JPH1143849A - Stitch loop deposition method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for depositing a stitch loop without using a void needle. SOLUTION: Composite needles 1f, 1b composed of needle main bodies 3f, 3b provided with hooks at the tip end and sliders 5f, 5b produced by laminating a pair of thin plates are placed respectively on a pair of beds. The needle main bodies 3f, 3b of the composite needles 1f, 1b and the sliders 5f, 5b are made to be independently movable forward and backward. After forwarding the needle main bodies 3f, 3b of the composite needle of the 1st bed to a tooth opening, the sliders 5f, 5b are further forwarded to move the stitch loop from the hooks 7f, 7b of the needle main bodies 3f, 3b to the tongues of the sliders 5f, 5b. The hook and the tongue of the composite needle of the 2nd bed are together inserted into the stitch loop of the tongue of the slider of the 1st bed and the sliders 5f, 5b of the composite needles 1f, 1b of the 1st bed are retreated to deposit the stitch loop on the tongue of the slider of the 2nd bed. After knitting the other row with the composite needles 1f, 1b of the 1st bed, the hook is inserted into the stitch loop deposited on the tongue of the slider of the 2nd bed and the stitch loop is moved again.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a knitting method performed by using a flat knitting machine provided with a compound needle, and relates to a stitch loop which is locked by a needle or a transfer jack and a stitch which locks another stitch loop. On how to temporarily deposit to

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the present specification, "leaving" a stitch loop does not mean a normal "transfer" in which a stitch loop is simply transferred into a hook of another needle. In normal transfer, if the receiving needle locks the stitch loop, a double stitch is formed in the hook of the needle, and the double stitch becomes inseparable. On the other hand, in depositing, the needle on the receiving side separates the stitch loop held by itself and the received stitch loop, and the stitch loop held by the needle itself is hooked inside the hook of the needle body, Hold the received stitch loop with the tongue of the slider. Therefore, the meanings of “transfer” and “leave” have different meanings below.

[0003] A general flat knitting machine is configured as a so-called two-bed flat knitting machine in which a needle bed having a large number of needles is disposed in a pair at the front and rear sides of a tooth gap. In this flat knitting machine, the stitch loops are knitted using the needles of each needle bed, and the stitch loop formed by each needle bed can be transferred to the needle of the other opposing needle bed. By combining and transfer, a wide variety of knitted fabrics can be knitted.

[0004] As a needle used in a flat knitting machine, there are a vera needle and a compound needle. The compound needle moves the slider and the needle body relative to each other to open and close the hook, and the stroke of the needle can be reduced to about half as compared with the conventional vera needle, so that the knitting machine can be downsized, and as a result, This leads to improved productivity. Various types of compound needles have been studied to date. Among such composite needles, German Patent No. 222854 describes a slider having a stitch loop transfer function.
7, JP-B-62-19535 and the like. FIG. 11 schematically shows a composite needle of this type.

The needle body 103 of the compound needle 101 has a hook 105 on the distal end side, accommodates a slider 113 on the body side behind the hook 105, and allows the slider 113 to move forward and backward in the sliding direction of the needle body 103. Is provided with a slider accommodation groove 107 for supporting the slider. The slider 113 is formed by laminating two thin plates 113a and 113b having the same shape and is accommodated in a slider accommodating groove 107 formed in the needle main body 103. The slider 113 can be advanced to a position beyond the hook of the needle main body at its tip. A tongue 115 is formed. Needle body 1
03 and slider 113 have control bats 116 and 11 respectively.
8 are respectively formed so as to protrude outside the needle groove.
When these control bats are engaged with each cam provided on the carriage that runs on the needle bed, the needle body and the slider are relatively moved to control the amount of advance relative to the tooth gap, and to form stitches for knits, tacks and mistakes. Various knitting such as transfer can be performed. FIG. 11B is a side view of a state at the time of transfer in which the slider is further advanced beyond the hook of the needle main body.
11C and 11D are a partially enlarged view of FIG. 11B and a plan view thereof. When the tongue 115 of the slider 113 passes over the hook 105, the tip is separated by the hook 105, and in that state, the tip of the slider 113 advances beyond the hook 105 and the tongue 1
The stitch loop 120 on 15 is pushed up onto the tooth gap by the separated and expanded tongue 115 to bring the stitch loop 120 to the transfer position. The stitch loop 12 that locks the hook 125 of the needle body 123 of the other needle bed on the tongue 115 of the expanded slider 113
0, and the stitch loop 120 is received in the hook 125.

