JPS5929704B2 - End needle actuating device in hand knitting machines - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention The present invention moves the end needles of a group of knitting needles involved in knitted fabric formation to a position where they can be introduced into a specific one of two courses during pattern knitting, stitch transfer, etc. The present invention relates to an end needle actuating device in a hand knitting machine as described above.

Conventionally, when knitting patterns such as two-color simultaneous knitting or tuck knitting, or when stitch transfer is performed, for example, in the two-color simultaneous knitting knitting, when knitting is performed by supplying ground thread to the end needle, the knitting At the edge of the fabric, the ground yarn knitted part and the colored yarn knitted part separate in the wale direction, causing a so-called fabric vertical cracking phenomenon, which damages the knitted fabric. When a transfer needle is used, if the adjacent knitting needle is placed at the rest position, a so-called dropped stitch phenomenon occurs in which stitch transfer cannot be performed.

For this purpose, it is known that the end needle must be introduced into a specific one of the two courses.

In view of the above-mentioned points, the present invention particularly provides a carriage that performs pattern knitting, etc., to detect, by its sliding, idle knitting needles that are not involved in fabric formation and are adjacent to end needles on at least one side of the group of used knitting needles. Moving the butt of the end needle of the used knitting needle group to a position where it can be introduced into a specific one of the two courses in conjunction with the dormant needle sensing section and the sensing of the dormant knitting needle by the dormant needle sensing section. The invention is characterized in that it is equipped with an end needle actuating body having an end needle actuating part that causes the end needles to sense the idle knitting needles and to actuate the end needles related to the sensing by simply sliding the carriage. This is something that can be done automatically.

A first embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an elongated needle bed, which supports a large number of comb teeth 2 and knitting needles 3 alternately and at equal intervals.

Each of the knitting needles 3 is inserted into and supported by the slit-shaped support holes 4A and 5A of the receiving plate 4 and the rear needle receiving plate 5 so as to be movable back and forth and up and down.

6 is a plate that always pushes each knitting needle 3 upwardly, and 7 is a sponge rubber that provides resistance to sliding of each knitting needle 3.

Reference numeral 8 in the figure denotes a plurality of (eight) resistance imparting plates involved in sorting the knitting needles 3 back and forth, each of which is composed of a long thin plate having approximately the same length as the needle bed. For each version, protruding resistance imparting pieces 9 that engage the shank and impart weak resistance to the knitting needles 3 to the extent that they restrict free movement back and forth are spaced at intervals equal to the number of knitting needles (8 pieces). In total, a large number of knitting needles are arranged at intervals corresponding to each knitting needle interval.

Each resistance imparting plate 8 is fitted in a holder 10 in a laminated manner, and the resistance imparting piece 9 is moved between the working position corresponding to directly below the knitting needle 3 and the knitting needle by means of guiding means including a pin 11 and a guide hole 12. Although it is movable between the inactive position and the inactive position, it is normally placed in the inactive position by the tension spring 13.

In the figure, reference numeral 14 denotes a signal card wound around the drum 15 at the rear side of the needle bed, and a signal for arranging the resistance applying plate 8 in each of the working and non-working positions is transmitted depending on the presence or absence of perforations (not shown). Recording is performed in multiple stages of 24 pieces, which is an integral multiple of the number of resistance imparting plates 8, that is, 3 times.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a signal reading piece disposed below the signal card 14, of which 24 pieces are prepared, the same number as the number of signals in the - column, and each long leg 16A on the rear side acts on the card 14.
In addition to being able to move up and down to the inactive position, the short legs 1 on the front side
6B can be slightly rotated left and right around the long leg 16A.

In the figure, reference numeral 17 denotes an operating wheel disposed correspondingly above the short leg 16B of each signal reading piece 16, and on its circumferential surface, there is a working wheel corresponding to one of the short legs 16B of each signal reading piece 16. The actuating cams 17A for rotating the short legs 16B are arranged so as to be shifted by a predetermined angle in the direction of rotation, and so that the left and right ends are continuous in one rotation.

The short leg 16B is actuated by the actuation cam 17A only when the long leg 16A is reading the perforation signal of the card 14 (solid line position in FIG. 1), and is reading the non-puncture signal. In this case, the short leg 16B is the operating cam 17A.
(the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1).

The operating wheel 17 is configured to rotate once every time the carriage moves an interval corresponding to 24 consecutive knitting needles 3, using the sliding power of the carriage described later as a driving source.

