EP0436216A2 - Métier à tricoter - Google Patents

Métier à tricoter Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0436216A2
EP0436216A2 EP90125496A EP90125496A EP0436216A2 EP 0436216 A2 EP0436216 A2 EP 0436216A2 EP 90125496 A EP90125496 A EP 90125496A EP 90125496 A EP90125496 A EP 90125496A EP 0436216 A2 EP0436216 A2 EP 0436216A2
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
knitting
needle bed
knitting machine
set forth
drive means
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP90125496A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP0436216A3 (en
Inventor
Hiroshi Kitazawa
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Brother Industries Ltd
Original Assignee
Brother Industries Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Brother Industries Ltd filed Critical Brother Industries Ltd
Publication of EP0436216A2 publication Critical patent/EP0436216A2/fr
Publication of EP0436216A3 publication Critical patent/EP0436216A3/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B7/00—Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles
    • D04B7/08—Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles for domestic use

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to knitting machines. More particularly this invention relates to knitting machines which execute knitting by moying a needle bed in relation to a knitting actuating device, the needle bed having multiple aligned knitting needles which perform the knitting action.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 58-186644 As a knitting machine of this type, one disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 58-186644 is known.
  • a row of knitting needles is arranged on a flat needle bed extending in the lateral direction in a horizontal plane.
  • a needle driver and a carriage are disposed on the needle bed in such a manner as to be slidable in the lateral direction in the horizontal plane.
  • the needle driver imparts a knitting action to each knitting needle.
  • the carriage is equipped with an actuating cam or the like for actuating the needle driver.
  • the needle driver actuates individual knitting needles to carry out a knitting action.
  • a driving device steps the carriage by one aligned pitch of the knitting needles as required.
  • the driving device includes a motor supported on the carriage.
  • the needle bed of this knitting machine is designed to be foldable with a cover attached to the rear edge of the needle bed.
  • the cover is opened and the needle bed is stretched (unfolded) from the folded state, so that the knitting is executed with the surfaces of the needle bed and the carriage exposed.
  • the needle bed is folded and the cover is moved to the closed position. This provides storage and carrying.
  • a tensioner for absorbing the slacking of yarn is attached to the inner wall of the cover in a manner movable between the use position and the storage position via a thread take-up stud.
  • the thread take-up stud is put upright and is rotated with the cover open to set the tensioner to the use position.
  • the thread take-up stud is rotated to the side-down position along the inner wall of the cover to move the tensioner to the storage position within the cover.
  • the knitting machine however has the following drawbacks.
  • the needle bed It is also very difficult to form the needle bed straight along the entire length with high accuracy. Particularly, when the needle bed is made of a synthetic resin, it is difficult to obtain the desired flexural strength and high straightening precision. This makes the manufacturing process for the needle bed quite troublesome. Further, as the needle bed has an laterally elongated shape, a wider space is required to set and use the knitting machine. When the knitting machine is not in use, it will not be compact and is thus inconvenient to carry or store.
  • the knitting machine of the present invention includes a cylindrical or frusto-conical needle bed, having a multiplicity of knitting needles positioned at predetermined intervals along its circumference.
  • a knitting actuating device is disposed in the vicinity of the needle bed for causing each knitting needle to perform a knitting action.
  • a driver rotates at least one of the needle bed and the knitting actuating device relative to the other every time the individual knitting needles are driven by the knitting actuating device.
  • the knitting machine is disposed within a sealable case.
  • the case may be portable.
  • Figs. 1 and 3 illustrate a case 1 that including a bottom housing 2 made of a synthetic resin, and a synthetic resin cover 4 pivotally attached to the upper portion of the housing 2 by means of a hinge 3.
  • a handle 5 is attached to the top of the cover 4. The handle is held by a user when carrying the case 1.
  • a clamp 6 is attached to the outer surface of the upper end of the housing 2. When the cover 4 is closed, the clamp 6 engages a fastener 7 on the side of the cover 4.
  • a rubber molding 8 seals the junction between the housing 2 and the cover 4 thereby sealing the carrying case.
  • a plurality of legs 9 are attached to the bottom of the housing 2 in a manner such that they can rotate between protruding and folding positions.
  • the case 1 can be placed on a stand, for example table 10, such that it rests above the table surface.
  • a needle bed 13 is formed in a cylindrical shape with an annular cross section, by synthetic-resin molding or aluminum die-casting.
