JP2008208476A - Plate knitting method in circular knitting machine having feed yarn changeover device and knitting member therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plate knitting method enabling unfailing feed changeover of a plating yarn and a ground yarn without causing the lowering of productivity and the reversal of different kind yarns composed of a plating yarn and a ground yarn. <P>SOLUTION: The knitting member to be used in the yarn feeding with a selectively driven yarn-feeding finger (13) of a feed yarn changeover device (12) to a knitting needle in a circular knitting machine having the feed yarn changeover device (12) for changing at least three knitting yarns is composed of a yarn carrier (11) and a yarn separation member (16). The yarn carrier (11) is provided with at least two yarn guide grooves (11P). The yarn separation member (16) separately guides the first yarn to the first guide groove (11P) of the above yarn guide grooves and the second yarn to the other second guide groove (11G) of the yarn guide grooves. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a plating knitting method in a circular knitting machine having a yarn feed switching device that enables knitting of a switching pattern and a knitting member used therefor.

  As for the plating knitting method using a single knit knitting machine, as is generally well known, in a circular knitting machine, a plurality of different kinds of yarns are aligned with one yarn feeding guide (feeder) and fed to the needle, The yarns are knitted at the same time so that the yarns are not reversed. (See Patent Document 1 below).

As for the prior art for knitting a plurality of knitting yarns by a double knit knitting machine having a yarn feeding switching device, there is a yarn feeding switching device for a knitting machine of the applicant's own prior application (see Patent Document 2 below). This describes moving at least one finger to an operating position.
US Pat. No. 3,581,525 JP 2000-328403 A

  The knitted fabric by plating knitting described in Patent Document 1 is a single-knit knitted fabric, and includes a first feeder in which the first striper box is installed and a second feeder in which the second striper box is installed. One repeat was knitted with each supplied yarn. Thus, since the 2 feeders were used, the production amount was halved.

  Further, in the prior art in which a plurality of knitting yarns are knitted by a double knit knitting machine having a yarn feed switching device described in Patent Document 2, two yarns are aligned, but the yarns are fed from the same location. However, it was not easy to reverse each other's yarn.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and by improving the yarn carrier and the knitting member attached to the yarn carrier, it is possible to reliably switch the feeding yarn between the plating yarn and the ground yarn, and the productivity is improved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a plating knitting method that does not decrease and does not invert a different kind of yarn composed of a plating yarn and a ground yarn. A knitting member for use in the method is also provided.

    The method of the present invention is a method for performing yarn feeding switching and plating knitting in a circular knitting machine having a yarn feeding switching device for switching at least three knitting yarns, wherein one first yarn of the plating knitting is The trapper moves with the rotation of the knitting machine, passes through the outside of the yarn separating member, is guided to the first guide groove provided on the outside of the yarn carrier, and the other second yarn is used for the rotation of the knitting machine. Along with the trapper that moves, it passes through the inside of the yarn separating member, is guided to the second guide groove provided inside the yarn carrier, and both the first yarn and the second yarn are guided to the knitting needle by the trapper. It is characterized by that.

  The knitting member of the present invention is a circular knitting machine having a yarn feed switching device for switching at least three knitting yarns, and when a yarn feed finger selectively moved by the yarn feed switching device feeds a knitting needle. A yarn carrier having at least two yarn guide grooves, a first yarn to one of the yarn guide grooves, and a second yarn to the yarn guide groove. And a yarn separating member for separating and guiding the other second guide groove.

  According to the present invention, in a circular knitting machine provided with a yarn feed switching device, the yarn carrier has a first guide groove for the first yarn (for example, a plating yarn) and a second guide for the second yarn (for example, a ground yarn). By providing the two guide grooves, the respective yarns are not reversed and reliable plating knitting becomes possible. When the yarn supply is switched, the yarn supplied from the yarn supplying finger by the yarn separating member is reliably guided to the guide groove, and the two yarns are aligned in one feeder, so the production amount does not decrease, A new knitted fabric with a border pattern added to the plating can be provided.

  In particular, in knitting with a double knit machine, the knitted fabric that has an unprecedented design can be obtained because it is possible to switch the plating yarn that is the back line that is viewed from the needle punching part in the needle punching rib knitting (see FIG. 20). .

