EP3387941B1 - Herstellungsverfahren für aufzieher für gewebte reissverschlüsse und herstellungsvorrichtung - Google Patents

Herstellungsverfahren für aufzieher für gewebte reissverschlüsse und herstellungsvorrichtung Download PDF

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EP3387941B1
EP3387941B1 EP15910252.4A EP15910252A EP3387941B1 EP 3387941 B1 EP3387941 B1 EP 3387941B1 EP 15910252 A EP15910252 A EP 15910252A EP 3387941 B1 EP3387941 B1 EP 3387941B1
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Yoshito Ikeguchi
Hidenobu Katou
Toshitaka Inohara
Norio Uozumi
Eiji Takeuchi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/42—Making by processes not fully provided for in one other class, e.g. B21D53/50, B21F45/18, B22D17/16, B29D5/00
    • A44B19/52—Securing the interlocking members to stringer tapes while making the latter
    • A44B19/56—Securing the interlocking members to stringer tapes while making the latter while knitting the stringer tapes
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B23/00—Flat warp knitting machines
    • D04B23/14—Flat warp knitting machines with provision for incorporating small auxiliary elements, e.g. for decorative purposes
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B21/00—Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B21/14—Fabrics characterised by the incorporation by knitting, in one or more thread, fleece, or fabric layers, of reinforcing, binding, or decorative threads; Fabrics incorporating small auxiliary elements, e.g. for decorative purposes
    • D04B21/16—Fabrics characterised by the incorporation by knitting, in one or more thread, fleece, or fabric layers, of reinforcing, binding, or decorative threads; Fabrics incorporating small auxiliary elements, e.g. for decorative purposes incorporating synthetic threads
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B23/00—Flat warp knitting machines
    • D04B23/22—Flat warp knitting machines with special thread-guiding means
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2501/00—Wearing apparel
    • D10B2501/06—Details of garments
    • D10B2501/063—Fasteners
    • D10B2501/0631—Slide fasteners

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  • the present invention relates to a method and device for producing a stringer for a knitted slide fastener, in which when a fastener tape is knitted, a linear monofilament is bent in a coil shape to form an element row, thereby producing a stringer having the element row knitted in one side edge portion of the fastener tape.
  • Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose methods and devices for producing a plurality of stringers at a time using spirally or helically pre-shaped coupling elements.
  • one stringer for a knitted slide fastener can be stably and efficiently produced.
  • the post processes are complicated.
  • the knitted slide fastener which is an actual product, has two stringers and a slider for engaging and disengaging the two stringers.
  • the knitted slide fastener cannot be efficiently produced.
  • the post processes such as a process of conveying two stringers to the same site or a process of engaging element rows of the two stringers to form a chain, are complicated.
  • the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems, and an object thereof is to more efficiently produce a knitted slide fastener.
  • a method of producing a stringer for a knitted slide fastener according to the present invention is intended to produce a stringer having a coil-shaped element row knitted in one side edge portion of a knitted fastener tape and includes, when knitting element rows, respectively, into fastener tapes by cooperatively performing a swing operation and shogging operation of a plurality of guide needles and a reciprocating operation of a plurality of knitting needles, cooperatively performing a reciprocating operation, in a knitting width direction, of a plurality of guides, which are arranged in the knitting width direction to deliver linear monofilaments, and a reciprocating operation of a plurality of hooks, which are arranged in the knitting width direction to move between a position, at which the hooks are respectively wound with the monofilaments, and a position, at which the hooks are separated from the monofilaments, so that the monofilaments are bent in a coil shape to form the respective element rows, thereby simultaneously producing a plurality of stringers, which each have the element row
  • the reciprocating operation of the plurality of hooks includes reciprocating a pair of hooks by one hook shaft.
  • a method of producing a stringer for a second knitted slide fastener according to the present invention includes the method of producing according to the above described precondition.
  • the reciprocating operation of the plurality of guides includes operating linkages connected to a common guide shaft, which extends in the knitting width direction, by a swing operation of the guide shaft, and reciprocating the guides, which are respectively fixed on the linkages, in the knitting width direction.
  • the plurality of guides and the plurality of hooks may be asymmetrically arranged in the knitting width direction, and thus two stringers may be produced in a state where element rows thereof face one side in the knitting width direction.
  • the following is preferable.
  • the plurality of guides and the plurality of hooks are symmetrically arranged in pair in the knitting width direction, thereby producing two stringers, which each have the element row knitted therein, in a symmetric state where the element rows oppose each other.
  • a device for producing a stringer for a knitted slide fastener according to the present invention includes stringer production parts for producing a stringer for a knitted slide fastener having a coilshaped element row knitted in one side edge portion of a knitted fastener tape.
  • the stringer production parts include a needle bed having a plurality of needle grooves; a plurality of knitting needles guided in the plurality of needle grooves; a plurality of guide needles for threading knitting yarns for the fastener tape; a guide allowing a linear monofilament to pass therethrough; a hook configured to be wound with the monofilament; a hook movement device for moving the hook between a position, at which the hook is wound with the monofilament, and a position, at which the hook is separated from the monofilament; and a guide movement device for reciprocating the guide in a knitting width direction, so that the monofilament is bent at the one side edge portion of the fastener tape to form the element row.
  • a plurality of stringer production parts are arranged to be juxtaposed with each other in the knitting width direction.
  • the above configuration is a precondition of the device for producing a stringer for a knitted slide fastener according to the present invention.
  • the hook movement devices are configured to reciprocate a pair of hooks by one hook shaft.
  • the hook movement device is preferably configured as follows.
  • the guide movement devices include a common guide shaft extending in the knitting width direction and linkages for converting a swing motion of the guide shaft to a reciprocating motion, in the knitting width direction, of the guides, which are arranged to be spaced from each other in the knitting width direction.
  • the stringer production parts may be asymmetrically arranged in the knitting width direction, and thus two stringers may be produced in a state where element rows thereof face one side in the knitting width direction.
  • the following is preferable.
  • the stringer production parts are symmetrically arranged in pair in the knitting width direction.
  • the pair of hooks can be reciprocated by a single hook shaft, as compared with a case where each of hooks is reciprocated by separate hook shafts, it is possible to efficiently produce two stringers and also to reduce the number of components of the stringer production device.
  • the pair of guides can be reciprocated by a single guide shaft. Therefore, as compared with a case where each of guides is reciprocated by separate guide shafts, it is possible to efficiently produce two stringers and also to reduce the number of components of the stringer production device.
