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US2715328A
US2715328A US435848A US43584854A US2715328A US 2715328 A US2715328 A US 2715328A US 435848 A US435848 A US 435848A US 43584854 A US43584854 A US 43584854A US 2715328 A US2715328 A US 2715328A
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  • the present invention relates to a knitting apparatus, and more particularly to straight knitting apparatus having a vertically arranged retaining needle comb, and a set of horizontally movable needles.
  • the present invention mainly consists in a knitting apparatus comprising, in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced needles having hooked end portions and being movable through the needle comb between a retracted position in which the hooked end portions are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which the hooked end portions are located on the other side of the needle comb; actuating means movable in longitudinal direction of the needle comb and consecutively engaging the needles during movement thereof for consecutively moving each of the needles from the retracted position to the advanced position and back again through the needle comb so that the needle comb retains on the other side thereof a knitted work piece suspended on newly formed suspending loops passing through the hooked end portions of the needles when the needles have moved to the retracted position; a retaining means secured to the actuating means for movement therewith along a path parallel to the needle comb and being located on the other side of the needle comb adjacent to the same and directly under those needles which are moved by the
  • each work piece guiding means being arranged outwardly of one end of the retaining means so that the Work piece is guided out of the path of the retaining means regardless of the direction of movement of the actuatin means and retaining means during reciprocating movement of the actuating means.
  • Fig. l is an end view of the knitting apparatus according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of a portion of the knitting apparatus of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a front view of a constructive detail of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a plan view of a detail
  • Fig. 5 is a plan view of a retaining means according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 6 is a fragmentary isometric view of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 7 is a fragmentary isometric view of the arrangement according to the present invention shown on a larger scale.
  • a needle bed 2 which is provided with grooves for guiding the set of needles 3 for movement in a substantially horizontal plane between a retracted position and an advanced position, as best seen in Fig. 2.
  • the needles 3 pass through the needle comb S hich is mounted on the supporting means 1 and is inclined with respect to the needle bed.
  • the needles 3 are provided with projections 3a in the shank portions of the same which are engaged by needle shifting means such as a cam track 4a of the actuating means 4 so that the groups of needles are consecutively advanced and retracted when the actuating means 4 move in longitudinal direction of the apparatus and of the needle comb 5.
  • the actuating means 4 is guided on longitudinally extending guide rails 6 which are located above the needles 3.
  • the needles have hooked end portions 3b which are provided with tongues 3c which normally close the hooked end portion 3b.
  • An arm member 7 is secured to the actuating means 4 and projects beyond the needle comb to the other side of the same.
  • the arm member 7 supports work piece guiding means 8 and retaining means 12 which will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
  • the outer end portion 7a of the arm member 7 is bent so that it extends substantially perpendicular to the needle comb 5.
  • Two tongues 8, constituting work piece guiding means, are pivotally mounted on the portions 7:! of the arm member 7 by means of pins 9.
  • the arrangement is such that the tongues 8 extend substantially perpendicular to the needle comb 5 and are turnable in a plane perpendicular to the same.
  • a spring 11, best seen in Figs. 3 and 4 is secured by pins 10 to the work piece guiding tongues 8 so that the same are urged by spring 11 to pivot about the pins 9 toward the needle comb 5.
  • the end portions of the tongues 8 extend in longitudinal direction beyond the ends of the retaining means 12 so 3 that they are forwardly located in the longitudinal direction of movement with respect to the retaining means 12.
  • the end portions 8b of the work piece guiding tongues 8 are upwardly inclined, as best seen in Fig. 3.
  • the edges 8a of the outwardly bent end portions of the tongues 8 engage the needle comb.
  • the outermost ends of the work piece guiding tongues are located directly underneath the needles 3.
  • the retaining means 12 is turnably mounted on lugs 7b on the arm member 7 for turning movement about an axis substantially parallel to the needle comb 5 and to the direction of movement of the actuating means 4 and of they arm member 7.
  • a resilient means 12 is secured to the arm member 7 and urges the retaining means 12 into engagement with the needle comb 5.
  • the front edge 12;: of the retaining means 12, best seen in Fig. 5, engagesthe needle comb directly underneath the hooked end portions of the needles 3 so as to engage suspending loops passing through the hooked end portions 3b and to pull the same out of the hooked end portions 3b when the needles 3 are moved to an advanced position.
  • the loops retained by the retaining means 12 open the tongues 30 so that the suspending loops slide onto the shank portions of the needles.
  • a thread guiding means 15 is also secured to the arm member 7 for guiding a thread 14 into the hooked end portions of the advanced needles.
  • the apparatus operates in the followingmanner:
  • the needle shifting means 4a shift groups of needles to advanced position and back.
