JPH0220229Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial field of application] This invention relates to a knitting needle stopper that is used when turning a knitted fabric on a knitting machine to form a rubber knitted part on a knitting machine. , which prevents the stitches on both sides of the knitting needle from accidentally coming off the hook of the knitting needle, and improves the workability of turning the stitches.

[Conventional technology]

The only way to form a rubber knitted part on knitted fabric with a regular knitting machine is to use a tatu needle to turn every other or second stitch.

That is, as shown in Figures 6a to 6d, the stitches to be stitched are first removed from the hook of stockininette needle d of the knitting machine, unwound a predetermined number of rows, and then stitched from below using stitched needle g. This is done by making the facing stitches and transferring the last stitch to the hook of the stockinette needle. I took one look at this kind of tatsupigaeshi,
Alternatively, by performing a predetermined number of steps every second stitch, a rubber knitted portion is formed.

[The problem that the idea attempts to solve]

By the way, in the process of making the front stitch using a tatsupi needle, it is important to make it easier to see the yarn passing from side to side, and to add tension to the knitted fabric so that the hook of the tatsupi needle can be hung on the thread smoothly. ,
The knitting worker intentionally or unconsciously pulls the knitted fabric downward in an attempt to spread the knitted rows up and down.

At that time, as shown in Fig. 7, the stockinette needle is pulled by the tension force that pulls the knitted fabric as described above, and the stockinette needle catches several stitches on both sides of the stitch that is about to be turned. There was a problem in that the combs extending forward between the needles were pulled out further toward the front from the tip position, and the stitches were lifted up and removed from the hooks of the pulled-out knitting needles.

When the stockinette needle d of the knitting machine is in the normal knitting position, its tip hook is located slightly retracted from the tip of the comb f, and the knitting needle d is located at a position slightly retracted from the tip of the comb f. The hook hooks the stitches and pulls them toward the back, so the stitches do not come off the hook in this state, but as mentioned above, when turning the stitches, the stockinette needles are pulled away from the tip of the comb. If it is pulled out further, the stitches will easily lift up and come off the hook, helped by the open bell of the stockinette needle in the knitting position.

When the stitches come off the hook, the stitches in that row easily come undone in several rows because they are pulling the knitted fabric downward. In this case, it becomes difficult to repair the knitted fabric, as it becomes necessary to use the tatsupi needle to work from the back side of the knitted fabric (the side where the front stitches are made) to recreate the stitches.

This invention was devised under the above-mentioned circumstances, and it solves the above-mentioned problems with the conventional technology. To provide a knitting needle stopper with a simple structure to prevent the needle from coming off.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, this invention takes the following technical measures.

That is, the knitting needle stopper of the present invention includes a pair of holders that are removably attached to the knitting machine body so as to be able to slide on the grooved plate in the longitudinal direction thereof, and a pair of holders that are attached to both holders in the longitudinal direction of the grooved plate. The knitting needle is supported in such a way that it crosses over, and has a stopper portion that prevents the head of the knitting needle protruding above the thin plate in the knitting position from moving toward the front of the knitting machine, and at least one notch that allows the head to pass through. and a stopper plate.

[Action and effect]

When the number of rows that are to form the rubber knitting section has been knitted, the stockinette needle that hooks the knitted fabric has moved forward to the knitting position, and the heads protruding from each groove on the groove plate also correspond to the irregularities of each groove. They line up at a certain distance from the other side.

The knitted fabric is prevented from being pulled inward by the comb that protrudes toward the front of the knitting machine, and the hook of the stockinette needle is caught on the last stitch of this knitted fabric, so this state is maintained. Each stockinette needle that hooks the knitted fabric in the knitted fabric is not pulled in toward the back. On the other hand, each stockinette needle is in a state where it can easily move forward from the knitting position if an external force is applied to it. As the stockinette needle moves forward, the stitches easily lift off from the hook as described above.

During rubber knitting work, the knitting needle stopper of the present invention is mounted on the knitting machine. This knitting needle stopper has a pair of holders supported by a knitting machine and a stopper plate provided so as to span between the two holders. The position of this stopper plate in the depth direction of the groove plate is set in advance so that the stopper portion is located adjacent to the front side of the head of the stockinette needles aligned at the knitting position on the groove plate as described above. The stopper portion of the stopper plate prevents the head of the stockinette needle from advancing toward the front of the knitting machine, and the notch allows the head of the stockinette needle at the corresponding position to pass through.