  • An apparatus for producing a chain for a knitted slide fastener is configured to produce a plurality of sets of two stringers by a plurality of knitting yarns and a plurality of linear monofilaments and then to produce one chain from each set of two stringers.
  • the stringer 90 has a knitted fastener tape 91 having a predetermined length and width and a coil-shaped element row 95 knitted in one side edge portion of the fastener tape 91 in a width direction thereof. Also, in the stringer 90, a part of the fastener tape 91 and the element row 95 exist on an element row side 90a of the entire widthwise length thereof, and the other part of the fastener tape 91 exists on a side of the entire widthwise length opposite to the element row side 90a, i.e., a non-element row side 90b thereof.
  • the element row 95 is made of resin and also has a coil shape having a plurality of turns. Also, one turn of the coil shape is referred to as an element portion 95a.
  • the element portion 95a has an engaging head portion 95b configured to be engaged with an element portion 95a of another element row 95; a pair of leg portions 95c, 95c extending from both lengthwise ends of the engaging head portion 95b in a width direction of the fastener tape 91; and a folded-back portion 95d formed by folding back an end of one leg portion 95c opposite to the engaging head portion 95b to be connected to one leg portion 95c of the another element row 95.
  • the fastener tape 91 which is warp-knitted, has, as knitting yarns 92, chain stitch yarns 92a, tricot knitting yarns 92b and weft insertion yarns 92c and is formed by forming a plurality of juxtaposed wales by the chain stitch yarns 92a, knitting the tricot knitting yarns 92b into the adjacent wales and then knitting the weft insertion yarns 92c into a predetermined number of wales.
  • the element row 95 is fixed on the fastener tape 91 by causing chain stitch yarns 92a on both sides thereof in a thickness direction to sandwich the pair of leg portions 95c, 95c of the element portions 95a over the entire length of the element row 95.
  • the chain 97 is formed by engaging two stringers 90, 90 with each other using engaging head portions 95b, 95b thereof.
  • the apparatus for producing a chain for a knitted slide fastener includes a knitting yarn supply device 1 for supplying knitting yarns 92; a monofilament supply device 2 for supplying monofilaments 94; a stringer production device 3 for producing a plurality of (in the present embodiment, an even number of) stringers 90 using the knitting yarns 92 and the monofilaments 94 supplied from the knitting yarn supply device 1 and the monofilament supply device 2; a plurality of engagement devices 4, 4...
  • a main body of the stringer production device 3 is a knitting machine for warp knitting, such as a single raschel machine or a double raschel machine, and in the present embodiment, is configured as the single raschel machine. Further, the stringer production device 3 has a plurality of stringer production parts 3a for producing stringers 90 and a driving shaft 3b for synchronously driving all the stringer production parts 3a.
  • all the stringer production parts 3a are juxtaposed with each other in a width direction of the stringer production device 3.
  • two stringer production parts 3a adjacent to each other in the width direction of the stringer production device 3 constitute one chain production unit and thus are configured to produce two stringers 90 to be used for producing one chain 97.
  • the stringer production device 3 has ten stringer production parts 3a in total and thus the ten stringer production parts 3a constitute five chain production units.
  • Two stringer production parts 3a, 3a of each of the chain production units are symmetrically arranged in the width direction of the stringer production device 3.
  • the stringer production parts 3a includes a needle bed 30 having a plurality of needle grooves 30a; a plurality of knitting needles configured to reciprocate along the plurality of needle grooves 30a and to emerge from and retract into the needle bed 30; a knitting needle movement device 31a for reciprocating the plurality of knitting needles 31; a guide needle 32 for threading a knitting yarn; a guide needle movement device 32a for causing the guide needle 32 to perform a predetermined operation; a plurality of sinkers 33 for pressing one end of a stringer; a sinker movement device 33a for reciprocating the sinkers 33; a guide 34 for guiding a linear monofilament; a guide movement device 35 for guiding the guide 34 to bend the monofilament at one side edge portion of the fastener tape and thus to form a coil-shaped element row; a hook 38 configured to be wound with the monofilament; a hook movement device 39 for moving the hook 38 between a position, at which the hook 38 is wound
  • the guide 34, the hook 38, the knitting needle movement device 31a, the guide movement device 35 and the hook movement device 39 are arranged on one side of the needle bed 30 in a depth direction of the needle grooves 30a (in a thickness direction of the needle bed 30) (more specifically, to be oriented from an inner side of the needle grooves 30a toward an inlet thereof).
  • the sinkers 33 and the sinker movement device 33a are arranged on the other side of the needle bed 30 in the depth direction of the needle grooves 30a (more specifically, to be oriented from the inlet of the needle grooves 30a toward the inner side thereof).
  • the guide needle movement device 32a is arranged on a side of the needle bed 30, at which the knitting needles 31 protrude through the needle grooves 30a, respectively.
  • the needle bed 30 is a flat plate having a predetermined transversal width, longitudinal width and thickness, and on one surface thereof in a thickness direction, the plurality of needle grooves 30a extending in a longitudinal width direction thereof are formed at predetermined intervals in a transversal width direction. Also, the plurality of needle grooves 30a are configured to reciprocatingly guide the knitting needles 31, respectively, thereby causing the knitting needles 31 to protrude from one of both surfaces, in the longitudinal width direction, of the needle bed 30.
  • One of both surfaces, in the longitudinal width direction, of the needle bed 30, on which the knitting needles 31 protrude, is referred to as a needle protruding surface 30b.
  • the knitting needles 31 are, for example, latch needles, and an opening direction thereof is set to the front direction.
  • the guide needle 32 has a hole 32b, into which the knitting yarn 92 is to be threaded. Further, the guide needle 32 is divided into uses for chain stitching, tricot knitting and a weft insertion yarn. A plurality of guide needles 32 are juxtaposed with each other in the knitting width direction for each of the uses and are fixed on a guide needle bar 32c. On the guide needle bar 32c, the guide needle movement device 32a is fixed to form predetermined stitches.
  • a guide needle movement device for chain stitching is configured to cause the guide needle 32 to perform a shogging operation (an operation in which the guide needle 32 moves in the knitting width direction) and a swing operation (an operation in which the guide needle 32 moves in the front and rear direction), thereby causing a chain stitch yarn to be wound one turn around the knitting needle 31.
  • a guide needle movement device for a weft insertion yarn is configured to cause the guide needle 32 to perform a shogging operation at the rear of the knitting needle 31, thereby knitting a weft insertion yarn into a predetermined number of wales formed by the chain stitch yarns.
