EP2141270B1 - Strickgarnwechselverfahren und strickgarnwechselvorrichtung - Google Patents

Strickgarnwechselverfahren und strickgarnwechselvorrichtung Download PDF

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EP2141270B1
EP2141270B1 EP08738729.6A EP08738729A EP2141270B1 EP 2141270 B1 EP2141270 B1 EP 2141270B1 EP 08738729 A EP08738729 A EP 08738729A EP 2141270 B1 EP2141270 B1 EP 2141270B1
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Reiji Arikita
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B7/00—Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles
    • D04B7/24—Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles for producing patterned fabrics
    • D04B7/26—Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles for producing patterned fabrics with colour patterns
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B15/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, weft knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
    • D04B15/38—Devices for supplying, feeding, or guiding threads to needles
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B15/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, weft knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
    • D04B15/38—Devices for supplying, feeding, or guiding threads to needles
    • D04B15/54—Thread guides
    • D04B15/56—Thread guides for flat-bed knitting machines
    • D04B15/565—Associated thread-clamping or thread-severing devices

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  • the present invention relates to a knitting yarn switching method and a knitting yarn switching device.
  • Fig. 14 is a view schematically showing the manner that knitting yarns are fed in a weft knitting machine 1.
  • a weft knitting machine 1 In the case where the weft knitting machine 1 is used to knit a muffler or the like while changing colored yarns from a predetermined region, a plurality of knit fabrics 3 and 4 are knitted with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween on one needle bed 2.
  • yarn feeders 5a and 5b that respectively feed knitting yarns A and B necessary for knitting the knit fabric 3 and having mutually different colors and yarn feeders 6a and 6b that respectively feed the knitting yarns A and B necessary for knitting the knit fabric 4 are arranged, and the knitting yarns are fed to knitting needles of the needle bed 2.
  • the knitting yarns A are fed respectively from yarn cones 7a and 8a, which are knitting yarn-feeding sources, to the yarn feeders 5a and 6a, and the knitting yarns B are fed respectively from yarn cones 7b and 8b to the yarn feeders 5b and 6b.
  • Prior art document US 4 691 535 A discloses a yarn-selecting device of a knitting frame which comprises a mechanism for joining the yarn being knitted to a selected yam to be knitted, which mechanism comprises a swivelling finger for forming a closed loop of the yarn to be knitted.
  • Two levers form an open loop of the yarn being knitted and insert it through the closed loop of the yarn to be knitted on the finger.
  • a hooking lever is provided for pulling the yarn to be knitted through the open loop of the yarn being knitted, after which the open loop-forming lever is retracted thus removing the closed loop from the finger, and the yarn being knitted is cut by a knife while the end of the yarn to be knitted is released from a gripper.
  • the invention is directed to a knitting yarn switching method for switching a plurality of yarn feeders to which a knitting yarn from a knitting yarn-feeding source is to be fed, using a holding device that can hold an end portion of a knitting yarn, a cutting device that can cut a knitting yarn, and a piecing device that pieces knitting yarns, comprising the consecutive steps of:
  • the invention is directed to a knitting yarn switching device, comprising:
  • the cutting and holding portion comprises:
  • the selection portion comprises:
  • Fig. 1 is a view schematically showing the manner in which knitting yarns are fed in a weft knitting machine 10 using a knitting yarn feeding method according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • knitting yarn switching devices 11a and 11b are used to selectively feed a knitting yarn from a yarn cone 12a to a plurality of yarn feeders 13a and 14a and selectively feed a knitting yarn from a yarn cone 12b to a plurality of yarn feeders 13b and 14b.
  • the yarn cones 12a and 12b are knitting yarn-feeding sources.
  • a plurality of knit fabrics 16 and 17 are knitted with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween on one needle bed 15.
  • the yarn feeders 13a and 13b that respectively feed knitting yarns A and B necessary for knitting the knit fabric 16 and the yarn feeders 14a and 14b that respectively feed the knitting yarns A and B necessary for knitting knit fabric 17 are arranged, and the knitting yarns are fed to knitting needles of the needle bed 15.
  • the knitting yarn A is selectively fed from the yarn cone 12a via the knitting yarn switching device 11a to the yarn feeders 13a and 14a
  • the knitting yarn B is selectively fed from the yarn cone 12b via the knitting yarn switching device 11b to the yarn feeders 13b and 14b.
