EP2570531A1 - Mechanismus zum Runterdrücken eines Gestricks und entsprechende Platine für Flachstrickmaschinen - Google Patents

Mechanismus zum Runterdrücken eines Gestricks und entsprechende Platine für Flachstrickmaschinen Download PDF

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EP2570531A1
EP2570531A1 EP11181406A EP11181406A EP2570531A1 EP 2570531 A1 EP2570531 A1 EP 2570531A1 EP 11181406 A EP11181406 A EP 11181406A EP 11181406 A EP11181406 A EP 11181406A EP 2570531 A1 EP2570531 A1 EP 2570531A1
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Yi Chen Chen
Kai Ying Cheng
Jian-Hao Peng
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B15/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, weft knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
    • D04B15/06—Sinkers
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    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B15/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, weft knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
    • D04B15/88—Take-up or draw-off devices for knitting products
    • D04B15/90—Take-up or draw-off devices for knitting products for flat-bed knitting machines

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  • the present invention relates to a flat knitting machine mechanism and components thereof and particularly to a mechanism to press a yarn to form a mesh and a sinker thereof for flat knitting machines.
  • R.O.C. patent No. 338440 entitled “Improved sinker for flat knitting machines” discloses a sinker 10 is braced by a bracing rod 22 to achieve swinging.
  • the sinkers 10 When a flat knitting machine is in production and assembly, the sinkers 10 have to be run through individually by the bracing rod 22 for coupling.
  • the sinkers 10 also have to be removed individually for replacement as needed, and then reassembled individually again. It is troublesome, tedious and time-consuming.
  • R.O.C. patent No. 1274796 entitled "Sinker for flat knitting machines to downward press mesh” discloses a sinker 1 with a slot 19 threaded through by a loosening yarn 45 of the mesh as shown in its FIG. 1 .
  • the sinkers 1 have to be individually threaded through by the loosening yarn 45 of the mesh and also be removed individually therefrom to replace the broken one during repair and maintenance. After a new sinker I has been replaced, the loosening yarn 45 of the mesh has to thread through all the sinkers I again, The process also is troublesome and time-consuming.
  • the primary object of the present invention is to solve the aforesaid disadvantages by providing a simpler and more durable sinker structure that can be produced and assembled or repaired, maintained and replaced easily and quickly to reduce manpower and material costs and also lower price to meet market requirements.
  • the present invention provides a downward pressing mesh mechanism for flat knitting machines that includes a needle seat containing a bearing surface to hold a plurality of sinkers and knitting needles at an upper side that are separated by spacers, and a cam holder located above the sinkers to hold a cam.
  • the cam has a guide track to drive the sinker swinging.
  • the spacers have a lower side vertically run through by a bracing shaft.
  • Each sinker includes a yarn pressing portion to press a yarn to form a mesh, a swing guide portion driven by the guide track, and a shaft rotating recess to couple with the bracing shaft.
  • the shaft rotating recess includes a shaft coupling portion to couple with the bracing shaft and a neck located at an entrance of the shaft coupling portion that is formed at an interval smaller than the diameter of the bracing shaft.
  • the spacers are vertically run through at an upper side by a retaining rod
  • the sinker includes a first retaining portion restricted by the bearing surface when the sinker rotates and swings downwards and a second retaining portion restricted by the retaining rod when the sinker rotates and swings upwards.
  • the spacers are vertically run through by a guiding rod and the sinker has a guiding notch with a guiding surface formed thereon to guide and limit rotating and swinging positions of the sinker.
  • the sinker further includes a groove close to the shaft rotating recess and an elastic tongue formed between the groove and the shaft rotating recess.
  • the invention also provides a sinker for flat knitting machines that has a shaft rotating recess at the bottom, a protrusive swing guide portion at an upper side, and a yarn pressing portion extended from one side beyond a line connecting the swing guide portion and shaft rotating recess to press a yarn to form a mesh.
  • the shaft rotating recess includes a shaft coupling portion and a neck located at an entrance of the shaft coupling portion and formed at an interval slightly smaller than the maximum interval of the shaft coupling portion.
  • the sinker has a first retaining portion between the shaft rotating recess and yarn pressing portion.
  • the sinker has a guiding notch at another side beyond a line connecting the swing guide portion and shaft rotating recess that has an arched guiding surface at a lower side, and a second retaining portion located between the guiding notch and swing guide person.