In the figure, reference numeral 18 denotes 24 continuous rods, one for each short leg 16B of each signal reading piece 16, and by rotating the corresponding short leg 16B, the rods can be rotated about the intermediate fulcrum plate 19. The front end portion swings the resistance applying plate 8 to the operating position.

Each of the connecting rods 18 is divided into eight pieces, the same number as the resistance imparting plates 8, from the one on the negative side to the one on the other side, and the pieces of each of the sections are the same for each section. They are sequentially connected to the resistance applying plate 8 in a one-to-one relationship.

Therefore, each of the resistance imparting plates 8 has three consecutive rods 18 each.
are connected, and when the corresponding linking rod 18 is actuated by the actuating cam 17A, it is moved to the actuating position against the tension spring 13 for the instant of actuation.

In the figure, 2OA is a push-up spring that urges each signal reading piece 16 to an upper position.

Reference numeral 20B is an alignment rod that pushes down all the signal reading pieces 16 to the lower position when the signal card 14 is transferred.

In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a carriage that is slidably mounted on the front and rear sliding legs 24 and 25 that slide on the front and rear rails 22 and 23 of the needle bed 1, and the lower surface of the carriage is equipped with knitting needles 3 for flat knitting and various pattern knitting. The formation cams that guide the bat are arranged symmetrically.

That is, in the figure, 26 is a front partition wall for forming the front rest course a, 27 is a rear partition wall for forming the rear rest course b, and 2 is a rear partition wall for forming the rear rest course b.
8 is a middle partition wall, 29 is a center front guide cam, 30 is a center rear guide cam, 31 is a knitting cam, 32 is a side guide cam, 33,3
4 and 35 are tack cams that can be relocated to the two positions shown in the figure;
An opening/closing cam, a switching cam, 36 is an auxiliary retraction cam that can take the illustrated inclined position and a position lying inward from this position;
37 is a pulling cam, and 38 and 39 are back and forth swing cams.

The above-mentioned cams allow two courses for two-color simultaneous knitting lines, namely a front knitting course and a back knitting course c, as shown in FIG.
. f is formed.

Note that the rear knitting course C is used for flat knitting.

Further, reference numeral 40 in the figure is a forward cam that advances the butt of the knitting needles 3 after knitting to a position just before the blade is removed.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a guide plate that laterally guides the butt of the knitting needle 3 advanced by the advance cam 40, and an overhanging portion 41A that slightly overhangs forward is provided at the left and right intermediate portions of the guide plate.

42 is a permanent magnet placed behind the guide plate 41;
A linear suction guide surface 42A that suctions and guides the butt of the knitting needles 3 regulated between the guide plate 41 and a suction sorting surface 42B that is inclined backward are formed.

Between the suction guide surface 42A and the overhanging portion 41A,
A wide course g is formed that allows the butt of the knitting needle 3 to advance slightly forward from the suction guide surface 42A.

Reference numeral 43 denotes a pressing piece provided in the wide course g corresponding to the boundary between the suction guide surface 42A and the suction sorting surface 43B, which presses down the butt of the knitting needle 3 and pushes its shank onto the resistance imparting piece 9. engage (only when the resistance imparting piece 9 is placed in the operating position).

When the lowering piece 43 lowers the butt of the knitting needle 3, the butt of the knitting needle 3 engaged with the resistance imparting piece 9 separates from the permanent magnet 42, and the flat puller advances to the immediately preceding position and reaches the needle selection position Z outside the carriage. The butts of the knitting needles 3 that are guided out and do not engage with the resistance imparting pieces 9 are retracted by the suction and sorting surface 42B, and are led out to the knitting preparation position Y via the sorting cam 44.

In the figure, 45 is the inner side of the pressing piece 43 and the wide course g.
The end needle actuating body is placed at the rear of the end needle actuator, which is formed by bending a single flat plate material into the shape shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and has a rest position
A planar ladder-shaped resting needle sensing section 46 for sensing the butt of the resting knitting needle 3 is provided, and the resting needle sensing section 46 has a pair of inclined left and right inner and outer sensing surfaces 46A, 46.
B and a flat surface 46C having an interval of approximately 2 pitches between the knitting needles 3
is formed, and the permanent magnet 42 is formed in the front center part.
A single knitting needle 3 is suction-guided on the suction guide surface 42A.
A substantially chevron-shaped end needle actuating portion 47 that moves the butt forward.
Further, an upwardly protruding portion 48 in the shape of an upside-down U is provided in the intermediate portion, and protruding to the lower surface of the carriage plate.