[0006] The needles used in knitting of the knitted fabric are arbitrary. For example, if knitting is performed using only the needles of the front needle bed, a knitted fabric having a flat knitting structure (face) is knitted, and the needles of the front and rear needle beds are knitted. If the yarn is fed in a zigzag shape, a knitted fabric having a rib knitting structure is knitted. Also,
After the yarns are fed to the needles of the front needle bed, and the loop knitting is continuously performed to feed the needles of the rear needle bed, the tubular knitted fabric in which the front knitted fabric and the rear knitted fabric are connected at both ends thereof. Are organized. When knitting the front and back stitches together in the same wale, or when knitting such as moving the stitch loop and overlapping it with the adjacent stitch loop, empty needles on the opposing needle beds are used. When knitting links, for example, as a pattern in which the front and back stitches are mixed, after forming a stitch loop with the front needle bed, this stitch loop is transferred to the needle of the opposing rear needle bed, and the same needle is formed. Form a stitch loop of the course that follows on the floor, and in the subsequent knitting, while reciprocating the stitch loop between the front and back needle beds,
The following course is organized. Also, when performing a texture pattern or forming knitting, the stitch loop is temporarily transferred to the empty needle of the other needle bed, then the needle bed is racked, and the transferred stitch loop is transferred to the needle of the original needle bed. Transfer to and overlap the stitch loop locked by the adjacent needle.

In the case of knitting fabrics such as flat knitting and wide ribs, the opposing needles are empty needles, which may be used. However, in the case of a knitted fabric of a total rubber or a tubular knitted fabric which is knitted using all the needles of the front and rear needle beds, empty needles for transferring the stitch loop cannot be secured. In such a case, in such a case, an auxiliary bed (a flat knitting machine of a type provided with a transfer jack bed) accommodating a transfer jack as a knitting member dedicated to transfer in addition to a pair of front and rear needle beds. (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 6-184887)) or a so-called four-bed flat knitting machine further provided with a pair of needle beds above the front and rear needle beds to obtain an empty needle and take other measures. No.

As described above, conventionally, in order to exchange a stitch loop between needle beds, it is essential that empty needles exist on the other needle bed, and a knitted fabric in which empty needles cannot be secured is required. Knitting could not be performed, and this was a major constraint as a stereotype in developing the variety of knitting. This means that if another stitch loop is transferred to the needle that locks the stitch loop, those stitch loops will be double-stitched and can no longer be separated from each other. Also, the four-bed flat knitting machine has the same problems as the two-bed flat knitting machine.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a new method of depositing a stitch loop that does not require an empty needle, thereby overcoming the above-mentioned stereotype in knitting and knitting. The purpose is to provide diversity, that is, a new knitting structure and labor saving in knit production.

[0010]

A method for depositing a stitch loop according to the present invention comprises a needle body having a hook at the tip and a slider having a tongue formed by stacking two thin plates. At least one first bed in which compound needles in which a needle body and a slider are individually movable forward and backward are arranged, and at least one second bed in which a large number of knitting members are arranged
Using a flat knitting machine provided with a bed, a: a step of advancing the knitting member from the second bed to the tooth gap while the stitch loop is locked, b: both the needle body of the composite needle and the slider Moving the hook and the tongue together into the stitch loop; and c: retracting the knitting member and depositing the stitch loop on the tongue of the composite needle. It is characterized by the following.

