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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905116 | Fabric collection structure for fabric cutting apparatus A fabric collection structure for a fabric cutting apparatus splits fabric and has a driving means. The fabric collection structure includes a fabric rolling rod and a fabric pressing means. The fabric pressing means has a fabric spread rod and a fabric pressing rod... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7222815 | Doffing apparatus of a high-speed high-stand fabric take-up device The present invention discloses a doffing apparatus of a high-speed high-stand fabric take-up device, which is applicable to a fabric take-up device having a higher fabric-storage volume. The doffing apparatus has safety pins and control handles in the side-frame ca... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204103 | Fabric winding machine A fabric winding machine is installed on a circular knitting machine to wind and collect an annular fabric knitted by the circular knitting machine. It has a fabric splitting mode and a fabric non-splitting mode according to the characteristics of the fabric materia... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7093466 | High-speed high-stand fabric take-up device with uniform fabric tautness arrangement Provided is a high-speed high-stand device for taking up fabric comprising two side boxes each including a projection formed on its side proximate top; a take-up shaft provided across intermediate portions of the side boxes, the take-up shaft being adapted to wind f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6952939 | Apparatus and method for controlling the weight of fabric produced by a textile machine, in particular by a circular knitting machine An apparatus (1) is provided to control the weight of fabric produced by a textile machine (2), comprising weighting means (11) of every single fabric piece directly associated to the textile machine dedicated to the manufacture of the same. A p... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6640590 | Circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine for producing circular knitwear (15) is described, which is slit at one side, spread out with the aid of V-rolls (17) and then taken down and wound up in the spread out state. In accordance with the invention a guide element (4... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6568221 | Circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine with a frame (1) having a plurality of feet (2, 3, 4), a needle carrier (7), a cam box ring and a take-down and/or winding-up device (14) mounted in the frame (1), wherein at least one of the feet (3, 4) is adjustable for alter... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6557381 | High capacity web winding apparatus for use in conjunction with a rotating circular knitting machine An apparatus for receiving the web output of knitted material from a rotating circular knitting machine includes a web-retaining member which is supported for movement along a first axis that a perpendicular to a web transport path. The web is collected i... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6381993 | Apparatus for forming large rolls of tubular knitted fabric A method and apparatus for producing large rolls of tubular fabric knitted on a small diameter circular knitting machine of the type having fabric takedown rollers for pulling the fabric from the knitting cylinder, and a takeup roller for winding up the f... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6250114 | Roller for guiding knitwear produced on a knitting machine and device constructed therewith A roller (1) for guiding knitwear produced on a knitting machine, with at least one stub shaft (3) of reduced cross-section projecting to the side of a middle part (2) and at least one first adjusting ring (16) which can be fixed on the stub shaft (3) to ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6029478 | Knitting machine with plural knitted fabric tensioning rollers A device for tensioning knitted fabrics in knitting machines, particularly in large-diameter circular machines device comprises a plurality of tensioning rollers which are arranged side by side so as to contact substantially all the transverse extension o... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6023949 | Circular knitting machine with drive roll feed back device for tensioning the knitted fabric A circular machine for knitting or hosiery with a device for tensioning the knitted fabric, the tensioning device comprising at least two tensioning rollers which are arranged below the needle work area and are arranged substantially horizontally. The ten... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6016670 | Circular knitting machine having a constant takedown assembly A circular knitting machine including a takedown assembly for applying constant tension to the formed knitted fabric. The circular knitting machine includes a rotating knitting cylinder, a takedown assembly, and a fabric receiving tub. The takedown assemb... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6000246 | Stepless speed change type cloth take-up device for a circular knitting machine A cloth take-up device for a circular knitting machine includes first and second vertical side panels, a cloth-transfer cylinder connected between the vertical side panels adjacent a top side of the vertical side panels, and two impression cylinders conne... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5730005 | Fabric rolling-up device and control circuit assembly A fabric rolling-up device control circuit assembly connected to a knitting machine to control the operation of a fabric rolling-up device in rolling up fabric knitted by the knitting machine, including a power circuit, an analog signal processor, a power... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5575162 | Apparatus for controlling twist in a knitted fabric An apparatus for controlling twist in a tubular knitted fabric being withdrawn from a circular knitting machine includes an annular twist control member rotatably mounted to the circular knitting machine for disposition within the tube of the fabric. The ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5457967 | Draw-off device with adjustable tension for circular knitting machine A draw-off device for taking down flexible goods with a steplessly adjustable draw-off tension from a machine producing or processing the goods, the draw-off device has at least one draw-off roller, a drive source, and a V-belt transmission connecting the... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5454236 | Device for treating cut end of knitted fabric on rolling unit of circular knitting machine Fabric knitted upon a circular knitting machine and conducted downwardly by delivery rolls to a fabric cutter and thence to a fabric winding reel is prevented from being recaptured by the delivery rolls, and is also prevented from becoming adhered to a gu... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5317885 | Winding device for split knitted fabric The present invention pertains to a circular knitting machine with a pair of cutting devices (15) in opposite positions for longitudinally cutting, on two sides, the tubular fabric component and for forming two individual even pieces (13a, 13b) and with t... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5285663 | Rolling and discharging device of knitted fabric on circular knitting machine and its controlling method Knitted fabric produced by a circular knitting machine passes downwardly to a fabric winding unit that rotates synchronously with the knitting unit and that includes fabric delivery rolls and a fabric winding shaft that are driven by rotation of the unit.... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5249439 | Take-off device having radial grooves for circular knitting machines A device used on circular knitting machines for manufacturing hosiery or like knitwear, comprises two co-axial discs arranged adjacent each other so as to form a passage for a knitwork. One disc is provided with a helical surface for engaging the knitwork... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5157949 | Device for driving take-up unit of circular knitting machine A fabric take-up unit (5) is supported beneath the needle cylinder (4a) to rotate synchronously therewith and knitted fabric delivery rolls (11, 12, 13) are supported on the fabric take-up unit (5). The fabric delivery rolls (11, 12, 13) are normally driv... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4879886 | Circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine comprising a knitting assembly for forming a tubular knitted fabric, fabric transport rollers for delivering the fabric from the assembly, a take-up spool for rolling up the delivered fabric thereon, and a pair of opposed frame... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4671083 | Driving apparatus in take up unit of circular knitting machine The present drive for the fabric take up mechanism includes a pair of drive pulleys and a drive belt interposed in the power transmission drive and between the revolving needle cylinder and the fabric delivery rolls and the fabric take up roll. At least o... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4576019 | Circular knitting machine having improved take-down apparatus A circular knitting machine has a take-down mechanism with a pair of sequentially reciprocable annular resilient members (4) movable alongside a take-down throat (31) internally of needles (14) in a cylinder (18). Annularly arranged cams (20,21) reciprocate th... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4314462 | Method and apparatus for guiding a flexible tube between annular and flattened cross section A tube of flexible material moving longitudinally undergoes transition between annular cross section and flattened straight cross section, without change in the length of perimeter of its cross sections, by one stage of changing between the annular cross ... | 02/09/1982 |
| 3956907 | Take up Apparatus for tensioning textile material as the material is knitted from a strand of yarn into an elongated sock by a circular knitting machine includes a first roller over which the sock is passed and a second roller which urges the sock into engagement... | 05/18/1976 |