  In knitting with a single knit machine, by using two different shades of color for the plating yarn according to the ground yarn, the knitting has the effect of preventing show-through on the front and increasing the depth of the dark color. The ground is obtained.

  Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention to be described later, a special apparatus can be used which can be implemented only by changing a yarn carrier and a knitting member attached thereto while using a circular knitting machine provided with a conventional yarn feed switching device. Need not be established.

  In the yarn carrier, the first guide groove and the second guide groove for guiding the plating yarn and the ground yarn are inclined obliquely downward toward the side where the knitting yarn is supplied to the knitting needle, and the first guide groove is located outside the yarn carrier. The second guide groove is provided inside the yarn carrier.

  The positions of the first guide groove and the second guide groove of the yarn carrier are preferably set so that the first yarn is guided forward in the hook of the knitting needle and the second yarn is guided rearward in the hook of the knitting needle. .

  It is preferable that a position where the yarn carrier is fed to the first yarn and the second yarn is substantially symmetrical with respect to the cylinder needle and the dial needle.

  The yarn separating member is preferably detachably attached to the yarn carrier. This is because when a normal stripe pattern is knitted without performing plating knitting, the yarn carrier can be used with the yarn separating member removed.

 The attachment position of the yarn separating member extends to the lower end of the yarn guide plate at the boundary between the yarn feeding finger used for the first yarn and the yarn feeding finger used for the second yarn among the plurality of yarn feeding fingers. It is preferable.

  Further, it is preferable to provide a yarn guide portion on the yarn separation member. This is to prevent the first yarn from detaching from the first guide groove (plating yarn guide) due to the vibration of the running knitting yarn.

  It is preferable that one yarn feed switching device is provided with at least two yarn feed fingers for switching the first yarn and at least two yarn feed fingers for switching the second yarn.

  Among a plurality of yarn feeding fingers provided in one yarn feeding switching device, a yarn feeding finger used for the first yarn uses a yarn feeding finger at a position away from the yarn carrier to feed the yarn from the yarn feeding finger. It is preferable to do this. This is because the plating yarn easily passes through the outside of the yarn separation member and is guided to the first guide groove on the yarn carrier at the time of yarn feeding switching. On the other hand, it is preferable to use a yarn feeding finger at a position close to the yarn carrier as the yarn feeding finger using the second yarn. This is because the ground yarn easily passes through the inside of the yarn separating member and is guided to the second guide groove on the yarn carrier at the time of yarn feeding switching.

  In the plating knitting in the present invention, the first yarn and the second yarn can be switched at the same time or each independently.

  In the above description, the first yarn is one of a plating yarn and a ground yarn, and the second yarn is the other of the plating yarn and the ground yarn. For example, the first yarn is a plating yarn and the second yarn is a ground yarn.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of a knitting part of a double knit machine, in which a knitting part 2 is installed above a bed 1 supported by a plurality of legs (not shown). In the figure, reference numeral 3 denotes a needle cylinder. A cylinder needle (not shown) slidable in the vertical direction is accommodated in an upper portion of a needle groove (not shown) formed on the outer periphery of the needle cylinder 3.

  A jack (not shown) is accommodated in the lower part of the needle groove of the needle cylinder 3 in order to control the cylinder needle. An actuator unit 4 is installed facing the lower part of the needle cylinder 3 to control a jack in order to put a handle on the knitted fabric. A cylinder cam holder 5 for controlling the cylinder needle is disposed above the actuator unit 4, and the cylinder needle is reciprocated up and down by a cam (not shown) accommodated in the cylinder cam holder 5.

  The cylinder cam holder 5 is supported by an annular intermediate ring 6, and the intermediate ring is supported by a lower ring 8 via a support 7. Moreover, the actuator part 4 is installed on the lower ring 8 fixed on the bed.

  Since FIG. 1 is a double knit circular knitting machine, it further has a needle dial 9 and a dial cam holder 10. A dial needle (not shown) is slidably accommodated in a horizontal direction along a needle groove formed on the upper surface of the needle dial 9. The dial needle is horizontally reciprocated by a cam (not shown) accommodated in the dial cam holder 10. A yarn carrier 11 is installed on the dial cam holder 10, and the yarn carrier 11 supplies a knitting yarn to the knitting needle.