By sliding the holder, etc., the above-mentioned notch is aligned with the position of the head of the knitting needle on which the stitch that is about to be turned is placed.
Then, the knitting needle on which the stitch to be reversed is attached can move forward, so the knitting worker can pinch the head of the knitting needle, or insert the hook of the tatsupi needle into the tip hook of the knitting needle. The stitches can be removed from the hook by hooking and pulling the hook to move it forward.

Then, a predetermined number of rows are unraveled from the rows of stitches removed as described above, and the front stitch is made using a tatsupi needle. Since the movement of the part is prevented by the stopper part of the stopper plate,
Even if you work while pulling the knitted fabric downward, the stockinette needles on which the stitches on both sides are hooked will not be dragged by the knitted fabric and pulled in the front direction.

As a result of the above, if the knitting needle stopper of the present invention is used, the problem of the stitches on both sides of the knitting needle coming off inadvertently when turning the knitting needle in rubber knitting work or the like can be solved.

In addition, the holder of the knitting needle stopper of the present invention is configured to be detachable from the knitting machine, so it is easy to use, and since the holder is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the groove plate, the stopper can be cut easily. You can easily align the notch with the head of the desired knitting needle.

[Description of Examples]

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in its entirety in FIG. 1, the knitting needle stopper 1 of this example includes a pair of holders 2, which are removably attached to the knitting machine main body a so as to be able to slide in the longitudinal direction on the groove plate b thereof. 2, and a stopper plate 3 supported to span these holders 2, 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, each of the holders 2, 2 has a plate-like main body portion 2a, 2a extending in the depth direction of the knitting machine so as to cross over the groove plate b of the knitting machine a.
and back surface engaging portions 2b, 2b extending downward from the rear end portions of the plate-like main body portions 2a, 2a and engaging with the back surface of the knitting machine; Front engaging portions 2c, 2 extend downwardly to hold the front portion of the comb f at the front of the machine.
c. As shown in FIG. 2, the comb f of the knitting machine on which the knitting needle stopper 1 of this example is planned to be installed is formed so that its front surface is inclined toward the back of the knitting machine as it goes downward. The front engaging portions 2c, 2c are bent so as to be inclined along the front surface of the comb f. This allows the front engaging portions 2c, 2c to engage with the comb f. Further, the back surface engaging portions 2b, 2b are
An engaging member 5 having a concave groove 4 on its inner surface capable of engaging with a convex carriage rail h formed on the back surface of the knitting machine a is moved in a direction in which the concave groove 4 attempts to engage with the carriage rail h. Spring 6 (see Figure 4)
The engagement member 5 is configured to be hingedly connected to the plate-like main body part 2a while being biased by a pressure member 5. When pushed in, the engaging member 5 is retracted and rotated to release the engagement between the groove 4 and the carriage rail h. This is convenient because the holders 2, 2 can be attached and detached from the top surface of the knitting machine.

For the pair of holders 2, 2 configured as described above, in this example, the stopper plate 3 in the form of a rectangular plate is connected to the groove plate b.
It is configured to be slidably supported in the longitudinal direction. That is, a holding ring part 8 in which a holding hole 7 having an elongated cross section extending in the vertical direction is formed is integrally formed in the intermediate part of the plate-like main body parts 2a, 2a of the pair of holders 2, 2 in the depth direction of the knitting machine. Both ends of the stopper plate 3 are slidably inserted and supported in each of the holding holes 7. The formation position of the holding ring portion 8 in the depth direction of the knitting machine is such that the stopper plate 3 inserted and supported through the holding hole 7 is located in front of each head e of the stockinette needle d which is in the knitting position and protrudes above the groove plate. determined to be located adjacent to the side.

Further, as described above, the stopper plate 3 supported by the holders 2, 2 of this example is formed in the shape of a rectangular plate that can be inserted into the holding hole 7, and has a certain degree of rigidity. Also, the height of the lower edge is the head e
A notch 3b through which the head e can pass is provided approximately in the center of the stopper part 3a, which is lower than the top of the knitting machine to prevent the head e from moving toward the front of the knitting machine. .

Next, how to use the knitting needle stopper 1 of this example will be explained.