  • the guide 34 is a cylinder and, as shown in Figs. 2 to 5 , is arranged such that a direction, through which the cylinder extends, is oriented in the front and rear direction. Also, two guides 34, 34 of one chain production unit are symmetrically arranged in the knitting width direction with a space interposed therebetween. In addition, as shown in Fig. 9 , the guide 34 is configured to allow the monofilament 94 to extend therethrough and thus to deliver the monofilament 94.
  • the guide movement device 35 has a guide shaft 35a extending in the knitting width direction and a linkage 35b connected to the guide shaft 35a and configured to fix the guide 34.
  • the guide shaft 35a is configured to drive at least two guide movement devices 35, 35 of the chain production unit in common. Also, the guide shaft 35a is swingably supported on a frame (not shown) of the stringer production device and connected to the driving shaft via the transmission mechanism.
  • the linkage 35b has a plurality of links and a plurality of connection portions, in order to convert a swing motion of the guide shaft 35a to a reciprocating motion, in the knitting width direction, of the guide 34.
  • the linkage 35b has three links 36a, 36b, 36c, two connection portions 37a, 37b each configured to connect two of the three links 36a, 36b, 36c with each other, and a support shaft 37j for swingably supporting one of the three links 36a, 36b, 36c.
  • the three links 36a, 36b, 36c are referred to as first, second and third links 36a, 36b, 36c in the order from the guide shaft 35a toward the guide 34, and the two connection portions 37a, 37b are referred to as first and second connection portions 37a, 37b in the order from the guide shaft 35a toward the guide 34.
  • the first link 36a extends radially outward from the guide shaft 35a and is configured such that one end thereof in a length direction is fixed on the guide shaft 35a. Specifically, in the example of Figs. 4 and 5 , the first link 36a is arranged such that the length direction thereof corresponds to the height direction and a lower end thereof is fixed on the guide shaft 35a. Also, the first link 36a is configured to convert a swing motion of the guide shaft 35a over a predetermined angular range to a swing motion (reciprocating motion), in the front and rear direction, of an upper end thereof, which is a distal portion of the first link 36a. Further, the first link 36a is common to two guide movement devices 35, 35 of the chain production unit.
  • two linkages 35b, 35b of the two guide movement devices 35, 35 are symmetrically arranged with respect to an imaginary center line L1 equally dividing the first link 36a in the knitting width direction and also extending in the front and rear direction.
  • the second link 36b is arranged such that a length direction thereof corresponds to the front and rear direction.
  • the first connection portion 37a is configured to connect a front end portion of the second link 36b with the upper end of the first link 36a. Also, the first connection portion 37a is a lower pair, such as turning pair or spherical pair, and is configured to transmit the reciprocating motion of the distal portion of the first link 36a in the front and rear direction to the second link 36b as a reciprocating motion thereof in the front and rear direction. Meanwhile, two first connection portions 37a, 37a of the chain production unit are respectively arranged on both outer sides, in the knitting width direction, of the first link 36a.
  • the third link 36c has an L-shape as viewed in the height direction. More specifically, the third link 36c has a fixing piece 36d extending in the front and rear direction and configured to fix the guide 34 and a connecting piece 36e extending in the knitting width direction and connected to the second connection portion 37b.
  • the fixing piece 36d and the connecting piece 36e are jointed to each other at one end thereof in a right-angled bent shape.
  • a portion, where the fixing piece 36d and the connecting piece 36e are jointed to each other, is referred to as a bent portion.
  • an end portion of both end portions of each of the fixing piece 36d and the connecting piece 36e away from the bent portion is referred as to a distal portion.
  • the bent portion has a positional relationship that the bent portion is positioned closer to the imaginary center line L1 than is the distal portion of the connecting piece 36e.
  • the fixing piece 36d has a plate-shaped fixing piece main body 36h extending in the front and rear direction, and a stepped portion 36i protruding in a stepped shape from a distal portion of the fixing piece main body 36h in the upward direction, which is one side of the height direction.
  • the stepped portion 36i is fixed while extending through the guide 34 in the front and rear direction.
  • the support shaft 37j extends through the bent portion of the third link 36c in the height direction and a part thereof in the height direction is fixed on the frame (not shown) of the stringer production device. Also, the support shaft 37j is configured to swingably support the third link 36c about the bent portion.
  • the second connection portion 37b is configured to connect a rear end portion of the second link 36b with the distal portion of the connecting piece 36e of the third link 36c.
  • the second connection portion 37b is a lower pair, such as turning pair or spherical pair, and is configured to transmit the reciprocating motion of the second link 36b in the front and rear direction to the connecting piece 36e of the third link 36c as a swing motion thereof in the front and rear direction.
  • the second connection portion 37b is arranged above the distal portion of the connecting piece 36e of the third link 36c.
  • the two linkages 35b, 35b of the chain production unit are configured to transmit movement of the guide shaft 35a to the guide 34 in the following manner:
  • the two guide movement devices 35, 35 of the chain production unit can reciprocate the pair of guides 34, 34 by means of the common guide shaft 35a. Therefore, as compared with a case where each of guides 34 is reciprocated by separate guide shafts, the pair of element rows 95, 95 and hence the pair of stringers 90, 90 can be efficiently produced and also the number of components of the stringer production device 3 can be reduced. Also, since the two guide movement devices 35, 35 use the common first link 36a, the number of components of the stringer production device 3 can be reduced and also a dimension thereof in the knitting width direction can be shortened. Further, the fixing piece 36d of the third link 36c is positioned closer to the imaginary center line L1 than is the distal portion of the second connection portion 37b.
  • the two guides 34, 34 of the chain production unit are positioned close to each other in the knitting width direction, so that a dimension, in the knitting width direction, of the two guide movement devices 35, 35 of the chain production unit can be shortened.
  • the hook 38 has a rod-shaped portion 38a linearly extending in the front and rear direction and a hooking portion 38b connected to a distal portion of the rod-shaped portion 38a, which is a rear end portion thereof, and configured to hook the monofilament.
  • the hooking portion 38b is configured to be bent from a distal end of the rod-shaped portion 38a toward the needle protruding surface 30b and also to be folded back toward a front end of the rod-shaped portion 38a.
  • the hook movement device 39 is configured to drive at least two stringer production parts 3a, 3a of the chain production unit in common and has a hook shaft 39a extending in the knitting width direction and an arm 39b extending radially outward from the hook shaft 39a and also toward above the needle protruding surface 30b.