  • the knitting yarn switching devices 11a and 11b hold end portions of the knitting yarns A and B on an upstream side in a feeding direction thereof, the knitting yarns A and B being fed not to a currently used yarn feeder to which the knitting yarns A and B are directly fed from the yarn cones 12a and 12b, but to a standby yarn feeder, among the yarn feeders 13a, 13b, 14a, and 14b.
  • end portions on a downstream side in the feeding direction thereof are held by clips 19a and 19b arranged near the needle bed 15.
  • the knit fabrics 16 and 17 can be simultaneously knitted using only the knitting yarns A and B fed from the two yarn cones 12a and 12b, and the number of yarn cones can be reduced. Accordingly, an increase in the size of the installation space can be suppressed, and the knitting yarns can be easily managed.
  • the knitting yarn switching devices 11a and 11b have similar configurations.
  • the knitting yarn switching devices 11a and 11b are collectively referred to as a knitting yarn switching device 11.
  • Figs. 2A and 2B are a plan view and a front view showing the knitting yarn switching device 11 of an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figs. 3A and 3B are a plan view and a front view showing a main portion of the knitting yarn switching device 11.
  • Figs. 4A and 4B are a plan view and a front view showing an enlarged one end portion of a first member 37.
  • the knitting yarn switching device 11 includes a selection portion 21, a cutting and holding portion 22, a piecing portion 23, a guide portion 24, and a base portion 25 on which these portions are arranged.
  • the selection portion 21 includes plates 27a and 27b in which insertion holes 26a and 26b through which knitting yarns are respectively and individually inserted are individually formed at one end portion in a longitudinal direction thereof and cutouts 29a and 29b are respectively formed at the other end portion, and a first driving portion 29 that drives both plates 27a and 27b.
  • the plates 27a and 27b have the substantially same length in the longitudinal direction thereof, are arranged so as to partially overlap each other in a thickness direction thereof, and respectively have elongated holes 32a and 32b through which a guide member 33 is inserted.
  • a knitting yarn inserted through the insertion hole 26a is referred to as a "knitting yarn A”
  • a knitting yarn inserted through the insertion hole 26b is referred to as a “knitting yarn B”.
  • a knitting yarn that is not specified as either the knitting yarn A or the knitting yarn B is simply referred to as a "knitting yarn”.
  • the first driving portion 29 is implemented by an electric motor.
  • a first connecting member 30 having rollers 31a and 31b that can rotate about a rotational axis L1 is fixed to the rotational axis of the first driving portion 29.
  • the rollers 31a and 31b respectively fit to the cutouts 29a and 29b.
  • the base portion 25 includes a first base portion 25a and a second base portion 25b, and is substantially formed in a T-shape.
  • the first driving portion 29 is fixed to the first base portion 25a.
  • the cutting and holding portion 22 can hold one end portion of the knitting yarns A and B inserted through the insertion holes 26a and 26b, and can cut a knitting yarn arranged at the selection position by the selection portion 21.
  • the cutting and holding portion 22 includes a first member 37 in which a projecting portion 42 having a cutting blade 35 and a first holding face 36 is formed at one end portion in the longitudinal direction thereof and an elongated hole 43 and a roller 44 are formed at the other end portion, a second member 39 having a second holding face 38, and a second driving portion 41.
  • the cutting blade 35 is formed adjacent to the first holding face 36, at an end portion of the projecting portion 42 closer to the elongated hole 43, and this end portion is inclined rightward in Figs. 2A to 4B toward the first holding face 36 and the second base portion 25b.
  • the projecting portion 42 has an inclined face 50 that guides a knitting yarn at the selection position toward the second base portion 25b when moving the first member 37 to a release position.
  • the second member 39 is fixed via an attachment member 46 to the second base portion 25b, and extends from the attachment member 46 toward the second base portion 25b.
  • the second holding face 38 parallel to the first holding face 36 is formed on an end portion of the second member 39 on the side of the first member 37.
  • the second driving portion 41 moves the first member 37 between a holding position at which a knitting yarn can be held between the first and the second holding faces 36 and 38 and a release position at which a knitting yarn held between the first and the second holding faces 36 and 38 can be released.
