TOOL FOR KNITTING, WEAVING, AND SEWING MACHINES

Title:

TOOL FOR KNITTING, WEAVING, AND SEWING MACHINES

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/1991/019031

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A tool which is composed of a steel material such as piano wire and brought into contact or rubbing relation with the yarn when the machine is operated, for example, knitting and sewing elements such as a knitting needle (1), sewing needle (5), and guide piece (22) of the ground guide block, or weaving elements such as the stainless steel reed (51) and heddle (60) of the water jet loom; and coated with a film (23) composed of amorphous solid layers on the whole or a part thereof; whereby wear of the elements during knitting, weaving or sewing can be minimized, fuzzing and yarn breakage caused by the wear of elements are prevented, corrosion of the tool can also be prevented on account of anticorrosive characteristic of the film, and, because of the film composed of amorphous solid layers lacking regularity in atomic arrangement and having crystal defects evenly distributed therein, the tool is provided with sufficient tenacity important to surely exhibiting the function thereof.

Inventors:

ONO KOTARO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP1991/000767

Publication Date:

December 12, 1991

Filing Date:

June 03, 1991

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

WASHI KOSAN KK (JP)

International Classes:

D03C9/04; D04B15/06; D04B15/54; D04B27/02; D04B35/02; D05B85/12; (IPC1-7): D03C9/04; D03D49/62; D04B15/06; D04B15/54; D04B27/02; D04B27/04; D04B35/02; D04B35/04

Foreign References:

JPS6117518B2	1986-05-08
JPS60162848A	1985-08-24
JPS6241358A	1987-02-23

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