  A drive gear 22 attached integrally with the needle cylinder 3 is provided on the lower side of the needle cylinder 3 and rotates at the same speed as the needle cylinder 3 when driven by a drive source disposed on the knitting machine.

  Above the dial cam holder 10, a yarn feed switching device 12 is provided. 2 and 3 are provided with a plurality of yarn feeding fingers 13 for guiding a plurality of separate knitting yarns. After the yarn feeding finger 13 is moved downward, a two-stage operation is performed in which the yarn feeding finger 13 is retracted upward. The lower position, ie, “switching position” (see FIG. 2) and the upper position, ie, “normal position” (see FIG. 3). And the knitting yarn is supplied to the knitting needle. The detailed structure and operation of the yarn feed switching device 12 are described in JP-A-2005-42260.

  The yarn feeding finger 13 of the yarn feeding switching device 12 that is selectively moved moves to the yarn feeding position for feeding the knitting needle (that is, the yarn feeding finger 13 has moved from the “normal position” to the “switching position”). Later, the trapper 14 fixed to the needle dial 9 and moved in the circumferential direction along with the rotation of the knitting machine is in a supply position, and captures the knitting yarn held by the yarn supplying finger 13. The knitting yarn lowered by the trapper 14 passes through the bottom surface of the yarn guide plate 17 (see FIG. 5) disposed at the lower portion of the yarn feed switching device 12 in order to partition the plurality of yarns and stabilize the yarn position.

  As shown in FIGS. 5-10 and 15-19, the yarn carrier 11 is provided with a plating yarn guide (first guide groove) 11P and a ground yarn guide (second guide groove) 11G. The first guide groove 11P runs obliquely downward on the outside (front side) of the carrier, and the second guide groove 11G runs obliquely downward on the inside (back side) of the yarn carrier. In these drawings, the second guide groove 11G is difficult to understand, and FIG. 22 shows another back view of the yarn carrier.

  Returning to FIG. 5 and the like, the yarn separating member 16 is detachably attached to the lower portion of the yarn carrier 11 with screws. The yarn separating member 16 includes a yarn guide portion 15 having a U-shaped cross section provided on the yarn carrier side, and a curved arm 16a having a tip 16b extending to a lower end portion of a specific yarn guide plate 17. The specific yarn guide plate 17 is a yarn guide plate at a boundary between a yarn feeding finger used for a plating yarn and a yarn feeding finger used for a ground yarn among a plurality of yarn feeding fingers.

  The knitting yarn (plating yarn) arranged outside the yarn separating member 16 is guided by the trapper 14 to the plating yarn guide (first guide groove) 11P and the yarn guide portion 15 of the yarn carrier. On the other hand, the knitting yarn (ground yarn) arranged inside the yarn separating member 16 is guided by the trapper 14 to the ground yarn guide (second guide groove) 11G of the yarn carrier. Furthermore, it moves in the circumferential direction and reliably supplies it to the knitting needle.

[Description of operation 1: Switching of plating yarn]
5 to 9 are diagrams showing a normal position where the plating yarn and the ground yarn are supplied to the yarn carrier and the yarn separating member used in the present invention and a series of processes in which the plating yarn is switched. (A) When it represents with the fraction of (b), (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view.

  Here, an example in which six different yarns are switched will be described. For convenience of explanation, the six yarns are called A yarn, B yarn, C yarn, D yarn, E yarn, and F yarn, and a series of operations will be described.

  In FIG. 5, the yarn feeding device 12 includes A yarn and B yarn as plating yarns, and C yarn, D yarn, E yarn, and F yarn as ground yarns. B yarn and F yarn are supplied to the cylinder needle through the yarn carrier. Hereinafter, this state of FIG. 5 is referred to as “normal position”.