  • the positions of the second member 39 at the holding position and the release position relative to the first member 37 are respectively indicated by the dashed double dotted line and the dashed dotted line.
  • the second driving portion 41 is implemented by an electric motor. At the rotational axis of the second driving portion 41, a connecting shaft 45 that is inserted through the elongated hole 43 is disposed, and a second connecting member 40 in which a guide groove 47 that guides the roller 44 is formed is fixed.
  • the guide groove 47 is formed so as to be away from a rotational axis L2 toward one side F3 about the rotational axis L2. Accordingly, when the second connecting member 40 is angularly displaced to the other side F4 about the rotational axis L2, the roller 44 moves along the guide groove 47, the connecting shaft 45 moves in the elongated hole 43, and the first member 37 can be moved to the release position.
  • the second connecting member 40 is angularly displaced to one side F3 about the rotational axis L2, the first member 37 can be moved to the holding position the other way around.
  • the second driving portion 41 is fixed to the second base portion 25b.
  • the piecing portion 23 has a splicing head 52 in which an accommodation space 51 that passes through the knitting yarn-feeding direction and into which knitting yarns are inserted is formed, and pieces a plurality of knitting yarns inserted into the accommodation space 51 by a jet of compressed air, which is a compressed fluid, onto the plurality of knitting yarns.
  • the splicing head 52 has a communication path 53 that connects the accommodation space 51 and the outside space in communication with each other, expands away from the accommodation space 51 as shown in Fig. 2A , and guides a knitting yarn caught by the guide portion 24 to the accommodation space 51.
  • the splicing head 52 is disposed at the second base portion 25b, on an opposite side to the first holding face 36 of the first member 37.
  • the guide portion 24 includes a guide lever 55 that catches a knitting yarn held at one end portion thereof by the cutting and holding portion 22 and arranged at the selection position by the selection portion 21, and inserts part of the caught knitting yarn into the accommodation space 51, and a third driving portion 56.
  • the third driving portion 56 is implemented by an electric motor.
  • the guide lever 55 includes a third connecting member 58 that is fixed at the base end portion thereof to the rotational axis of the third driving portion 56, and pin members 57a and 57b that are arranged at a free end portion of the third connecting member 58.
  • the pin members 57a and 57b are arranged about a rotational axis L3 with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween.
  • the third driving portion 56 is fixed to the first base portion 25a.
  • the pin members 57a and 57b each have a columnar shape, and yarn-catching grooves 61a and 61b are formed at the front end portion thereof.
  • the third driving portion 56 angularly displaces the guide lever 55 between a standby position and an insertion position.
  • the pin members 57a and 57b are arranged so that the movement path thereof intersects only a knitting yarn disposed at the selection position, without being brought into contact with a knitting yarn when the guide lever 55 is at the standby position.
  • the guide lever 55 is angularly displaced to one side F5 about the rotational axis L3 to move from the standby position to the insertion position, and angularly displaced to the other side F6 to move from the insertion position to the standby position.
  • the yarn-catching grooves 61a and 61b catch a knitting yarn arranged at the selection position, and the accommodation space 51 accommodates the portion of the caught knitting yarn between the portion caught by the yarn-catching groove 61a and the end portion held by the cutting and holding portion 22.
  • Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration necessary for controlling a knitting yarn-switching operation of the knitting yarn switching device 11.
  • the knitting yarn switching device 11 includes a control portion 71, a retraction position sensor 72 that detects whether or not either the plate 27a or 27b is at the retraction position, a lever home position sensor 73 that detects the standby position of the guide lever 55, and a cam home position sensor 74 that selects the holding position of the second connecting member 40.
  • a stepping motor is used as the first to the third driving portions 29, 41, and 56, and the control portion 71 drives the rotational axes of the driving portions back and forth so as to correspond to a certain angular range by controlling the angular position and the rotational direction by regulating the number of drive pulses generated and the like based on the detection results obtained by the sensors 72 to 74.
  • the control portion 71 Upon receiving an instruction to perform a piecing operation, the control portion 71 controls the selection portion 21, the cutting and holding portion 22, the piecing portion 23, and the guide portion 24. Furthermore, the control portion 71 controls the piecing portion 23 so that an air-supplying valve 75 implemented by a solenoid valve is electrically opened and closed.
