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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7269976 | Weft knitting machine capable of switching moving member bringing state A yarn feeder can be stopped at a stopping mechanism and attached to and detached from a holder. The holder is fitted to a front end of a holding arm. The carriage-side holding arm is held by a moving member holding mechanism. The moving member holding mechanism inc... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7216513 | Apparatus for applying sliding resistance for weft knitting machine A permanent magnet applies first sliding resistance in-between a holding arm and a guide rail. A carriage is provided with an electromagnet for magnetically applying second sliding resistance in-between the holding arm and the carriage. Although the holding arm pers... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7051555 | Method of knitting knit-wear A method for seamlessly knitting knitwear having a broad neckline with a flat knitting machine includes forming a neckline by a first step in which a breast is knitted by branching off into right and left breasts from its front neckline forming portion. All knitted ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6978642 | Weft knitting machine with movable sinker device A weft knitting machine with a movable sinker device capable of preventing yarn from being worn caused by repeatedly striking the yarn with a sinker energized by a spring to push down knitting fabric, wherein a stroke to which a yarn locking part (2a) ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6257024 | Process for joining several knitted fabrics on a flatbed knitting machine The present invention relates to a method of joining several knit parts on flat knitting machines. In accordance with the invention several knit parts are produced in sequence or in different areas of the flat knitting machine simultaneously and subsequen... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6244076 | Optical position monitor for knitting machines An optical position monitor for determining the position of a latch needle (104) in a knitting machine is provided that comprises: at least one fiducial (102) at a known fixed cation on the body of the latch needle; a fiducial imager that produces at leas... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6240749 | Flat knitting machine A flat knitting machine has at least one needle bed, a carriage which slides along the needle bed which has at least one cam with needle section means and stitch cams, a sinking element which cooperates with the stitch cams and is arranged movably on the ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6192716 | Method of connecting two knitted parts on a flat knitting machine A method of connecting two knitted parts on a flat knitting machine with at least two opposite needle beds, a needle bed displacing device and a stitch suspending-over device, has the steps of suspending over of both knitted parts in neighboring needles o... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6178782 | Stitch loop retaining method by using a flat knitting machine A method for knitting without retaining double or more stitches on a needle when a loop transferring is performed in the fabric knitting including a stitch narrowing knitting and the like. The method includes the steps that a stitch loop is rested on the ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6170300 | Flat knitting machine A flat knitting machine has a needle bed support, a machine base, the needle bed support and the machine base being formed as a single assembly.... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6119486 | End yarn inserting device of flat knitting machine An end yarn inserting device that is so constructed that an end yarn hook can be put into action only when necessary but otherwise be retreated to such a position in the vicinity of a needle bed gap as to avoid interfering with knitting members including ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6105397 | Method for producing a knitted article on a flat knitting machine A knitted article is produced on a flat knitting machine with a carriage and at least one cam system, wherein the carriage speed is controlled within a knitting row in dependence on pattern types produced by individual needles or needle groups, as well as... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6089046 | Method for producing pockets on a knitted garment A method for producing one or more pockets (13) in a knitted ready-made garment. The method comprises knitting a piece of tricot (10) having a rectangular configuration with two long sides (11) and two short sides (12). The piece of tricot is folded in at... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6047569 | Method for holding a stitch loop Compound needles, each comprising a needle proper having a hook at the top end thereof and a slider including two thin plates put together are arranged in a pair of needle beds, and the needle proper and the slider of each compound needle can be moved for... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5979193 | Method of knitting plating stitch and knit fabric A method of knitting a knit fabric which is knitted by a flat knitting machine with a plurality of yarn carriers having the following steps: (a) knitting the first half knitting portion of a course to a plating stitch with a first ground yarn and a platin... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5873266 | Method of knitting tubular fabric having 2×1 rib stitch A method and apparatus for knitting a seamless tubular fabric of 2×1 rib stitch uses a flat knitting machine having at least one front needle bed and at least one back needle bed. The beds extend sideways and abut against each other in a front-back relat... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5802878 | Needle selection device of flat knitting machine Needle beds are provided with needles, needle jacks and select jacks and selectors, and the selectors are provided with three butts. The front butt is made to contact the reference plane of the carriage to serve as the fulcrum of rocking. The second butt ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5758518 | Method of forming transit yarn fastening portion The invention provides a method by which a transit yarn fastening portion can be formed with a comparatively small number of steps by a flat knitting machine. The method of forming a transit yarn fastening portion is performed in a method of forming, by a... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5722262 | Method of knitting fabric where joined edges are formed from sub-edges of 45° and course-wise directions A continuously weft-knitted three-dimensional fabric cover having sutures to accommodate its three-dimensional format in which each suture defines a straight line or a series of straight lines joined end-to-end, each straight line lying at an angle of bet... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5636532 | Flat knitting machine having alternating configuration A pair of needle beds are provided with head portions thereof opposed to each other and a plurality of sinkers are provided in a juxtaposed relationship at the top portions of the needle beds, and first and second needles each having a transfer element ar... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5628209 | Method of forming a knot on a flat knitting machine Empty-needle-knitting is made on an empty needle D, then a yarn feeder 2 is reversed to change the direction of the yarn, and the stitch is transferred to the opposing bed to form a loop. A knit stitch is formed on the formed loop, and the loop is knocked... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5588311 | Control method for a carrier of a knitting machine and its apparatus A carrier of a flat knitting machine is configured to make a preparatory run in synchronization with a carriage, then the carrier is caught by a pin of the carriage. During this catching, the servo motor of the carrier side is driven to generate a constan... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584196 | Knitting plied elastic yarn on a full fashion flat bed knitting machine A method of knitting on a full fashion flat bed knitting machine where a face yarn and a plated yarn are used in combination. The method includes knitting an inelastic yarn on the face of the fabric and knitting an elastic yarn on the back of the fabric i... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5584197 | Knitting method A front fabric 20 is transferred to the opposing needle bed to reverse the order of stitches sidewise. Next, the back fabric 21 is transferred to the opposing needle bed without altering the order of stitches. Then the front fabric 20 is transferred with ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5570592 | Sinker actuating apparatus having spring force advancing member The sinker actuating apparatus has a sinker actuator which is displaced on a needle bed so as to move a movable sinker to a pressing or releasing position. A connector for connecting the actuator is non-fixedly provided to a needle moving device so that t... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5557948 | Yarn guiding method and apparatus for flat knitting machine A yarn guiding apparatus for a flat knitting machine in which a pair of opposed needle beds defines a knock over edge area and a center line therebetween. A yarn holding member is arranged between a needle and a sinker mounted on a needle bed. The yarn ho... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5544503 | Tension switch assembly and yarn conductor of knitting machine A break in twice as many yarns is made detectable merely by slightly modifying the tension switch assembly of a knitting machine. A yarn conductor 20 is rotatably attached to the forward end of an arm 16 of the assembly and provided with a pair of yarn su... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5537843 | Rib knitting method that provides cross-over yarns The present invention relates to a rib knitting method for use with a flat knitting machine having at least one pair of front and back needle beds and a yarn feeder, and more particularly to improvements in the aesthetic appearance and durability of the s... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5475990 | Sinker control actuator for flat knitting machine In a two-bed flat knitting machine separate sinker control devices are provided for controlling sinkers arranged between needles and have a device body laterally releasably mountable on a machine carriage. They extend only over an operating region of a ca... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5467616 | Process for forming a yarn securing knot in a flat knitting machine The method according to the invention permits the tying off of the free yarn ends, for example in Intarsia knit regions, with a straight knitting machine forming the knit goods without additional auxiliary devices which can negatively influence the struct... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5452592 | Method of treating a yarn end of a knitted fabric In knitting a knit fabric, knitting needles in a range corresponding with a desired knitting width for the fabric are fed with a draw yarn to form a course of stitches from the draw yarn. The knitting needles may be taken from a pair of needle beds which ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5417087 | Flat-bed knitting machine The machine comprises two knitting beds (2, 3) and at least one pair of opposed cam carriers (4, 5). These cam carriers are independent and are driven individually, for example by notched belts (10, 13) and motors (12, 15). The elimination of the bow of t... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5369965 | Upper needle bed support for V-bed knitting machine In a needle bed in which plural rows of needle plate grooves are provided in a lower needle bed base, lower needle plates are inserted into the needle plate grooves, and a lower needle groove is formed between the lower needle plates, wherein a part of th... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5355699 | Flat knitting machine and a method of operating the rocking sinkers of the flat knitting machine The present invention provides a flat knitting machine having a simple construction and provided with rocking sinkers capable of stably operating for high-speed knitting operation without damaging the yarns, and a method of operating the rocking sinkers. ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5284030 | Flat knitting machine stop motion assembly In a flat knitting machine equipped with a manually movable handlebar (11) which is oriented parallel to a needle bed, the eccentrically mounted handlebar (11) is connected to a pivoting lever (15) which is the carrier of an armature (19) for a stationari... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5271249 | Method of knitting tubular knit fabrics A flat knitting machine provided with at least a pair of needle beds, either or both of the needle beds arranged for movement lengthwisely thereof. Two tubular knit fabrics being coupled each other at both ends, are provided in linear symmetrical relation... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5170647 | Flat knitting machine A flexible cable support is provided in a flat knitting machine for supporting power supply cables. The flat knitting machine comprises a carriage that reciprocates along a needle bed. The flexible cable support and the power supply cables are connected a... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4821534 | Apparatus for controlling the carriage drive motor of a flat bed knitting machine An apparatus for controlling the carriage drive motor of a flat-bed knitting machine is provided with a device used for activating, accelerating and turning off the carriage drive motor. The apparatus has at least one manually operable handlebar, essentia... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4724685 | Flat-bed knitting machine A flat-bed knitting machine is described, the needle bed apparatus of which has a front and back needle bed, each continuous and extending over a substantial portion of the machine length, and the carriage apparatus of which, having a stop-free cam system... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4505134 | Flat knitting machine A flat knitting machine, particularly one electronically operated and controlled and having two needle beds (17, 18), is provided with knitting assemblies (19-22) having cam parts for needle control, while the needle beds (17, 18) are mounted on the machi... | 03/19/1985 |
