EP1595988B1 - Method for increasing the number of stitches along the edge of a neck opening - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a method for increasing the number of stitches on the edge of a neckline of a tubular Rundbestgestick that is made on a flat knitting machine with at least two opposing needle beds with a Nadeleinteilung in which at most every other needle is covered with a stitch and each one mesh carrying needle of a needle bed, an empty needle of the other needle bed opposite.

In tubular round-finished knits, the neckline edge is formed by the use of a spattering method. After the shoulder joints of the fabric are closed, the collar is usually knitted with the same number of needles forming the neckline edge.

However, the deeper the neckline, the more the initial contour of the neckline is changed by the tension between the stitches. As a result, on the one hand deteriorates the appearance of the collar and on the other hand, the elasticity of the neckline and thus also the wearing properties of the knitted fabric.

This problem can be solved by increasing the number of stitches with which the collar is formed. For this purpose, methods are described for tubular round finished knitted fabrics which have been formed with all needles, in EP 1 258 552 A1 and EP 1 264 922 A1, which, however, can only be carried out on flat knitting machines with special sliding needles on whose slits meshes can be parked are. EP 1 288 361 discloses a method for increasing the number of stitches at the neckline edge described, which can be performed on a flat knitting machine with four needle beds or on a flat knitting machine with said special shifter needles.

The present invention has for its object to provide a method for increasing the mesh size at the neckline edge of a tubular Rund-Fertiggestricks that can be carried out on flat knitting machines with only two needle beds and without special sliding needles.

A solution to this problem is described in EP-A-1 386 989. In this method, after repeated displacement of a needle bed, on which expansion meshes are formed, the formed expansion meshes are transferred in one step to every other needle of the opposing needle bed.

1. a) Auf einem ersten Nadelbett Festlegung von Sektoren des Halsausschnittsrandes, in denen die Maschenzahl erhöht werden soll;
2. b) Einlegung eines Strickfadens in freie Nadeln eines dieser Sektoren oder Umlegen dieser Nadeln mit einem Strickfaden zur Bildung von Erweiterungsmaschen beim nächsten Strickvorgang;
3. c) Versatz des gegenüberliegenden zweiten Nadelbetts um eine Nadelteilung;
4. d) Umhängen der Erweiterungsmaschen und/oder der ursprünglichen Maschen, denen eine leere Nadel gegenüberliegt, auf das zweite Nadelbett;
5. e) Wiederholung der Schritte c) und d), bis alle Erweiterungs- und Ursprungsmaschen des Sektors auf bisher leeren Nadeln des gegenüberliegenden zweiten Nadelbetts angeordnet sind;
6. f) Durchführung der Schritte b) bis e), bis in allen Sektoren Erweiterungsmaschen gebildet wurden und sämtliche ursprünglichen Maschen und die Erweiterungsmaschen des Halsausschnittsrandes auf dem gegenüberliegenden zweiten Nadelbett angeordnet sind;
7. g) Zurückhängen der Ursprungs- und Erweiterungsmaschen des Halsausschnittsrandes der einen Gestrickseite auf die Nadeln des ersten Nadelbetts.

The object is achieved by a method of the type mentioned, which is characterized by the steps:

1. a) On a first needle bed definition of sectors of the neckline edge in which the mesh size is to be increased;
2. b) inserting a knitting thread into free needles of one of these sectors or folding these needles with a knitting thread to form expansion stitches in the next knitting operation;
3. c) offset of the opposing second needle bed by a needle pitch;
4. d) transferring the extension stitches and / or the original stitches facing an empty needle to the second needle bed;
5. e) repeating steps c) and d) until all expansion and origin meshes of the sector are placed on previously empty needles of the opposite second needle bed;
6. f) carrying out steps b) to e) until expansion meshes have been formed in all sectors and all of the original stitches and the expansion stitches of the neckline edge are disposed on the opposing second needle bed;
7. g) hanging back the initial and expansion stitches of the neckline edge of the one knit side onto the needles of the first needle bed.

After the neckline edge has been widened by the desired number of stitches at the desired locations, the collar can be knitted, again with the needle division such that at most every other needle is stitched and a stitch-bearing needle is opposed by a free needle. The method can be carried out on flat knitting machines with only two needle beds with tongue or conventional needles. The looping process of the stitches is very reliable because the stitches to be changed are maximally offset by one needle.