  • the air-supplying valve 75 is connected to a gas cylinder or a compressor, and compressed air is supplied to the splicing head 52 or the supply is stopped according to the opening and closing of the air-supplying valve 75.
  • Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a piecing operation.
  • Figs. 7A and 7B are a plan view and a front view schematically showing the knitting yarn switching device 11 in a state where the currently used knitting yarn A is disposed at the retraction position and the standby knitting yarn B is disposed at the selection position.
  • Figs. 8A and 8B are a plan view and a front view schematically showing the knitting yarn switching device 11 in a state where the currently used knitting yarn A and the standby knitting yarn B are accommodated in the accommodation space 51.
  • Figs. 7A and 7B are a plan view and a front view schematically showing the knitting yarn switching device 11 in a state where the currently used knitting yarn A and the standby knitting yarn B are accommodated in the accommodation space 51.
  • FIGS. 9A and 9B are a plan view and a front view schematically showing the knitting yarn switching device 11 in a state where the currently used knitting yarn A and the standby knitting yarn B are accommodated in the accommodation space 51 and one end portion of the knitting yarn B that has been held is released.
  • Figs. 10A and 10B are a plan view and a front view schematically showing the knitting yarn switching device 11 in a state where the currently used knitting yarn A and the standby knitting yarn B are accommodated in the accommodation space 51, one end portion of the standby knitting yarn B that has been held is released, and then the knitting yarn A is disposed at the selection position and the knitting yarn B is disposed at the retraction position.
  • Figs. 10A and 10B are a plan view and a front view schematically showing the knitting yarn switching device 11 in a state where the currently used knitting yarn A and the standby knitting yarn B are accommodated in the accommodation space 51, one end portion of the standby knitting yarn B that has been held is released, and then the knitting yarn A is disposed
  • FIGS. 11A and 11B are a plan view and a front view schematically showing the knitting yarn switching device 11 in a state where the currently used knitting yarn A is cut, and one end portion thereof (a cut end portion) is held.
  • Figs. 12A and 12B are a plan view and a front view schematically showing the knitting yarn switching device 11 in a state where the knitting yarn A held at the one end portion is moved to the retraction position and the knitting yarn B is moved to the selection position.
  • Figs. 13A and 13B are a plan view and a front view schematically showing the knitting yarn switching device 11 in a state where the knitting yarn A is moved to the retraction position, the knitting yarn B is moved to the selection position, and then the guide lever 55 is disposed at the standby position.
  • the knitting yarn-switching operation is performed while being controlled by the control portion 71, and started when knitting yarns have to be changed.
  • the knitting yarn A inserted through the insertion hole 26a is taken as a currently used knitting yarn
  • the knitting yarn B inserted through the insertion hole 26b is taken as a standby knitting yarn, as shown in Figs. 3A and 3B .
  • the first member 37 is disposed at the holding position, and one end portion of the standby knitting yarn B is held by the cutting and holding portion 22.
  • the knitting yarn A is disposed at the selection position, and the knitting yarn B is disposed at the retraction position.
  • the knitting yarn A is inserted through the accommodation space 51 of the splicing head 52.
  • the guide lever 55 is disposed at the standby position, the air-supplying valve 75 is closed, and there is no flow of compressed air for piecing yarns.
  • Step s1 the control portion 71 causes the selection portion 21 to move the knitting yarn B to the selection position at which the knitting yarn B can be caught by the yarn-catching grooves 61a and 61b and to move the knitting yarn A to the retraction position at which the knitting yarn A cannot be caught by the guide lever 55.
  • Step s2 the control portion 71 controls the second driving portion 41 so that the guide lever 55 is angularly displaced from the standby position, and that the angular displacement of the guide lever 55 is stopped when the guide lever 55 reaches the insertion position as shown in Figs. 8A and 8B .
  • the currently used knitting yarn A passes in front of the front end portion of the guide lever 55 in the section of the diagram of Fig. 8B .
  • the guide lever 55 is angularly displaced, only the knitting yarn B at the selection position can be caught by the yarn-catching grooves 61a and 61b.
  • the knitting yarn B can be accommodated in the accommodation space 51 of the splicing head 52 as the guide lever 55 moves.
