US3583179A - Knitting machine needle - Google Patents

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US3583179A
US3583179A US808748A US3583179DA US3583179A US 3583179 A US3583179 A US 3583179A US 808748 A US808748 A US 808748A US 3583179D A US3583179D A US 3583179DA US 3583179 A US3583179 A US 3583179A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
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    • D04B35/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, knitting machines, not otherwise provided for
    • D04B35/02—Knitting tools or instruments not provided for in group D04B15/00 or D04B27/00
    • D04B35/04—Latch needles

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  • Knitting machine needle having an upward depression formed therein intermediate the butt and hook portions of the needle, the upper depression being located such that the shank is raised with respect to the upper surface of the needle guide groove in the vicinity of the forward edge of the needle guide groove to prevent the lower surface of said needle from bearing against the forward edge of the needle guide groove during operation of the needle.
  • the present invention relates to a needle for knitting machines and knitting looms wherein the needle is movably located in a needle guide groove or the like.
  • the needles to which the present invention relates are preferably as shown and described in my copending US. Pat. application, Ser. No. 762,074 filed Sept. 24, 1968 and in my U.S. Pat. No. 3,426,551.
  • movable needles are generally located in needle guide grooves in a needle cylinder and/or a rib dial in the case of circular knitting machinery.
  • the needles operate in needle guide grooves in a flat needle bed.
  • the needle shank be provided with a portion bent away from the lower edge of the needle so that the upper edge of the needle would be as nearly straight as possible.
  • a hardened steel ring is arranged in the groove bed on which the lower edge of the needle slides. The needle, however, is only properly supported in one place which is capable of withstanding relatively high surface pressures. This is undesirable.
  • the needle tends, under the action of the fabric bearing or weighing on the needles, to tilt to a certain extent over the cam or edge portion of the needle guide groove. This tends to cause undue wear on the needle and on the edge of the needle guide groove.
  • latch (or tongue) needles exhibit a slitlike opening therein to receive the latch.
  • the slitlike opening ends in defined edges on the lower surface of the needle.
  • the lower edges of this slitlike opening saw or cut into the needle guide groove, especially in the area of the edge of the guide groove. This effect isaccentuated by the weight of the fabric on the needles, whichkeeps pressing the lower edges of the slitlike opening against the surface on which the needles rest.
  • the edges of the expensive cylinders and dials for example in circular knitting machines, can become so worn out in a relatively short period of time that replacement is necessary.
  • the needle itselfwears out relatively quickly.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a new knitting needle design which reduces wear on the edges of the needle guide grooves and wherein the life of the needle itself is prolonged.
  • a knitting machine needle has a shank ending in a hook portion on one end and a butt portion on the other end, and is adapted to be movably operated in a needle guide groove or the like.
  • the lower surface of the shank has an upward depression therein intermediate said butt and hook portions of said needle, said upward depression being located such that said shank is raised with respect to the upper surface of the needle guide groove in the vicinity of the forward edge of the needle groove.
  • the needle during its in-and-out movement is amply supported on the surface on which it rests, while, due to the upward depression (or raised portion), any cutting into the edge or cam surface of the guide groove is substantially eliminated.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of a prior art needle having a straight needle shank
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of a needle in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a needle of conventional design and is shown merely by way of example.
  • the needle shank 1 has a straight lower edge 2, which rests on a surface 3 of a needle guide groove 4 (represented in a cross section).
  • the needle shown in FIG. 1 is adapted for use in a circular knitting loom. However, similar conditions exist in cylindrical looms as well as in flat-bed knitting looms or the like.
  • the hook portion 8 of the needle is provided with an opening which in the area of the needles lower edge 2 ends in an opening 6, in which a latch 7 is hingedly mounted which can close the needle hook 8. As the needle is operated, the edges of the opening 6 bear on the surface 3 of the groove 4.
  • the chain-dotted line 14 designates the plane defining the lower extremities of the shank portion 1 of the needle.
  • the chain-dotted line 12 designates the plane defining the upper extremeties of the shank portion 1 of the needle.
  • the chain-dotted line 22 illustrates how the hook portion 8 of the needle projects in an upward direction, and the projection ofline 22 is shown at 13. i
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a latch needle according to the present invention.