  • the sinker has a groove close to the shaft rotating recess and an elastic tongue formed between the groove and the shaft rotating recess.
  • the present invention provides many advantages over the conventional techniques, notably:
  • the present invention aims to provide a downward pressing mesh mechanism for flat knitting machines.
  • the downward pressing mesh mechanism 1 includes a needle seat 10 which has a bearing surface 11 to hold a plurality of sinkers 7 and knitting needles 8 separated by spacers 3.
  • the sinkers 7, spacers 3 and knitting needles 8 are arranged sequentially and horizontally above the bearing surface 11 in a juxtaposed manner with a specific number required, and each knitting needle 8 is movable within a space formed by two sinkers 7, and the sinkers 7 also are movable in the separated space.
  • the cam 20 has a guide track 21 to drive the sinkers 7 swinging.
  • the guide track 21 is not formed in a straight line but at a curve depending on the requirement of knitting fabrics, thereby to drive the sinkers 7 swinging. This is also a technique known in the art.
  • the spacers 3 are vertically run through at the tower side by a bracing shaft 4.
  • Each sinker 7 includes a yarn pressing portion 75 to press a yarn to form a mesh, a swing guide portion 70 driven by the guide track 21 that is preferably formed in a curved shape, and a shaft rotating recess 73 to couple with the bracing shaft 4.
  • the yarn pressing portion 75 is protruded from one side beyond a line connecting the swing guide portion 70 and shaft rotating recess 73 and corresponds to a yarn hooking portion of the knitting needle 8 to press the yarn to form the mesh.
  • the shaft rotating recess 73 includes a shaft coupling portion 732 to couple with the bracing shaft 4 and a neck 731 located at an entrance of the shaft coupling portion 732 that is formed at an interval slightly smaller than the diameter of the bracing shaft 4.
  • the spacers 3 are vertically run through at the upper side by a retaining rod 5.
  • the sinker 7 further has a first retaining portion 71 restricted by the bearing surface 11 during rotating and swinging downward, and a second retaining portion 72 restricted by the retaining rod 5 during rotating and swinging upward.
  • the spacers 3 further are vertically run through by a guiding rod 6.
  • the sinker 7 further has a guiding notch 74 which has a guiding surface 741 to guide and limit rotating and swinging positions of the sinker 7.
  • the guiding surface 741 is preferably an arched surface.
  • the sinker 7 also has a groove 76 close to the shaft rotating recess 73 and an elastic tongue 77 between the groove 76 and the shaft rotating recess 73. As shown in FIGS, 1 , 2 and 3 , during production, assembly or repairs and maintenance, the sinker 7 can be easily and quickly assembled or changed to reduce manpower and material costs, and also reduce the price to meet market requirements.
  • the present invention also provides a sinker for flat knitting machines.
  • the sinker 7 has a shaft rotating recess 73 at the bottom, a curved swing guide portion 70 extended from the upper side, and a yarn pressing portion 75 protruded from one side beyond a line connecting the swing guide portion 70 and shaft rotating recess 73 to press a yarn to form a mesh.
  • the shaft rotating recess 73 includes a shaft coupling portion 732 and a neck 731 at the entrance of the shaft coupling portion 732 and formed at an interval slightly smaller than the maximum interval of the shaft coupling portion 732.
  • the sinker 7 also has a guiding notch 74 at another side beyond the line connecting the swing guide portion 70 and shaft rotating recess 73.
  • the guiding notch 74 has an arched guiding surface 741 on a lower side.
  • the sinker 7 further has a groove 76 close to the shaft rotating recess 73 and an elastic tongue 77 between the groove 76 and shaft rotating recess 73.
  • the sinker 7 thus formed can be made integrally so that design and structure are simpler and more durable. Material cost also is lower, thus the price can be reduced to meet market requirements.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 Please refer to FIGS. 5 and 6 for the invention in use conditions.
  • the cam holder 2 drives the cam 20 moving horizontally.
  • the swing guide portion 70 of the sinker 7 is held in the guide track 21, the sinker 7 is driven by the curvature formed by the guide track 21.
  • the shaft rotating recess 73 is coupled on the bracing shaft 4, the sinker 7 swings about the bracing shaft 4 as shown in FIG. 6 ; meanwhile, the second retaining portion 72 is in contact with the retaining rod 5 to let the sinker 7 stop swinging.
  • the cam holder 2 continuously drives the cam 20 moving horizontally, and the swing guide portion 70 is still driven by the curvature formed by the guide track 21 to swing back as shown in FIG 5 , meanwhile, as the first retaining portion 71 is in contact with the bearing surface 11 of the needle seat 10, the sinker 7 stops swinging.
  • the downward pressing mesh structure 1 can operate continuously and the cam 20 also is moved horizontally and continuously to drive all the sinkers 7 on the needle seat 10 to swing and press downward to form meshes.