  • pin members 57a and 57b are arranged with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween as described above, when the guide lever 55 is disposed at the insertion position, only the portion of the knitting yarn B between the pin member 57a and the portion held by the cutting and holding portion 22 can be accommodated in the accommodation space 51.
  • Step s3 the control portion 71 controls the air-supplying valve 75 so that compressed air is supplied to the splicing head 52 for a predetermined period of time, and the knitting yarns A and B are pieced into each other.
  • a nozzle for compressed air is formed in the splicing head 52.
  • the knitting yarns A and B that have been each twisted are untwined and then intertwined for piecing yarns.
  • Step s4 the control portion 71 controls the second driving portion 41 so that the second connecting member 40 is angularly displaced from the holding position, and the first member 37 is moved from the holding position to the release position. Accordingly, one end portion of the knitting yarn B that has been held by the cutting and holding portion 22 is released.
  • the front end portion of the first member 37 is brought into contact with the portion of the knitting yarn B that is extended between the insertion hole 26b and the pin member 57b, but the knitting yarn B is guided along the inclined face 50 described above in the first member 37 toward the second base portion 25b, and thus, the knitting yarn B is prevented from being caught by the projecting portion 42.
  • Step s5 the control portion 71 controls the first driving portion 29 so that the knitting yarn A inserted through the insertion hole 26a is disposed at the selection position.
  • Step s6 the control portion 71 controls the second driving portion 41 so that the second connecting member 40 is angularly displaced, and the first member 37 is moved from the release position to the holding position. Accordingly, the knitting yarn A disposed at the selection position is caught by the projecting portion 42 of the first member 37, and pulled in the movement direction of the first member 37.
  • the knitting yarn A is held between the first and the second holding faces 36 and 38. Furthermore, the knitting yarn A caught by the projecting portion 42 is also in contact with the cutting blade 35.
  • the first member 37 moves in a state where one end portion of the knitting yarn A is held between the first and the second holding faces 36 and 38, the knitting yarn A is pressed against the cutting blade 35 and cut.
  • Step s7 as shown in Figs. 12A and 12B , the control portion 71 controls the first driving portion 29 so that the knitting yarn A is moved to the retraction position, and that the knitting yarn B is moved to the selection position.
  • Step s8 as shown in Figs. 13A and 13B , the control portion 71 controls the third driving portion 56 so that the guide lever 55 is moved from the insertion position to the standby position. Since the knitting yarn A is at the retraction position, the guide lever 55 moves to the standby position without catching the knitting yarn A.
  • the knitting yarn A can be selectively fed from the yarn cone 12a to the plurality of yarn feeders 13a and 14a, and the knitting yarn B can be selectively fed from the yarn cone 12b to the plurality of yarn feeders 13b and 14b. Accordingly, the number of yarn cones can be reduced, an increase in the size of the installation space can be suppressed, and the knitting yarns can be easily managed.
  • the knitting yarn switching device 11 when the second driving portion 41 moves the first member 37 from the release position to the holding position, a knitting yarn arranged at the selection position can be pulled and held between the first holding face 36 and the second holding face 38, and the cutting blade 35 can be brought into contact with the knitting yarn and cut the knitting yarn. Since one end portion of a knitting yarn can be held and cut by driving the first member 37 with one driving portion, the device can be made smaller.
  • one knitting yarn can be disposed at the selection position and the other knitting yarn can be disposed at the retraction position, by driving the plates 27a and 27b not with respective driving portions but with one driving portion.
  • the device can be made smaller.
  • the above-described cutting and holding portion 22 is a holding device and a cutting device
  • the piecing portion 23 is a piecing device.
  • the knitting yarn switching device 11 is used to switch a portion to which a yarn from one yarn cone is to be fed, but a configuration is also possible in which a conventional splicer device is disposed on the upstream side in the yarn-feeding direction of the knitting yarn switching device 11, and this splicer device is used to feed a knitting yarn from any of a plurality of yarn cones to the knitting yarn switching device 11.
  • the above-described knitting yarn switching device 11 may be used as a splicer device that selectively switches knitting yarns fed from two yarn cones to one yarn feeder in a state where a knitting yarn from one of the two yarn cones is inserted through the insertion hole 26a and fed to the yarn feeder and a knitting yarn from the other yarn cone is inserted through the insertion hole 26b and held at one end portion thereof by the cutting and holding portion 22.