[0011] A method for depositing a stitch loop according to the present invention comprises a needle body having a hook at a tip and a slider having a tongue formed by stacking two thin plates.
In a knitting method using a flat knitting machine provided with at least one pair of beds in which compound needles in which the needle main body and the slider are individually movable forward and backward are provided, a: from one bed, Advancing the tongue of the compound needle to the tooth gap with the stitch loop locked; b: advancing the needle body and the slider of the compound needle together from the other bed to the tooth gap to form the hook and the tongue; And c) retracting the tongue in a state where the stitch loop is locked, and depositing the stitch loop on the tongue of the composite needle of the other bed. It is characterized by having been provided.

The present invention is also characterized in that at least one pair of the first beds is provided so as to face each other.

[0013] The present invention is also characterized in that the second bed is a transfer jack bed in which a large number of transfer jacks are arranged as knitting members.

The present invention is also characterized in that the second bed is a bed in which a number of knitting members are arranged in rows.

Preferably, the steps b and c are performed in a state where another stitch loop is locked to the hook of the composite needle in which the stitch loop is stored in a tongue.

Preferably, following the step c, d: a step of retracting both the needle body and the slider of the composite needle having the stitch loop deposited on the tongue; and e: a knitting member or a composite having the stitch loop deposited. Using a needle to perform another knitting; f: advancing the slider, which has the stitch loop on the tongue, to the tooth gap; g: advancing the knitting member or the composite needle to the tooth gap, H: inserting a tip between the tongues in which the stitch loops are stored, and h: retracting a slider in which the stitch loops are stored on the tongue, and transferring the stitch loops to the knitting member or the composite needle. .

As described above, both the first bed and the second bed may use composite needles. In this case, as in claim 2, the second bed and the first bed are the same. Preferably, as in claim 3, a pair of first and second beds using a compound needle are provided in front and rear, and a second bed of a different kind using a flat needle, a transfer jack and the like is provided in addition thereto. In this case, the different kind of second bed is provided, for example, on both sides or one side of the upper part of the first bed on which the compound needles are arranged. A composite needle of the above-described type is used for the side receiving the stitch loop, and a transfer jack, a spatula needle, a composite needle, or the like is used for the transfer side. Hereinafter, the composite needle may be simply referred to as a needle.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a method for depositing a stitch loop according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1> FIGS. 1 and 2 show basic knitting for depositing a stitch loop from a needle on a front needle bed to a needle on an opposing rear needle bed. Show.
A composite needle 1 of the type described above is provided on the front and rear needle beds FB and BB.
f, 1b are arranged in a row, and have needle bodies 3f, 3b having hooks 7f, 7b at the tip and sliders 5f, 5b having tongues 9f, 9b at the tip. 10f and 10b are steps at the rear of the tongues 9f and 9b to prevent the stitch loop placed on the tongues 9f and 9b from flowing to the rear side of the sliders 5f and 5b. Although not shown, these needle bodies 3f, 3b and sliders 5f, 5b are individually driven by a cam provided on a carriage that reciprocates on a needle bed, provided with a control bat. Alternatively, the needle body and the slider for each needle are connected to a linear drive mechanism, and the drive mechanisms are individually driven. As described above, the knitting operation is performed by appropriately moving the needle main body and the slider by appropriate means.