  • the work piece guiding means 8' which is located forwardly during movement in the direction of the arrow, engages with its end portion the needle comb 5 directly 7 underneath the operating plane of the needles 3. Since the end portion of the work piece guiding means is upwardly inclined, the work piece engaged thereby is downwardly urged away from the operating plane of the needles 3 so that the retaining means 12, which engages the needle comb directly underneath the operating plane of the needles 3, slides only along the suspending loops 131 which pass through the hooked end portions 3b of the needles 3,, and is prevented from engaging the work piece 13. which is suspended on the suspending loops'13a.
  • the needles 3 are advanced to an advanced position, and during such movement the suspend:-
  • ing loops 13a are retained by the retaining means 12 so that the suspending loops 13a pass onto the shank portions of the needles, and open the tongues 30 so that the hooked end; portions .3! are open when the needles 3 arrive in their advanced positions.
  • the thread guiding means 15 inserts the thread 14 into the open hooked end portions of the needles so that the thread is held in the hooked end portions of the needles when the tongues 3c are closed by the suspending loops 134; during movement of the needles to retracted position. lnthis moment, new suspending loops are formed by the newly inserted thread, while the old suspending loops slide over the closed hooked end portions and become part ofthe work piece, and are later on pushed down by the work piece guiding means 8 during the next reciproeating movement of the actuating means 4.
  • the retaining means 12 serve for retaining the suspending loops 13a during the movement of the needles to advanced position, and that the tongues or work piece guiding means 8 servethe purpose of guiding the work piece away from the needles and out of the path of the retaining means 12 so that all loopsof the work piece, with the exception of the sus: pending loops 13a, are held underneath the retaining means.
  • Two work piece guiding means 8 are provided for guiding the work piece out of the way of the retaining means during reciprocating movement of the actuating means in opposite directions.
  • an elongated needle comb in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced needles having hooked end portions and being located in an operating plane and movable through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said needles are located on one side of said needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions project through said needle comb to the other side of the same; actuating means movable in longitudinal direction of said needle comb and having needle shifting means consecutively engaging groups of said needles during such movement for consecutively moving said needles from said retracted to said advanced position and back, so that said needle comb retains a knitted workpiece on said other side thereof suspended on suspending loops passing through said hooked end portions of said needles when the same have moved to said retracted position; a work piece guiding means secured to said actuating means and located on said other side of said needle comb adjacent to the same and moving along said needle comb, said guiding means being arranged in the longitudinal direction of movement of said actuating means forwardly of said needle shifting means
  • a knitting apparatus in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced needles having hooked end portions and being movable through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said hooked end portions are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions are located on the other side of said needle comb; actuating means movable in longitudinal direction of said needle comb and consecutively engaging.
  • said needles during movement thereof for consecutively moving each of said needles from said retracted position to said advanced position and back again through said needle comb so that said needle comb retains onsaid other side thereof a knitted work piece suspended on, newly formed suspending loops passing through said hooked end portions of said needles when said needles have moved to, said retracted position; a retaining means secured to.
  • a knitting apparatus in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced needles having hooked end portions and being movable through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said hooked end portions are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions are located on the other side of said needle comb; actuating means reciprocable in longitudinal direction of said needle comb and consecutively engaging said needles during movement thereof for consecutively moving each of said needles from said retracted position to said ad vanced position and back again through said needle comb so that said needle comb retains on said other side thereof a knitted work piece suspended on newly formed suspending loops passing through said hooked end portions of said needles when said needles have moved to said retracted position; a retaining means secured to said actuating means for movement therewith along a path parallel to said needle comb and being located on said other side of said needle comb adjacent a to the same and directly under those needles which are moved by said actuating means so as to engage said
  • a knitting apparatus in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced needles having hooked end portions and being movable through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said hooked end portion are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions are located on the other side of said needle comb; actuating means reciprocable in longitudinal direction of said needle comb and consecutively engaging said needles during movement thereof for consecutively moving each of said needles from said retracted position to said advanced position and back again through said needle comb so that said needle comb retains on said other side thereof a knitted work piece suspended on newly formed suspending loops passing through said hooked end portions of said needles when said needles have moved to said retracted position; an arm member secured to said actuating means; a retaining means secured to said arm member for movement with said actuating means along a path parallel to said needle comb and being located on the other side of said needle comb adjacent to the same and directly under those needles which are moved by said actuating means
  • a knitting apparatus in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced needles having hooked end portions and being movable through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said hooked end portions are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions are located on the other side of said needle comb; actuating means reciprocable in longitudinal direction of said needle comb and consecutively engaging said needles during movement thereof for consecutively moving each of said needles from said retracted position to said advanced position and back again through said needle comb so that said needle comb retains on said other side thereof a knitted work piece suspended on newly formed suspending loops passing through said hooked end portions of said needles when said needles have moved to said retracted position; an arm member secured to said actuating means; a retaining means secured to said arm member for movement with said actuating means along a path parallel to said needle comb and being located on the other side of said needle comb adjacent to the same and directly under those needles which are moved by said actuating means
  • a knitting apparatus as claimed in claim 5 including a pivot pin supporting said work piece guiding means turnable in a plane extending substantially perpendicular to said needle comb.
