WO2007112831A1 - Method for manufacturing tubular knitted articles closed at an axial end, particularly for manufacturing items of clothing such as a cap or the like, with a double-cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like - Google Patents
Method for manufacturing tubular knitted articles closed at an axial end, particularly for manufacturing items of clothing such as a cap or the like, with a double-cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing tubular knitted articles closed at an axial end, particularly for manufacturing items of clothing such as caps or the like, with a double-cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like.
- knitted items of clothing such as caps, balaclavas or the like are generally manufactured starting from a flat portion of knitting, which is usually produced by rectilinear knitting machines, in which two opposite sides are sewn together so as to obtain a tubular article, an axial end of which, which corresponds to the crown of the cap or balaclava, is again closed by sewing.
- Caps or balaclavas provided by way of this technique suffer the problem of having a shape which mates only approximately with the head of the user, and they are often scarcely comfortable. Moreover, the lateral stitched seam provided in order to obtain the tubular shape and the stitched seam for closing an axial end of the article can cause discomfort to the user.
- caps or balaclavas provided by means of tubular knitted articles produced with circular hosiery knitting machines.
- Such items of clothing with respect to those provided on rectilinear machines, have the advantage of having a more regular shape, which is capable of mating more precisely and comfortably with the head of the user and of having no lateral stitched seams, since the article is already produced with a tubular shape.
- the axial end which constitutes the crown of the cap is closed generally by means of a stitched seam.
- the aim of the present invention is to solve the problems described above by providing a method which allows to produce, with a double- cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like, tubular knitted articles which are closed at an axial end, particularly items of clothing such as a cap or the like, so as to not require additional operations in order to close an axial end of the tubular article.
- an object of the invention is to provide a method which allows to obtain items of clothing which are more comfortable than those closed by sewing.
- Another object of the invention is to propose a method which allows to obtain a closure of an axial end of a tubular knitted article with a shape which is regular and aesthetically pleasing.
- Still another object of the invention is to propose a method which, by avoiding the additional operation of sewing to close an axial end of the article, allows to also reduce the overall production costs of such articles.
- a method for manufacturing tubular knitted articles which are closed at an axial end particularly for manufacturing items of clothing such as caps or the like, with a double- cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like, characterized in that an axial end of the article is closed by providing, by means of needles arranged in a needle cylinder, an end portion of the tubular article as a continuation of an initial row of knitting which is retained by needles which are arranged in the other needle cylinder and are excluded from knitting during the production of said end portion of the tubular article, by rotating one needle cylinder with respect to the other needle cylinder about the axis of the needle cylinders and by joining the final row of knitting of said end portion of the tubular article to said initial row of knitting.
- Figure 1 is a schematic view of a possible arrangement of the needles in the two needle cylinders of a double-cylinder circular machine at the beginning of the production of the end portion of the tubular article, the needle cylinders being shown in perspective view and only partially for the sake of simplicity;
- Figure 2 is a schematic view of the production of the end portion of the tubular article with the needle cylinders shown in perspective cutout view and only partially for the sake of simplicity;
- Figure 3 is a schematic view of the production of the end portion of the tubular article, illustrating only part of the needles involved in production;
- Figures 4 and 5 are schematic views of the execution of the rotation of one needle cylinder with respect to the other about the axis of the needle cylinders at the end of the production of the end portion of the tubular article, the needle cylinders being shown in a perspective cutout view;
- Figure 6 is a schematic view of a possible arrangement of the needles in the two needle cylinders during the joining of the final row of knitting of the end portion of the tubular article with the initial row of knitting;
- Figure 7 is a partially cutout perspective view of a cap produced with the method according to the invention. Ways of carrying out the Invention
- the method according to the invention can be performed with a known type of double-cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like by using the elements and the actuation possibilities offered by most of such machines.
- the tubular article 1 is produced by providing a portion of tubular knitting 2 in a per se known manner, i.e., by moving to knit, at at least one feed or drop of the machine, needles 3 which are arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4 and/or in the upper needle cylinder 5 and by closing, before or after the formation of the portion of tubular knitting 2, an axial end of the tubular article 1 directly on the machine used for its production.
- the axial end of the tubular article 1 is closed by providing, with needles 3 arranged in a needle cylinder 4 or 5, an end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 as a continuation of an initial row of knitting 7 retained by needles 3 arranged in the other needle cylinder 5 or 4 and excluded from knitting during the production of the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 , thus turning one needle cylinder 4 or 5 with respect to the other needle cylinder 5 or 4 about the axis 10 of the needle cylinders 4 and 5 and then joining the final row of knitting 8 of the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 to the initial row of knitting 7.
