EP2458052A2 - Aiguille de type compound pour machine à tricoter rectiligne - Google Patents

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EP2458052A2
EP2458052A2 EP11009237A EP11009237A EP2458052A2 EP 2458052 A2 EP2458052 A2 EP 2458052A2 EP 11009237 A EP11009237 A EP 11009237A EP 11009237 A EP11009237 A EP 11009237A EP 2458052 A2 EP2458052 A2 EP 2458052A2
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Minoru Sonomura
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    • 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
    • D04B35/06—Sliding-tongue needles

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  • the present invention relates to a compound needle for a flatbed knitting machine, the compound needle includes a needle body being put in a needle groove, the needle grooves arranged in line on a needle bed, the needle body having a hook to move to and back from a needle bed gap to which a tip end of the needle bed is faced and a slider having a tongue to open and close the hook by relative movement to the needle body.
  • a flatbed knitting machine knits a fabric, while knitting needles are put in needle grooves arranged in line on a needle bed, hooks provided on front ends of the knitting needles are caused to move to and back from a needle bed gap to which a tip end of the needle bed is faced, and a knitting yarn is fed to the hooks at the needle bed gap.
  • compound needles are used to open and close hooks with sliders as well as a latch needles are used to open and close hooks with latches.
  • each needle bed is tilted in such a way that the needle bed gap side of the needle bed is high and the needle bed becomes lower as apart from the needle bed gap.
  • the direction is determined relative to the individual needle bed in such a way that the needle bed gap side of the needle bed is the front, the side where the needle bed is apart from the needle bed gap is the back, and the direction in which the knitting needle moves in the needle groove is the longitudinal direction.
  • the vertical direction is determined in such a way that the direction in which the needle bed floats in the needle groove is the upper side and the direction in which the needle bed sinks is the lower side.
  • Figs. 5 show schematic structures of essential portions of a conventional compound needle 1 in a state in which the compound needle 1 is put in a needle groove (for example, see Patent Literature 1). However, structures, related to a needle bed and a needle groove, are not shown in the drawings.
  • the compound needle 1 includes a needle body 2 and a slider 3.
  • the slider 3 includes two blades 4 and a base body 5.
  • the compound needle 1 also includes a needle jack 6.
  • Main components of the compound needle 1 are formed by processing a metal plate.
  • the needle body 2 has a hook 2a at the front end and a needle shank 2b subsequent to the hook 2a.
  • the needle shank 2b is provided with a slider groove 2c at a middle part in a widthwise direction vertical to the paper surface.
  • the slider groove 2c has a bottom surface 2d.
  • a notch 2e is provided on side walls erected from both sides of the bottom surface 2d in the widthwise direction, and a fork portion 2f is formed on the upper portion of the notch 2e.
  • a joining portion 2g is provided on a rear end side of the needle body 2. At least the lower portions of the blades 4 are put in the slider groove 2c of the needle body 2 with the two blades 4 laid on each other.
  • a tongue 4a is provided on the front end of the blade 4, and an arm 4b is extended behind the rear side of the tongue 4a.
  • a joining portion 4c is provided near the rear end of the arm 4b, and a swing stopping protrusion 4d is provided near the front end.
  • the base body 5 is provided with a protrusion putting in portion 5a that puts in the swing stopping protrusion 4d of the blade 4 near the front end, and the arm 5b is extended to rearward.
  • the base body 5 also has a joining portion 5c to be joined to the joining portion 4c of the blade 4, so that the blade 4 and the base body 5 are joined to each other to function as the slider 3.
  • a joining portion 6a is fit into the joining portion 2g provided near the rear end of the needle body 2, the joining portion 6a being provided on the front end of the needle jack 6.
  • Fig. 5(a) shows a state in which the hook opening of the hook 2a is closed with the tongue 4a.
  • Fig. 5(b) shows a clearing state in which the slider 3 moves back with respect to the needle body 2 and a stitch retained on the hook 2a can be moved from the opened hook opening of the hook 2a to the tongue 4a. It is necessary that the tongue 4a be sunk in the slider groove 2c to cause no trouble such as the tongue 4a being hooked on a stitch moving back along the needle shank 2b.
  • the upper portions of the blades 4 subsequent to the tongue 4a are opened on both sides in the widthwise direction to form a curving portion 4e for convenience as in receiving a stitch retained on the hook 2a by a transfer jack form above.
  • the curving portion 4e is guided to the notch 2e where the fork portion 2f is faced, and the curving portion 4e is pressed downward on the lower side of the fork portion 2f to sink the tongue 4a. It is noted that the tongue 4a can move to the needle bed gap over the hook 2a in the slider 3 using two blades 4.
  • Fig. 5(c) shows the cross sectional structure seen from a cutting surface line C-C in Fig. 5(b) . Since the two blades 4 are laid on each other, the curving portion 4e is opened to both sides of a center line 1a.
  • the notch 2e and the fork portion 2f are provided on two side walls of the slider groove 2c provided on the needle shank 2b to press the curving portion 4e downward.