  • the hook shaft 39a is rotatably supported on the frame of the knitting machine and is positioned between the needle bed 30 and the guide shaft 35a in the front and rear direction and also positioned to be spaced upward from the linkage 35b in the height direction.
  • the arm 39b extends in the front and rear direction and is configured such that a front end portion thereof, which is a distal portion, is fixed on the hook shaft 39a and also both side surfaces thereof in the knitting width direction, which are a rear end portion, are formed as a pair of attaching portions 39c, 39c for attaching two hooks 38, 38 of the chain production unit. Also, the center of the arm 39b and the center of two guide movement devices 35, 35 of the chain production unit are configured to be positioned on the imaginary center line L1 as viewed in the height direction.
  • the pair of hooks 38, 38 are symmetrically arranged in the knitting width direction, namely with respect to the imaginary center line L1. Further, the pair of hooks 38, 38 oppose each other to be close to each other in the knitting width direction, and a distance therebetween is narrower than a width of the fastener tape 91.
  • the common hook movement device 39 as described above is configured such that if the hook shaft 39a is swung, the distal portion of the arm 39b is swung in the height direction about the hook shaft 39a and also the pair of hooks 38, 38 is swung in the height direction above the needle protruding surface 30b. Also, the common hook movement device 39 can reciprocate the pair of hooks 38, 38 by means of the single hook shaft 39a. Therefore, as compared with a case where each of hooks is reciprocated by separate hook shafts, the pair of element rows 95, 95 and hence the pair of stringers 90, 90 can be efficiently produced and also the number of components of the stringer production device 3 can be reduced.
  • the sinkers 33 are a flat plate extending in the front and rear direction and arranged such that a thickness direction thereof coincides with the knitting width direction. Also, the plurality of sinkers 33 are juxtaposed with each other while being spaced from each other in the knitting width direction, and rear portions thereof are fixed on a sinker bar 33b. The plurality of sinkers 33 fixed on the sinker bar 33b is referred to as a sinker row.
  • the sinker row is configured to reciprocate in the front and rear direction, and a range of reciprocating movement thereof is between a position, where the sinker row is spaced rearward from the needle protruding surface 30b, and a position, where the sinker row is positioned above the needle protruding surface 30b and also suppresses the stringer 90.
  • the stringer production part 3a is configured such that the plurality of sinkers 33, 33..., the plurality of knitting needles 31, 31..., the hook 38 and the guide 34 are arranged not to be in contact with each other.
  • the more details are as follows. In a case where the sinker row is advanced as shown in Fig. 8 , as viewed in the height direction, a front end portion of each sinker 33, which is a distal portion, is positioned above the needle protruding surface 30b and also between the adjacent knitting needles 31, 31, i.e., between the adjacent needle grooves 30a, 30a.
  • the hook 38 and the guide 34 are positioned between the adjacent knitting needles 31, 31 and also on both outer sides, in the knitting width direction, of a predetermined number of knitting needles (in the figure, two knitting needles 31, 31).
  • the predetermined number of knitting needles 31 are intended to wind a knitting yarn for fixing the element row and thus hereinafter referred to as "fixing knitting needles". No knitting needles 31 are received in two needle grooves 30a, 30a respectively at both sides of two fixing knitting needles 31 in the knitting width direction.
  • the needle grooves 30a are formed in the needle bed 30 at equal intervals in the knitting width direction, and the knitting needles 31 are received in the remaining needle grooves 30a, except the above two needle grooves 30a, 30a.
  • the sinker 33 is arranged to move in and out between the two fixing knitting needles 31, 31, one side, in the knitting width direction, of the two fixing knitting needles 31, 31 (a side where the engaging head portion 95b of the element portion 95a is formed) is set as a position for the hook 38, and upper sides of the needle grooves 30a, 30a on both sides, in the knitting width direction, of the two fixing knitting needles 31, 31 and the hook 38 are set as limit positions of reciprocating movement of the guide.
  • the guide 7 is a left limit position and a one-dot chain line is a right limit position.
  • the guide is reciprocated in the knitting width direction.
  • the guide 34 is positioned at the left limit position.
  • two sinkers 33 of the sinker row are close to the hook 38 on both sides of the knitting width direction.
  • the sinker row is configured such that at locations other than a location thereon corresponding to the hook 38, sinkers 33 are arranged to be spaced from each other at equal intervals in the knitting width direction, and also a distance between sinkers 33, 33 respectively at both sides of the location corresponding to the hook 38 is set to two or more times the equal intervals, thereby preventing contact between the sinkers 33 and the hook 38.
  • the sinker movement device 33a has a sinker shaft 33c extending in the knitting width direction and a sinker reed 33d configured to swing in the front and rear direction about the sinker shaft 33c.
  • the sinker shaft 33c is rotatably supported on the frame of the knitting machine.
  • the sinker reed 33d extends in the knitting width direction and also in the height direction. Also, as viewed in the knitting width direction, the sinker reed 33d is configured such that the sinker bar 33b is fixed on an upper end portion thereof in the height direction while protruding forward and also the sinker row is oriented toward above the needle protruding surface 30b.
  • the sinker movement device 33a of the above configuration can position the distal portion of the sinker row above or away from the needle protruding surface 30b by swing the sinker reed 33d over a predetermined angular range about the sinker shaft. Also, the sinker movement device 33a is arranged in the rear of the needle bed 30 and also the guide movement device 35 and the hook movement device 39 are arranged in front of the needle bed 30. Therefore, as compared with a case where installation sites of the guide movement device 35, the hook movement device 39 and the sinker movement device 33a are positioned on the same side in front or rear of the needle bed 30, it is easy to install each of the movement devices. Also, it is easy to arrange the sinkers 33 to prevent the sinkers 33 from coming in contact with the hook 38 or the guide 34.
  • the two stringer production parts 3a, 3a of the chain production unit as described above are operated in the following manner.
  • the transmission mechanism is also operated so that each of the movement devices for the knitting needles, the guide needles, the sinkers, the hooks and the guides is operated.
  • the knitting needles 31, the guide needles 32, the sinkers 33, the hook 38 and the guide 34 move in the order of (1) to (6) below.
  • sinkers 33 in the vicinity of the elements and also chain stitch yarns 92a and knitting needles for wales closest to the elements are omitted for easy viewing of the operation situation in the vicinity of the elements.
  • two stringers 90 can be simultaneously symmetrically produced while being juxtaposed with each other in the knitting width direction.
  • each of the chain production units can knit two stringers 90 and thus a plurality of stringers 90 can be efficiently produced.