  6 (a) and 6 (b), the yarn feeding finger 13A for the A yarn is moved in a circular motion from the outside of the knitting machine over the cylinder needle to the switching position inside the knitting machine in accordance with the switching from the B yarn to the A yarn. Move to “switching position”. Thereafter, the trapper 14 moving in the circumferential direction together with the knitting machine catches the A yarn, and the trapper 14 continues to move further. At this time, the aforementioned B and F yarns continue to be supplied to the cylinder needle.

  In FIGS. 7A and 7B, the A yarn caught by the trapper 14 passes outside the yarn separating member 16 and is further moved by the trapper 14.

  8A and 8B, the A yarn that has passed the outside of the yarn separating member 16 continues to pass the outside of the yarn carrier 11. The aforementioned B and F yarns continue to be supplied to the cylinder needle.

  9 (a) and 9 (b), the trapper 14 guides the yarn carrier to the plating yarn guide (first guide groove) 11P and the yarn guide portion 15 to supply the yarn A to the cylinder needle. At the same time as releasing the A yarn captured by the yarn catcher built in the A yarn feeding finger 13A, the B yarn feeding finger 13B catches the B yarn by the built yarn catcher, and then the B yarn moves. Cut with a blade. Thereafter, the yarn feeding finger 13A moves to the “normal position”.

[Operation 2: Ground thread switching]
15 to 19 are diagrams showing a series of processes in which the ground yarn is switched. (A) When it represents with the fraction of (b), (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view.

  Here again, an example in which six different yarns are switched will be described. For convenience of explanation, the six yarns are called A yarn, B yarn, C yarn, D yarn, E yarn, and F yarn, and a series of operations will be described.

  In FIG. 15, the yarn supply switching device 12 is provided with A yarn and B yarn as plating yarns, and C yarn, D yarn, E yarn and F yarn as ground yarns. B yarn and F yarn are supplied to the cylinder needle through the yarn carrier. Hereinafter, this state of FIG. 15 is referred to as “normal position”. (Same as FIG. 5)

  In FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b), along with the switching from the F yarn to the C yarn, the yarn feeding finger 13C for the C yarn is moved in an arc from the outside of the knitting machine to the switching position inside the knitting machine over the cylinder needle. Move to “switching position”. Thereafter, the trapper 14 moving in the circumferential direction together with the knitting machine catches the C yarn, and the trapper 14 continues to move further. At this time, the aforementioned B and F yarns continue to be supplied to the cylinder needle.

  In FIGS. 17A and 17B, the C yarn caught by the trapper 14 passes through the inside of the yarn separating member 16 and is further moved by the trapper 14.

  18 (a) and 18 (b), the C yarn that has passed through the inside of the yarn separating member 16 continues to pass through the inside of the yarn carrier 11. The aforementioned B and F yarns continue to be supplied to the cylinder needle.

  19 (a) and 19 (b), the trapper 14 guides the yarn carrier to the ground yarn guide (second guide groove) 11G and supplies the C needle to the cylinder needle. At the same time as releasing the C yarn captured by the yarn catcher built in the C yarn feeding finger 13C, the F yarn feeding finger 13F catches the F yarn by the built yarn catcher, and then the F yarn moves. Cut with a blade. Thereafter, the yarn feeding finger 13C moves to the “normal position”.

[Description of operation 3: Switching between plating yarn and ground yarn]
Although the operation explanation 1 shows the switching process of the plating yarn and the operation explanation 2 shows the switching process of the ground yarn, it is also possible to switch the plating yarn and the ground yarn, which are a combination of these processes.

[Description of plating organization]
FIG. 10 shows the operating line of the cylinder needle of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a knitting explanatory diagram showing a cross section 1-1 in FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a knitting part of a double knit machine having a cylinder needle and a dial needle, and supplies a plating thread (black: P) and a ground thread (white: G) from the right side of the yarn carrier to the cylinder needle and the dial needle. The positional relationship when doing is shown. The plating yarn is fed from the side near the hook of the cylinder needle and the dial needle, and the ground yarn is fed from the side far from the hook. The feeding positions of the plating thread and the ground thread are substantially symmetrical with respect to the cylinder needle and the dial needle.