- the joint is provided by shifting all the needles 3 in a same needle cylinder 4 or 5 and by forming, with all the needles 3 which support at least one previously formed loop of knitting, at least one additional row of knitting 9.
- the production of the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 is performed preferably after producing the tubular portion of knitting 2; in this case, the initial row of knitting 7 coincides with the last row of knitting of the portion of tubular knitting 2.
- the article 1 is preferably produced starting from its axial end which lies opposite the one that must be closed, producing the portion of tubular knitting 2.
- the production of the portion of tubular knitting 2, as mentioned earlier, can be performed in a per se known manner with the needles 3 arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4 or with the needles 3 arranged in the upper needle cylinder 5 or with needles 3 which are partly arranged within the lower needle cylinder 4 and partly within the upper needle cylinder 5 in order to obtain particular patterns, such as for example ribbed knitting, with production techniques which are by now well-established in the field of double-cylinder circular knitting machines for hosiery or the like.
- the needles 3 used to produce the portion of tubular knitting 2 are divided, by means of a selection of the needles performed in a per se known manner, into needles which are transferred or remain in the lower needle cylinder 4 and into needles which are transferred or remain in the upper needle cylinder 5.
- the selection used is 1 -by- 1 selection, so as to have, after selection, for every two contiguous needles, a needle 3 which is arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4 and the other needle 3 arranged in the upper needle cylinder 5, as shown in Figure 1.
- the needles 3 arranged in the upper needle cylinder 5 are moved into an inactive position with their tip, in which the last formed loop of knitting is retained, above the sinkers of the machine.
- the needles 3 arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4 are instead actuated at at least one feed or drop of the machine, so as to form knitting, i.e., providing the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 as a continuation of the initial row of knitting 7 retained by the needles 3 located in the upper needle cylinder 5, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.
- the number of rows of knitting that compose the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 is such as to allow to turn one needle cylinder with respect to the other without the danger of breaking or damaging the end portion 6.
- the lower needle cylinder 4 is disengaged, as regards rotation about the axis 10 of the needle cylinders 4 and 5, from the upper needle cylinder 5 and is turned about said axis 10 with respect to the upper needle cylinder 5, as shown in Figures 4 and 5.
- the rotation angle of the lower needle cylinder 4 with respect to the upper needle cylinder 5 in this step is substantially 360°.
- all the needles 3 arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4 which retain at least one loop of knitting, i.e., a loop of knitting of the initial row of knitting 7 or a loop of the final row of knitting 8 of the end portion 6, are activated at at least one feed or drop of the machine, so as to form at least one row of knitting 9 which joins the initial row of knitting 7 to the final row of knitting 8 of the end portion 6.
- closing one axial end of the article with the method according to the invention can be likened to forming a double or folded hem with double-cylinder circular knitting machines for hosiery with an additional rotation of one needle cylinder with respect to the other before joining the rows of knitting of the rim hem, which achieves the closure of the tubular article 1 at an axial end thereof.
- Figure 7 is closed at an axial end and completely lacks stitched seams.
- Closure of the axial end is performed by a rotation of one portion of the article with respect to the remaining part of the article, and said portion is superimposed coaxially and joined to the region of the remaining portion of the article that is directly contiguous to said portion.
- the method according to the invention fully achieves the intended aim, since it allows to produce, with a double-cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like, tubular knitted articles which are closed at an axial end, in particular items of clothing such as caps or the like, without requiring additional sewing operations and with fully satisfactory results as regards the aesthetics and as regards the comfort offered by the item of clothing.
- the method thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims; all the details may further be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing tubular knitted articles which are closed at an axial end, particularly for manufacturing items of clothing such as caps or the like, with a double-cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like. An axial end of the article (1) is closed by providing, by means of needles (3) arranged in a needle cylinder (4, 5), an end portion (6) of the tubular article (1) as a continuation of an initial row of knitting (7) which is retained by needles (3) which are arranged in the other needle cylinder (5, 4) and are excluded from knitting during the production of the end portion (6) of the tubular article (1). At the end of the formation of the end portion (6) of the tubular article (1), one needle cylinder is rotated with respect to the other needle cylinder about the axis (10) of the needle cylinders and the final row of knitting (8) of the end portion (6) of the tubular article (1) is joined to the initial row of knitting (7).