  • the needle shank 1 has a head portion 11, the lower surface 2 of which is curved inwardly, or relieved with respect to plane 14.
  • the upper edge 5 of shank 1 extends in a substantially straight line to hook 8, as indicated by chain-dotted line 12.
  • This line 12 also runs parallel to needle guide surface 3 on which the needle rests and to plane 14.
  • the needle shank 1 has an upward depression or relief 15 therein, thus raising the lower surface of shank 1 with respect to plane 14 and to surface 3 in the vicinity of the edge 9 of surface 3.
  • the upward depression 15 extends over a length in shank 1 in advance of projection 13.
  • the lower edge 2 of the straight region of the needle shank 1 lies in plane 14 running beneath the outline of hook 8.
  • the needles upper edge runs substantially along the straight line 12 which is substantially parallel to the lower edge 2 of the straight region of the needle shank.
  • the width dimension of the needle of FIG. 2 is increased by the amount of the projection 13.
  • the needle shank 1 has the upward depression or relief 15 in the region of the needle shank lower surface 2, out of which the bent portion 11 projects.
  • edge 9 of the needle bed in a certain degree acts as a pivot-point" of the needle as it tilts somewhat because of play.
  • edge 9 is continuously exposed to intensive overloading with corresponding wear and tear in the area of this high surface pressure spot.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 A comparison between FIGS. 1 and 2 demonstrates that the needle shank l in the needle of the present invention can be made the same height as the known prior art needles, so that full interchangeability is possible, without any reworking of existing machines.
  • the throat width of the needles indicated at 19 in FIGS. I and 2 can in both cases be the same, so that the dimension 19 is substantially the same in both cases.
  • Dimension 19 in FIG. 1 is the actual width of the needle, plus dimension 13.
  • the usefulness of the present invention is not limited to a dial needle. For example, the same design considerations are equally valid for cylinder needles, as shown in chain dotted outline.
  • the present inventive concept is not limited to latch needles.
  • the invention is equally applicable to other movable needles used in processes involving knitting looms and knitting machines, which utilize a bent portion (such as portion ll FIG. 2) in the region of the needle head.
  • the invention is also applicable to tubular needles or slide needles which sometimes exhibit such bent portions.
  • l. Knitting machine needle having a shank (l) ending in a hook portion (8) on one end and a butt portion on the other end, adapted to be movably operated in a needle guide groove (4) or the like,
  • the lower surface of the shank (1) being formed with an upwardly extending relief therein and extending from the hook portion towards said butt portion of said needle,
  • said upwardly extending relief being located such that said shank (l) is raised with respect to the upper surface (3) of the needle guide groove (4) in the vicinity of the forward edge (9) of the needle groove (4) said relief extending lengthwise of the needle exceeding the extent of movement of the needle over said edge (9) during knitting.
  • Needle according to claim 1 wherein said relief (15) forms a lower corner (18) with the needle shank (1), the lower corner 18) being rounded off.
  • Needle according to claim 1 wherein said needle is a latch needle having a slitlike opening (6) extending to the lower surface of said needle, wherein said relief (15) is dimensioned with respect to the length of the needle such that the lower surface ofsaid needle including said opening (6) does not contact said edge (9) of said needle groove (4).
  • Needle according to claim 1 wherein the upper edge (12) of the needle extends from the needle shank (1) towards the hook portion (8) substantially parallel, or just slightly rising with respect to the lower edge (2) of the needle shank (l).

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US5452593A (en) * 1993-05-28 1995-09-26 Exeltor Inc. Loop tension release notch to assist latch closing

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US2723543A (en) * 1952-11-04 1955-11-15 Lawson Products Inc Means for preventing soiling of knitted fabrics during the knitting operation
FR1491758A (fr) * 1966-09-02 1967-08-11 Lebocey & Cie Georges Aiguille pour machines de tricotage ainsi que les machines et notamment les machines à vitesse rapide pourvues desdites aiguilles
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US1314377A (en) * 1919-08-26 Chusetts
US2536478A (en) * 1940-04-11 1951-01-02 American Vitos Company Inc Knitting needle
US2723543A (en) * 1952-11-04 1955-11-15 Lawson Products Inc Means for preventing soiling of knitted fabrics during the knitting operation
FR1491758A (fr) * 1966-09-02 1967-08-11 Lebocey & Cie Georges Aiguille pour machines de tricotage ainsi que les machines et notamment les machines à vitesse rapide pourvues desdites aiguilles
US3464237A (en) * 1967-08-10 1969-09-02 Alfred O Kohorn Knitting machine needle

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US5452593A (en) * 1993-05-28 1995-09-26 Exeltor Inc. Loop tension release notch to assist latch closing

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