The end needle actuating body 45 has its rest needle sensing portion 46 and end needle actuating portion 47 fitted and supported from above into the substantially channel-shaped guide grooves 27A and 42C of the rear partition wall 27 and the permanent magnet 42, respectively, and the above-mentioned upward protrusion. The upper plane part of the upper protruding part 48 is held between the lower surface of the carriage plate and the cam board 49, so that it can move only in the front and back direction, and the range of movement is such that the front and rear hanging parts of the upper protruding part 48 are in contact with the cam board 49. The pin 50 fixed to the upper protrusion 48 and the pin 5 of the carriage plate are
The coil spring 52 stretched between the coil 1 and the coil 52 is always biased backward.

In the figure, reference numeral 53 denotes a regulating cam disposed within the rear stop course b corresponding to the rear of the end needle actuating body 45, which aligns the butts of the rest knitting needles 3 of the rear rest course b at the rest needle sensing section 46. do.

In addition, in the figure, 54 is a front yarn opening that supplies colored yarn to the hooks of the knitting needles 3 of the front knitting course C, and 55 is a rear yarn opening that supplies the ground yarn to the hooks of the knitting needles 3 of the rear knitting course d and tank course e. be.

This embodiment is configured as described above.

Therefore, the butts of the knitting needles 3 to be used that are involved in forming the knitted fabric are placed in front of the rest position By sorting into appropriate types and changing the arrangement of the various cams in the center of the carriage to suit various types of knitting, knitting such as tuck knitting, sliding glance knitting, two-color simultaneous knitting knitting, etc. is known. It can be implemented by a method.

After the knitting is completed, the butts of the knitting needles 3 pass through the rear end of the knitting cam 31 on the opposite side and then are simultaneously advanced by the forward cam 40 and guided to the wide course g, where the butts pass through the rear end of the knitting cam 31 on the opposite side and are guided to the wide course g. 43, if the knitting needle 3 comes into contact with the resistance imparting piece 9 at the action position and resistance is imparted, the butt is dissociated from the adsorption guide surface 42A of the permanent magnet 42 and moved to the forward needle selection position Z. On the contrary, if no resistance is applied (the resistance imparting piece 9 is placed in the inactive position and does not contact the reduction knitting needle 3), the butt moves from the attraction guide surface 42A of the permanent magnet 42 to the attraction selection surface 42B. Subsequently, the needles are attracted and guided to the rear knitting preparation position Y, where needles are selected for knitting the next course.

When selecting the needles, as shown in FIG.
corresponds to the butt 3B1 of the idle knitting needle 3 at the end of the idle knitting needle group, then the rose l-3B2 of the first end needle 3 of the used knitting needle group adjacent thereto is moved slightly forward by the end needle actuator 47 of the end needle actuator 45. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, even if the butt 3B2 is subjected to the action of the resistance imparting piece 9 at the operating position, Regardless, it is always guided to the needle selection position Z.

Immediately after the butt 3B2 of the end needle 3 is moved forward,
The outer sensing portion 46B is located on the rest of the suspended knitting needle 3) 3B1
The end needle actuating body 45 moves back due to the elasticity of the coil spring 52, and therefore, the end needle actuating part 47 is also hidden behind the upper side of the permanent magnet 42 as shown in FIG.
The butts of each used knitting needle 3 subsequent to the butt 3B2 of the end needle 3 are attracted and guided by the suction guide surface 42A and subjected to the needle selection action as described above.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the butt sorting action of the groups of knitting needles in use is nearing completion, the inner sensing portion 46A of the end needle operating body 45 selects the group of dormant knitting needles on the front side in the sliding direction of the carriage, as shown in FIG. comes into contact with the butt 3B3 of the idle knitting needle 3 at the end, the end needle actuating body 45 is moved to the forward movement position, and in relation to this, the end needle actuating part 47 is moved to the last end needle 3 of the group of used knitting needles. Move the butt 3B4 a little forward and touch the suction guide surface 4.
Separate it forward from 2A.

Therefore, the loose end needle 3 t-3B4 is also guided to the needle selection position Z (see FIG. 5).

Incidentally, the end needle actuating body 45 is directly placed at the forward movement position by the butt of the resting knitting needle group.

In this way, when knitting the next course, apart from the needle selection function, the butts 3 of the first and last end needles 3 of the group of knitting needles used are
B2.3B4 can always be derived and arranged at the needle selection position Z.