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CN103320955A (zh) * 2013-07-24 2013-09-25 浙江丰帆数控机械有限公司 一种针织横机生克装置
CN105839283A (zh) * 2015-02-03 2016-08-10 株式会社岛精机制作所 具备可动沉降片的横编机

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US2893225A (en) * 1955-04-28 1959-07-07 Gerhard Kochheim Flat knitting apparatus for manufacturing rib knit fabric
AT211464B (de) * 1959-08-10 1960-10-10 Remac Handstrickapp Erzeugung Platine für ein Flachstrickgerät
US3024633A (en) * 1956-04-06 1962-03-13 Gerhard Kochheim Flat knitting apparatus
US3025687A (en) * 1956-10-25 1962-03-20 Steinhof Apparatefab Karl Hand flat knitting machines
DE2047401A1 (en) * 1970-09-26 1972-03-30 Bauder, Rolf, Dipl Ing , 7411 Reut hngen Betzingen, Schach, Wolfgang, Dipl Ing, 7410 Reutlingen Circular knitting machine - for knitting pile fabrics
WO1995007382A2 (en) * 1993-09-06 1995-03-16 E.M.M. S.R.L. Device for holding down the stitches being formed in a flat knitting machine
EP0683257A1 (de) * 1994-05-16 1995-11-22 MEC-MOR S.p.A. Rundstrickmaschine mit Platinen zum Festhalten des Gestricks
TWI274796B (en) 2003-10-07 2007-03-01 Stoll & Co H Sinker of a flat knitting machine
JP2008101309A (ja) * 2006-09-22 2008-05-01 Shima Seiki Mfg Ltd 横編機のシンカー装置およびヤーンガイドスペーサ

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US2893225A (en) * 1955-04-28 1959-07-07 Gerhard Kochheim Flat knitting apparatus for manufacturing rib knit fabric
US3024633A (en) * 1956-04-06 1962-03-13 Gerhard Kochheim Flat knitting apparatus
US3025687A (en) * 1956-10-25 1962-03-20 Steinhof Apparatefab Karl Hand flat knitting machines
AT211464B (de) * 1959-08-10 1960-10-10 Remac Handstrickapp Erzeugung Platine für ein Flachstrickgerät
DE2047401A1 (en) * 1970-09-26 1972-03-30 Bauder, Rolf, Dipl Ing , 7411 Reut hngen Betzingen, Schach, Wolfgang, Dipl Ing, 7410 Reutlingen Circular knitting machine - for knitting pile fabrics
WO1995007382A2 (en) * 1993-09-06 1995-03-16 E.M.M. S.R.L. Device for holding down the stitches being formed in a flat knitting machine
EP0683257A1 (de) * 1994-05-16 1995-11-22 MEC-MOR S.p.A. Rundstrickmaschine mit Platinen zum Festhalten des Gestricks
TWI274796B (en) 2003-10-07 2007-03-01 Stoll & Co H Sinker of a flat knitting machine
JP2008101309A (ja) * 2006-09-22 2008-05-01 Shima Seiki Mfg Ltd 横編機のシンカー装置およびヤーンガイドスペーサ

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CN103320955A (zh) * 2013-07-24 2013-09-25 浙江丰帆数控机械有限公司 一种针织横机生克装置
CN105839283A (zh) * 2015-02-03 2016-08-10 株式会社岛精机制作所 具备可动沉降片的横编机

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