  • a knitting apparatus in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced substantially horizontal needles having hooked end portions and being movable through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said hooked end portions are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions are located on the other side of said needle comb; actuating means reciprocable in longitudinal direction of said needle comb and consecutively engaging said needles during movement thereof for consecutively moving each of said needles from said retracted position to said advanced position and back again.
  • a knitting apparatus in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced needles having hooked end portions and being movable through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said hooked end 0 portions are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions are located on the other side of said needle comb; actuating means reciprocable in longitudinal direction of said needle comb and consecutively engaging said needles during movement thereof for consecutively moving each of said needles from said retracted position to said advanced position and back again through said needle comb so that said needle comb retains on said other side thereof a knitted work piece suspended on newly formed suspending loops passing through said hooked end portions of said needles when said needles have moved to said retracted position; a retaining means mounted on said actuating means for movement therewith and being turnable about an axis extending parallel to said longitudinal direction, said retaining means being located on said other side of said needle comb adjacent to the same and directly under those needles which are moved by said actuating means so
  • a knitting apparatus in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced needles having hooked 7 end portions and being movable through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said hooked end portions are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions are located on the other side of said needle comb; actuating means reciprocable in longitudinal direction of said needle comb and consecutively engaging said needles during movement thereof for consecutively moving each of said needles from said retracted position to said advanced position and back again through said needle comb so that said needle comb retains on said other side thereof a knitted work piece suspended on newly formed suspending loops passing through said hooked end portions of said needles when said needles have moved to said retracted position; a retaining means mounted on said actuating means for movement therewith and being turnable about an axis extending parallel to said longitudinal direction, said retaining means being located on said other side of said needle comb adjacent to the same and directly under those needles which are moved by said actuating means; resilient
  • a knitting apparatus in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced needles having hooked end portions and being movable through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said hooked end portions are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions are located on the other side of said needle comb; actuating means reciprocable inlongitudinal direction of said needle comb and consecutively engaging said needles during movement thereof for consecutively moving each of said needles from said retracted position to said advanced position and back again through said needle comb so that said needle comb retains on said other side thereof a knitted work piece suspended on newly formed suspending loops passing through said hooked end portions of said needles when said needles have moved to said retracted position; an arm member secured to said actuating means; a retaining means secured to" said arm member for movement with said actuating means along retaining means to turn about said axis toward said needle comb so as to engage said suspending loops for pulling the same out of said hooked end portions when
  • a knitting apparatus in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced substantially horizontal needles having hooked end portions and being movabc through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said hooked end portions are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions are located on the other side of said needle comb; actuating means reciprocable i?
  • each of said work piece guiding means being in sail longitudinal direction of movement upwardly inclined so that the outermost ends of said work piece guiding means are located directly underneath said needles and adapted to engage a work piece suspended on said suspending loops directly underneath said needles so that said work piece is guided by said inclined guiding means downwardly away from said needles and out of the path of said retaining means; and spring means urging said work piece guiding means into engagement with said needle comb.
  • a knitting apparatus in combination, an elongated needle comb; a row of spaced substantially horizontal needles having hooked end portions and being movable through said needle comb between a retracted position in which said hooked end portions are located on one side of the needle comb and an advanced position in which said hooked end portions are located on the other side of said needle comb; actuating means reciprocable in longitudinal direction of said needle comb and consecutively engaging said needles during movement thereof for consecutively moving each of said needles from said retracted position to said advanced position and back again through said needle comb so that said needle comb retains on said other side thereof a knitted work piece suspended on newly formed suspending loops passing through said hooked end portions of said needles when said needles have moved to said retracted position; an arm member secured to said actuating means; a retaining means secured to said arm member for movement with said actuating means along a path parallel to said needle comb and being located on the other side of said needle comb adjacent to the same and directly under those needles which are moved by said actu

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US2844015A (en) * 1954-04-02 1958-07-22 Fibra A G Hand operated knitting machine
US3029620A (en) * 1957-09-28 1962-04-17 Steinhof Apparatefab Karl Thread guide for knitting machine
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US2844015A (en) * 1954-04-02 1958-07-22 Fibra A G Hand operated knitting machine
US2837903A (en) * 1954-04-13 1958-06-10 Fibra A G Hand operated knitting machine
US2812650A (en) * 1954-11-05 1957-11-12 Lenglet Jeanne-Francoise Knitting apparatus
US3029620A (en) * 1957-09-28 1962-04-17 Steinhof Apparatefab Karl Thread guide for knitting machine
US3049900A (en) * 1959-02-17 1962-08-21 Paliz Holding Ag Pressure device for a flat bed knitting machine
US3153922A (en) * 1959-06-18 1964-10-27 Paliz Holding Ag Stripping device for knitting machine

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