  • sets of two stringers 90 can be produced by the number corresponding to the number of chain production units.
  • the sinkers 33 since one end of the stringers 90 in the length direction is pressed by the sinkers 33, the exterior appearance of the stringers 90 is enhanced.
  • two sinkers 33, 33 are respectively positioned on both sides of each hook 38. Therefore, as compared with a case where a sinker is positioned only on one of both sides of a hook, locations, at which the stringers 90 are pressed, are increased, thereby stabilizing knitting of the stringers 90.
  • the engagement device 4 has a guide path 40 provided as a space portion therein and configured to allow a pair of stringers 90 to pass therethrough.
  • the guide path 40 has two inlets 40a spaced from each other in a width direction thereof and one outlet 40b.
  • a width direction means a width direction of the guide path 40 corresponding to a right and left direction in Fig. 19 and thus is also referred to as a right and left direction.
  • a length direction means a length direction of the guide path 40 and corresponds to an upward and downward direction in Fig. 19 .
  • an inlet direction means a direction from the outlet 40b toward the inlets 40a of the guide path 40 in the length direction and corresponds to a downward direction in the figure.
  • An outlet direction means a direction from the inlets 40a toward the outlet 40b of the guide path 40 in the length direction and corresponds to an upward direction in the figure.
  • a height direction means a height direction of the guide path 40 corresponding to a direction normal to the paper surface of Fig. 19 and thus is also referred to as an upward and downward direction.
  • An upward direction means a direction toward the front side in the normal direction and a downward direction is a direction toward the back side relative to the pater surface in the normal direction.
  • the width direction corresponds to the knitting width direction with respect to the description of the stringer production device 3
  • the length direction corresponds to the front and rear direction with respect to the description of the stringer production device 3
  • the height direction corresponds to the height direction with respect to the description of the stringer production device 3.
  • the engagement device 4 is symmetric in the width direction and, as components for forming the guide path 40, includes first and second base plate portions 50, 60 opposing each other in the height direction with a space interposed therebetween so that a pair of stringers 90 juxtaposed with each other in the width direction can be guided on both sides in a thickness direction thereof; a partition portion 65 for partitioning the space between the first and second base plate portions 50, 60 at the middle thereof in the width direction, which is located on the side of the inlets 40a in the length direction, wherein partition portion 65 is configured to guide both inner sides, in the width direction, of a pair of element rows 95, 95 disengaged from each other; a pressing portion 70 for pressing a middle part, in the width direction, of the first base plate portion 50, which are divided into three parts in the width direction, toward the second base plate portion 60; a pair of outside protrusions 52, 52 protruding from the first base plate portion 50 to narrow a distance between the first and second base plate portions
  • the second base plate portion 60 is a rectangular flat plate and is arranged such that a thickness direction thereof coincides with the height direction. Also, the second base plate portion 60 has an upper surface formed as a flat surface in the right and left direction and the front and rear direction and is configured to guide lower surfaces, in the height direction, of the pair of stringers 90. Meanwhile, in the shown example, the second base plate portion 60 is fixed on a frame (not shown) by bolts.
  • the second center protrusion 61 is configured to protrude from the middle, in the width direction, of the upper surface of the second base plate portion 60 and also to extend over the entire length of an inlet side, in the length direction, of the second base plate portion 60. Also, the second center protrusion 61 has such a shape that a width thereof gradually narrows upward. Meanwhile, the second base plate portion 60 and the second center protrusion 61 constitute a single piece base member 62.
  • the first base plate portion 50 has a pair of side base plate portions 51, 51 arranged to be spaced from each other in the width direction, and a center base plate portion 56 arranged to be sandwiched between the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51.
  • the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51 and the center base plate portion 56 are separate pieces
  • the center base plate portion 56, the partition portion 65 and the first center protrusion 59 constitute a single-piece center member 55
  • the side base plate portions 51, the spacer portions 53 and the outside protrusions 52 which are located on the same side in the width direction, constitute single-piece blade members 54, respectively.
  • the pair of blade members 54, 54 are fixed on the second base plate portion 60 to be spaced from each other in a width direction of the second base plate portion 60, and the center member 55 is arranged on the second base plate portion 60 and also configured to be movably guided between the pair of blade members 54, 54 in the height direction.
  • the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51 has a pair of inner end surfaces 51a, 51a opposing each other in the width direction.
  • the pair of inner end surfaces 51a, 51a extends in the length direction and has a pair of parallel surfaces 51b, 51b parallel to each other in the length direction on an outlet side thereof in the length direction and a pair of inclined surfaces 51c, 51c inclined with respect to the length direction on an inlet side thereof in the length direction.
  • a distance between the pair of inner end surfaces 51a, 51a is constant on the pair of parallel surfaces 51b, 51b, but on the pair of inclined surfaces 51c, 51c, is gradually widened as it goes away from the pair of parallel surfaces 51b, 51b in the inlet direction.
  • each side base plate portion 51 which is located on the side of the inner end surface 5 1a, is referred to as an inner edge portion, and the other edge portion opposite thereto is referred to as an outer edge portion.
  • the side base plate portion 51 is a skewed hexagonal plate as viewed in the height direction and is configured such that a lengthwise dimension thereof is the same as that of the second base plate portion 60 and a widthwise dimension thereof is shorter than a half of a width of the second base plate portion 60. More specifically, the hexagon of the side base plate portion 51 has such a shape that two corner portions on an inlet side of a rectangle having two sides parallel to the length direction and the width direction are obliquely cut off.
  • the center base plate portion 56 is a flat plate thicker than a thickness of the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51 and has a center parallel portion 57 arranged between the pair of parallel surfaces 51b, 51b and a center inclined portion 58 extending from the center parallel portion 57 toward the inlets 40a and arranged between the pair of inclined surfaces 51c, 51c.
  • the center parallel portion 57 has a rectangular shape linearly extending in the length direction as viewed in the height direction.
  • the first center protrusion 59 protrudes from the middle, in the width direction, of a lower surface of the center parallel portion 57, toward the second base plate portion 60 and extends over the entire length of the center parallel portion 57 in the length direction.
  • center parallel portion 57 and the first center protrusion 59 have lower surfaces formed as a flat surface in the front and direction and the right and left direction and are configured to guide a pair of leg portions 95c, 95c of the pair of element rows 95, 95 in an engaged state on an upper side thereof in the height direction.
  • the lower surfaces of the center parallel portion 57 and the first center protrusion 59 oppose upper surfaces of the second base plate portion 60 and the second center protrusion 61.
