivent ensuite seules leur course vers la droite en libérant les talons 5, pour revenir dans leur position initiale de repos 24' (figure 1).The felling of the needles is represented in FIG. 3. The heels 5 of the needles are driven behind by a felling cam 28. When the heels 5 arrive opposite the depression 10, it is advisable to prevent these heels from fall prematurely into this release. To this end, the heels 5 are supported until the end of their felling stroke by the keys 7, the heels of which are guided by a cam 29 of the cam holder. The two cams 28 and 29 somehow form a channel of uniform width, in which the needle-key assembly is guided as if it were a single piece. The keys 7 then continue on their own to the right by freeing the heels 5, to return to their initial rest position 24 '(FIG. 1).

La forme d'exécution décrite ci-dessus à titre d'exemple est bien entendu susceptible de nombreuses variantes. En particulier, le dégagement 14 de l'aiguille est théoriquement facultatif. Il est toutefois préférable de manière à utiliser toute la hauteur du talon lorsqu'on passe de la position basse à la position haute. La partie coudée, 17-19 de l'aiguille pourrait présenter une courbure régulière ou non au lieu d'une partie rectiligne 17. La dépression 10 de la rainure pourrait être obtenue par une interruption complète de la fonture. On pourrait loger une réglette dans cette interruption pour former un fond comparable au fond 10. Les talons pourraient être retenus magnétiquement dans leur position noyée par des aimants, par exemple par une bande de matière plastique contenant des particules de ferrite.The embodiment described above by way of example is of course susceptible of numerous variants. In particular, the clearance 14 of the needle is theoretically optional. However, it is preferable to use the entire heel height when going from the low position to the high position. The bent part, 17-19 of the needle could have a regular curvature or not instead of a straight part 17. The depression 10 of the groove could be obtained by a complete interruption of the needle bed. One could accommodate a strip in this interruption to form a bottom comparable to the bottom 10. The heels could be held magnetically in their position embedded by magnets, for example by a strip of plastic material containing ferrite particles.

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1. A knitting machine comprising at least one - needle bed (1) having slidably mounted in its grooves (2) a plurality of needles (3) provided with at least one catch (5) adapted to be positioned at two levels with respect to the top surface of the . needle bed, namely one level whereat the catch can be driven by the cams of the cam holder, and another level whereat the catch is clear from the path of said cams, means for acting upon said catches so as to cause them to be set in positions corresponding to said two levels, respectively, one of said means consisting of a cam (26) adapted to push said catches back to their lower level, and keys (7) associated with each needles for moving said needles to their operative position, in which said needles can be driven by the working cams, characterized by the fact that the needle bed grooves (2) comprise a first dip (9) registering with the major portion of the length of the needle in the inoperative position thereof, said first dip being followed by a second, deeper dip (10) registering with the catch (5) of the needle in the inoperative position thereof and connected through a ramp (18) to said first dip, and by the fact that the needles (3) comprising, beneath the needle catch and body, a bent portion (17, 19) interconnecting the catch and body of the needle, whereby, when the catch of an inoperative needle is pushed down to its lower level, the bent portion of the needle engages said second dip and, when the needle is pushed in the longitudinal direction of the needle by the key associated therewith, said bent portion abutes said ramp (18) of the needle bed, thus causing the upward movement of said catch up to its upper level.
2. Knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the lower portion of the needle catch which is adjacent said key is provided with an oblique ramp (20) adapted to cooperate with a corresponding ramp (22) formed on the end of said key for supporting said catch in its upper position during the knocking-over of said needle.
3. Knitting machine according to claim 2, characterized by the fact that said cam holder comprises a cam (29) adapted to guide and retain said key (7) by engaging the catch of said key during the knocking-over of said needle, whereby the key end remains in bearing engagement through its ramp (22) with the oblique ramp of said needle catch.
4. Knitting machine according to claim 3, characterized by the fact that the needle catch portion adjacent the corresponding key has a face (21) perpendicular to the needle bed which overlies said oblique ramp (20), said key being adapted to engage with its end (23) said perpendicular face when the needle catch is in its lower position.
5. Knitting machine according one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized by the fact that said needles comprise on their lower sides a recessed portion (14) extending along one fraction of their length from said bent portion.
6. Knitting machine according one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized by the fact that magnetic retaining means are provided on the bottom of said second dips (10).
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DD86286515A DD241621A5 (en) 1985-01-29 1986-01-27 KNITTING MACHINE
JP61014909A JPH0730493B2 (en) 1985-01-29 1986-01-28 knitting machine
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