  • the needle bed 13 is rotatably mounted in the housing 2 by a flange 14 at the lower peripheral edge of the needle bed 13 which engages a hold ring 15.
  • a multiplicity of parallel needle grooves 16 are provided at predetermined intervals about the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder of the needle bed 13.
  • Each needle groove 16 has one sinker 17 at the upper end of the sidewall.
  • Needles (hereafter referred to as "main needles") 18 are arranged in a row in the respective needle grooves 16.
  • the main needles are vertically movable and are pressed against the inner bottoms of the needle grooves 16 by a needle press spring 19.
  • a driven gear 20 is formed on the outer surface of the needle bed 13.
  • a reference magnet 21 is buried in the outer wall of the needle bed 13 adjacent a specific tooth of the driven gear 20.
  • a circular through hole 22 is formed in the bottom of the housing 2.
  • a storage recess 23 is formed in association with the hole 22.
  • a collection bin 24 for receiving a knitting fabric 100 is inserted in the hole 22 in a manner such that it is vertically movable as well as rotatable. As shown in Fig. 1, when the bin 24 is drawn downward from the hole 22, the bin 24 is held at the use position where it protrudes from the bottom of the housing 2 by engagement of the a flange 25 at the upper periphery with the upper periphery of the hole 22. On the other hand, when the bin 24 is pushed upward from the hole 22 as shown in Fig. 4, the bin 24 is retained in the recess 23 of the needle bed 13.
  • a support board 29 with nearly L-shaped side walls is arranged movable in the housing 2 by a plurality of pins 31 which are arranged to engage corresponding long holes 30, so that the board 29 is positioned on one side of the needle bed 13.
  • the support board 29 is moveable between a drive position near the needle bed 13 as shown in Fig. 1 and a non-drive position away from the needle bed 13 as shown in Fig. 2.
  • a single needle hereafter referred to as the "secondary needle") 32 is supported through a support member 33 so as to face one of the main needles 18 on the needle bed 13.
  • the secondary needle is vertically movable as well as rotatable with respect to the support board 29.
  • a cylindrical yarn feeder 34 adjacent to the secondary needle 32 is slidably supported for horizontal movement by the support board 29. The yarn feeder 34 moves so as to supply yarn 101 to the main needle 18 or the secondary needle 32.
  • a knitting actuating device 35 constituting a first drive means, is mounted on the support board 29 such that it comes close to the needle bed 13.
  • the actuating device 35 includes a vertically movable drive member 36 which is also supported by the support board 29, and a drive cam 37 supported rotatably on the board 29.
  • the drive member 36 individually engages the main needles 18, and permits each includes a first cam to activate the drive member 36 for the main needles 18, a second cam to allow the secondary needle 32 to move up and down or to rotate through a needle driver (not shown), a third cam to move the yarn feeder 34 horizontally, and a forth cam to give drive power to a rotor 44 to rotate the needle bed 13, as will be described later.
  • a motor 38 is installed on the support board 29 as a main portion of second drive means.
  • the drive cam 37 rotates through gears 39 to 43.
  • the rotor 44 is supported rotatable on the support board 29.
  • the rotor 44 has a pair of ratchet wheels 45 and 46 on a first side, and a drive gear 47 on a second side; the gear 47 engages with the driven gear 20 on the needle bed 13.
  • one of the cams selectively rotates the rotor 44 clockwise or counterclockwise through either the ratchet wheel 45 or 46, then through the gears 47 and 20, the needle bed 13 turns by one pitch of the main needles 18 at a time, thereby sequentially performing the knitting action.
  • the knitting actuating device 35 including the drive member 36 and the drive cams 37, and the driving device including the motor 38 have the same structures as described in the Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 58-186644. Accordingly, a detailed explanation of these components will be omitted.
  • a feeding hole 51 is formed in the bottom of the housing 2 as shown in Fig. 1.
  • the yarn 101 is fed from a bobbin 102 and supplied through the hole 51 to the case 1.
  • a noise shut-off member 52 is attached to the inner edge of the feeding hole 51 so as to prevent noise from leaking outside through the feeding hole 51.
  • a tension controller 53 is provided on the bottom surface of the housing 2 in association with the feeding hole 51.
  • the controller 53 includes a pair of control plates 54 that hold the yarn 101 and applying tension thereto.
  • a spring 55 which applies a gripping force to the plates 54, and a control knob 56 for changing the force of the spring 55 to control the yarn tension.
  • a tensioner 57 is positioned upward of the feeding hole 51 in the housing 2.
  • a fixing plate 58 is fixed to the inner side wall of the housing 2, and has a pair of guide rollers 59 and 60 rotatably supported at the upper end.
  • a tension roller 61 is fitted in a slit 62 of the board 58 in such a manner as to be vertically movably and rotatably supported, and biased downward by a spring or a weight (neither shown).