Before the offset of the opposing second needle bed all stitches outside the sector, the mesh size to be increased, which are still on the first needle bed, also be transferred to the opposite needle bed, so as not to hinder the displacement movements of the second needle bed.

Prior to forming extension stitches for another sector of the neckline edge, its stitches may be hung back onto the first needle bed and then the knitting thread placed there in empty needles, which then form the extension stitches.

Preferably, in step c), the second needle bed may be offset to the right at a sector that is to the left of the neckline center and offset to the left at a sector that is to the right of the neckline center. Thereby, the required additional needles for the expansion stitches can be gained on both sides of the original neck area.

The transferring of the expansion and / or original stitches in step d) can be carried out successively, beginning at the neckline center facing edge of the sector to the outer edge of the sector, until each origin and extension mesh hangs on a previously empty needle of the second needle bed. In this way, also for the formation of the collar, the needle division is maintained in which at most every other needle carries a mesh and a stitch-bearing needle is an empty needle opposite.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a method according to the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a schematic representation of a neckline of a pullover, which is formed as a tubular round finished knitted fabric;

Fig. 2.1 to 2.12

3 shows a stitch course illustration of a method according to the invention for increasing the number of stitches in the sectors a) and c) of the neck cutting edge of FIG. 1.

Fig. 1 shows a neckline edge 10 of a Rundhalsauss chnittes, the number of stitches according to the invention is increased to produce a shapely and stretchable collar 11, so that a collar edge 10 'results with increased number of stitches. Here, the neckline edge 10 is divided into three sectors A, B and C. In sectors A and C there is an increase in the number of stitches, while in sector B the number of stitches remains constant.

FIGS. 2.1 to 2.12 now illustrate how an exemplary widening of the number of stitches in the sectors A and C takes place.

In row R0, the mesh occupancy of sectors A, B and C of the neckline edge 10 of Fig. 1 is shown prior to commencement of the expansion of the mesh count. Each second needle of the front and back needle beds V and H is stitched. A stitch-bearing needle is an empty needle of the other needle bed H, V arranged opposite. The needles c) to p) belong to the fabric back and the needles C) to P) to the front of the fabric.

In row R1, in the sector A, the needles C ', D', F 'and H' are wrapped with a knitting yarn so that a stitch can be formed immediately in the next knitting process. Subsequently, in row R2, the stitches of the sectors B and C are transferred from the front needle bed V to their opposite needles of the rear needle bed H. Row R01 shows the course of stitches after the hanging process in row R2.

In row R02, the back needle bed is shifted one needle to the right. Subsequently, in row R3, the transfer of the innermost expansion mesh H 'of the sector A to its opposite needle h' of the rear needle bed H takes place. The resulting knitted image is shown in row R03.

In row R04, the rear needle bed H is again offset by one needle to the right. Subsequently, the two original meshes G and H of the sector A are transferred to the opposite needles g ', f' of the rear needle bed H in row R4. The course of stitches shown in row R05 then results.

In row R06, the rear needle bed is again offset by one needle to the right, so that in row R5 the extension mesh F 'and the original mesh C can be transferred to their opposite needles e' and b, as row R5 shows. The result then is the stitch pattern shown in row R07.

In row R08, the rear needle bed H is again offset by one needle to the right. Subsequently, the two original stitches E and F of the sector A can be transferred to the opposite needle c 'and d' of the back needle bed H, as shown in row R6. The result then is the course of stitches shown in row R09.

In row R010, the back needle bed is again offset by one needle to the right. Subsequently, in extension R7, the extension mesh D 'is transferred to the opposite needle b'. The result is the course of stitches shown in row R011.

In row R012, the back needle bed is again offset by one needle to the right, and then, in row R8, the last two stitches C 'and D of sector A are transferred to the back needle bed to give the course of stitches shown in row R013.

All the stitches on the fabric front are now on the back needle bed. The sector A of the neckline edge 10 'has been expanded by a total of four stitches.

To increase the mesh size in the sector C, the stitches of the knitted front side of this sector are first hung back onto the needles M to S of the front needle bed V in row R9, so that the course of stitches shown in row R014 results.