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METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TUBULAR KNITTED ARTICLES CLOSED AT AN AXIAL END, PARTICULARLY FOR MANUFACTURING ITEMS OF CLOTHING SUCH AS A CAP OR THE LIKE, WITH A DOUBLE-CYLINDER CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE FOR HOSIERY OR THE LIKE Technical Field
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing tubular knitted articles closed at an axial end, particularly for manufacturing items of clothing such as caps or the like, with a double-cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like. Background Art
As is known, knitted items of clothing such as caps, balaclavas or the like are generally manufactured starting from a flat portion of knitting, which is usually produced by rectilinear knitting machines, in which two opposite sides are sewn together so as to obtain a tubular article, an axial end of which, which corresponds to the crown of the cap or balaclava, is again closed by sewing.
Caps or balaclavas provided by way of this technique suffer the problem of having a shape which mates only approximately with the head of the user, and they are often scarcely comfortable. Moreover, the lateral stitched seam provided in order to obtain the tubular shape and the stitched seam for closing an axial end of the article can cause discomfort to the user.
There are also caps or balaclavas provided by means of tubular knitted articles produced with circular hosiery knitting machines. Such items of clothing, with respect to those provided on rectilinear machines, have the advantage of having a more regular shape, which is capable of mating more precisely and comfortably with the head of the user and of having no lateral stitched seams, since the article is already produced with a tubular shape. In such kinds of caps or balaclavas also, the axial end which
constitutes the crown of the cap is closed generally by means of a stitched seam.
Since the stitched seam for closure must be performed on a flat surface, the closed axial end of articles produced with rectilinear machines and of articles produced with circular machines generates irregular creases and wrinkles, which penalize considerably the aesthetics of the item of clothing.
Moreover, the presence of uneven creases, particularly if the closed axial end is adjacent to the head of the user, can cause discomfort. Finally, the above closure methods suffer the drawback of requiring an additional operation after the production of the article on the circular machine, which significantly affects the production costs of the article. Disclosure of the Invention
The aim of the present invention is to solve the problems described above by providing a method which allows to produce, with a double- cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like, tubular knitted articles which are closed at an axial end, particularly items of clothing such as a cap or the like, so as to not require additional operations in order to close an axial end of the tubular article. Within this aim, an object of the invention is to provide a method which allows to obtain items of clothing which are more comfortable than those closed by sewing.
Another object of the invention is to propose a method which allows to obtain a closure of an axial end of a tubular knitted article with a shape which is regular and aesthetically pleasing.
Still another object of the invention is to propose a method which, by avoiding the additional operation of sewing to close an axial end of the article, allows to also reduce the overall production costs of such articles.
This aim and these and other objects, which will become better apparent hereinafter, are achieved by a method for manufacturing tubular
knitted articles which are closed at an axial end. particularly for manufacturing items of clothing such as caps or the like, with a double- cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like, characterized in that an axial end of the article is closed by providing, by means of needles arranged in a needle cylinder, an end portion of the tubular article as a continuation of an initial row of knitting which is retained by needles which are arranged in the other needle cylinder and are excluded from knitting during the production of said end portion of the tubular article, by rotating one needle cylinder with respect to the other needle cylinder about the axis of the needle cylinders and by joining the final row of knitting of said end portion of the tubular article to said initial row of knitting.
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Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become better apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of the method according to the invention, illustrated by a non- limiting example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a schematic view of a possible arrangement of the needles in the two needle cylinders of a double-cylinder circular machine at the beginning of the production of the end portion of the tubular article, the needle cylinders being shown in perspective view and only partially for the sake of simplicity;
Figure 2 is a schematic view of the production of the end portion of the tubular article with the needle cylinders shown in perspective cutout view and only partially for the sake of simplicity; Figure 3 is a schematic view of the production of the end portion of the tubular article, illustrating only part of the needles involved in production;
Figures 4 and 5 are schematic views of the execution of the rotation of one needle cylinder with respect to the other about the axis of the needle cylinders at the end of the production of the end portion of the tubular
article, the needle cylinders being shown in a perspective cutout view;
Figure 6 is a schematic view of a possible arrangement of the needles in the two needle cylinders during the joining of the final row of knitting of the end portion of the tubular article with the initial row of knitting; Figure 7 is a partially cutout perspective view of a cap produced with the method according to the invention. Ways of carrying out the Invention
With reference to the figures, the method according to the invention can be performed with a known type of double-cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like by using the elements and the actuation possibilities offered by most of such machines.