  • compressed air was used as a compressed fluid, but the type of fluid is not limited to air, and a gas inert to a yarn that is to be pieced, such as nitrogen gas, may be used instead of air.
  • compressed water may be used as a compressed fluid.
  • a knitting yarn fed from a knitting yarn-feeding source to any one of a plurality of yarn feeders can be pieced into a knitting yarn individually fed to another yarn feeder and fed to the yarn feeder. That is to say, a knitting yarn from a common knitting yarn-feeding source can be selectively fed to different yarn feeders, and thus, the number of knitting yarn-feeding sources can be reduced. Accordingly, an increase in the size of the installation space can be suppressed, and the knitting yarns can be easily managed.
  • a knitting yarn inserted through one insertion hole in a state where an end portion thereof is held by a cutting and holding portion and a knitting yarn inserted through another insertion hole are pieced into each other, and the knitting yarn inserted through the other insertion hole is cut, and an end portion thereof is held.
  • the knitting yarn can be selectively fed to one of the two insertion holes.
  • the knitting yarn can be fed selectively via one of the insertion holes.
  • a knitting yarn fed from a knitting yarn-feeding source to one yarn feeder can be pieced into a knitting yarn fed to the other yarn feeder and can be fed to the other yarn feeder. That is to say, a knitting yarn from a common knitting yarn-feeding source can be selectively fed to different yarn feeders, and thus, the number of knitting yarn-feeding sources can be reduced. Accordingly, an increase in the size of the installation space can be suppressed, and the knitting yarns can be easily managed.
  • a driving portion moves a first member from a release position to a holding position
  • a knitting yarn arranged at a selection position can be pulled and held between a first holding face and a second holding face, and a cutting blade can be brought into contact with the knitting yarn and cut the knitting yarn. Since an end portion of a knitting yarn can be held and cut by driving the first member with one driving portion, the device can be made smaller.
  • one knitting yarn can be disposed at a selection position and the other knitting yarn can be disposed at a retraction position, by driving plates with one driving portion.
  • the device can be made smaller.

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  1. Strickgarn-Wechselvorrichtung zum Wechseln mehrerer Fadenführer (13a, 14a; 13b 14b) denen ein Strickgarn von einer Strickgarn-Zuführquelle (12a, 12b) zugeführt wird, unter Verwendung einer Haltevorrichtung (22), die einen Endbereich eines Strickgarns halten kann, einer Schneidvorrichtung (22), die ein Strickgarn abschneiden kann, und einer Zusammensetzvorrichtung (23), die Strickgarne zusammensetzt bzw. -fügt, wobei das Verfahren die aufeinanderfolgenden Verfahrensschritte aufweist:
    Veranlassen der Haltevorrichtung (22), einen Endbereich eines Strickgarns, welches zuvor einem der mehreren Fadenführer (13a, 14b) zugeführt wurde, in einem Zustand zu halten, in dem ein Strickfaden von der Strickgarn-Zuführquelle (12a, 12b) zu einen anderen Fadenführer (13b, 14a) zugeführt wird;
    Veranlassen der Zusammensetzvorrichtung (23) zum Zusammensetzen des Strickgarns als Zusammensetzziel, das am Endbereich durch die Haltevorrichtung (22) gehalten wird, und des Strickgarns von der Strickgarn-Zuführquelle (12a, 12b);
    Freigeben des Endbereichs des Strickgarns als Zusammensetzziel, das von der Haltevorrichtung (22) nach dem Zusammensetzschritt gehalten wurde;
    Veranlassen der Schneidvorrichtung (22), das von der Strickgarn-Zuführquelle (12a, 12b) zugeführte Strickgarn an einem Punkt zwischen einem zusammengesetzten Bereich und einem anderen Fadenführer (13b, 14a) zu zerschneiden, wobei der zusammengesetzte Bereich ein Bereich ist, in dem das von der Strickgarn-Zuführquelle (12a, 12b) zugeführte Strickgarn und das Strickgarn als Zusammensetzziel durch die Zusammensetzvorrichtung (23) zusammengesetzt worden ist; und
    Veranlassen der Haltevorrichtung (22), einen abgeschnittenen Endbereich des Strickgarns zu halten, das von der Strickgarn-Zuführquelle (12a, 12b) abgeschnitten worden ist.