FIG. 1A shows an initial state, in which each composite needle 1
f and 1b lock the stitch loops 11f and 11b one by one in the hooks 7f and 7b. First, the needle main body 3f of the composite needle 1f of the front needle bed FB is advanced. This makes the needle body 3f
And the slider 5f move relative to each other, and the hook 7
f, the stitch loop 11f locked to the slider 5
f is guided above the tongue 9f (FIG. 1-b).
Subsequently, the slider 5f is advanced, the needle main body 3f is retracted, and the stitch loop 11f is locked by the slider tongue 9f. Thereby, the stitch loop 11f becomes
With the slider 5f resting on the tongue 9f, it is pushed up over the hook 20 over the hook 7f (FIG. 1).
c). At this time, if the needle body 3f is made to slightly advance toward the tooth gap 20 as compared with the state shown in FIG.
The lateral run-out of the slider 5f for locking 1f can be firmly guided. This position is slightly below the intersection position so that the hook 7f does not intersect with the path of the opposing receiving needle. In addition, at this time, the needle 1b of the rear needle bed BB that is opposed is advanced to the position shown in the figure. Next, the needle 1f of the front needle bed FB
Is further advanced to the position where the stitch loop is transferred (FIG. 1-d). The needle 1b of the rear needle bed BB is waiting at the position shown in the figure, and can easily enter the next stitch loop 11f locked by the needle 1f. After this,
The needle 1b on the receiving side further advances, enters the tongue 9f of the slider separated and expanded by the hook 7f of the needle 1f on the receiving side, and pierces the stitch loop 11f locked on the tongue 9f ( FIG. 1-e). Stitch loop 11f
The needle 1b on the side of receiving the hook abuts the tip of the hook 7b and the tongue 9b of the slider 5b to close the hook, and advances while holding the stitch loop 11b to be locked to the hook itself. By doing so, when the stitch loop 11f is received, troubles such as the stitch loop 11f falling into the hook can be prevented, but the hook 7b and the tongue 9
It is not necessary to contact b. Thereafter, the slider 5f of the hand-side needle 1f that has advanced to the transfer position is retracted,
Slide stitch loop 11f with slider 5 of needle 1f of front needle bed FB
f, the tongue 9 of the slider 5b of the needle 1b of the rear needle bed BB
Deposit on b (FIG. 1-f). Next, the stitch loop 11
After receiving f, the needle body 3b and the slider 5b of the needle 1b of the needle bed BB are retracted (FIG. 2A). The slider 5b is a stitch loop 11f deposited on the tongue 9b.
Is placed in a position where it does not slide down from the tongue 9b and does not collide when the opposing needle advances in the subsequent knitting,
In the present embodiment, the needle body 3b is located at a position slightly beyond the hook 7b of the retracted needle body 3b.

As described above, the stitch loop 11f locked on the needle 1f of the front needle bed FB is changed to the opposing rear needle bed B
As a result, the needle 1b of the rear needle bed BB locks the original stitch loop 11b on the hook 7b and the stitch loop 11f that has just been received. On the tongue 9b of the slider 5b. In this way, the stitch loop 11f is deposited from the needle 1f of the front needle bed FB to the needle 1b of the opposite needle bed BB. While the stitch loop is being deposited, the needle 1b of the rear needle bed BB is moved to the position shown in FIG.
Is maintained, and the stitch loop 11f is released, and the needle 1f of the empty front needle bed FB is used for the subsequent knitting fabric knitting to knit a predetermined knitted fabric.

After this knitting, as shown below,
Original needle bed FB facing the deposited stitch loop 11f
To the needle 1f. First, after depositing the stitch loop 11f, the stitch loop 11f is advanced to a position where the slider 5b of the needle 1b of the needle bed BB is delivered, and the stitch loop 11f is pushed up onto the tooth gap 20 (FIG. 2B). Next, the needle 1f of the front needle bed FB advances with the hook opened, and the tongue 9 of the slider 5b is moved.
stitch loop 1 penetrating into b and locked on tongue 9b
Poke 1f (FIG. 2-c). After this, stitch loop 11
The needle 1b of the needle bed BB which has stored the needle f is retracted, and the stitch loop 11f is transferred to the needle 1f of the front needle bed FB (FIG. 2).
-D). Next, the needle 1f of the front needle bed FB that has received the stitch loop 11f is retracted (FIG. 2E). Thereby, each needle 1f, 1b of the front and rear needle beds FB, BB is in a state in which one stitch loop 11f, 11b is locked.
Of course, depending on the knitting performed between FIG. 2-a and FIG. 2-b,
Other stitch loops may be locked to the needles of the front needle bed. In addition, the needle that receives the deposited stitch loop
The stitch is not necessarily a stitched loop.

The deposit of the stitch loop is not limited to the one performed from the needle of one needle bed to the needle of the other needle bed. For example, in a flat knitting machine having a transfer jack bed, The loop can also be deposited via a transfer jack to an adjacent needle on the same needle bed, or to a needle on the other opposing needle bed.

<Application Example> Next, two knitting examples of a knitted fabric knitting using the stitch loop depositing method will be described below.