The tubular article 1 is produced by providing a portion of tubular knitting 2 in a per se known manner, i.e., by moving to knit, at at least one feed or drop of the machine, needles 3 which are arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4 and/or in the upper needle cylinder 5 and by closing, before or after the formation of the portion of tubular knitting 2, an axial end of the tubular article 1 directly on the machine used for its production.
According to the invention, the axial end of the tubular article 1 is closed by providing, with needles 3 arranged in a needle cylinder 4 or 5, an end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 as a continuation of an initial row of knitting 7 retained by needles 3 arranged in the other needle cylinder 5 or 4 and excluded from knitting during the production of the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 , thus turning one needle cylinder 4 or 5 with respect to the other needle cylinder 5 or 4 about the axis 10 of the needle cylinders 4 and 5 and then joining the final row of knitting 8 of the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 to the initial row of knitting 7.
Preferably, the joint is provided by shifting all the needles 3 in a same needle cylinder 4 or 5 and by forming, with all the needles 3 which support at least one previously formed loop of knitting, at least one additional row of knitting 9.
In greater detail, the production of the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 is performed preferably after producing the tubular portion of knitting 2; in this case, the initial row of knitting 7 coincides with the last row of knitting of the portion of tubular knitting 2. Substantially, the article 1 is preferably produced starting from its axial end which lies opposite the one that must be closed, producing the portion of tubular knitting 2.
The production of the portion of tubular knitting 2, as mentioned earlier, can be performed in a per se known manner with the needles 3 arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4 or with the needles 3 arranged in the upper needle cylinder 5 or with needles 3 which are partly arranged within the lower needle cylinder 4 and partly within the upper needle cylinder 5 in order to obtain particular patterns, such as for example ribbed knitting, with production techniques which are by now well-established in the field of double-cylinder circular knitting machines for hosiery or the like.
Once production of the portion of tubular knitting 2 has ended, the needles 3 used to produce the portion of tubular knitting 2 are divided, by means of a selection of the needles performed in a per se known manner, into needles which are transferred or remain in the lower needle cylinder 4 and into needles which are transferred or remain in the upper needle cylinder 5. Preferably, the selection used is 1 -by- 1 selection, so as to have, after selection, for every two contiguous needles, a needle 3 which is arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4 and the other needle 3 arranged in the upper needle cylinder 5, as shown in Figure 1. The needles 3 arranged in the upper needle cylinder 5 are moved into an inactive position with their tip, in which the last formed loop of knitting is retained, above the sinkers of the machine.
The needles 3 arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4 are instead actuated at at least one feed or drop of the machine, so as to form knitting, i.e., providing the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 as a continuation of
the initial row of knitting 7 retained by the needles 3 located in the upper needle cylinder 5, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.
Before beginning production of the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1, by means of the needles 3 arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4, the tubular portion of knitting 2 provided beforehand is tensioned within the upper needle cylinder 5.
The number of rows of knitting that compose the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1 is such as to allow to turn one needle cylinder with respect to the other without the danger of breaking or damaging the end portion 6. After forming the end portion 6, the lower needle cylinder 4 is disengaged, as regards rotation about the axis 10 of the needle cylinders 4 and 5, from the upper needle cylinder 5 and is turned about said axis 10 with respect to the upper needle cylinder 5, as shown in Figures 4 and 5.
Preferably, the rotation angle of the lower needle cylinder 4 with respect to the upper needle cylinder 5 in this step is substantially 360°.
This rotation closes the tubular article 1 at an intermediate region of the extension of the end portion 6 of the tubular article 1.
After the rotation of the lower needle cylinder 4 with respect to the upper needle cylinder 5, the two needle cylinders are again rigidly coupled to each other in rotation about their axis 10 and the needles 3 arranged in the upper needle cylinder 5 are transferred into the lower needle cylinder 4, as shown in Figure 6.
At this point, all the needles 3 arranged in the lower needle cylinder 4 which retain at least one loop of knitting, i.e., a loop of knitting of the initial row of knitting 7 or a loop of the final row of knitting 8 of the end portion 6, are activated at at least one feed or drop of the machine, so as to form at least one row of knitting 9 which joins the initial row of knitting 7 to the final row of knitting 8 of the end portion 6.
Preferably, in this step some rows of knitting 9 are formed; once they are complete, the needles 3 are disengaged from the tubular article 1, which
is unloaded from the machine.
