DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING END YARN OF WEFT KNITTING MACHINE

Title:

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING END YARN OF WEFT KNITTING MACHINE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/028726

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A device for processing the end yarn of a weft knitting machine capable of securely arresting and cutting crossed yarns produced in knitting a knitting fabric and properly processing end yarn after the cutting, wherein both a first gripper (11) and a second gripper (12) are movable in the longitudinal direction (16a) along the needle bed (16) of the weft knitting machine (15) and in an approaching/separating direction (16b) that approaches to and separates from the mouth portion (15a) of the needle bed (16a), switchable between a state of not holding a yarn (19) and a state of holding the yarn, and movable independently of each other. A cutter (13) cutting the yarn (19) is installed on the first gripper (11). A control means (14) controls the movements and the switching of the states of the first gripper (11), the second gripper (12), and the cutter (13) to cut the held yarn (19) with the cutter (13) with the yarn (19) held by the first gripper (11) and the second gripper (12). The end yarn produced by cutting the yarn (19) with the cutter (13) is not left in cut state, but processed by the first gripper (11) and the second gripper (12) independently of each other.

Inventors:

MAEDA HIROSHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2004/013624

Publication Date:

March 31, 2005

Filing Date:

September 17, 2004

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SHIMA SEIKI MFG (JP)
MAEDA HIROSHI (JP)

International Classes:

D04B7/34; D04B15/56; D04B15/00; D04B35/34; (IPC1-7): D04B15/60

Foreign References:

JPH0987946A	1997-03-31
JP4074463B2	2008-04-09
JPS49111B1	1974-01-05
JPS4824421B1	1973-07-20
JPH0151574B2	1989-11-06
JPH08325901A	1996-12-10
JP3347079B2	2002-11-20

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