In row R10, a knitting thread is inserted into the empty needles M ', O', Q ', R' of the front needle bed V to form expansion stitches, and then in row R11 the innermost original stitch M is transferred to the opposite needle j 'of the back needle bed H. umgehängt, so that the stitching shown in row R015 results.

In row R016, the rear needle bed H is shifted one needle to the left. As a result, in series R12, the innermost expansion mesh M 'and the Original stitch S be relocated on their opposite needles k 'and q of the rear needle bed H, so that the stitch pattern results in row R017.

In row R018, the back needle bed H is shifted one needle to the left and then the original stitches N and O of the sector C are transferred to their opposite needles I ', m' of the back needle bed H, as shown in row R13. The result then is the stitch pattern shown in row R019.

In row R020, the back needle bed is moved one needle to the left. Now the extension mesh O 'can be transferred to the rear needle bed H resulting in the course of stitches shown in row R021.

In row R022, an offset of the back needle bed is made around a needle to the left again. In the next step, the original stitches P and Q and the extension stitch R 'are transferred to the rear needle bed H, as shown in row R15. The result then is the stitch course shown in FIG. R023.

In row R024, the back needle bed is again offset by one needle to the left, before in row R16 the last extension mesh Q 'of sector C is transferred to the back needle bed H. The resulting stitch pattern is shown in row R025.

In R026, a last offset of the back needle bed is made to the left so that the last loop R of sector C in row R17 can be transferred to the back needle bed. The resulting loop course is shown in row R027.

All stitches of the neckline edge 10 'are now hanging in needles of the rear needle bed H. In row R18, the source and now Extension stitches of the front fabric side are transferred to the opposite needles of the front needle bed. This results in the course of stitches shown in row R028. The number of stitch-bearing needles in the front and back needle bed V, H has increased from 14 needles to 18 needles each. The needle division is again so that only every other needle is covered with a stitch. A stitch-bearing needle is located opposite an empty needle. It can now be started with the embossing of the collar.

In other neck shapes, the method can be applied in an analogous manner. The cutout can also extend deeper into the fabric back than into the fabric front. Instead of the rear needle bed and the front needle bed could be offset. The two needle beds then exchange their roles in an otherwise identical procedure.

Claims (5)

1. Method for increasing the number of stitches at the edge (10) of a neck opening of a tubular-circular finished knitted fabric which is produced on a flat knitting machine comprising at least two opposite needle beds (V, H) with a needle set-up, wherein at most every other needle is occupied by a stitch and a respective needle carrying a stitch of one needle bed (V, H) is opposite an empty needle of the other needle bed (H, V), characterised by the steps:

   a) establishing sectors (A, C) of the neck opening edge (10) in which the number of stitches is to be increased;

   b) threading a knitting yam through free needles of one of these sectors (A, C) or placing a knitting yam around these needles to form expansion stitches in the next knitting procedure;

   c) racking the opposite second needle bed (H) by one needle pitch;

   d) transferring the expansion stitches and/or the original stitches faced by an empty needle to the second needle bed (H);

   e) repeating steps c) and d) until all expansion and original stitches of the sector (A, C) are positioned on hitherto empty needles of the opposite second needle bed (H);

   f) carrying out steps b) to e) until expansion stitches have been formed in all sectors (A, C) and all original stitches and the expansion stitches of the neck opening edge (10) are positioned on the opposite second needle bed (H);

   g) hanging the original and expansion stitches of the neck opening edge (10') of one knitted fabric side back onto the needles of the first needle bed (V).
2. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that before racking the opposite needle bed (H), all stitches outside the sector (A, C), the stitch number of which is to be increased and which are still located on the first needle bed (V), are likewise transferred onto the opposite needle bed (H).
3. Method according to claim 2, characterised in that before expansion stitches are formed for another sector (A, C) of the neck opening edge (10), the stitches thereof are hung back on the first needle bed (V).
4. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that, in step c), the second needle bed (H) is racked to the right in a sector (A) which is located on the left-hand side of the centre of the neck opening and is racked to the left in sector (C) located on the right-hand side of the centre of the neck opening.
5. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the expansion and/or original stitches are transferred successively in step d), starting at the edge of the sector (A, C) facing the centre of the neck opening up to the outer edge of the sector (A, C), until every original and expansion stitch is suspended from a hitherto empty needle of the second needle bed (H).

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