US1907341A - Circular knitting machine - Google Patents

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US1907341A
US1907341A US580699A US58069931A US1907341A US 1907341 A US1907341 A US 1907341A US 580699 A US580699 A US 580699A US 58069931 A US58069931 A US 58069931A US 1907341 A US1907341 A US 1907341A
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    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
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    • D04B15/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, weft knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
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  • This invention relates to circular knitting machines and has particular reference to that type of machine which embodies a plurality of yarn feeders controlling a plurality of yarns, which may differ from one another in nature and/orcolour, and adapted to be moved into and out of yarn feeding positions to produce horizontal bands or stripes of differing appearances in the fabric.
  • This invention is concerned with circular knitting machines having a plurality of changeable yarn feeders'as above and means for separately trapping the yarn appertaining to each feeder upon the feeder being withdrawn to an inoperative position.
  • the primary object of this invention is to provide improved means for separately trapping the yarns appertaining to a plurality of changeable yarn feeders as above with a View to enabling an increased number of said feeders to be selectively moved into and out 40 of thread feeding positions during the production of a knitted article and, consequently, an increased number of horizontal striped patterns to be produced in the said article.
  • a particular object of the invention is to provide means for. enabling an increased number of horizontal'striped patterns to be knitted into ribbed tops for stockings and socks, on a circular rib knitting machine.
  • a trapping element is associated with each or selected ones of the yarn feeders and means are provided whereby when a feeder is moved from its feeding to its inoperative position, the associated trapping element is automatically moved to a position to trap the thread or threads adapted to be fed by the said feeder.
  • Circular knitting machines embodying a plurality of changeable yarn feeders have 69 hitherto been provided which incorporate a separate trapping member for the yarn of each feeder and means for operating the said trapping member to trap the yarn when its feeder is withdrawn from a feeding position.
  • the trapping members have had no movement relatively to the feeders, apart from their small ope-nmg and closing or trapping movement.
  • the yarn trapping device according to the present invention may be adapted to be moved radially in regard to the needle circle and the different yarns may be trapped ,between different contiguousfaces of several adjacent trapping elements. 7
  • a further feature of the present invention consists in providing a plurality of adjacent spring pressed trapping members, one yarn being gripped between each trapping member and its neighbouflan'd mechanism-to move the assembled trapping elements over the needle circle so that any given yarn raised from its feeding position by the operation of a yarn feeder is caused to be engaged by a particular pair of said trapping members.
  • the mechanism for displacng the trapping member in relation to the needle circle operatesintimed relation with the mechanism for moving. the yarn feeders into and out of the feeding position;
  • Figure 1 is a front elevation of part of a circular rib knitting machine to which the present invention is applied.
  • Figure 2 is a rear elevation illustrating some of the principal parts of the invention.
  • Figure 3 illustrates in detail a composite yarn trapping member provided in accordance with this invention.
  • Figure 3a illustrates a modified construction of trapping member.
  • Figure 4 is a plan view ofthe said trapping member and certain of its associated operating members.
  • Figure 5 is a detail elevation of the yarn cutter. 1
  • Figure 6 is adetail plan view illustrating the yarn cutter operating mechanism
  • Figure 7 is a detail plan view of a cam plate and yarn feeder housing shown in elevation in Figure 1.
  • the invention will be described as applied to a circular rib knitting machine adapted for the production of rib tops for childrens socks and stockings.
  • each of these feeders when in its lowered position, is adapted to feed its yarn between the open hooks of the raised cylinder needles 2 and the forwardly projected dial or rib needles 3, in the well known manner.
  • the needle cylinder 2a and the rib dial 3a are stationary and the yarn feeders 1, mechanism directly associated therewith, needle operating' cams 2b and 3b and the yarn supplies, rotate.
  • he yarn feeders are pivoted upon a hori- 'zont-al spindle 4 which has'its extremities located in side plates 5 of a rectangular housing supported by a bracket 6 from the cylinder needle cam box 26.
  • the said feeders are normally retained in their raised inoperative position by coiled springs 7, but when lowered to the feeding position,.are engaged by spring influenced pivoted catch levers 8 and retained in the feeding position until the said levers 8 are pivotaxlly displaced.
  • the selection of the feeders is effected by a non-rotating but vertically adjustable cam plate 11 mounted upon the upper extremity of a vertically slidable spindle 12 which is supported in a bracket 13 and passes below the frame 14 in which the cam box 2?)
  • the cam plate 11 is normally retained in its lowermost position, whereat it will not engage the thrust rods 9, by a ,coiled spring 15 and the lower ex tremity of the spindle 12 rests upon the forwardly projecting extremity of an arm 16 secured to a shaft 17 rotatably mounted at the rear and side of the machine.
  • a second arm 18 projectsforwardly from and .is secured to the shaft.- This latter arm 18 is adapted tobe engaged by studs 19 of different heights carried by an intermittently traversing chain 20 at the side of the machine, torotate the said shaft 17 and raise the arm 16 and spindle 12.