  FIG. 12 is a knitting explanatory diagram showing a section 2-2 in FIG. In the plating yarn (black: P) and ground yarn (white: G) fed in FIG. 11, the plating yarn (black) is inside and the ground yarn (white) is outside on the cylinder needle lowered by the cam. As shown in the figure, the plating thread (black) moves to the outside and the ground thread (white) moves to the inside. Similarly, the dial thread descended by the cam captures the plating thread (black: P) on the left side and the ground thread (white: G) on the right side, moves inside the book, as shown in the figure above the hook. The plating yarn (black) moves to the outside and the ground yarn (white) moves to the inside.

  FIG. 13 is a knitting explanatory diagram showing a 3-3 cross section in FIG. 10. After that, the plating thread (black: P) and ground thread (white: G) open the latch of the cylinder needle raised by the cam, the plating thread (black: P) is inside, the ground thread (white: G) is Move to the stem part of the cylinder needle as it becomes outside. Similarly, the dial needle raised by the cam opens the latch and moves to the stem portion of the dial needle with the plating thread (black: P) on the left side and the ground thread (white: G) on the right side.

  FIG. 14 is a knitting explanatory diagram showing a 4-4 cross section in FIG. 10. Thereafter, the plating thread (black: P) and the ground thread (white: G) close the latch of the cylinder needle lowered by the cam, the plating thread (black: P) is inside, and the ground thread (white: G) is It becomes the outside and is cleared from the hook part of the cylinder needle to form a loop. The ground yarn (white: G) is the front and the plating yarn (black) is the back. Similarly, the dial needle lowered by the cam closes the latch, and the plating thread (black: P) is on the left side and the ground thread (white: G) is on the right side, and is cleared from the dial needle hook to form a loop. . The ground yarn (white: G) is the front and the plating yarn (unusual color: P) is the back.

  FIG. 20 shows a needle-punched rib knitted using the knitting member of the present invention. The yarn feeding device has A yarn as a plating yarn, B yarn as a ground yarn, C yarn, D yarn, E yarn, and F yarn. An example of a knitted fabric that is arranged and arbitrarily switched is shown. In the first course of the front, D yarn appears, and on the back is B yarn. Therefore, the B thread appears on the first course of the back side as seen from the needle removal part where the cylinder needle is pulled out, and the D thread is on the back side. Similarly, E yarn appears in the second course of the front, B yarn appears in the second course of the back, F yarn appears in the third course of the front, and A yarn appears in the third course of the back. On the 4th course, D yarn appears, and on the 4th course of the back, B yarn appears.

  Thus, since the ground yarn and the plating yarn can be freely switched, a knitted fabric with an unprecedented design can be obtained.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the main part of the knitting part of the single knit machine, in which the knitting part 2B is installed above the bed 1B supported by a plurality of legs (not shown). In the figure, reference numeral 3B denotes a needle cylinder. A cylinder groove (not shown) slidable in the vertical direction is accommodated in a needle groove (not shown) formed on the outer periphery of the needle cylinder 3B.

  In the actuator portion 4B facing the needle cylinder 3B, needle selection is performed to change the knitted fabric structure. A cylinder cam holder 5B for controlling the cylinder needle is disposed above the actuator portion 4B, and a cam (not shown) accommodated in the cylinder cam holder 5B gives the cylinder needle up and down reciprocating motion.

The cylinder cam holder 5B is supported by an annular intermediate ring 6B, and the intermediate ring is supported by a lower ring 8B via a support 7B. Moreover, the actuator part 4B is installed on the lower ring 8B fixed on the bed.

  Since FIG. 4 is a single knit machine, it further has a sinker dial 19 and a sinker cap 20. A sinker 18 that cooperates with a cylinder needle (not shown) during knitting is slidable in a radial direction on a sinker dial 19 arranged in a horizontal direction. The sinker 18 is controlled by a sinker cam 21 attached to the sinker cap 20.

  The sinker cap 20 is supported by an annular sinker cap ring 23, and the sinker cap ring 23 is supported by an intermediate ring 6B via a support 24.

  On the sinker cap ring 23, a yarn carrier holder 26 for attaching a yarn carrier 11B for supplying knitting yarn to the knitting needle is installed in the yarn carrier ring 25.