  • Patent Literature 1 Japanese Patent No. 3577038
  • the slider groove 2c is formed at a middle part in the widthwise direction to guide the curving portion 4e of the blade 4 to the notch 2e provided on the side wall, and the tongue 4a is sunk in the slider groove 2c at a clearing time. Since the slider groove 2c is formed by processing a groove from the top surface side of the needle body 2, the fork portion 2f is processed at the same time to be the wall in a thin plate. The blade 4 is also in a thin plate, and the underside of the fork portion 2f engages with the curving portion 4e with the thin plates.
  • the width of the needle groove is also reduced, and the width of the needle body 2 that can be put in the needle groove is also reduced.
  • the thickness of the side wall of the needle shank 2b and the plate thickness of the blade 4 become thin, so that it becomes difficult to contact the underside of the fork portion 2f with the top end of the curving portion 4e.
  • the present invention is a compound needle for a flatbed knitting machine, comprising:
  • said blade has a curving portion at said front portion, neighboring to a rearward of said tongue and opening an upper end of the blade to an outward of the slider groove,
  • a front portion of said blade is formed so that said tongue and a portion neighboring to the rearward of the tongue fall within the width of said slider groove,
  • the tongue is put in the clearing portion of the slider groove, in the clearing state in which the slider moves back with respect to the needle body to open the hook and the tongue receives a stitch retreating from the hook. Since the overhanging portion is formed above the clearing portion in such a way that the overhanging portion is extended from the rear side of the needle body to the front side at the width covering at least the slider groove, the sloping portion of the blade is contacted with the pressing portion provided on the under surface of the overhanging portion, and the tongue is sunk in the slider groove with a pressing force. The tongue is pressed within the width of the slider groove, so that it is possible to reliably guide the tongue to be sunk in the slider groove even though the plate thickness of the needle body becomes thin.
  • the sloping portion is pressed by the pressing portion on the under surface of the overhanging portion, so that it is possible to eliminate the influence of processing on the under surface of the overhanging portion if the slider groove is processed from below the needle shank.
  • the slider groove is bottomless in the clearing portion, so that it is possible that dust tends to be removed out of the inside of the slider groove and the possibility of malfunction caused by the clogging of dust is reduced.
  • the arm is extended on the rearward beyond the overhanging portion, so that it is possible to form the compound needle by readily combining the needle body with the slider from above, even though the curving portion is provided subsequent to the tongue. It is possible that the tongue is pressed and sunk in the slider groove at a clearing time with the sloping portion provided on the back side near the front end of the arm and the tongue is reliably pressed within the width of the slider groove.
  • the blade is not provided with the curving portion to swell outward beyond the width of the slider groove, so that it is possible to readily assemble the compound needle in which the blade is inserted forward as passing below the overhanging portion, even though the slider groove is formed on the rearward beyond the overhanging portion.
  • Figs. 1 and Figs. 2 show a schematic structure of a compound needle 11 of a flatbed knitting machine according to an example of the present invention.
  • Figs. 3 and Figs. 4 show a schematic structure of a compound needle 21 of a flatbed knitting machine according to another example of the present invention.
  • Figs. 1 and Figs. 3 show the schematic structures of the compound needles 11, 21 according to the examples of the present invention.
  • the compound needle 11 includes needle body 12 and slider 13, the slider 13 including blade 14 and base body 15.
  • the compound needle 21 includes needle body 22 and slider 23, the slider 23 including blade 24 and base body 25.
  • the compound needle 11 also includes a needle jack 6. Although the compound needle 21 also includes a needle jack 6 as similar to the compound needle 11, the needle jack 6 is omitted in the drawings.
  • slider grooves 12c, 22c are respectively provided on needle shanks 12b, 22b subsequent to hooks 12a, 22a of the front ends.
  • the slider grooves 12c, 22c have bottom surfaces 12d, 22d near the front ends respectively, the bottom surfaces 12d, 22d are not provided on the rearward, and overhanging portions 12e, 22e are formed above the slider grooves 12c, 22c so as to be overhung from the rearward.
  • the overhanging portions 12e, 22e are separated downside by spaces to the top surfaces of the needle shanks 12b, 22b, on which the slider grooves 12c, 22c are formed, and pressing portions 12f, 22f are provided on the underside of the overhanging portions 12e, 22e.
  • Joining portions 12g, 22g are respectively provided on the rear portions of the needle bodies 12, 22, and joined to a joining portion 6a of the needle jack 6.
  • At least the lower portions of the blades 14, 24 are put in the slider grooves 12c, 22c with two blades laid on each other, in which tongues 14a, 24a are provided on the front end and arms 14b, 24b are provided behind the rearward of the tongues 14a, 24a, respectively.
  • Joining portions 14c, 24c are provided near the rear end of the arm 14b, 24b and joined to joining portion 15c, 25c provided near the front ends of the arms 15b, 25b of the base body 15, 25.
  • a curving portion 14e is provided subsequent to the tongue 14a.
  • Sloping portions 14f, 24f are respectively provided subsequent to the tongues 14a, 24a, in which the height of the sloping portions 14f, 24f are reduced from the frontward to the rearward. These portions are provided at the top ends of the arms 14b, 24b as head portions14g, 24f of the blades 14, 24 and capable of vertically moving in the slider grooves 12c, 22c by the bending of the arms 14b, 24b, respectively.