<Application Example 1> Front body 2 made of flat knitting structure
1f and a back body 21b are connected at both ends to a skirt portion of the body 21 which is formed into a tubular shape by connecting both ends thereof.
3f and 23b are knitted. FIG. 3 shows a knitted fabric after knitting, and FIG. 4 shows knitting steps from the hem rubber portion to the body portion. First, in step 1, the needles a, c, and
,... and the needles b, d, f,... of the rear needle bed BB, and the course knitting of the hem rubber portion 23f on the front body 21f side is performed. By repeating the knitting of step 1 a predetermined number of times,
A hem rubber 23f having a desired length is obtained. Next, in step 2, the stitch loops knitted by the needles b, d, f,... Of the rear needle bed BB are deposited on the needles a, c, e,. The deposit of the stitch loop is performed by the above-described method. In the following step 3, the 1 × 1 hem rubber portion 23b of the back body 21b is knitted, and knitting is performed by the needles a, c, and
,... and the needles b, d, f,... of the front needle bed FB. This knitting is repeated a predetermined number of times in the same manner as in step 1 in the same manner as the skirt rubber portion 23f on the front body 21f side, to obtain a skirt rubber portion 23b having a desired length.

The knitting of the front and rear hem rubber portions 23b and 23f is completed by the above steps 1 to 3, and the subsequent steps 4 to 6
Thus, the transfer of the stitch loop for knitting the body 21 performed after the hem rubber portion 23 is performed. That is, the back body 2 knitted with the needles b, d, f,... Of the front needle bed FB in Step 4
The stitch loop of the bottom rubber portion 23b of 1b is transferred to empty needles b, d, f,... Of the rear needle bed BB. In the following step 5, the stitch loop of the hem rubber 23f of the front body 21f deposited in step 2 is temporarily deposited on the needles a, c, e,... Which lock the stitch loop of the rear needle bed BB. Then, in step 6,
The rear needle bed BB is racked rightward, and the stored stitch loops are transferred to the empty needles b, d, f,... Of the front needle bed FB. As a result, the needles of the front and rear needle beds FB and BB are in a state where the stitch loop is locked, and thereafter, as shown in Step 7,
When the knitting yarn is supplied in a clockwise direction to the respective needles of the rear needle bed BB and subsequently the front needle bed FB, the body 21 can be knitted in a tubular shape following the hem rubber portions 23f and 23b.

<Example of Using Transfer Jack> FIG.
Shows a knitting in the case where a flat knitting machine having a transfer jack is used for the above knitting, and the stitch loops are stored through the transfer jack. In the knitting of the present embodiment, a transfer jack bed TB disposed above the rear needle bed BB is used, and the bed includes a pair of front and rear beds using composite needles and one transfer jack bed. The transfer jack bed TB has a lower rear needle bed BB and a lower front front needle bed F.
Racking is possible for both B. Deposits are made from the transfer jack bed TB to the front needle bed FB.
And the stitch loop can be deposited on the rear needle bed FB and between the front and rear needle beds FB / BB. The transfer jack used here is an example of a knitting member other than the composite needle, and a spatula needle or the like may be used instead of the transfer jack. Also, the structure of the transfer jack,
It is known from the applicant's Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-1884887 that a transfer jack bed is provided above the needle bed and racked against the lower needle bed. Note that, instead of the transfer jack bed, a needle bed having a row of needles may be provided on one or both of the upper portions of the pair of composite needle beds.

Steps 1 to 4 are performed in the same manner as in FIG. 4 described above. In steps 5 and 6, the transfer of the stitch loop is performed using the transfer jack of the transfer jack bed TB. In the above, emphasizing the knitting efficiency and knitting the other hem rubber after completing one of the hem rubbers, the hem rubber portions 23f and 23b are divided between the front body and the back body, and a complete cylinder is formed. It is not formed as a shape. Instead of this, each time the course of each hem rubber part is knitted, the stitch loop is deposited in the needle next to the same needle bed, the hem rubber part of the front body, the hem rubber part of the back body, the front body Hem rubber part, ... if knitted alternately, hem rubber part 23
f and 23b can be formed in a complete cylindrical body.