  • the arrangement is such that according to the particular height of stud 19 whichengages the lever 18, the spindle 12 and cam plate 11 is raised to a predetermined height whereat the cam plate is in the path of a selected thrust rod 9 and, as the said rod is carried around, it engages with the cam plate, is slid. thereby and lowers its feeder. into theoperative position to be re tamed by one of the catch levers 8.
  • a horizontal bar member 21 having at its inner extremity a cam portion 21a and at its other extremity a bevelled surface 21?).
  • This surface is adaptedto be engaged by a bevelled surface 22a provided on a member 22 extending vertically downwards .from the cam plate 11,.and when the said cam plate is raised to a predetermined height to select a feeder for operation, as above described, the relative movement of the bevelled surfaces 21aand 2200 causes the member 21 to'slide towards the needle cylinder and positions the" cam 21a. in the path of the rotating feeder catch levers 8. By this means the catch levers 8.are pivoted to release the feeder which is in operation.
  • a composite yarn trapping member 23 is mounted forhorizontal sliding movement in guides 24, see .Figs. 2, 3 and 4, on the rear side of thefeeder housing 5 and is carried around the machine with thesaid housing. 7
  • Each pair of the plates 25 constitutes a trapping element for one of the yarns appertaining to the feeders 1, each of the said yarns being adapted to be received and retained between a pair of the adjacent plates 25.
  • the trapper member 23 is normally retained in its innermost position by a coiled spring 27.
  • an upwardly projecting pin 28 is provided adapted to be engaged by an arm 29, carried at the upper extremity of a vertical rotatably mounted spindle 30.
  • the bracket 31 in which the spindle is mounted is secured to and rotates with the cam box 2a and at the lower extremity of the said'spindle a stepped projecting member 32 is secured, the said member being adapted to engage with a second non-rotating cam plate 33.
  • the cam plate 33 is normally positioned below the stepped member 32 and is adapted to be raised to predetermined heights, to engage with selected of the stepped portions of the said elements.
  • the arrangement is such that as the cam plate 33 is raised to engage with the higher stepped portions of the member 32, the spindle 30 is rotated to a greater extent and effects, through the arm 29, comparatively extensive sliding dis placement of the trapper member 23.
  • the cam plate 33 engages with the lower projections on the member 32 reduced sliding displacement of the trapper member is effected.
  • the cam plate 33 is carried at the upper extremity of a spindle 34 which rests upon an arm 35 carried by and'projecting forwardly from a second horizontal shaft 36 extending at the rear and side of the machine, the said shaft also carrying a second forwardly projecting arm or lever 37 adapted to be engaged by a second row of studs 38 of varying height provided on the chain 20 from which selection of the feeders 1 is effected. as before described.
  • the engagement of the varying heights of studs 38 with the arm 37 effects rotation ofthe shaft 36 and, through the arm 35 and spindle 34, raises the camplate 33 to engage with the different stepped portions of the member 32.
  • the lower edges of the trapper plates 25 may be slightly bevelledas shown and means may be provided for opening the-said trapping element simultaneously with the rais ng of the corresponding yarn feeder.
  • a horizontal lever 39 may be pivotally mounted at its one extremity to a bracket 40 conveniently secured to a boss 41 encircling the vertical shaft 42 which carries the dial needle cams 3?).
  • a screwed pin 43 is secured, the one extremity 43a of the said pin being pointed and adapted to be forced between the plates 25 adapted to trap the withdrawn yarn.
  • Thepin 43 is normally retained withdrawn by a suitably anchored coiled spring 44 and the lever 39 and pin 43 are adapted to be forced inwardly, to separate the trapping plates against the influence of the said sprlng, by a pivoted substantially triangular plate 45, Figs. 2 and 6, a downwardly extending portion 45a of the said plate carrying an adjustment screw 46 which bears against the said lever 39.
  • plate 45 is pivoted at 47 and carries a projecting element 48 adapted to engage with an upstanding cam 49 mounted on the vertically adjustable cam plate 11.
  • the plate 45 is normally retained outwardly extending by a coiled spring 50.
  • a cutting device 51 which is common to all of the yarns and is retained stationary relatively to the trapping element, is positioned at the rear of the trapper member 23, the blades of the device being in the nature of scissors and shaped to allow the pin 43 to pass therebetween, see Fig. 5.
  • the operation of the cutter at the required time is effected by an inclined cam portion 52 adjustably secured to the pivoted plate 45, the said inclined cam, upon pivotal displacement of the said plate by the cam 49, imparting pivotal movement to the cutter blade 51a against a spring 53.
  • a stud 19 of a predetermined height raises the cam plate 11 to a height whereat it is in the path of that rod 9 which appertains to thefeeder 1 selected for introduction. Simultaneously the bar 21 carrying the cam 21a is slid forwardly into the path of the catch lovers 8. Upon reference to Fig. 7, however, it will be seen that the selected rod 9 is engaged by the forward edge 11a of the cam plate 11 to lower its feeder to the operative position, prior to the catch levers 8 riding over the cam 21a to release the feeder in operation, and thus the usual overlap of the introduced and withdrawn yarns is obtained.
