EP0591470B1 - Vorrichtung zum einspannen und führen von häkelnadeln für eine häkelmaschine - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum einspannen und führen von häkelnadeln für eine häkelmaschine Download PDF

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EP0591470B1
EP0591470B1 EP92917529A EP92917529A EP0591470B1 EP 0591470 B1 EP0591470 B1 EP 0591470B1 EP 92917529 A EP92917529 A EP 92917529A EP 92917529 A EP92917529 A EP 92917529A EP 0591470 B1 EP0591470 B1 EP 0591470B1
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Johann Berger
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B25/00—Warp knitting machines not otherwise provided for
    • D04B25/06—Galloon crocheting machines
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B27/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, warp knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
    • D04B27/06—Needle bars; Sinker bars
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B35/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, knitting machines, not otherwise provided for
    • D04B35/02—Knitting tools or instruments not provided for in group D04B15/00 or D04B27/00
    • D04B35/08—Spring or bearded needles

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  • the invention relates to a device for clamping and guiding crochet hooks, in particular latch needles, pointed needles and the crochet hooks referred to by experts as "patent needles".
  • the device is said to be applicable, generally in crochet machines, especially in crochet galloon machines.
  • BERGER a device for clamping crochet hooks is known, which does not work there with a knock-off comb known per se, but with a knock-off rail with an upper free, straight edge.
  • BERGER a special embodiment of the lower part and clamping cover of a clamping device for crochet hooks is known from the document EP-A-0 244 656 (BERGER).
  • the present invention is intended to provide a clamping device which allows crochet needles to be clamped and guided in such a way that a previously unattainable, particularly fine division is possible, namely at least 12, in particular 14, but also more needles per cm machine width. It turned out to be unsuitable to mill grooves with such a high degree of fineness in cross-section. One problem was achieving the necessary precision. On the other hand, it turned out to be inappropriate to work with a straight top edge tee. Rather, it was necessary to guide the needle shafts in order to prevent the warp threads from being guided around the wrong or two crochet needle heads by the associated perforated needles. In addition, measures were taken necessary in order to ensure that the mutual spacing of the longitudinal threads of a ribbon to be crocheted or the like are precisely observed when stitching, even with the high desired fineness.
  • the above object is achieved by the features of the characterizing part of claim 1 in particular in that the needle beds have a V-shape, that the comb has tines in a V-shape, and that the clamping device and holding rail of the comb are designed and arranged so that the right edge of the clamping device is to be brought close to the teeth of the comb.
  • the features of the characterizing part of claim 1 in particular in that the needle beds have a V-shape, that the comb has tines in a V-shape, and that the clamping device and holding rail of the comb are designed and arranged so that the right edge of the clamping device is to be brought close to the teeth of the comb.
  • the clamping device can be brought up very close to the tines of the needle comb, the storage of the crochet hooks within the clamping device also affects the part of the crochet hooks that projects into the open during operation via the tines.
  • the tipped parts can be accommodated in an upwardly open groove of the tapping comb, whereby a high precision of the mutual spacing of the tines can be achieved.
  • the shafts of the crochet hooks can have cross-sectional shapes other than those used.
  • they can each have a pointed edge at the top and bottom, or a rounded edge according to claim 7.
  • 1 and 2 show an arrangement of crochet tools similar to that of FIG. 1 of European Patent 0 110 271 (BERGER). 1 and 2, one of a plurality of crochet hooks 10 clamped in a clamping device 12 with a shaft 10a and a head 10b, as well as a piercing needle 2 from a group of piercing needles arranged next to one another on a piercing needle rail 3, which are used to feed warp threads 4.
  • a thread comb 6 is used to feed a group of elastic threads 8.
  • the elastic band 22 made by stitching is pulled down in the direction of arrow 26.
  • This arrangement can be used, among other things, for the production of elastic ribbons with a crochet tip.
  • a clamping device 12 for the shafts 10a of the crochet hooks shown on the left in FIGS. 1 and 2 is fastened in a known manner to a needle bar 25 and can be moved to the left and right with it.
  • Fig. 2 shows the left end position, Fig. 1 the right.
  • the clamping device 12 has a clamping cover 29 and a lower part 27, both of which are to be pressed together with the aid of screw bolts 19 for clamping the crochet hooks.
  • Fig. 3 is a partial cross section of the clamping device in a plane VI-VI in Fig. 2.
  • V-shaped grooves 73 and 74 with inclined wall surfaces 78 are milled close to each other.
  • the grooves run over the entire width of the clamping cover and lower part which can be seen in FIG. 2 and all have the same shape and width.