Next, when the carriage 21 is turned back and slid to knit the next course, the butts of the knitting needles 3 at both positions Y and Z are introduced as shown on the left side of FIG. In the case of color simultaneous knitting, the first and last end needles 3 of the knitting needle group used (3B2, 3B4) are always introduced into the front knitting course C, and the colored yarns are supplied to their hooks from the front yarn U354. Therefore, there is no possibility that the ground yarn is supplied to the end needles 3 and the knitted fabric is vertically cracked as in the conventional case.

In addition, in the case of tuck knitting, the rose of the end needle 3) 3B2゜3
Since B4 is always introduced into the rear knitting course d and never introduced into the tuck course e, if the loose l-3B2 or 3B4 of the first end needle 3 is introduced into the tuck course e, Yarn failures (often the ground yarn is not fed to the hook of the knitting needle) can be reliably eliminated.

A second embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

Note that the same names and symbols as in the above embodiment are used for parts common to the above embodiment.

This embodiment is different from the previous embodiment, especially in the configuration of the needle selection section and the end needle actuating body section. These are front and rear guide cams that laterally guide the butt of the knitting needle 3 after the knitting needle selection position Z slightly behind the needle selection position Z.

Reference numeral 58 denotes a lowering cam provided between the guide cams 56 and 57, which lowers the butt of the knitting needle 3 and locks it into a hook-shaped locking piece of a needle selection plate (not shown) in the needle bed. Either lock it or not.

59 allows the butts of the knitting needles 3 that have been locked in the rolled position due to the rolling to pass through and sort them forward, and also causes the butts of the knitting needles 3 that are not locked in the rolled position and have returned to the upper position to retreat to the knitting preparation position Y. It is a needle selection cam.

Reference numeral 60 denotes a selection difference enlarging cam that slightly advances the butt of the knitting needles 3 that have been selected forward to the needle selection position Z.

In the figure, 61 is the end needle operating body, and the inner and outer details 62A.

62B and a sensing section 62 with a pause having a flat surface 62C;
It is integrally constituted by the end needle actuating part 63 and the upwardly protruding part 64.

The end needle actuating body 61 is located behind the outer slope of the sorting difference enlarging cam 60, and includes external details 62A and 62B.
is fitted and supported in the slit-shaped guide groove 27B of the rear partition wall 27 so as to be movable only in the front-back direction, and the cover plate 65 is inserted from below.
covered by.

The end needle actuating body 61 is normally biased backward by a coil spring 68 stretched between itself and pins 66 and 67 fixed to the carriage 21, and is moved to a backward movement position by coming into contact with the regulating cam 53. is now determined.

The end needle actuating body 61 senses and activates the butts 3B1, 3B3 of the idle knitting needles 3, as in the previous embodiment, and also detects the butts 3B1 and 3B3 of the first and last end needles 3 among the used knitting needles.
Only when the needle 3B4 is selected backward by the needle selection cam 59, the butt 3B2, 3B4 is slightly moved forward and guided to the end needle advancement cam 69 to derive the needle selection position zNc.

In addition, 70 in the figure is an intrusion prevention cam that hangs down in front of the end needle advancing cam 69, and the end needle operating portion 6 of the end needle operating body 61
3 pushes the butt 3B2.3B4 of the end needle 3, the passage of the butt 3B2.3B4 is allowed (at this time, the rose 1-3B2.3B4 is slightly pushed down and dives forward), but other In such a case, the butt of the knitting needle 3 sorted backwards is prevented from accidentally advancing toward the end needle advancing cam 69.

The main parts of this embodiment are configured as described above,
The end needle operation is performed after needle selection, whereas in the first embodiment, the end needle operation is performed after needle selection, but the principle of operation is the same as that of the first embodiment.

Therefore, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be achieved in tuck knitting, two-color simultaneous knitting, and the like.

A third embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

Note that the same names and symbols as in each of the above embodiments are used for parts common to both of the above embodiments.

In this embodiment, contrary to the above embodiments, needle selection and end needle operations are performed on the front side in the sliding direction of the carriage, and 71 in the figure is located outside the side guide cam 32. A needle selection cam arranged at an angle sorts the butts of the knitting needles 3 into two groups, front and rear, in cooperation with a needle selection member in the needle bed or according to instructions from a card signal or the like.

72 and 73 are front and rear guide cams installed horizontally on the outside of the needle selection cam 71; 74 is a forward guide cam pivotally mounted on the outside of the rear guide cam 73; are aligned and guided between both guide cams 72 and 73.

