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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132431 | Knitting machine Knitting machine, method of guiding a guide bar and guide bar drive for a knitting machine. Knitting machine includes a shogging drive, a swing-through drive, and at least one guide bar, which is moveable by the shogging drive in a shogging direction and by the swin... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7992415 | Jacquard thread-guide bar for warp knitting textile machines A jacquard thread-guide bar (2) for warp knitting textile machines, comprising a supporting body (7) provided with a plurality of housing seats (5) configured and arranged so as to engage each removably a mounting body (6) of a single pie... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7926308 | Piezoelectric actuator for jacquard thread-guide bars of warp knitting machines A piezoelectric actuator for jacquard thread-guide bars for warp-knitting textile machines, comprising a mounting body (6) singularly dedicated to the piezoelectric actuator (3) and onto which one piezoelectric body (8) is mounted, said piezoele... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7549304 | Knitting needle and bar for said needle The inventive knitting tools, in particular knitting needles (6), have a body (7) which, for alignment, has on its narrow side projections (15, 16) which have precisely machined abutment surfaces (18, 19) on their end faces. The abutment ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7332836 | Guide bar drive in a knitting machine Guide bar drive in a knitting machine and method of driving guide bar. The drive includes a linear motor composed of a stator and a rotor, in which the linear motor is greater in height than width. The stator has a length in a longitudinal direction and includes at ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331200 | Knitting machine Knitting machine that includes a plurality of guide bars, guides, associated with the plurality of guide bars, which are aligned to a working line, and drives, connected to the plurality of guide bars via coupling points, which are arranged next to one another in ad... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320233 | Control device for linear knitting machines thread-guide bars A control device (1) for thread-guide bars (2) of linear knitting machines, comprising a linear motor (10) designed to impart a translational motion to the thread-guide bar (2), means (40) for moving the thread-guide bar (2)... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7299661 | Linear knitting machine The present invention relates to a linear knitting machine comprising: a first (2) and a second (3) needle-bed, each one having at least one bar (4) extending longitudinally along said machine, and at least one row of needles (5) supporte... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290411 | Oscillating control device for linear knitting machines thread-guide bars An oscillating control device (1) for thread-guide bars (2) of linear knitting machines (60), comprising a support (5) that can rotate around a middle axis (6) to which at least one thread-guide bar (2) can be associated, mo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7088061 | Drive system for a group of machines A drive system powering a group of machines each fitted with a rectifying unit, wherein the inputs of the control devices of the machines' drive motors are interconnected by an electrical bus which implements a power exchange. The system enables swapping current fro... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7007721 | Shedding device on a Jacquard-type weaving machine The invention relates to a shedding device comprising at least one electric rotary actuator having an output shaft (11) that is designed to rotate a pinion (21) which is engaged with a rack (22), said rack being connected to a control heald (... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6925841 | Closing element assembly for compound needles used in knitting machines A closing element assembly is provided for closing hooking elements within a knitting machine. The assembly has a plurality of closing elements with each closing element having a butt end and a working end. The butt end defines at least one indention along the lengt... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6895786 | Control device for textile machines, in particular for crochet machines A control device for textile machines, in particular for crochet machines, comprising an electric motor (10) having an output shaft (11) drivable in rotation and a first reduction gear (12) interposed between the output shaft (11) and a k... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6321577 | Transmission mechanism for weft bars of knitting machine A transmission mechanism for weft bars of knitting machine comprises pairs of connecting rods each pair having one end coupled to the weft bar; connection members having one ends coupled to the other ends of the connecting rods; universal rods having one ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6289703 | Rashel machine with a stroke device for a guide bar assemblage A rashel machine is described for the production of a knitted fabric, especially on a double bar or multi-bar rashel machine which includes a knitting needle bar and a guide bar assemblage having several guide bars therein. The guide bar assemblage is sup... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6220307 | Gripper axminster loom with tuft yarn selection mechanism A mechanism for a gripper Axminster loom is disclosed which includes a plurality of yarn carriers each of which is movable to any one of a plurality of predetermined positions. Each carrier guides a plurality of tuft yarn and is arranged to present one of... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209362 | Warp knitting machine, especially crocheting machine The invention relates to a warp knitting machine, especially a crocheting machine, comprising knitting needles guided on a knock-over sinker with warp thread layers which are fitted upstream with warp thread guides and weft thread layer rods assigned to w... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6182476 | Warp knitting loom, in particular crochet galloon machine The invention relates to a warp knitting loom with individually driven guide bars that are controlled by a control device. A linear motor is used, resulting in a particularly space-saving and flexible driving apparatus. This motor has at least two driving... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6151929 | Device for fastening active components to the bar of a wrap knitting machine and accompanying tool for removing and installing the active components In a device for fastening active components (18) to the bar (6) of a warp knitting machine, the bar (6) has transverse channels (24) each of which is intended to receive a guide section (25) of the active component (18), and a longitudinal groove (20) for... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6125666 | Narrow width crochet knitting machine having driving mechanism of weft guide bar and two or more warp guide bars There is provided a narrow width crochet knitting machine having a driving mechanism of a weft guide bar and two or more kinds of warp guide bars, which can form two or more kind of knitted loops in a narrow knitting space with a simple and compact mechan... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6050111 | Guide drive device in warp knitting machine A guide drive device permits compact reception of a greater number of guide bars and nests within an existing installation space at a side portion of a knitting machine, by disposition of a drive source for guide attaching members in a space above a fan-s... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5966969 | Lightweight, rigid segment for carrying knitting elements for a knitting machine A segment carrying knitting elements for a warp knitting machine comprising a plurality of similar plates. Holes provided in said plates are penetrated by at least one hollow pin, which at its circumference is connected with the plates. This gives rise to... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5956978 | Knitting machine A knitting machine, in particular a warp knitting machine with a central control apparatus (120) containing a computer with an input device (122) for the establishing of the characteristic data of the knitted article (20) to be produced and with a central... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5947165 | Textile machine with driven thread guiding member The thread processing device (8) of a textile machine has at least one thread guiding device that moves a thread (4) back and forth between at least two positions (12, 14) by means of a thread guiding member (30, 32, 34). The thread guiding member may be ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5901583 | Raschel machine with stitch comb and knock-over bar A raschel machine comprises a stitch comb bar 9 whose holder 11 are swingable by the stitch comb shaft 12 and a knock-over comb bar 6 whose holders 8 are secured against swinging by an out-rigger 8a. The stitch comb shaft 12 is contained in knock-over com... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899095 | Jacquard fabric and method of manufacturing A Jacquard fabric includes a Jacquard yarn plaited into a base knit structure such as, for example, a "Sleeknit" structure. The fabric may be knitted on a warp knitting machine having at least four guide bars, the frontmost guide bar being a Jacquard guid... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5894743 | Single needle bed machine process for manufacturing of pile warp knit fabric A process and machine for the preparation of pile ware uses a single needle bedded warp knitting machine, having pile sinkers. During the swing-through of the guides subsequent to the underlap into the overlap position, first the ground threads and then t... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5873267 | Patterning unit of warp knitting machine and control method thereof The present invention provides a patterning unit of a warp knitting machine having a holding member with a stator of a linear pulse motor disposed thereon and a plurality of moving elements provided at arbitrary intervals on the holding member with parts ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5862683 | Patterning unit of warp knitting machine and control method thereof The present invention provides a patterning unit of a warp knitting machine in which a stator of a linear pulse motor is assembled in a holding member and a plurality of moving elements are provided at arbitrary intervals on the same holding member with p... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855126 | Patterning unit of warp knitting machine and control method thereof The present invention provides a patterning unit of a warp knitting machine having a holding member with a stator of a linear pulse motor disposed thereon and a plurality of moving elements provided at arbitrary intervals on the holding member with parts ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5775134 | Patterning unit of warp knitting machine and control method thereof The present invention provides a patterning unit of a warp knitting machine in which a stator of a linear pulse motor is assembled in a holding member and a plurality of moving elements are provided at arbitrary intervals on the same holding member with p... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5768916 | Warp knitting machine A warp knitting machine with at least one knitting needle bar and with at least one guide bar (46) lapping in lengthwise direction with thread guides for the feeding of threads. Incorporated into the guide bar is at least one auxiliary guide bar (72) lapp... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5680777 | Device for inserting alternately-interposed wefts on a crochet galloon machine for warp weaving, and article of manufacture thus obtained Installed on a crochet galloon machine is a device (1) for inserting alternately-interposed wefts, comprising two weft-inserting sliders (10, 16) carrying respective threading tubes (11, 17) each adapted to lay down a weft yarn (12, 18) to be interlooped ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5675993 | Patterning method and device in warp knitting machine A patterning method and device has yarn guides for guiding pattern yarns in a warp knitting machine and divisional fall plates for knitting pattern yarns in a fall plate structure individually drive-controlled through drive devices. The device comprises a... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5561989 | Jacquard bar for warp knitting machines A Jacquard bar (1) for warp knitting machines having at least one row of guides (4), which can be moved to and fro between two stops (6). A thread redirecting edging (11) covers the intermediate spaces between the stops (6). The redirecting edging (11) is... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5544500 | Guide bar arrangement for a crochet galloon knitting machine Guide bars (24, 32, 34) with thread guides (26, 36, 38) are arranged above the knitting needles (4). At least one group (G1 to G7) of at least two guide bars (36, 38) which are arranged one above the other is provided to increase the number of possible gu... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5542270 | Guide bar arrangment for warp knitting machine having bending tranducers A guide bar arrangement for a warp knitting machine has at least one guide bar, which is axially displaceable by means of a displacing arrangement and is carried, suitably on an axially rigid holding arrangement attached to a swinging shaft, through the i... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5533366 | Warp knitting machine having at least one guide bar and replacement unit for such a warp knitting machine A warp knitting machine having at least one guide bar (1) comprises a plurality of retaining segments (11) releasably attached to the guide bar (1). The retaining segments receive in each case a subassembly (17) of piezoelectric bending transducers (9) fo... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5502987 | Process for controlling the horizontal movements of yarn carrier bars correlated with a predetermined distance between centers of the knitting needles in knitting machines A system for controlling the horizontal movements of yarn carrier bars in an automatic loom or knitting machine includes a plurality of yarn carrier bars mounted for horizontal movement, a respective stepper motor operatively connected to each yarn carrie... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5491989 | Yarn guide and yarn guide unit for a jacquard knitting machine A yarn guide needle has a simple construction, is capable of being operated for swing motion and lapping motion, of accurately guiding a yarn to a desired position regardless of the type or the tension of the yarn and of being driven by a simple driving m... | 02/20/1996 |
