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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4858446 | Thread-guide arm In the thread-guide arm (11), the thread-guide members (15 to 17) arranged above the thread-guide pulley (12) are formed in a thread-guide star (20) which is arranged immediately in front of a thread-restraining plate (21) and is preferably made in one pi... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4840046 | Procedure and device for ensuring a precisely positioned introduction of a substitute yarn in a knitting machine In the procedure for ensuring a precisely positioned introduction of a substitute yarn in a knitting machine by means of a substitute yarn (15) which is attached by a knotter (13) to a running yarn (12), the machine is halted at the desired position for t... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4791793 | Device for the offset control of the needle beds of a flat-bed knitting machine A device for the offset control of the needle beds of a flat-bed knitting machine has a servomotor for the adjustment of one of the needle beds in relation to the other and has a position control circuit controlling the servomotor. So that it is possible ... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4790153 | Safety device for flat-bed knitting machines In a safety device, in particular for flat-bed knitting machines, with which, by means of a shutoff device, stoppage of the carriages associated with a drive apparatus of the machines in the event of a change in the power of the carriages as compared with... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4787217 | Cam carriage for flat-bed knitting machine A cam carriage for flat-bed knitting machines has at least one leading and trailing draw-down element, having a drive top plate and a bottom plate with a draw-down track located at opposite sides of a cam plate in which a draw-down element is placed movab... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4774818 | Device for determining the position of the draw-down elements in flat-bed knitting machines A device for the determination of the position of leading or trailing draw-down elements which can be shifted to operated in opposite directions in flat-bed knitting machines has a single step motor for shifting the draw-down elements, a position sensor a... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4773236 | Device for control of a flat-bed knitting machine A device for the control of a flat-bed knitting machine for needle selection and/or the determination of the position of the carriages on the needle beds is provided with a pulse generator device having magnetically controllable resistors in the form of d... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773235 | Device for control of a flat-bed knitting machine A device for the control of a flat-bed knitting machine for the positional determination at lift reversal of the carriage assembly driven by a reversible motor has a phase-shifted pulse generator device on the carriage assembly which can be moved back and... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4729230 | Cam system for flat-bed knitting machine A cam system for flat-bed knitting machines has a needle cam unit which has at least one integrated knitting cam loop transferring cam for both knitting and loop transferring directions, of which the knitting cam has adjustable sinker elements on both sid... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4723423 | Flat-bed knitting machine having an electronic control for the movement of the needle sinker A flat-bed knitting machine has been described which is provided with needle sinkers arranged in a knitting cam system of a cam box carriage featuring several cams adjustable by means of stepping motors and having an electronic control unit, which feature... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4720985 | Yarn tension regulating device for knitting machines In the yarn tension regulating device for knitting machines in which the yarn (25) runs through a yarn tension sensor (24) and a yarn brake (20) automatically adjustable in dependence upon the indication of the yarn tension sensor, there is located direct... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4715198 | Control magnet assembly for a pattern apparatus in knitting machines for electrically controlled needle selection A control magnet assembly (10) for a pattern apparatus in knitting machines, for electrically controlled needle selection, has selection magnets (29, 30), which are provided with permanent magnetic retaining pole zones and with control pole zones with whi... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4713948 | Double bed flat knitting machine with sinkers located between the needles The sinkers of both needle beds of a double bed flat knitting machine are pivotable so as to form a complete bridge over the gap between the needle beds. They have a loop-forming edge which is formed, with respect to the direction of take down for the kni... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4711101 | Flat-bed knitting machine A flat-bed knitting machine having a needle bed apparatus and an associated carriage apparatus movable longitudinally thereon and having a data processing unit which controls the cams and/or selector units among others and store pattern information in mem... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4703630 | Flat-bed knitting machine having a carriage displaceable into a position for servicing A flat-bed knitting machine is described which has a carriage apparatus movable along a needle bed apparatus, a front machine frame on which the needle bed apparatus is held and which includes at least one projecting part, and on each end a plurality of y... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4700553 | Yarn tensioning device for flat knitting machines The yarn tensioning device for flat knitting machines has for each yarn (20) to be processed a pivotable support (23), for yarn guide members (25-31), located in the region of an end of a needle bed, preferably outside a covering panel (16) of the machine... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4686839 | Flat knitting machine with needle selection device In the flat knitting machine with a needle selection device, the needles (12) are selected at double selection points and the non-selected needles (12) are locked by means of a locking jack (25) and the control butt (22) of their needle jack (19) is remov... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4680946 | Flat-bed knitting machine having a spool table A flat-bed knitting machine having a spool table disposed above the needle bed and carriage apparatus, preferably in a rear area of the machine, and on which there are a plurality of yarn spool holders is described. In order to make the spool table of suc... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4679413 | Flat-bed knitting machine having a spool table provided with movable yarn spool holders A flat-bed knitting machine having a spool table disposed above the needle bed and carriage apparatus, in a rear area of the machine, is described. A multiplicity of yarn spool holders, which are movable into a front area above the needle bed and carriage... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4649721 | Knitting instrument carrier for knitting machines A knitting instrument carrier (10), having grooves which are confined by alternate demarcation strips (27) and bearing strips (28) following one after the other, which are in rows on common anchor bars (29-31). An accurate division of the knitting instrum... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4646544 | Knitting expander device for flat bed knitting machines For a knitted fabric expander device on flat bed knitting machines, the guide bars positioned at the edge of the knitted fabric with their end projecting over the comb gap (13) are coupled in a detachable manner via a switch body (31) with a holder/expand... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4643003 | Cam system and method for combined loop formation and transfer in flat-bed knitting machines A cam system for flat-bed knitting machines is provided with a needle cam unit which has at least one knitting cam and a transfer cam, integrated therein, for both carriage travel and transfer directions. The knitting cam has adjustable needle sinkers and... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4616488 | Single or multi-cam system for flat-bed knitting machines A single or multi-cam system (11) for flat-bed knitting machines having needle, jack and selector cam units (13, 14 and 16) arranged one beneath the other is described. The needle cam unit (13) features at least one knitting cam and an integrated transfer... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4592214 | Fabric draw-off roller on flat-bed knitting machines A fabric draw-off roller (11) is described for flat-bed knitting machines equipped with individual roller elements (14, 14') situated side-by-side in line on a shaft (12), the rollers being allowed to turn relative to each other, but preferably restricted... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4584850 | Flat-bed knitting machine A knitting machine, in particular a flat-bed knitting machine with a plurality of needle beds in each of which longitudinally extending needle tricks are formed in which a knitting needle moves longitudinally. The knitting needles comprise two parts, with... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4554802 | Adjustment of stitch cams in a knitting machine A carriage 14 is reciprocable along a needle bed of a flat knitting machine and carries a needle cam. A pair of stitch cams 12 and 13 are adjustably supported by the carriage 14 and are disposed so as to trail behind the needle cam in alternate strokes of... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4554803 | Flat-bed knitting machine having electro-mechanical selection A flat-bed knitting machine with a plurality of needle beds in each of which an intermediate plate is situated which is displaceable between four operating positions to thereby control the movement of an associated needle. Also located in each needle bed ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4545219 | Single or multi-cam system for flat-bed knitting machines A single or multi-cam system (11) for flat-bed knitting machines having needle, jack and selector cam units (13, 14 and 16) arranged one beneath the other is described. The needle cam unit (13) features at least one knitting cam and an integrated transfer... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4535609 | Yarn tension device for a flat knitting machine A disc type tensioning, or braking device for a float heel knitting machine.... | 08/20/1985 |