Reference numeral 75 designates an end needle advance cam that is disposed between the front guide cam 72 and the needle selection cam 71 with a butt passage in between, and 76 is an intrusion prevention cam.

In the figure, 77 is an end needle actuating body, which includes:
It is composed of a resting needle sensing section 78 having external sensing sections 78A, 78B and a flat surface 78c, an end needle operating section 79, and an upwardly protruding section 80, and is located between the intrusion prevention cam 76 and the regulating cam 53. It is supported on the lower surface of the carriage with the same structure as the first embodiment.

The main parts of this embodiment are constructed as described above, and therefore, by sliding the carriage 21, the first and last end needles of the group of knitting needles to be used are The batts 3B2, 3B4 of No. 3 are moved forward by the end needle operating section 79 in connection with the sensing of the rest of the rest knitting needles 3B1.3B3 by the rest needle sensing section 78 of the end needle operating body 77, and the end needles move forward The cam 75 guides the needle into the butt passage of the front selection knitting needle.

Therefore, in subsequent pattern knitting (particularly tuck knitting and two-color simultaneous knitting), effects similar to those of the above embodiments can be exhibited.

A fourth embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

Incidentally, parts common to each of the above-mentioned embodiments are designated by the same names and numerals as in those embodiments.

This embodiment is different from the third embodiment in that the end needle operation is performed after the needle selection operation, and therefore the needle selection cam 71 is located between the left and right intermediate portions of the front and rear guide cams 72 and 73. Also, on the outer side of the side guide cam 32, there is an end needle advancement cam 81 that guides the butts 3B2, 3B4 of the end needles 3 of the used knitting needle group sorted backward into the butt passage of the forward sorted knitting needles 3.
Furthermore, an end needle actuating body 77 is provided between the intrusion prevention cam 76 outside the end needle advancing cam 81 and the regulating cam 53 in exactly the same manner as in the third embodiment.

Since the essential parts of this embodiment are constructed as described above, the end needle operation by the end needle operating body 77 is performed by the butts 3B2, 3B4 of the end needle 3 as in the second embodiment. This batt 3B2.3B4 is moved forward only when it is sorted backwards, and in subsequent pattern knitting (especially tuck knitting and two-color simultaneous knitting knitting), it is similar to the first embodiment. It is something that can be effective.

A fifth embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.

This embodiment is different from those implemented in the knitting carriages as in the previous embodiments, and is implemented in the stitch transfer carriage 82.

That is, this stitch transfer carriage 82 transfers the knitting needles 3 that have been sorted in advance into an appropriate pattern at the knitting preparation position Y and the needle selection position Z (however, they are selected so that two or more needles are not consecutive at the needle selection position Z). Introduce and guide each bat separately, and select the knitting needle 3 at the needle selection position Z.
The stitches suspended in the knitting needle 3 are transferred to the hooks of the knitting needles 3 at the adjacent knitting preparation position Y. This transfer can be accomplished by methods such as cross-joining the front portions of both sets of needles, expanding the stitches, or using transfer needles. is applied), and then the butts of both sets of needles 3 are merged and led out to the outside of the carriage.

Cams for guiding the butts of the knitting needles 3 during the stitch transfer are arranged symmetrically on the lower surface of the carriage.

That is, in the figure, 83 is a front bulkhead forming the front rest course a;
Reference numeral 4 indicates a rear partition wall forming the rear rest course b, 85 an intermediate guide cam, 86 an advancing cam, 87 an outer guide cam, and 88 a regulating cam.

This cam arrangement forms a front course h that guides the butt of the knitting needle 3 introduced from the needle selection position Z, and a rear course l that guides the butt of the knitting needle 3 introduced from the knitting preparation position Y. .

Further, on the outer side of the intermediate guide cam 85, when the rose 3B2.3B4 of the end needle 3 of the knitting needle group used is introduced into the front course h, this rose 1-3B2.384 is retreated into the rear course l. An end needle retraction cam 85A is formed.

In the figure, reference numeral 89 denotes an end needle actuating body, which includes a rest sensing section 90 that detects and activates the butts 3B1 and 3B2 of the rest needle 3 adjacent to the end needle 3, and a rest sensing section 90 that operates in conjunction with the rest sensing section 90 to activate the end needle 3. An end needle actuating section 91 that retracts the butt 3B2.3B4 of the needle 3 to a position where it engages with the end needle retraction cam 85A.