  • T he selected trapping element is opened to facilitate the entry'of the withdrawn yarn therebetween, by virtue of the projecting portion 48 engaging with the cam 49, rotating the plate and causing the extension 45a to force the pointed pin 43 between the plates 25 comprising the said element. Simultaneously, the rotation of the plate 45 causes the cam 52 carried thereby to operatethe cutter 51 and severthe portion of withdrawn yarn which extends from the needles to the trapper.
  • the loose severed end of yarn may be made so short that it will be drawn into the fabric and rendered invisible.
  • a plate such as 61 in Fig. 1, conveniently secured to the bar 23, may be provided in connection with all or certain of the trapping elements to determine the height at which the yarns are trapped and cut.
  • each of the spring-pressed plates 25 which constitute the trapping elements is independently pivoted at its upper extremity 250 to a part 28a carried by the bar 23.
  • One of the advantages of this construction is that when the pin l3 is forced between the selected trapping plates 25 the said plates are opened wider, at their lower parts toreceive the withdrawn yarn than are the plates in the construction illustrated ,in Fig. 3 and the reception of the yarn between the said plates is therefore more definite.
  • one or more of the trapping plates 25 may have an upper cranked extension 25d adapted to be engaged by a descending member such as 56 to open one or more of the trapping elements for the purpose of receiving or releasing one or more of the yarns.
  • the present invention is not limited to circular rib machines, but may with advantage be applied to plain circular knitting machines, in connection with which the present practice of trapping, cutting and accumulating changed yarns at the centre of the machine has long been considered a great disadvantage.
  • I claim 1 In a circular knitting machine, a plurality of yarn feeders, mechanism for lowering and raising said feeders into and out of yarn feeding position, a yarn trapplng member embodying a plurality of trapping elements pressed towards one another by means of a spring and between adjacent ones of which a yarn is adapted to be trapped, means for moving the trapping member as a whole radially of the needle circle, and said means operating in timed relation with the mechanism controlling the movement of the yarn feeders in order that when a particular feeder is raised to the non-feeding position the yarn trapper is adjusted radially to trap the yarn fed by said feeder.
  • a composite yarn trapping member embodying a. plurality of yarn trapping plate members, spring means for pressing the said plate members together, each adjacent pair of the said plate members constituting a separate trapping element for a withdrawn yarn, and means for moving the said trapping member to position a particular trapping elementso that it will trap the yarn appertaining to a feeder with which it is associated when the said feeder is withdrawn from a feeding position.
  • a composite yarn trapping member embodying a plurality of yarn trapping plate members, spring means for pressing the said plate members together, each adjacent pair of the said plate members constituting a separate trapping element for a withdrawn yarn, apertures between the said plate members at predetermined positions to assist in clearing accumulated yarn between said plate members, and means for moving the said trapping member to position a particular trapping element so that it will trap the yarn appertaining to a feeder with which it is associated when the said feeder is withdrawn from a feeding position.
  • a plurality of yarn feeders means for moving said feeders into and out of yarn feeding position, a composite yarn trapping member embodying a plurality of yarn trapping plate members, spring means for pressing the said plate members together, means for moving the said trapper member to position a selected trapping element so that it will trap the yarn appertaining to the feeder with which it is associated when the said feeder is withdrawn from a feeding position, and means for forcing a member between the spring-pressed plates constituting the select ed trapping element to open the said element and facilitate the reception of the yarn therebetween or the release of yarn therefrom.
  • a plurality of yarn feeders means for moving said feeders into and out of a yarn feeding position in any order, a plurality of yarn trappers one allocated to each feeder, means for moving all of said trappers bodily and in unisonin relation to the feeders, when a feeder is moved to a non-feeding position, to a position whereat the appropriate trapper is placed to receive the yarn from that feeder.
  • a trapper opener that is common to all of the trappers and is operable upon any trapper that is brought to trapping position by the said trapper-moving means.
  • a plurality of yarn feeders for .moving said feeders in any desired sequence into and out of yarn feeding position, a plurality of yarn trappers one for each feeder that are movable en masse in relation to the needle circle and the feeders, and patterncontrolled means, operable when any feeder is moved to a non-feeding position, to move said trappers and thereby bring the appropriate one to a location at whichthe yarn from such feeder is caught in it.
  • a. plurality of yarn feeders means for moving said feeders into and out of yarn feeding position, a trapper unit comprising a plurality of trappers, one for each feeder, which unit is movable in a rectilinear path through variable distances to bring one or other of themto a trapping position, and means, operable when any feeder is moved out of feeding po sition, to move said trapper unit through the required distance to bring the appropriate trapper to trapping position.
  • a plurality of yarn feeders means for lowering and raising said feeders into and out of yarn feeding position, a yarn trapping element associated with each of said feeders, means for movab-ly mounting said elements above the needle circle, and means for moving said elements across the said needle circle so that when a feeder is raised from a feeding to a non-feeding position its yarn will automatically be engaged by the trapping element associated with the said feeder.

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