  • Fig. 3 only part of the grooves is shown. The group of grooves is thought to have been added to the right.
  • a group of shafts 10a1 of crochet hooks is shown on the right in FIG. 3, each having a pointed edge 89 at the top and bottom (FIG. 7) (preferred shape).
  • a single shaft 10a2 is shown on the left in FIG. 3, which has a different cross-sectional shape, namely rounded upper and lower sides. Only needles of a single cross-sectional shape are used in each case.
  • each unit E in FIG. 3 of needle and associated space is 0.71 mm. So that the warp threads 4 and the elastic threads 8 and their knots can be passed between adjacent crochet hooks, gaps of 0.33 mm are required. This leaves a width of 0.38 mm for the crochet hooks.
  • the needles can only be inserted into every second, third, fourth, etc. pair of grooves.
  • the arrangement with triangular grooves makes it possible, on the one hand, to mill grooves very close to one another, which is necessary for the desired high pitch, and on the other hand to pull out individual needles after loosening the screw connection of the clamping device and to replace them with new ones, the other needles remaining unchanged in their previous position stay.
  • clamping cover 29 and lower part 27 are pressed against one another by screw bolts 19.
  • the clamping cover 29 cannot move in relation to the lower part 27 in a horizontal direction (right-left in FIG. 3), so that an oblique position of the needle shafts is reliably avoided.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a main traverse 21 which is arranged in a machine-fixed manner and to which a tapping comb 20 is attached.
  • a retaining rail 24 is arranged in such a way that there is space between the two for pulling off the finished crocheted elastic bands 22.
  • the clamping device 12 When using very thin crochet hooks 10, it is important that the clamping device 12 can be guided as close as possible to the prongs 86 of the tapping comb 20 so that the part of the crochet hooks protruding from the clamping device is as short as possible.
  • the holding rail 23 on the one hand and the lower part 27 of the clamping device on the other hand have matching recesses, e.g. Bevels 77 and 76, respectively. As FIG. 1 shows, the clamping device can thus be brought close to the prongs 86.
  • the clamping length of the crochet hook shafts is selected such that the heads 10b of the crochet hooks can be retracted to the left so far that they only protrude from the guide spaces between the prongs 86 by approximately 2 mm (FIG. 2).
  • the stitches formed are knocked off in this position. Because the free-standing needle parts are guided very precisely, the use of very thin crochet needles of 0.38 mm width and less is made possible.
  • the mutual distances between the needle heads are kept very precisely when knocking off. The result is a good-looking band in which the distances between the elastic threads 8 have no visible differences.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 show the formation of a tee comb 80.
  • the same parts as in FIGS. 1 and 2 are given the same reference numerals here, so the holding rail 23 with a z. B. groove 23a produced by milling.
  • Thin plates 82 are inserted next to one another in this groove and fastened by gluing.
  • Each plate has triangular tines 86 at the top (with sloping wall surfaces 85) of the same size and shape as the tines that result between the needle beds 73 and 74 according to FIG. 3.
  • Each plate 82 has a greater horizontal length than that shown in Fig. 4, so that a group can be guided together from a single plate to crochet a band of cooperating needles.
  • needles can be used, the shafts 10a1 of which have a pointed edge 89 at the top and bottom, as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the plates 82 are made e.g. B. made of brass. Copper, bronze or a suitable plastic can also be used, so that there is as little friction as possible between the channels 84 and the crochet hooks 10 made of steel.
  • the mutual height of the crochet hooks 10 and the grooves 84 according to FIGS. 4 and 5 is adjusted so that the lower edges of the needles move freely back and forth within the grooves during operation.
  • the crochet hooks only occasionally touch the walls of the grooves 84 when correction is required. In this way, the friction is reduced to a minimum.
  • the needle beds 73 and 74 (FIG. 3) and the grooves 84 (FIG. 4) do not necessarily have to have a triangular shape, so they do not have to have a pointed bottom 83, and the tines 86 according to FIG. 4 and accordingly according to FIG. 3 must likewise do not run out in pointed edges 81.
  • the bottoms of the grooves 84a can be designed as round surfaces 83a and the tines 86a run out in round surfaces 81a. This also applies accordingly to lower part 27 and clamping cover 29 according to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the needle shafts 10a2 can have correspondingly rounded edges 90 (FIG. 8).

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EP92917529A 1991-09-24 1992-08-14 Vorrichtung zum einspannen und führen von häkelnadeln für eine häkelmaschine Expired - Lifetime EP0591470B1 (de)

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DE4131809A DE4131809A1 (de) 1991-09-24 1991-09-24 Vorrichtung zum einspannen und fuehren von haekelnadeln fuer eine haekelmaschine
PCT/EP1992/001865 WO1993006288A1 (de) 1991-09-24 1992-08-14 Vorrichtung zum einspannen und führen von häkelnadeln für eine häkelmaschine

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