It should be noted that closing one axial end of the article with the method according to the invention can be likened to forming a double or folded hem with double-cylinder circular knitting machines for hosiery with an additional rotation of one needle cylinder with respect to the other before joining the rows of knitting of the rim hem, which achieves the closure of the tubular article 1 at an axial end thereof.
In Figures 2, 4 and 5, the article being formed has been shown schematically and only partially for the sake of simplicity and for greater clarity.
The article obtained with the method according to the invention, which can be used as an item of clothing such as a cap or the like, shown in
Figure 7, is closed at an axial end and completely lacks stitched seams.
Closure of the axial end is performed by a rotation of one portion of the article with respect to the remaining part of the article, and said portion is superimposed coaxially and joined to the region of the remaining portion of the article that is directly contiguous to said portion.
In practice it has been found that the method according to the invention fully achieves the intended aim, since it allows to produce, with a double-cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like, tubular knitted articles which are closed at an axial end, in particular items of clothing such as caps or the like, without requiring additional sewing operations and with fully satisfactory results as regards the aesthetics and as regards the comfort offered by the item of clothing. The method thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims; all the details may further be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.
In practice, the materials used, as well as the dimensions, may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.
The disclosures in Italian Patent Application No. MI2006A000605 from which this application claims priority are incorporated herein by reference.
Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.
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1. A method for manufacturing tubular knitted articles which are closed at an axial end, particularly for manufacturing items of clothing such as caps or the like, with a double-cylinder circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like, characterized in that an axial end of the article (1) is closed by providing, by means of needles (3) arranged in a needle cylinder (4, 5), an end portion (6) of the tubular article (1) as a continuation of an initial row of knitting (7) which is retained by needles (3) which are arranged in the other needle cylinder (5, 4) and are excluded from knitting during the production of said end portion (6) of the tubular article (1), by rotating one needle cylinder with respect to the other needle cylinder about the axis (10) of the needle cylinders (4, 5) and by joining the final row of knitting (8) of said end portion (6) of the tubular article (1) to said initial row of knitting (7).
2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that said joint is produced by shifting all the needles (3) in a same needle cylinder (4, 5) and by forming at least one additional row of knitting (9) with all the needles (3) that support at least one previously formed loop of knitting.
3. The method according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that it comprises a step for producing a portion (2) of tubular knitting which is connected to said end portion (6) of the tubular article (1).
4. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said tubular portion (2) of knitting is formed before said end portion (6) of the tubular article (1).
5. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said tubular portion (2) of knitting is formed after said end portion (6) of the tubular article (1).
6. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists in: - producing said portion (2) of tubular knitting with the needles (3) arranged in the lower needle cylinder (4) and/or in the upper needle cylinder (5);
- tensioning said tubular portion (2) of knitting in the upper needle cylinder (5), retaining part of the loops of the last formed row of knitting of said tubular portion (2) of knitting with needles (3) arranged in the upper needle cylinder (5);
- producing said end portion (6) of the tubular article (1) with needles (3) which are arranged in the lower needle cylinder (4), while the needles that retain part of the loops of the last row of knitting of said tubular portion (2) of knitting are excluded from knitting;
- turning the lower needle cylinder (4) with respect to the upper needle cylinder (5) about the axis (10) of the needle cylinder;
- transferring the needles (3) that have retained part of the loops of the last row of knitting of said tubular portion (2) of knitting in the lower needle cylinder (4);
- producing, with the needles (3) which are arranged in the lower needle cylinder (4) and support at least one loop of knitting, at least one row of knitting in order to join said last row of knitting of said tubular portion (2) of knitting to the final row of knitting
(8) of said end portion (6) of the tubular article (1);
- unloading the article (1) from the machine.
7. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said end portion (6) of the tubular article (1) is produced by using a needle (3) which is arranged in the lower needle cylinder (4) for every two contiguous needles of the machine, while the other needle (3) is arranged in the upper needle cylinder (5) and retains one of the loops of the last row of knitting of said tubular portion (2) of knitting.
8. The method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rotation of one needle cylinder with respect to the other needle cylinder at the end of the production of said end portion (6) of the tubular article (1) is substantially of 360°.
9. An item of clothing, such as a cap or the like, characterized in that it comprises a tubular knitted article (2) which is closed at an axial end by means of a portion of the article (1) which is rotated, about the axis of the article, with respect to the remaining part of the article, and in that said portion of the article is superimposed coaxially and joined to the region of the remaining part of the article which is directly contiguous.
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