  • the first and second center protrusions 59, 61 are configured to narrow a distance between the first and second base plate portions 50, 60 in the height direction and also to guide a pair of engaging head portions 95b, 95b of the pair of element rows 95, 95 in the engaged state.
  • the center inclined portion 58 has a triangular shape as viewed in the height direction and thus is configured such that a width thereof gradually narrows toward the inlet direction. Also, the center inclined portion 58 has a lower surface (a surface thereof opposing the second base plate portion 60) formed as a flat surface in the right and left direction and the front and rear direction, and the partition portion 65 protrudes downward from the middle, in the width direction, of the flat surface. Thus, the lower surface of the center inclined portion 58 is exposed to both sides of the partition portion 65 in the width direction and is configured to guide the engaging head portions 95b of the pair of element rows 95, 95 in the disengaged state on an upper side thereof in the height direction.
  • the partition portion 65 has a triangular shape smaller than the center inclined portion 58 as viewed in the height direction and is configured such that a width thereof gradually narrows toward the inlet direction. Also, both surfaces of the partition portion 65 in the width direction are configured to guide the pair of engaging head portions 95b of the pair of element rows 95, 95 in the disengaged state on both inner sides thereof in the width direction.
  • the outside protrusion 52 protrudes downward from the inner edge portion of the lower surface of the side base plate portion 51 and is configured to narrow a distance between the side base plate portion 51 and the second base plate portion 60.
  • a protrusion length of the outside protrusion 52 is set such that a distance between the outside protrusion 52 and the second base plate portion 60 in the height direction has substantially the same dimension as a thickness of the fastener tape 91 and the fastener tape 91 is allowed to pass between the outside protrusion 52 and the second base plate portion 60.
  • the outside protrusion 52 extends along a part of the inner edge portion of the side base plate portion 51, which corresponds to the inclined surface 51c, and one end thereof in the extending direction is located at one inlet 40a of the guide path 40 and the other end in the extending direction is located on the parallel surface 51b of the inner edge portion of the side base plate portion 51.
  • a distance between the pair of outside protrusions 52, 52 in the width direction gradually narrows as it goes from the inlets 40a toward the outlet 40b.
  • the partition portion 65 exists between the pair of outside protrusions 52, 52 on the inlet side of the guide path 40, and a distance between each of the outside protrusions 52 and the partition portion 65 is set to be slightly larger than a width of the element row 95.
  • a distance between the pair of outside protrusions 52, 52 is set to have a dimension suitable for allowing the pair of element rows 95, 95 to be engaged with each other.
  • the outside protrusion 52 is arranged more outside than the inclined surface 51c of the inner end surface 51a in the width direction and is spaced therefrom in the outlet direction. Therefore, the lower surfaces of the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51 are provided in a state where parts thereof located more inside than the pair of outside protrusions 52, 52 in the width direction oppose the second base plate portion 60 and thus is configured to guide an outer surface, in the width direction, of the folded-back portion 95d of the pair of leg portions 95c, 95c of the element rows 95. Meanwhile, according to the present embodiment, as shown in an enlarged portion of Fig.
  • the parts of the lower surfaces of the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51, which are located more inside than the pair of outside protrusions 52, 52 in the width direction, are positioned at a location higher than a lower surface of the center inclined portion 58 of the center base plate portion 56.
  • the spacer portion 53 protrudes downward from the outer edge portion, in the width direction, of the lower surface of the side base plate portion 51.
  • the inner end surface 51a, in the width direction, of the spacer portion 53 is inclined inward in the width direction toward the outlet 40b side, in the length direction, of the side base plate portion 51.
  • a distance between the pair of spacer portions 53, 53 in the width direction gradually narrows toward the outlet direction.
  • the blade member 54 is fixed on the second base plate portion 60 by a bolt B1 extending through the spacer portion 53 and the side base plate portion 60 in the height direction.
  • the pressing portion 70 has a rod 71 extending through the center member 55 in the height direction; a fixing portion for fixing one end portion (lower end portion) of the rod 71 on the second base plate portion 60; a compressive coil spring 73 as a spring for pressing the center member 55 against the second base plate portion 60 while surrounding an outer circumference of the rod 71; and a pushing member 74 fixed on the other end portion (upper end portion) of the rod 71 and configured to push the compressive coil spring 73.
  • the rod 71 is a round rod. Also, a through-hole 55a, which allow the rod 71 to extend therethrough, is formed to penetrate the center inclined portion 58 and the partition portion 65 of the center member 55.
  • the through-hole 55a is formed to be slightly larger than a diameter of the rod 71, and thus the center member 55 can move along the rod 71 in the height direction.
  • the fixing portion 72 has a fixing hole 60 penetrating a part of the second base plate portion 60, which comes in contact with the partition portion 65, in the height direction and also allowing the rod 71 to pass therethrough; a retaining hole 71a penetrating a part of the rod 71, which is located below the second base plate portion 60, in a direction perpendicular to the height direction; and a retaining pin 71p inserted in the retaining hole 71 in such a manner that both end portions thereof protrude from the retaining hole 71a.
  • the fixing portion 72 has a groove portion 60s extending over the entire height of an end surface on the inlet 40a side of the second base plate portion 60 and thus communicated with the fixing hole 60h.
  • the entire length of the groove portion 60s in the width direction is set to be larger than a diameter of the retaining pin 71p.
  • the pushing member 74 has a pushing body 75, through which the rod 71 passes in such a shape that the pushing body 75 protrudes from the rod 71 in a collar shape, and a male screw 76 for fixing the pushing body 75 to the rod 71.
  • the pushing body 75 is of a circular disk shape and has a through-hole 75a formed on the center portion thereof to allow the rod 71 to pass therethrough, and female screw holes 75b formed at a plurality of sites on an outer circumferential surface thereof and configured to be communicated with the through-hole 75a and also to allow the male screw 76 to be screwed therein.
  • the pushing member 74 and the fixing portion 72 are respectively fixed on both end portions of the rod 71, the center member 55 and the compressive coil spring 73 are arranged between the fixing portion 72 and the pushing member 74 with the rod 71 passing through them, and the compressive coil spring 73 is in a compressed state.
  • a restoring force acts on the compressive coil spring 73 so that the partition portion 65 of the center member 55 is pressed against the second base plate portion 60.
  • the engagement device 4 as described above is configured to engage a pair of element rows 95, 95 of two stringers 90, 90 in the order of (1) to (5) below.