  On the lower side of the needle cylinder 3B, there is a drive gear 22B attached integrally therewith, which rotates at the same speed as the needle cylinder 3B when driven from a drive source disposed on the knitting machine.

  Above the sinker cap 20, a yarn feed switching device 12 is provided. The yarn feed switching device 12 is provided with a plurality of yarn feed fingers 13 for guiding a plurality of separate knitting yarns. After the yarn feeding finger 13 is moved downward, a two-stage operation is performed in which the yarn feeding finger 13 is retracted upward. The lower position, ie, “switching position” (see FIG. 2) and the upper position, ie, “normal position” (see FIG. 3). And the knitting yarn is supplied to the knitting needle. The detailed structure and operation of the yarn feed switching device 12 are described in JP-A-2005-42260.

  The yarn feeding finger 13 of the yarn feeding switching device that is selectively moved moves to the yarn feeding position for feeding the knitting needle (that is, after the yarn feeding finger 13 has moved from the “normal position” to the “switching position”). ), A trapper 14B that rotates adjacent to the yarn carrier 11B at the same speed as the knitting machine is in a position where the yarn is supplied, and catches the knitting yarn held by the yarn supplying finger 13. The knitting yarn lowered by the trapper 14B passes through the bottom surface of the yarn guide plate 17 (see FIG. 15) disposed at the lower portion of the yarn supply switching device 12 in order to partition a plurality of yarns and stabilize the yarn position.

  A plating yarn guide (first guide groove) 11P and a ground yarn guide (second guide groove) 11G are provided for the yarn carrier 11B, and a yarn separating member 16 is provided for the yarn carrier 11B. It is the same as that of Example 1 that it is attached so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  The switching operation of the plating yarn and / or the ground yarn and the plating knitting in the second embodiment are the same as in the first embodiment. However, “Yarn Carrier 11B” (Example 2) needs to be read as “Yar Carrier 11” (Example 1), and “Trapper 14B” (Example 2) needs to be read as “Trapper 14” (Example), respectively.

  FIG. 21 is a single knit knitted fabric obtained in Example 2. A back eye appears on the back of the front and a front appears on the back of the back.

  In addition, in Example 1 and Example 2, although the mechanism which knits a jacquard knitting is provided, it is not an indispensable mechanism in implementing this invention.

  Moreover, in Example 1 and Example 2, it can be used as a circular knitting machine for knitting a normal stripe pattern by removing the yarn separating member 16. Conversely, the plating function of the present invention can be exhibited by attaching the knitting member of the present invention (yarn carrier with a yarn separating member) to an existing circular knitting machine.

It is sectional drawing which shows the knitting part of the double knit circular knitting machine used by this invention. The yarn feeding finger of the yarn feeding switching device used in the present invention is in a “switching position”. The state where the yarn feeding finger of the yarn feeding switching device used in the present invention is in the “normal position” is shown. It is sectional drawing which shows the knitting part of the single knit circular knitting machine used by this invention. The normal position where the plating yarn and the ground yarn are supplied to the yarn carrier and the yarn separating member used in the present invention is shown. 6 shows a series of processes in which the plating yarn is switched from the state shown in FIG. (A) is a front view, (b) is a side view. 6 shows a series of processes in which the plating yarn is switched from the state shown in FIG. (A) is a front view, (b) is a side view. 6 shows a series of processes in which the plating yarn is switched from the state shown in FIG. (A) is a front view, (b) is a side view. 6 shows a series of processes in which the plating yarn is switched from the state shown in FIG. (A) is a front view, (b) is a side view. The operating line of the cylinder needle of the Example of this invention is shown. It is the knitting explanatory drawing which showed the 1-1 cross section in FIG. It is knitting explanatory drawing which showed the 2-2 cross section in FIG. It is knitting explanatory drawing which showed the 3-3 cross section in FIG. It is knitting explanatory drawing which showed the 4-4 cross section in FIG. The normal position where the plating yarn and the ground yarn are supplied to the yarn carrier and the yarn separating member used in the present invention is shown. (Same as FIG. 5) FIG. 16 shows a series of processes in which the ground yarn is switched from the state of FIG. (A) is a front view, (b) is a side view. FIG. 16 shows a series of processes in which the ground yarn is switched from the state of FIG. (A) is a front view, (b) is a side view. FIG. 16 shows a series of processes in which the ground yarn is switched from the state of FIG. (A) is a front view, (b) is a side view. FIG. 16 shows a series of processes in which the ground yarn is switched from the state of FIG. (A) is a front view, (b) is a side view. The needle extraction rib knitted fabric knitted using the knitting member of the present invention is shown. A single knit fabric is shown using the knitting member of the present invention. It is a reverse view of a thread | yarn separation member.