  • the yarn 101 is put around the guide roller 59, the tension roller 61, and the guide roller 60, then is put via the guide 63 through the yarn feeder 34, and is used for sequential knitting. If the needle bed 13 rotates in the reverse direction during the knitting and the yarn 101 gets loose, the tension roller 61 moves downward to tighten the yarn 101.
  • a control board 67 is attached to one sidewall of the housing 2.
  • a control circuit is installed on the control board 67 to control, for example, the operation of the drive member 36 caused by the drive cam 37.
  • a transformer 68 is provided close to the control board 67 in the housing 2. Power is supplied over a power cord 69 to the control board 67 through the transformer 68.
  • an operation panel 70 is arranged on the top of the cover 4.
  • the operation panel 70 includes a keyboard 71 for entering data, such as the pattern number of a work to be knitted, the body size, the design number and the gauge, and a liquid crystal or CRT display 72 to display the entered data and the number of rows which are being knitted.
  • the keyboard 71 and the display 72 on the panel 70 are connected via a cable 73 to the control circuit on the control board 67.
  • Fig. 1 the cover 4 of the carrying case 1 is closed and latched by the engagement of the clamp 6 with the fastener 7.
  • the case 1 is placed on the table 10 or the like with the legs 9 held at the protruding positions.
  • the collection bin 24 is now at the use position below the housing 2.
  • the drive cam 37 of the knitting actuating device 35 rotates.
  • the drive cam 37 rotates to rotates the needle bed 13 by one pitch of the main needles 18 at a time through the rotor 44, the drive gear 47 and the driven gear 20.
  • one of the main needles 18 on the bed 13 or the opposite secondary needle 32 is actuated to perform a knitting action to make one stitch.
  • the needle bed 13, the knitting actuating device 35 and the motor 38 constituting the driver, etc. are kept retained in the closed (and sealed) case 1. Therefore, noise originating from the rotation of the needle bed 13 and the knitting action of the needles 18 and 32 at the knitting time is damped, thus ensuring quiet knitting.
  • waste fabric produced at the knitting time can be prevented from flying outside, so that the knitting machine can be used under the sanitary conditions.
  • the needle bed 13 is formed cylindrical and a number of main needles 18 are arranged in parallel to one another on the outer surface of the bed 13 at predetermined intervals along the circumference thereof. It is therefore possible to assure a sufficient flexural strength without increasing the thickness of the needle bed 13.
  • processing of the needle bed 13 can be finished with high precision along the entire circumference, and the whole knitting machine including the needle bed 13 can be made compact and lighter. When the knitting machine is in use, therefore, the machine can easily be set without requiring large space, and when the machine is not used, it can easily be carried around or stored.
  • the clamp 6 should be disengaged from the fastener 7 to rotate the cover 4 rearward of the housing 2 to open the top of the needle bed 13 and knitting actuating device 35, as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the user aligns the magnet 21 to a reference position sensor (not shown) through visual confirmation while rotating the needle bed 13. Then, the needle bed 13 is rotated back to the original position, and the support board 29 is moved to the drive position close to the needle bed 13. As a result, the drive member 36 is positioned to engage with the main needle 18 and the drive gear 47 engages with the driven gear 20 as shown in Fig. 1.
  • the cover 4 of the case 1 is moved to the close position on the housing 2 under this condition and is clamped there by the engagement of the clamp 6 with the fastener 7, the knitting operation can be started or restarted.
  • the legs 9 are turned and folded at the folding position along the bottom of the housing 2 as shown in Fig. 4. Further, when the collection bin 24 is pushed upward from the hole 22 to be retained in the recess 23, the whole knitting machine can be made further compact. This permits the user to easily carry the knitting machine, holding the handle 5 on the top of the cover 4, and to easily store the machine even in small space.
  • the tensioner 57 Since the tensioner 57 is placed in the case 1 at the time of carrying or housing the knitting machine, it is not necessary to take the yarn 101 off from the tensioner 57, or to fold the tensioner 57, and with the yarn 101 left through the tensioner 57, it has only to be cut off from the bobbin 102 while leaving a certain length of the yarn 101 from the feeding hole 51 of the housing 2.
  • the knitting can be immediately restarted by tying the yarn end to the yarn 101 fed from the bobbin 102. Therefore, the put-away work after the knitting is completed or the preparation work before starting the knitting can quickly and easily be executed.
  • the knitting needles 18 may be aligned on the inner wall of the cylindrical needle bed 13, or the needle bed 13 may be formed conical with the knitting needles 18 aligned on the outer or inner wall thereof.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Knitting Machines (AREA)
EP19900125496 1989-12-30 1990-12-27 Knitting machine Withdrawn EP0436216A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP343513/89 1989-12-30
JP34351389A JPH03206159A (ja) 1989-12-30 1989-12-30 編機