<Application Example 2> Next, an example in which a rib knit portion is formed in the pocket opening 35 in the case of knitting the front body 31 with the pocket 33, FIG. 6 shows a knitted fabric,
FIG. 7 shows a knitting step of the pocket opening 35 portion.
The front body 31 and the front portion 37 of the pocket are knitted using the needle of the front needle bed FB, and the portion 39 hidden behind the pocket is knitted with the needle of the rear needle bed BB. The pocket bag is knitted into a closed bag shape except for the pocket opening 35 by connecting the front bag with the front body at both ends along the depth direction by a known method. FIG.
S in the figure indicates a locked state of the stitch loop on each needle bed, and indicates a state immediately before knitting a pocket to be rib-knitted.

Steps 1 to 3 show a preparatory process including depositing a stitch loop for rib knitting the pocket opening 35. First, in step 1, the stitches are locked to the needles g, i, k, and m of the rear needle bed. The stitch loop of the back portion 39 of the pocket to be made is temporarily stored in the needles g, i, k, and m of the front needle bed, and in the next step 2, the stitch loop is needles f, h, j, and l of the rear needle bed BB. Leave it to As a result, all the stitch loops of the back portion 39 of the pocket are locked by the needles f, h, j, l of the rear needle bed BB, and the needles g, i, k, m of the rear needle bed BB are empty needles. Becomes Next, in step 3, the stitch loop of the front portion 37 of the pocket locked by the needles g, i, k, and m of the front needle bed FB is moved to the rear needle bed BB.
Are transferred to needles g, i, k, and m. In the process so far,
The preparation for rib knitting the pocket opening 35 is completed.

Step 4 shows the knitting of the stitch course of the body portion 31 and the pocket opening 35. Before the knitting yarn forms the needles a to e for locking the body portion 31 of the front needle bed FB and the pocket opening 35. The needles f, h, j, l of the needle bed FB, the needles g, i, k, m of the rear needle bed BB, and the needles n to r for locking the body 31 form a stitch course. By repeatedly performing this knitting, the stitch course of the front body 31 is knitted while the pocket opening 35 having the predetermined length is rib-knitted. After the knitting of the pocket mouth 35 is completed, the back side of the rib-knitted pocket mouth 35 is replaced with the needle g,
Transfer from i, k, m to the needles g, i, k, m of the front needle bed FB. Next, in step 6, the needles f, h, j,
After the stitches of the back portion 39 of the pocket stored in l are temporarily stored in the needles f, h, j, l of the front needle bed FB, the rear needle bed BB is racked in the subsequent step 7, and Are transferred to the needles g, i, k, and m of the needle bed BB.
FIG. 7E shows the locked state of the stitch at the time when the above knitting is completed. For the subsequent knitting, the pocket mouth 35
The stitch loop of the final course is released by releasing the stitch loop by an appropriate method. Thereafter, the stitch loop of the back portion 39 of the pocket is transferred to the front needle bed FB, and the stitch of the front body 31 is moved by the front needle bed FB. Organize the course. In the case where the final course of the pocket opening 35 is to be prevented from unraveling with the binding off, the knitting of the pocket opening 35 is completed in step 4, and then the binding off processing is performed.

<Example of Using Transfer Jack> FIG.
Shows a knitting corresponding to FIG. 7 when the knitting is performed via a transfer jack. Steps 1, 2
Then, using the transfer jack of the transfer jack bed TB, the stitch loop of the back portion 39 of the pocket is deposited on the needles f, h, j, l of the rear needle bed BB, and the stitch deposited in steps 6 and 7 is deposited. Return the loop to the original needle.

<Application Example 3> Next, an example of knitting a tubular knitted fabric in which a front knitted fabric and a rear knitted fabric made of a total rubber structure are connected at both ends thereof, and FIG. 9 shows the knitting steps. . The flat knitting machine used in this embodiment is a four-bed flat knitting machine in which a pair of needle beds is further disposed above the front and rear needle beds.

