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EP2402491B1
EP2402491B1 EP20100194036 EP10194036A EP2402491B1 EP 2402491 B1 EP2402491 B1 EP 2402491B1 EP 20100194036 EP20100194036 EP 20100194036 EP 10194036 A EP10194036 A EP 10194036A EP 2402491 B1 EP2402491 B1 EP 2402491B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B15/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, weft knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
    • D04B15/38—Devices for supplying, feeding, or guiding threads to needles
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    • D04B15/58—Thread guides for circular knitting machines; Thread-changing devices

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  • This invention relates to a circular knitting machine, more particularly to a yarn guiding device for guiding a plurality of yarns to needles of a needle cylinder of a circular knitting machine.
  • a conventional circular knitting machine such as a hosiery machine, generally includes a yarn feeding and knitting mechanism, a needle selecting mechanism, a control mechanism, a transmitting mechanism, etc.
  • the yarn feeding and knitting mechanism 2 includes a yarn feeding mount 200 pivotably mounted on a sinker ring 300 disposed coaxially relative to a needle cylinder 400, a plurality of feeding fingers 202 which extend adjacent to the upper circumferential end 401 of the needle cylinder 400 and which respectively have through openings 203 for introducing at least one yarn, and a yarn guiding plate 204 disposed below the feeding fingers 202 for guiding the yarn toward the needle cylinder 400.
  • the yarn feeding mount 200 When it is desired to change yarn, the yarn feeding mount 200 has to be turned about a pivot 205 that is transverse to both axial and radial directions to a non-working position. With such movement, it would be unavoidable for the yarn guiding plate 204 to be incidentally brought into contact with the needles (not shown) on the needle cylinder 400, which may cause needle breakage.
  • a circular knitting machine has a thread guide fixed to a dial cam adjacent to needles on a needle cylinder so as to keep a yarn with a predetermined thread tension.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a yarn guiding device for a circular knitting machine which has a plurality of adjustable guiding fronts movable away from a needle cylinder for facilitating the task of resuming normal operation of the yarn feeding in a non-working state.
  • the yarn guiding device includes a plurality of guiding fronts, a plurality of biasingmembers, and an actuating unit.
  • the guiding fronts are disposed upstream of needles of a needle cylinder and downstream of a corresponding yarn feeding unit in terms of a yarn feeding direction.
  • Each of the guiding fronts has a leading marginal portion extending in a circumferential direction and, when the guiding front is in a working position, guides a yarn in a working position so as to permit the needles to take up the yarn, and a trailing actuated portion disposed radially opposite to the leading marginal portion and actuated to radially displace the guiding front into a non-working position, where the leading marginal portion is remote from the needles radially as opposed to the working position.
  • Each of the biasing members is disposed to bias a corresponding one of the guiding fronts to move toward the working position.
  • the actuating unit is mounted on the upper circumferential surface of the sinker ring, and is coupled with the trailing actuated portions of the guiding fronts to actuate the trailing actuated portions so as to displace the guiding fronts between the working and non-working positions.
  • a yarn guiding device according to the present invention is shown to be mounted on a sinker ring 10 of a circular knitting machine, such as a hosiery machine.
  • the circular knitting machine includes a needle cylinder 100 with a cylinder axis (X), and having an upper circumferential end 101 for accommodating a plurality of needles (not shown) which are angularly displaced about the cylinder axis (X) and which are movable upwardly and downwardly of the upper circumferential end 101.
  • the sinker ring 10 is disposed coaxially relative to the needle cylinder 100, and has an upper circumferential surface 11 extending inwardly and radially to terminate at an inner marginal region 13 that is disposed axially above and radially spaced apart from the upper circumferential end 101 of the needle cylinder 100, an annular recess 14 extending downwardly from the upper circumferential surface 11 to terminate at a recess bottom surface 141, and extending radially and outwardly from the inner marginal region 13 to terminate at an outer marginal region 142, and a plurality of guiding slots 15 which are angularly displaced from each other about the cylinder axis (X) and each of which extends radially to have inner and outer regions 151, 152 respectively proximate to the inner and outer marginal regions 13, 142.
  • a plurality of yarn feeding units 500 angularly displaced from each other about the cylinder axis (X).
  • Each of the yarn feeding units 500 is disposed above the upper circumferential surface 11 of the sinker ring 10 for feeding a yarn toward the upper circumferential end 101 of the needle cylinder 100.
  • the yarn guiding device according to this embodiment is shown to comprise a plurality of guiding fronts 30, a plurality of biasing members 40, an actuating unit 20, a plurality of positioning units 50, and a driving lever 60.
  • Each of the guiding fronts 30 has a leading marginal portion 32 which is disposed inwardly of the inner marginal region 13 and which extends in a circumferential direction to guide a yarn in a working position so as to permit the needles on the needle cylinder 100 to take up the yarn, a trailing actuated portion 311 which is radially opposite to the leading marginal portion 32, and a guided portion 31 which is disposed between the leading marginal portion 32 and the trailing actuated portion 311 and which is disposed in and slidable radially along the respective guided slot 15 to restrict the leading marginal portion 32 to be movable only radially.