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0436216A2 true EP0436216A2 (fr) 1991-07-10
EP0436216A3 EP0436216A3 (en) 1992-03-04

Family

ID=18362098

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP19900125496 Withdrawn EP0436216A3 (en) 1989-12-30 1990-12-27 Knitting machine

Country Status (2)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0436216A3 (fr)
JP (1) JPH03206159A (fr)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR3031118A1 (fr) * 2014-12-29 2016-07-01 Pello Regine Charvet Machine a tricoter circulaire portable et modulaire.

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB191503126A (en) * 1914-02-26 1900-01-01 Ritter Von Merkl Friedrich Improvements in and relating to Knitting Machines.
FR414999A (fr) * 1910-03-31 1910-09-15 Quenoine & Cie E Machine à tricoter
DE623504C (fr) * 1932-12-24 1935-12-24
DE726597C (de) * 1938-04-08 1942-10-16 Inv S Textiles S A Strickmaschine, bei der jede Nadel fuer sich allein eine vollstaendige Strickbewegung ausfuehrt, bevor die naechste Nadel mit der Strickbewegung beginnt, und Nadel fuer eine solche Maschine
FR2390528A1 (fr) * 1977-05-13 1978-12-08 Schaffhauser Strickmaschf Dispositif pour machine a tricoter ou machine de bonneterie

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR414999A (fr) * 1910-03-31 1910-09-15 Quenoine & Cie E Machine à tricoter
GB191503126A (en) * 1914-02-26 1900-01-01 Ritter Von Merkl Friedrich Improvements in and relating to Knitting Machines.
DE623504C (fr) * 1932-12-24 1935-12-24
DE726597C (de) * 1938-04-08 1942-10-16 Inv S Textiles S A Strickmaschine, bei der jede Nadel fuer sich allein eine vollstaendige Strickbewegung ausfuehrt, bevor die naechste Nadel mit der Strickbewegung beginnt, und Nadel fuer eine solche Maschine
FR2390528A1 (fr) * 1977-05-13 1978-12-08 Schaffhauser Strickmaschf Dispositif pour machine a tricoter ou machine de bonneterie

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR3031118A1 (fr) * 2014-12-29 2016-07-01 Pello Regine Charvet Machine a tricoter circulaire portable et modulaire.
WO2016108009A1 (fr) * 2014-12-29 2016-07-07 Charvet Pello Régine Machine a tricoter circulaire portable et modulaire

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0436216A3 (en) 1992-03-04
JPH03206159A (ja) 1991-09-09

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US5370338A (en) Variable orifice centerflow dispenser
CN1746366B (zh) 带有自动缝针穿线器的缝纫机
AU2134899A (en) Engraving system
US6932007B1 (en) Variable pattern making jig for a quilting machine
EP0436216A2 (fr) Métier à tricoter
EP1873293A1 (fr) Machine à coudre, bobine et boîte à canettes correspondante et utilisation
US5860374A (en) Automatic feed system for embroidery machine
US4706583A (en) Template for embroidery machine
US5669318A (en) Portable lock stitch sewing machine
US20130074751A1 (en) Embroidery frame
EP3892766A1 (fr) Accessoire pour une machine à coudre comprenant un guide interchangeable et ses procédés d'utilisation
DE3443785A1 (de) Automatische naehmaschine
US2905399A (en) Ring winding machine
JP2011050628A (ja) ミシン
JPH07194870A (ja) 自動縫製装置
US1467473A (en) Sewing machine
JPS5929983Y2 (ja) 手編機
US20060016376A1 (en) Embroidery sewing machine
CN214088887U (zh) 一种纺织品生产用纺织针收纳装置
JPS6213590Y2 (fr)
JPS6020384Y2 (ja) ミシンのカセツト式糸立台
JP3943692B2 (ja) ミシン
JP2002270452A (ja) トロイダルコアの巻線機
JPS6135585Y2 (fr)
JPH0718385Y2 (ja) 上糸供給装置

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): CH DE FR LI

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

Designated state(s): CH DE FR LI

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19920429

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19940418

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN

18D Application deemed to be withdrawn

Effective date: 19941029