  • Fig. 1(a) and Fig. 3(a) show a state in which the hook opening of the hooks 12a, 22a are closed with the tongues 14a, 24a.
  • the head portions14g, 24g of the blades 14, 24 are put in closing portions 12h, 22h of the slider grooves 12c, 22c in which the head portions 14g, 24g are floating in the slider grooves 12c, 22c by upward force from the bottom surfaces12d, 22d and the head ends of the tongues 14a, 24a contact with the tip ends of the hooks 12a, 22a to close the hook openings.
  • the upper portion of the arm 14b of the compound needle 11 is inserted into an arm groove 15d provided on the base body 15, and a swing of the slider groove 12c in the widthwise direction is suppressed in this state.
  • a swing stopping protrusion 24d at the front end of the arm 24b of the compound needle 21 is put in a protrusion putting in portion 25a provided at the front end of the base body 25, and a swing of the slider groove 22c in the widthwise direction is suppressed in this state. It is also possible to move the tongues 14a, 24a forward beyond the hooks12a, 22a.
  • Figs. 1(b) and 3(b) show a state at a clearing time.
  • the head portions 14g, 24g of the blades 14, 24 are put in clearing portions 12i, 22i of the slider grooves 12c, 22c, and the sloping portions 14f, 24f are pressed with the pressing portions 12f, 22f on the under surfaces of the overhanging portions 12e, 22e.
  • the tongues 14a, 24a are sunk in the slider grooves 12c, 22c, so that stitches can smoothly move back along the needle shanks 12b, 22b, respectively.
  • the arm 14b of the compound needle 11 is extended on the rearward beyond the overhanging portion 12e, it is possible to form the compound needle 11 by combining the needle body 12 with the slider 13 from above even though the curving portion 14e is provided subsequent to the tongue 14a. Since the sloping portion 14f is formed on the down side, which is the rearward beyond the front end of the arm 14b, it is possible to reliably press the sloping portion 14f with the pressing portion 12f on the under surface of the overhanging portion 12e even though the arm 14b passes over the overhanging portion 12e.
  • the compound needle 21 is not provided with a portion corresponding to the curving portion 14e that swells outward beyond the width of the slider groove 22c. Consequently, in the compound needle 21, it is possible to readily assemble the blades 24 in case the blade 24 is inserted forward as passing below the overhanging portion 22e, even though the slider groove 22c is formed to the rearward beyond the overhanging portion 22e.
  • Fig. 1(c) shows a cross sectional structure seen on a cutting surface line C-C in Fig. 1(b) . Since the overhanging portion 12e is formed along the entire width of the needle shank 12b, it is possible that the upper ends of the sloping portions 14f of the blades 14 in two layers are readily contacted with the overhanging portion 12e to reliably press the sloping portion 14f with the pressing portion 12f on the under surface of the overhanging portion 12e from above.
  • the slider groove 12c is processed from above the needle shank 12b in the closing portion 12h, whereas the slider groove 12c is processed from below the needle shank 12b in the clearing portion 12i.
  • the clearing portion 12i Since the clearing portion 12i is opened downward, it is also possible to remove dust out of the inside of the slider groove 12c in operation as a knitting needle. Also for the compound needle 21, in a cross sectional structure of the clearing portion 22i, the overhanging portion 22e is similarly formed along the entire width of the needle shank 22b, and it is possible to readily press the sloping portions 24f of the blades 24 in two layers with the pressing portions 22f. Since the slider groove 22c formed similarly to the slider groove 12c of the compound needle 11 is also opened downward in the clearing portion 22i, it is possible to readily perform processing and removal of dust.
  • Figs. 2 and Figs. 4 respectively show structures of main components of the compound needles 11, 21 shown in Figs. 1 and Figs. 3 .
  • Fig. 2(a) shows a structure of the blade 14 and the base body 15. On the rearward of the base body 15, the arm 15b is extended, and a butt 15e is erected to receive the drive for the slider 13.
  • Fig. 2(b) shows the blade 14 and the base body 15 for the slider 13 in combination by joining the joining portions 14c, 15c to each other.
  • Fig. 2(c) shows a state in which the needle body 12 and the needle jack 6 are combined. The needle body 12 performs main operations for the knitting needle with the drive to the butt 6b provided on the needle jack 6.
  • Fig. 1 shows a structure of the blade 14 and the base body 15. On the rearward of the base body 15, the arm 15b is extended, and a butt 15e is erected to receive the drive for the slider 13.
  • Fig. 2(b) shows
  • FIG. 4(a) shows structures of the blade 24 and the base body 25.
  • the arm 25b On the rearward of the base body 25 of Figs. 3 , the arm 25b is extended, and the butt is provided to receive the drive for the slider 23, however, they are omitted in the drawing.
  • Fig. 4(b) shows the blade 24 and the base body 25 for the slider 23 in combination by joining the joining portions 24c, 25c to each other.
  • Fig. 4(c) shows the needle body 22.

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