  • the trailing actuated portion 311 has first and second surface regions 312, 313 opposite to each other in the circumferential direction, and a hole 314 formed in the radial direction.
  • Each of the biasing member 40 is received in the hole 314 of the respective guiding front 30 to abut against the outer region 152 and the trailing actuated portion 311 so as to bias the corresponding guiding front 30 toward the needle cylinder 100, i.e., toward the working position.
  • the actuating unit 20 is in form of an actuating ring 20, and is rotatably mounted in the annular recess 14 to permit an outward circumferential surface 21 surrounding the cylinder axis (X) to slidably contact the outer marginal region 142 of the sinker ring 10 so as to guide turning of the actuating ring 20 about the cylinder axis (X).
  • the outward circumferential surface 21 has a plurality of cam regions 22 respectively engaging the trailing actuated portions 311 of the guiding fronts 30.
  • Each of the cam regions 22 has non-actuating and actuating zones 223, 222 distanced from the cylinder axis (X) by smaller and larger lengths, respectively.
  • Each of the positioning units 50 is affixed to the upper circumferential surface 11 of the sinker ring 10, and extends over and slidably contacts with the trailing actuated portion 311 of the respective guiding front 30 so as to stabilize the radial movement of the guiding front 30.
  • the driving lever 60 is pivotally mounted on the sinker ring 10 at a fulcrum 61, a weight end 63 having a groove 631 loosely engaging a pin 23 of the actuating ring 20, and a power end 62 operable to angularly move the weight end 63 so as to turn the actuating ring 20.
  • an anti-friction bearing 24 is interposed between the pin 23 and the groove 631 to facilitate the circumferential movement of the actuating ring 20.
  • the power end 62 is operated by a power force (such as that generated by a pressure cylinder) to turn the actuating ring 20 to a forward position, where the actuating zones 222 of the actuating ring 20 are engaged with the second surface regions 313 of the respective guiding fronts 30, and thus the trailing actuated portions 311 are actuated to radially displace the guiding fronts 30 into a non-working position, where the leading marginal portions 32 are remote from the needle cylinder 100 radially against the biasing force of the biasing members 40.
  • a power force such as that generated by a pressure cylinder
  • FIG. 6 another preferred embodiment of the yarn guiding device according to this invention is shown to be similar to the previous embodiment, except that the actuating ring 20 has a plurality of antifriction bearings 25, each of which is disposed outwardly of the groove 631 and engages the weight end 63 instead of interposition between the pin 23 and the groove 631.

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  1. Eine kreisförmige Strickmaschine, die eine Garnführungsvorrichtung aufweist, wobei die kreisförmige Strickmaschine einen Nadelzylinder (100) mit einer Zylinderachse (X) umfasst und ein oberes Umfangsende (101), eine Mehrzahl von Nadeln, die winkelmäßig um die Zylinderachse (X) verschoben sind und jeweils dahin gehend angeordnet sind, bezüglich des oberen Umfangsendes (101) nach oben und nach unten bewegbar zu sein, einen Platinenring (10), der koaxial relativ zu dem Nadelzylinder (100) angeordnet ist, aufweist, und eine obere Umfangsoberfläche (11) aufweist, die sich nach innen und radial erstreckt, um an einer inneren Randregion (13) zu enden, die axial über dem und radial beabstandet von dem oberen Umfangsende (101) des Nadelzylinders (100) angeordnet ist, und eine Mehrzahl von Garnzuführeinheiten (500), die winkelmäßig um die Zylinderachse (X) herum zueinander verschoben sind und jeweils über der oberen Umfangsoberfläche (11) des Platinenrings (10) zum Zuführen eines Garns zu dem oberen Umfangsende (101) des Nadelzylinders (100) angeordnet sind, wobei die Garnführungsvorrichtung folgende Merkmale aufweist:
    eine Mehrzahl von Führungsfronten (30), die jeweils in Verarbeitungsrichtung vor den Nadeln und in Verarbeitungsrichtung nach einer entsprechenden der Garnzuführeinheiten (500) bezüglich einer Garnzuführrichtung angeordnet sind, wobei jede der Führungsfronten (30) einen vorauseilenden Randabschnitt (32), der sich in einer Umfangsrichtung erstreckt und der, wenn sich die Führungsfront (30) in einer Arbeitsposition befindet, das Garn führt, um zu ermöglichen, dass die Nadeln das Garn aufnehmen, und einen nacheilenden betätigten Abschnitt (311), der dem vorauseilenden Randabschnitt (32) radial gegenüberliegt, aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der nacheilende betätigte Abschnitt (311) dahin gehend betätigt wird, die Führungsfront (30) radial in eine Nicht-Arbeitsposition zu verschieben, wobei der vorauseilende Randabschnitt (32) im Gegensatz zu der Arbeitsposition von den Nadeln radial entfernt ist;
    wobei die Garnführungsvorrichtung ferner folgende Merkmale aufweist:
    eine Mehrzahl von Vorspannbaugliedern (40), von denen jedes dahin gehend angeordnet ist, eine entsprechende der Führungsfronten (30) vorzuspannen, um sich zu der Arbeitsposition hin zu bewegen; und
    eine Betätigungseinheit (20), die auf der oberen Umfangsoberfläche (11) des Platinenrings (10) angebracht ist und mit den nacheilenden betätigten Abschnitten (311) der Führungsfronten (3) gekoppelt ist, um die nacheilenden betätigten Abschnitte (311) dahin gehend zu betätigen, die Führungsfronten (32) zwischen der Arbeits- und der Nicht-Arbeitsposition zu verschieben.