In step 1, the needles a,
Using the needles a, b, c,... of the rear upper needle bed BU, the front knitted fabric of the total rubber structure is knitted. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the needles a, b, and
The front loop of the rear knitted fabric is locked in the hooks of c,... and the back loop of the rear knitted fabric is deposited on the tongue of the slider of the same needle. Next, following the course knitting of the front knitted fabric, in order to knit the course knitting of the rear knitted fabric, first, in step 2, the back stitch loop of the front knitted fabric knitted with the needle of the rear upper needle bed BU is inserted into the front lower needle Leave it on the slider tongue of each needle on the floor FD. Thereafter, in step 3, the lower lower needle bed B
The back loop of the rear knitted fabric deposited on the tongue of the needle slider of D is transferred to the needle of the front upper needle bed FU.
In step 4, the knitting of the rear knitted fabric is performed using the needles a, b, c,... Of the lower rear needle bed BD and the needles a, b, c,. In the following steps 5 to 7, course knitting of the front knitted fabric performed following the course knitting of the back knitted fabric is performed, and in step 5, the back loop of the back knitted fabric is deposited on the needle of the rear lower needle bed BD, In the next step 6, front lower needle bed F
After the back loop of the front knitted fabric deposited on the needle D is deposited on the needle of the rear upper needle bed BU, the knitting of the front knitted fabric is performed in Step 7. By repeatedly performing the above-described knitting of steps 1 to 6, a tubular knitted fabric made of a total rubber structure is knitted.

In the above-mentioned application example 3, as shown in FIG. 10, the front and rear knitted fabric constituting the tubular knitted fabric is provided on one of the needle beds before and after the lower needle beds FD and BD, in this case, on the rear lower needle bed BD. The stitch loop of one of the knitted fabrics is deposited, and the needle 1f of the front lower needle bed FD on the side where the stitch loop is not deposited, and the needle 15b of the rear upper needle bed BU facing the sandwiched tooth gap, The other knitted fabric of the tubular knitted fabric is knitted. Depending on the arrangement of the upper bed, the needle of the upper needle bed above the needle of the lower needle bed in which the stitch loop is deposited may collide with the lower needle when the needle advances toward the tooth opening. In such a case, move the slider backward so that the stitch loop does not spill from the tongue of the needle storing the stitch loop, or move the lower needle bed to the retracted position retracted from the tooth gap by a horizontal mechanism. It is required to be attached to a knitting machine to avoid collision between needles.

By applying the stitch loop deposit method of the present invention to a four-bed flat knitting machine as described above, knitting of a knitted fabric that could not be knitted by a conventional four-bed flat knitting machine becomes possible. Although three specific knitting examples to which the method of depositing a stitch loop according to the present invention is applied are described above, the present invention is not limited to these specific examples. It can be applied to various kinds of knitting, such as knitting and knitting of rubber ground.

[0037]

As described above, in the deposit according to the present invention, the stitch loop is deposited on the tongue of the compound needle, and another stitch loop can be locked on the hook of the same compound needle. For this reason, even if two stitch loops are held by one composite needle, they do not become double stitches and are separated as separate stitch loops. The knitting member (for example, a spatula needle or a composite needle) on the side where the stitch loop is deposited on the composite needle performs an appropriate knitting operation during this time, and then receives and holds the stitch loop again from the composite needle that has deposited the stitch loop. Good. Then, while the knitting member performs the knitting operation, the stitch loop can be held by the compound needle, and the variety of knitting increases.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 shows a process of depositing a stitch loop from a needle on a front needle bed to a needle on a rear needle bed, FIG. 1-a shows an initial state, FIG. 1-b shows a state in which a hook is advanced, and FIG. FIG. 1-d shows a state in which the slider is further advanced, FIG. 1-e shows a state in which the opposite needle is advanced, and FIG. This shows a state where the deposit is completed on the opposite needle.

FIG. 2 shows a step of transferring a stitch loop from a needle on a rear needle bed to a needle on a front needle bed. FIG. 2-a shows a state in which the needle that has received the stitch loop is retracted, and FIG. FIG. 2C shows a state in which the hook of the original needle has been advanced, FIG. 2D shows a state in which the needle having received the stitch loop has been retracted, and FIG. "-E" indicates a state in which the transfer is completed.