  2. Strickgarn-Wechselvorrichtung (11), umfassend:
    ein Auswählteil (21), das zwei Einbringlöcher (26a, 26b) aufweist, durch die Strickgarne jeweils und individuell eingebracht werden, und der eines der Strickgarne an einer Auswahlposition und das andere Strickgarn an einer Rückzugsposition durch Bewegen der Einbringlöcher (26a, 26b) anordnen kann;
    ein Schneide- und Halteteil (22), das ein Endteil eines durch die Einbringlöcher (26a, 26b) eingebrachten Strickgarne halten kann, und der ein Strickgarn abschneiden kann, das durch das Auswahlteil (21) an der Auswahlposition gebracht wird;
    ein Zusammensetzteil (23), der einen Aufnahmeraum (51) aufweist, in den die Strickgarne eingebracht sind, und der mehrere Strickgarne, die in den Aufnahmeraum (51) eingebracht sind, durch einen Strahl eines unter Druck stehenden Fluids auf die mehreren Strickgarne zusammenfügt;
    einen Führungsteil (24), der das am Endbereich durch den Schneid- und Halteteil (22) gehaltene Strickgarn ergreifen kann, und der an der Auswahlposition durch den Auswahlteil (21) angeordnet ist, und der einen Teil des ergriffenen Strickgarns in den Aufnahmeraum (51) einbringen kann; und
    einen Steuerteil (71), der den Auswahlteil (21), den Schneid- und Halteteil (22), den Zusammenbringteil (23) und den Führungsteil (24) so steuert, dass in einem Zustand in dem ein Endbereich eines Strickgarns, welches durch ein Einlegloch eingebracht wurde, durch den Schneid- und Halteteil (22) gehalten wird, und ein Strickgarn, dass durch das andere Einbringloch durch den Aufnahmeraum (51) des Zusammensetzteils (23) eingebracht wurde, der Auswählteil (21) das Strickgarn, das durch das eine Einbringloch eingesetzt wurde an der Auswahlposition anordnet, der Führungsteil (24) dann einen Teil des Strickgarns, das an der Auswahlposition angeordnet ist, in den Aufnahmeraum (51) des Zusammensetzteils (23) bringt, das Zusammensetzteil (23) einen Zusammensetzvorgang durchführt, der Endbereich des Strickgarns, der durch das eine Einbringloch eingebracht ist, welches durch den Schneid- und Halteteil (22) gehalten worden ist, dann freigegeben wird, der Auswählteil (21) das Strickgarn, das im anderen Einbringloch eingesetzt wurde, an der Auswahlposition anordnet, und der Schneid- und Halteteil (22), danach das Strickgarn, das durch das andere Einbringloch eingelegt wurde, abschneidet und den Endbereich des Strickgarns, das im anderen Einbringloch eingelegt wurde, hält.
  3. Strickgarn-Wechselvorrichtung (11) nach Anspruch 2, wobei der Schneid- und Halteteil (22) umfasst:
    ein erstes Element (37), das eine Schneidklinge (35) und eine erste Halteseite (36) aufweist, die auf einer Seite der Schneidklinge (35) in einer vorgegebenen Richtung angeordnet ist,
    ein zweites Element (39), das einen zweite Halteseite (38) aufweist; und
    einen Antriebsteil (41), der das erste Element (37) zwischen einer Halteseite, in der ein Strickgarn zwischen der ersten und zweiten Halteseite (36, 38) gehalten werden kann, und einer Freigabeposition bewegen kann, in der ein Strickgarn, das zwischen der ersten und zweite Halteseite (36, 38) gehalten wurde, freigesetzt werden kann, wobei die Freigabeposition in einer vorgegebenen Richtung zu der Halteposition weg angeordnet ist.
  4. Strickgarn-Wechselvorrichtung (11) gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Auswahlteil (21) umfasst:
    Platten (27a, 27b), in denen die Einbringlöcher (26a, 26b) individuell ausgebildet sind; und
    einen Antriebsteil (29), der die Platten (27a, 27b) antreibt.
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