  • a height of the element row sides 90a of the stringers 90 passing through the guide path 40 is smaller than a height of the guide path 40 (more specifically, a distance between the lower surfaces of the center base plate portion 56 and the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51 and the upper surface of the second base plate portion 60 between the pair of outside protrusions 52, 52 and the partition portion 65).
  • a height of the element row side 90a is likely to be partially higher than the height of the guide path 40, namely the stringer are likely to be defective.
  • the element row side 90a lift the center member 55 against the restoring force of the compressive coil spring 73, so that the compressive coil spring 73 is further compressed and thus a dimension of the guide path 40 in the height direction is widened, thereby preventing the element row side 90a from being jammed in the guide path 40.
  • Chains 97 produced by all the engagement devices 4 are wound by the winding device 5.
  • two stringers 90, 90 can be made into one chain 97.
  • the engagement device 4 is particularly suitable for using in a production line for a knitted slide fastener, but may be used as an engagement device for fasteners of coil types other than the knitted slide fastener.
  • the stringer production device 3 is configured such that all of stringers 90 are produced in a state where a pair of element rows 95, 95 of two stringers oppose each other in the knitting width direction
  • the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • all of stringers 90 may be produced in a state where element rows 95 thereof face one side in the knitting width direction, or some of the stringers 90 may be produced in a state where a pair of element rows 95, 95 of two stringers oppose each other in the knitting width direction and the other stringers 90 may be produced in a state where element rows 95 thereof face one side in the knitting width direction.
  • the stringer production device 3 is configured such that the guide shaft 35a and the first link 36a of the guide movement device 35 and the hook shaft 39a and the arm 39b of the hook movement device 39 are common to two stringer production parts 3a, 3a of each of the chain production units, the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the guide movement device 35 and the hook movement device 39 may be equipped in each of the stringer production parts 3a, or only the guide shaft 35a of the guide movement device 35 and the hook shaft 39a of the hook movement device 39 may be common to a plurality of stringer production parts 3a.
  • the engagement device 4 has the pair of spacer portions 53, 53, but the engagement device 4 may have no pair of spacer portions 53, 53.
  • the first base plate portion 50 has the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51 and the center base plate portions 56, which are integrated with each other, and the center base plate portion 56 is fixed on the second base plate portion 60 via the partition portion 65.
  • the engagement device 4 has the pressing portion 70
  • the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the center member 55 is immovable relative to the second base plate portion 60 in the height direction.
  • the center member 55 may be fixed on the second base plate portion 60 or may be fixed on at least one of the side base plate portions 51.
  • the engagement device 4 is configured such that the first base plate portion 50 is divided into three parts, i.e., the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51 and the center base plate portion 56, the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the first base plate portion 50 may be configured such that the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51 and the center base plate portion 56 are integrated with each other.
  • the engagement device 4 is configured such that the partition portion 65 is a part of the center member 55 and the center member 55 including the partition portion 65 is movable relative to the pair of side base plate portions 51, 51 in the height direction, the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the partition portion 65 may be provided as a separate member from the center member 55 and the partition portion 65 may be integrated with the second base plate portion 60.
  • the engagement device 4 is configured such that the fixing portion 72 uses the retaining pin 71p, the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the fixing portion 72 may use other fixing means, such as a screw pair, which allows the second base plate portion 60 and the rod 71 to be screwed to each other.
  • the engagement device 4 has the first and second center protrusions 59, 61, but the engagement device 4 may have no first and second center protrusions 59, 61.

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  1. Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Reißverschlussleiste (90) für einen gewirkten Reißverschluss mit einer wendelförmigen Kuppelgliederreihe (95), die in einen Seitenkantenabschnitt eines gewirkten Reißverschlusstragbandes (91) gewirkt ist, umfassend:
    beim jeweiligen Wirken von Kuppelgliederreihen (95, 95) in Reißverschlusstragbänder (91, 91) durch kooperatives Durchführen eines Schwingvorgangs und Verschiebevorgangs einer Vielzahl von Führnadeln (32) und eines hin- und hergehenden Vorgangs einer Vielzahl von Wirknadeln (31),
    gekennzeichnet durch:
    kooperatives Durchführen eines hin- und hergehenden Vorgangs in Wirkbreitenrichtung einer Vielzahl von Führungen (34, 34), die in Wirkbreitenrichtung angeordnet sind, um lineare Monofilamente (94, 94) zu liefern, und eines hin- und hergehenden Vorgangs einer Vielzahl von Haken (38, 38), die in Wirkbreitenrichtung angeordnet sind, um sich zwischen einer Position zu bewegen, an der die Haken (38, 38) jeweils mit den Monofilamenten (94, 94) verwickelt sind, und einer Position, an der die Haken (38, 38) von den Monofilamenten (94, 94) getrennt sind, so dass die Monofilamente (94) zum Bilden der jeweiligen Kuppelgliederreihen (95) wendeiförmig gebogen sind, wodurch gleichzeitig eine Vielzahl von Reißverschlussleisten (90) hergestellt wird, bei denen die Kuppelgliederreihe (95) jeweils in den einen Seitenkantenabschnitt des Reißverschlusstragbandes (91) gewirkt ist, während sie in der Wirkbreitenrichtung nebeneinander angeordnet sind,
    wobei
    der hin- und herbewegende Vorgang der Vielzahl von Haken (38, 38) das Hin- und Herbewegen eines Paares von Haken (38, 38) durch Einwirkung einer Hakenwelle (39a) umfasst.