  2. Die kreisförmige Strickmaschine gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Betätigungseinheit (20) in Form eines Betätigungsrings (20) vorliegt, der relativ zu der oberen Umfangsoberfläche (11) um die Zylinderachse (X) herum zwischen einer vorderen und einer hinteren Position drehbar ist und der eine äußere Umfangsoberfläche (21) aufweist, die die Zylinderachse (X) umgibt und eine Mehrzahl von Nockenregionen (22) aufweist, die die nacheilenden betätigten Abschnitte (311) der Führungsfronten (30) jeweils derart in Eingriff nehmen, dass, wenn der Betätigungsring (20) von der hinteren Position in die vordere Position gedreht wird, die Führungsfronten (32) von der Arbeitsposition in die Nicht-Arbeitsposition bewegt werden.
  3. Die kreisförmige Strickmaschine gemäß Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede der Nockenregionen (22) Nicht-Betätigungs- und Betätigungszonen (223, 222) umfasst, die eine geringere beziehungsweise eine größere Länge von der Zylinderachse (X) beabstandet sind und einen entsprechenden der nacheilenden betätigten Abschnitte (311) in der hinteren beziehungsweise der vorderen Position in Eingriff nehmen.
  4. Die kreisförmige Strickmaschine gemäß Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Platinenring (10) eine ringförmige Ausnehmung (14), die sich von der oberen Umfangsoberfläche (11) nach unten erstreckt, um an einer unteren Ausnehmungsoberfläche (141) zu enden, und sich von der inneren Randregion radial und nach außen erstreckt, um an einer äußeren Randregion (142) zu enden, und eine Mehrzahl von Führungsschlitzen (15) aufweist, die um die Zylinderachse (X) herum winkelmäßig zueinander verschoben sind und sich jeweils radial erstrecken, um eine innere und eine äußere Region (151, 152) aufzuweisen, die neben der inneren beziehungsweise der äußeren Randregion (13, 142) liegen;
    wobei der Betätigungsring (20) drehbar in der ringförmigen Ausnehmung (14) angebracht ist, um zu ermöglichen, dass die äußere Umfangsoberfläche (21) die äußere Randregion (142) auf schiebbare Weise berührt, um ein Drehen des Betätigungsrings (20) zu führen;
    wobei jede der Führungsfronten (30) einen geführten Abschnitt (31) aufweist, der zwischen dem vorauseilenden Randabschnitt (32) und dem nacheilenden betätigten Abschnitt (311) angeordnet ist und der in einem jeweiligen der geführten Schlitze (15) angeordnet ist und an diesem entlang radial schiebbar ist, um den vorauseilenden Randabschnitt (32) darauf zu beschränken, lediglich radial bewegbar zu sein;
    wobei jedes der Vorspannbauglieder (40) zwischen der äußeren Region (152) und dem nacheilenden betätigten Abschnitt (311) angeordnet ist.
  5. Die kreisförmige Strickmaschine gemäß Anspruch 2, die ferner durch einen Antriebshebel (60), der an einem Gelenkpunkt (61) schwenkbar an dem Platinenring (10) angebracht ist, ein Gewichtsende (63), das mit dem Betätigungsring (20) verbunden ist, und ein Leistungsende (62), das dahin gehend wirksam ist, das Gewichtsende (63) winkelmäßig zu bewegen, um den Betätigungsring (20) zwischen der vorderen und der hinteren Position zu betätigen, gekennzeichnet ist.
  6. Die kreisförmige Strickmaschine gemäß Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gewichtsende (63) eine Rille (631) aufweist, wobei der Betätigungsring (20) einen Stift (23) aufweist, der dahin gehend angeordnet ist, lose mit der Rille (631) in Eingriff zu gelangen, um ein Drehen des Betätigungsrings (20) zu ermöglichen, wenn das Leistungsende (62) bedient wird.
  7. Die kreisförmige Strickmaschine gemäß Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Betätigungsring (20) ferner eine Mehrzahl von Wälzlagern (24, 25) aufweist, die jeweils dazu angeordnet sind, das Gewichtsende (63) in Eingriff zu nehmen, um die winkelmäßige Bewegung des Betätigungsrings (20) zu ermöglichen.
  8. Die kreisförmige Strickmaschine gemäß Anspruch 1, ferner gekennzeichnet durch eine Mehrzahl von Positionierungseinheiten (50), die an der oberen Umfangsoberfläche (11) des Platinenrings (10) befestigt sind und sich über die nacheilenden betätigten Abschnitte (311) erstrecken und dieselben auf schiebbare Weise berühren, um die radiale Bewegung der Führungsfronten (30) zu stabilisieren.
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