Explanation of symbols

11, 11B Yarn carrier 11P Plating yarn guide (first guide groove)
11G Ground thread guide (second guide groove)
12 Yarn Supply Switching Device 13 Yarn Supply Fingers 14, 14B Trapper 15 Yarn Guide Part 16 Yarn Separating Member 17 Yarn Guide Plate

Claims (14)

In a circular knitting machine having a yarn feed switching device (12) for switching at least three knitting yarns, when the yarn feed finger (13) selectively moved by the yarn feed switching device feeds the knitting needles. A knitting member to be used,
A yarn carrier (11, 11B) provided with at least two yarn guide grooves (11P, 11G);
A thread separating member (16) for separating and guiding the first thread to one first guide groove (11P) of the thread guide grooves and the second thread to the other second guide groove (11G) of the thread guide grooves. ) And a knitting member. Of the two yarn guide grooves, one first guide groove (11P) is placed outside the yarn carrier (11, 11B), and the other second guide groove (11G) of the yarn guide grooves is placed on the yarn carrier (11, 11). The knitting member according to claim 1, wherein the knitting member is provided inside 11B). The positions of the first guide groove (11P) and the second guide groove (11G) of the yarn carrier (11, 11B) are such that the first yarn is in front of the knitting needle hook and the second yarn is the hook of the knitting needle. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is set to be guided inwardly and backwardly. The yarn feeding switching device (12) includes at least two yarn feeding fingers (13) for switching the first yarn and at least two yarn feeding fingers (13) for switching the second yarn. The knitting member according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the knitting member is provided. The knitting member according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a position where the first yarn and the second yarn are fed is substantially symmetrical with respect to the cylinder needle and the dial needle. The knitting member according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first yarn is one of a plating yarn and a ground yarn, and the second yarn is the other of the plating yarn and the ground yarn. . The knitting member according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the yarn separating member (16) is detachably fixed to the yarn carrier (11, 11B). The yarn guide plate (17) at the boundary between the yarn feeding finger used for the first yarn and the yarn feeding finger used for the second yarn among the plurality of yarn feeding fingers is the tip (16b) of the yarn separating member (16). The knitting member according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the knitting member extends to a lower end of the knitting member. The knitting member according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a yarn guide portion (15) for guiding a first yarn is provided on the yarn separation member (16). The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circular knitting machine is a double knit circular knitting machine. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circular knitting machine is a single knit circular knitting machine. In a circular knitting machine having a yarn feed switching device for switching at least three knitting yarns, a method of performing yarn feed switching and plating knitting
One of the first yarns in the plating knitting is caught by a trapper (14, 14B) that moves as the knitting machine rotates, passes through the outside of the yarn separating member (16), and is outside the yarn carrier (11, 11B). To the first guide groove (11P) provided in the
The other second yarn is caught by the trapper (14, 14B) that moves with the rotation of the knitting machine, passes through the inside of the yarn separating member (16), and is provided inside the yarn carrier (11, 11B). Guided to the second guide groove (11G),
A plating knitting method, wherein both the first yarn and the second yarn are guided to the knitting needle by the trapper (14, 14B). Of the plurality of yarn feeding fingers (13) provided in one yarn feeding switching device (12), the yarn feeding finger used for the first yarn is a yarn carrier (11, 11B) that feeds from the yarn feeding finger. 13. A yarn feeding finger using a yarn feeding finger at a position farther away and using a second yarn uses a yarn feeding finger at a location close to the yarn carrier (11, 11B). the method of. The knitting method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the first yarn is one of a plating yarn and a ground yarn, and the second yarn is the other of the plating yarn and the ground yarn.