  2. Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Reißverschlussleiste (90) für einen gewirkten Reißverschluss mit einer wendelförmigen Kuppelgliederreihe (95), die in einen Seitenkantenabschnitt eines gewirkten Reißverschlusstragbandes (91) gewirkt ist, umfassend:
    beim jeweiligen Wirken von Kuppelgliederreihen (95, 95) in Reißverschlusstragbänder (91, 91) durch kooperatives Durchführen eines Schwingvorgangs und Verschiebevorgangs einer Vielzahl von Führnadeln (32) und eines hin- und hergehenden Vorgangs einer Vielzahl von Wirknadeln (31),
    gekennzeichnet durch:
    kooperatives Durchführen eines hin- und hergehenden Vorgangs in Wirkbreitenrichtung einer Vielzahl von Führungen (34, 34), die in Wirkbreitenrichtung angeordnet sind, um lineare Monofilamente (94, 94) zu liefern, und eines hin- und hergehenden Vorgangs einer Vielzahl von Haken (38, 38), die in Wirkbreitenrichtung angeordnet sind, um sich zwischen einer Position zu bewegen, an der die Haken (38, 38) jeweils mit den Monofilamenten (94, 94) verwickelt sind, und einer Position, an der die Haken (38, 38) von den Monofilamenten (94, 94) getrennt sind, so dass die Monofilamente (94) zum Bilden der jeweiligen Kuppelgliederreihen (95) wendelförmig gebogen sind, wodurch gleichzeitig eine Vielzahl von Reißverschlussleisten (90) hergestellt wird, bei denen die Kuppelgliederreihe (95) jeweils in den einen Seitenkantenabschnitt des Reißverschlusstragbandes (91) gewirkt ist, während sie in der Wirkbreitenrichtung nebeneinander angeordnet sind,
    wobei
    der hin- und hergehende Vorgang der Vielzahl von Führungen (38, 38) Folgendes beinhaltet:
    Betätigen von Gestängen (35b, 35b), die mit einer sich in Wirkbreitenrichtung erstreckenden gemeinsamen Führungswelle (35a) verbunden sind, durch einen Schwingvorgang der Führungswelle (35a); und
    Hin- und Herbewegen der jeweils an den Gestängen (35b, 35b) befestigten Führungen (34, 34) in Wirkbreitenrichtung.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die Vielzahl von Führungen (34, 34) und die Vielzahl von Haken (38, 38) paarweise symmetrisch in Wirkbreitenrichtung angeordnet sind, wodurch zwei Reißverschlussleisten (90) hergestellt werden, in die jeweils eine Kuppelgliederreihe (95) in einem symmetrischen Zustand gewirkt ist, in dem die Kuppelgliederreihen (95, 95) einander gegenüberliegen.
  4. Vorrichtung zum Herstellen einer Reißverschlussleiste für einen gewirkten Reißverschluss, mit einem Reißverschlussleistenherstellungsteil (3a) zum Herstellen einer Reißverschlussleiste (90) für einen gewirkten Reißverschluss mit einer wendelförmigen Kuppelgliederreihe (95), die in einen Seitenkantenabschnitt eines gewirkten Reißverschlusstragbandes (91) gewirkt ist, wobei das Reißverschlussleistenherstellungsteil (3a) Folgendes umfasst:
    ein mit einer Vielzahl von Nadelrillen (30a) versehenes Nadelbett (30);
    eine Vielzahl von Wirknadeln (31), die in der Vielzahl von Nadelrillen (30a) geführt sind;
    eine Vielzahl von Führnadeln (32) zum Einfädeln von Wirkgarnen (92) für das Reißverschlusstragband;
    eine Führung (34), die den Durchgang eines linearen Monofilaments (94) ermöglicht;
    einen Haken (38), der so konfiguriert ist, dass er mit dem Monofilament (94) verwickelt wird;
    eine Hakenbewegungsvorrichtung (39) zum Bewegen des Hakens (38) zwischen einer Position, an der der Haken (38) mit dem Monofilament (94) verwickelt ist, und einer Position, an der der Haken (38) von dem Monofilament (94) getrennt ist; und
    eine Führungsbewegungsvorrichtung (35) zum Hin- und Herbewegen der Führung (34) in Wirkbreitenrichtung, so dass das Monofilament (94) an dem einen Seitenkantenabschnitt des Reißverschlusstragbandes (91) gebogen wird, um die Kuppelgliederreihe (95) zu bilden;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    eine Vielzahl von Reißverschlussleistenherstellungsteilen (3a) so angeordnet ist, dass sie in Wirkbreitenrichtung nebeneinander angeordnet sind,
    wobei
    die Hakenbewegungsvorrichtungen (39, 39) so konfiguriert sind, dass ein Paar von Haken (38, 38) sich durch Einwirkung einer Hakenwelle (39a) hin- und her bewegt.
  5. Vorrichtung zum Herstellen einer Reißverschlussleiste für einen gewirkten Reißverschluss, mit einem Reißverschlussleistenherstellungsteil (3a) zum Herstellen einer Reißverschlussleiste (90) für einen gewirkten Reißverschluss mit einer wendelförmigen Kuppelgliederreihe (95), die in einen Seitenkantenabschnitt eines gewirkten Reißverschlusstragbandes (91) gewirkt ist, wobei das Reißverschlussleistenherstellungsteil (3a) Folgendes umfasst:
    ein mit einer Vielzahl von Nadelrillen (30a) versehenes Nadelbett (30);
    eine Vielzahl von Wirknadeln (31), die in der Vielzahl von Nadelrillen (30a) geführt sind;
    eine Vielzahl von Führnadeln (32) zum Einfädeln von Wirkgamen (92) für das Reißverschlusstragband;
    eine Führung (34), die den Durchgang eines linearen Monofilaments (94) ermöglicht;
    einen Haken (38), der so konfiguriert ist, dass er mit dem Monofilament (94) verwickelt wird;
    eine Hakenbewegungsvorrichtung (39) zum Bewegen des Hakens (38) zwischen einer Position, an der der Haken (38) mit dem Monofilament (94) verwickelt ist, und einer Position, an der der Haken (38) von dem Monofilament (94) getrennt ist; und
    eine Führungsbewegungsvorrichtung (35) zum Hin- und Herbewegen der Führung (34) in einer Wirkbreitenrichtung, so dass das Monofilament (94) an dem einen Seitenkantenabschnitt des Reißverschlusstragbandes (91) gebogen wird, um die Kuppelgliederreihe (95) zu bilden;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    eine Vielzahl von Reißverschlussleistenherstellungsteilen (3a) so angeordnet ist, dass sie in Wirkbreitenrichtung nebeneinander angeordnet sind,
    wobei
    die Führungsbewegungsvorrichtungen (35, 35) eine gemeinsame Führungswelle (35a) umfassen, die sich in Wirkbreitenrichtung erstreckt, und Gestänge (35b, 35b) zum Umwandeln einer Schwenkbewegung der Führungswelle (35a) in eine hin- und hergehende Bewegung in Wirkbreitenrichtung der Führungen (34, 34), die so angeordnet sind, dass sie in Wirkbreitenrichtung voneinander beabstandet sind.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, wobei die Reißverschlussleistenherstellungsteile (3a) paarweise symmetrisch in Wirkbreitenrichtung angeordnet sind, wodurch sie konfiguriert sind, zwei Reißverschlussleisten (90) herzustellen, in die jeweils die Kuppelgliederreihe (95) in einem symmetrischen Zustand gewirkt ist, in dem die Kuppelgliederreihen (95) einander gegenüberliegen.
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