In a state where the number of rows to form the rubber knitted part are knitted, all the stockinette needles on which the stitches are attached are in the knitting position, that is, in a position where the tip hook is slightly retreated from the tip of the comb f. Then, these stockinette needles d catch the stitches at the upper end of the knitted fabric whose movement toward the back of the knitting machine is prevented by the combs f, and are pulled in slightly toward the back. Therefore, although we can move forward, we cannot move backward.

The knitting needle stopper 1 of this example first includes each holder 2,
2, while retracting the engaging member 5 by pressing the pressing piece 5a, hook the front engaging part 2c on the comb f, and then drop the plate-shaped main body part 2a onto the groove plate, Then, the pressure on the pressing piece 5a is released and the engaging member 5 is mounted on the knitting machine so that the groove 4 of the engaging member 5 is engaged with the carriage rail h, and then the retaining ring 8 of each holder 2, Both ends of the stopper plate 3 are passed through and supported by the stopper plate 8, and the stopper plate 3 is mounted on the knitting machine. In this state, the forward movement of the head e of the knitting needle d, which is basically in the knitting position, is prevented by the stopper portion 3a of the stopper plate 3. At this time, the position of the notch 3b of the stopper plate 3 in the lateral direction (longitudinal direction of the groove plate) is adjusted so as to correspond to the head e of the knitting needle on which the stitch to be turned is hooked. For this purpose, the holders 2, 2 may be slid, or the stopper plate 3 may be moved between the holders 2, 2,
It may be slid relative to 2. In this state, as shown in FIG. 2, only the stockinette needle on which the stitch to be turned is hooked can move forward.

Therefore, the knitting worker can remove the stitches by, for example, hooking the end hook of the knitting needle d onto the needle g and pulling it forward.

After that, the stitches are unraveled a predetermined number of rows in the same way as before, and then the stitches are turned back using the stitch needle. teeth,
Since the head e is prevented from moving toward the front by the stopper portion 3a of the stopper plate, even if the knitted fabric is pulled downward, it will not be pulled out toward the front. It is still held in the knitting position. Therefore, as in the past, the problem of the needles on which some stitches adjacent to the stitches to be turned are pulled out further from the knitting position towards the front, and the raised stitches then come off, can be solved. completely resolved.

When one stitch is finished turning one stitch, the notch 3b of the stopper plate 3 is aligned with the head of the knitting needle on which the adjacent stitch is hung, so that it can move forward, and then the turning is done. By repeating the work, the rubber knitted part can be formed without any problems and with ease of work.

As another aspect of the stopper plate 3 in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
are provided at multiple locations at every other groove pitch of the groove plate b, and as a whole, the stopper portion 3a is located at each notch 3b.
It may be made to have a comb-teeth shape by sandwiching it. By doing this, it is not necessary to slide the stopper plate 3 each time when performing the Ichimoku rubber knitting. In addition, in order to use it for double stitch rubber knitting, the width of the stopper part 3a of the stopper plate 3 shown in FIG. It's fine if it's a minute.

Of course, the scope of this invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. In the embodiment, the stopper plate 3 supported by a pair of holders is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the groove plate with respect to each holder, but both ends of the stopper plate 3 may be fixedly supported by each holder 2. . Even in this case, the holders 2, 2 themselves can be slid in the longitudinal direction of the groove plate, so after completing the tatup return of one stitch, the entire stopper can be slid in the horizontal direction and the tatup of the next stitch can be started. Returns can be made conveniently.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing one embodiment of the knitting needle stopper of the present invention installed on a knitting machine, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. The figure is a cross-sectional view taken along the line -- of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of another embodiment of the stopper plate, FIGS. It is a diagram. 1...Knitting needle stopper, 2, 2...Holder, 3...
...Stopper plate, 3a...Stopper portion, 3b...Notch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a pair of holders removably attached to the knitting machine main body so as to be able to slide on the grooved plate in the longitudinal direction thereof; and a pair of holders supported so as to extend over both the holders in the longitudinal direction of the grooved plate; The knitting machine comprises a stopper portion that prevents the head of the knitting needle in the knitting position protruding above the groove plate from moving toward the front of the knitting machine, and a stopper plate that has at least one notch through which the head can pass. A knitting needle stopper used when turning the needles.