Movable sinker and flat knitting machine equipped with the movable sinker

Abstract

A movable sinker (16) contained, at least partially, in a sinker groove (12c) formed at the distal end on the tooth mouth (13) side of the needle bed (12) of a weft knitting machine (11), and a portion projecting from the sinker groove (12c) can oscillate to advance toward the tooth mouth (13) or return therefrom. The movable sinker (16) has a thin portion (16d) and a thick portion (16c). The thin portion (16d) is thinner than the width of the sinker groove (12c) on the inner peripheral side including the portion contained in the sinker groove (12c). The thick portion (16c) is formed to coverthe gap between the sinker groove (12c) and the thin portion (16d) on the outer peripheral side projecting farther to the tooth mouth (13) side than the sinker groove (12c). Since the thick portion (16c) is thicker than the width of the sinker groove (12c) and covers the gap between the sinker groove (12c) and the thin portion (16d), the knitting yarn is infallibly prevented from falling into thegap.

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Movable sinker and flat knitting machine with movable sinker Technical field The present invention relates to a movable sinker that is provided at the front end of a needle bed of a flat knitting machine on the side of the tooth gap, a movable sinker capable of moving forward and backward to the tooth gap, and a flat knitting machine provided with the movable sinker. Background technique The flat knitting machine currently in use has a movable sinker that can move forward and backward relative to the tooth gap and press the knitted fabric under knitting under the tooth gap (for example, refer to Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-83657). The movable sinker is arranged at a position close to the front end of the needle bed, and a knitting yarn receiving part is formed at the front end, and the knitting yarn receiving part is biased by a spring, so that the knitting yarn receiving part performs a knitted fabric pressing action in the tooth opening. For the knitted fabric pressing...

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Problems solved by technology

In addition, since the yarn guide spacer 7 is formed by bending the plate material to form the extension 7b and the knitting yarn fall-off prevention portion 7c, the edge of the extension 7b exists near the sky teeth 2b, and the knitting yarn is received at the edge when the knitting is knocked out. Large frictional resistance has a bad effect on the lowering of the knitted fabric at the tooth gap 3

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