The sensing portion 90 with a pause is located in the guide groove 84A of the rear partition wall 84.
The upper horizontal part 90D is supported by the upper horizontal part 90D, and the upper horizontal part 90D is supported by the upper horizontal part 90D. It is always biased rearward by a coil spring 94 stretched between 92 and a pin 93 fixed to the upper surface of the carriage.

The end needle actuating section 91 is fixed to a shaft 95 extending within the groove 83A of the front partition wall 83 so as to be able to swing in the front and back direction together with the shaft 95, and its upper side is connected to the rest sensing section 90. It is fitted and connected to the upper horizontal portion 90D of.

Since the essential parts of this embodiment are constructed as described above, when transferring stitches, the carriage 82 is slid toward the group of knitting needles to be used that have been sorted in advance into the needle selection position Z and the knitting preparation position Y. Therefore, when the loose end needles 3) 3B2 and 3B4 of the used knitting needle group are introduced into the front course h, as shown in FIG. This is automatically induced, and as a result, it is possible to completely eliminate the eye drop phenomenon mentioned at the beginning.

In each of the above embodiments, the first and last end needles of the group of knitting needles used can be guided to a specific one of the two courses, but special circumstances in pattern knitting etc. It may be configured such that the end needles on only one of the left and right sides of the group of knitting needles used are guided to the one specific course by appointment or by the directionality of carriage sliding.

In addition to those mentioned in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the end needle actuating body may be one that electrically or optically senses the resting knitting needles and magnetically attracts the end needles in connection with the sensing. It is also possible to have a configuration such as

As described in detail above, the present invention detects idle knitting needles that are not involved in fabric formation and are adjacent to end needles on at least one side of a group of used knitting needles by sliding the carriage that performs stitch transfer, pattern knitting, etc. Moving the butt of the end needle of the used knitting needle group to a position where it can be introduced into a specific one of the two courses in conjunction with the sensing part with rest and the sensing of the rest knitting needle by the sensing part with rest. Since the knitting needle is equipped with an end needle actuating body having an end needle actuating part that causes the end needle to actuate, the detection of the dormant knitting needle and the operation of the end needle related to the sensing are automatically performed by simply sliding the carriage. It's something you get.

Therefore, as mentioned at the beginning, for example, in two-color simultaneous knitting, vertical cracking of the knitted fabric may occur, stitch transfer may cause dropped stitches, and tuck knitting may cause yarn feeding failure. Both of these can be reliably prevented.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 7 show a first embodiment embodying the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a sectional side view of essential parts of the needle bed and carriage, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the carriage, and FIG. 7 to 7 are action explanatory views. 8 and 9 show a second embodiment embodying the present invention, FIG. 8 is a bottom view of one side of the carriage, and FIG. 9 is a view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 8. It is an enlarged sectional view. FIG. 10 shows a third embodiment embodying the present invention, and is a bottom view of one side of the carriage. FIG. 11 shows a fourth embodiment embodying the present invention, and is a bottom view of one side of the carriage. 12 and 13 show a fifth embodiment embodying the present invention. FIG. 12 is a bottom view of one side of the carriage, and FIG. 13 is a view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 12. It is an enlarged sectional view. 1... Needle bed, 46, 62, 78, 90...
... Pause needle sensing section, 47, 63, 79, 91...
- End needle operating section, 45, 61, 77.89... End needle operating body, 21° 82... Carriage.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. The butt of a group of used knitting needles involved in knitted fabric formation by sliding on a needle bed is guided into two courses to perform pattern knitting or stitch transfer, etc. A dormant needle sensing unit that detects a dormant knitting needle that does not participate in knitting fabric formation adjacent to the end needle on at least one side of the knitting needle group; An end needle for a hand knitting machine, characterized in that it is equipped with an end needle actuator having an end needle actuator that moves the butt of the needle to a position where it can be introduced into a specific one of the two courses. Actuation device. 2. A patent claim characterized in that the end needle operating body is installed so as to actuate the end needle introduced into the carriage at the entrance portion of the two courses on the front side in the sliding direction of the carriage. An end needle actuating device in a hand knitting machine according to item 1. 3. The end needle actuating body is installed so as to operate the end needle guided out of the carriage at the exit portion of the two courses on the rear side in the sliding direction of the carriage. An end needle actuating device in a hand knitting machine according to claim 1. 4. The hand knitting machine according to claim 1, wherein the end needle operating body is configured to operate the end needles on one side of the group of used knitting needles and the knitting needles on the other side. End needle actuating device in.