FIG. 3 shows a knitted fabric in which a hem rubber is knitted around a body to be knitted as a specific example of knitted fabric knitting using the deposit of a stitch loop.

FIG. 4 shows, as an application example 1, knitting steps from the hem rubber to the body.

FIG. 5 shows a knitting step of a modification example via a transfer jack.

FIG. 6 shows a front body with a pocket whose pocket opening is rib-knitted as an application example 2.

FIG. 7 shows a knitting step of a pocket mouth portion.

FIG. 8 shows knitting steps according to a modified example via a transfer jack.

FIG. 9 shows knitting steps for knitting a tubular knitted fabric having a knitting structure of a total rubber.

FIG. 10 shows, as an application example 3, a state in which a stitch loop is left when a tubular knitted fabric made of a total rubber structure is knitted.

11 schematically shows an example of a compound needle, FIG. 11-a shows a state of the compound needle in a normal state, FIG. 11-b shows a state when the slider is advanced, and FIG. FIG. 11D is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the composite needle at the time of transfer, and FIG. 11D is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the composite needle at the time of transfer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1f, 1b, 101 ... composite needle, 3f, 3b, 103, 1
23: Needle body, 5f, 5b, 113: Slider, 7
f, 7b, 105, 125 ... hook, 9f, 9b, 11
5 ... tongue, 10f, 10b ... step, 11f, 11b ...
Stitch loop, 21 ... body, 23b, 23f ... hem rubber, 3
1 ... front body, 33 ... pocket, 35 ... pocket mouth, 37
... pocket front part, 39 ... pocket back part, 107 ... slider accommodation groove, 113a, 113b ... thin plate, 116,
118 ... Control bat

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A composite comprising a needle body having a hook at a tip and a slider having a tongue formed by stacking two thin plates, wherein the needle body and the slider are individually configured to be able to move forward and backward. In a knitting method using a flat knitting machine provided with at least one first bed in which needles are arranged and at least one second bed in which a large number of knitting members are arranged, a: in a state where a stitch loop is locked, Advancing the knitting member from the second bed to the ostium; b: advancing both the needle body and the slider of the composite needle to the ostium, so that the hook and the tongue both enter the stitch loop. C: retreating the knitting member and depositing the stitch loop on the tongue of the composite needle. 2. A composite comprising a needle main body having a hook at the tip and a slider having a tongue formed by stacking two thin plates, wherein the needle main body and the slider are individually configured to be able to move forward and backward. In a knitting method using a flat knitting machine provided with at least one pair of beds in which needles are arranged opposite to each other, a: a tongue of a composite needle is inserted from one bed while a stitch loop is locked. B: advancing both the needle body and the slider of the compound needle from the other bed to the tooth gap, and causing the hook and tongue to enter the stitch loop together; c: the stitch Retreating the tongue in a state where the loop is locked, and depositing the stitch loop on the tongue of the composite needle of the other bed. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one pair of the first beds is provided to face each other. 4. The transfer bed according to claim 1, wherein the second bed is a transfer jack bed in which a large number of transfer jacks are arranged as a knitting member.
How to keep the stitch loop. 5. The method for depositing a stitch loop according to claim 1, wherein the second bed is a bed in which a large number of spatula needles of a knitting member are arranged. 6. A state in which another stitch loop is locked to a hook of the compound needle in which the stitch loop is stored in a tongue.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the steps b and c are performed.
5. A method for depositing a stitch loop according to any one of (5) to (5). 7. Following the step c, d: a step of retracting both the needle body and the slider of the composite needle having the stitch loop deposited on the tongue; and e: a knitting member or a composite needle having the stitch loop deposited. F: a step of advancing the slider having the stitch loop deposited on the tongue to the tooth gap; and g: advancing the knitting member or the compound needle to the tooth gap and the tip thereof. And h: retracting a slider having a stitch loop on the tongue and transferring the stitch loop to the knitting member or the composite needle. The method for depositing a stitch loop according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: