Knitting method of tubular fabric and weft knitting machine

Abstract

A knitting method of a tubular fabric and a weft knitting machine in which knitting efficiency can be enhanced. As shown in (a) as a variation in moving speed (V) with time t, a tubular fabric intersecting at the opposite ends is knitted by a weft knitting machine having a pair of needle beds such as a front needle bed (FB) and a back needle bed (BB) while a phase difference is imparted as shown by a single dot chain line and a double dots chain line. The phase difference is provided in order to leave an interval for preventing interference of knitting needles advancing from the front and backneedle beds to the tip part and performing knitting operation. A position where an knitting operation is performed by driving the knitting needles changes depending on the position of a carriage reciprocating in the longitudinal direction of the needle bed while mounting a cam system. A fabric is knitted while being duplicated by means of the front and back needle beds (FB, BB) and a fabric substantially doubling that by the conventional circling knitting shown in (b) is knitted in a single stroke of the carriage, thus enhancing productivity.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a knitting method and flat knitting machine for producing tubular knitted fabrics such as gloves in a seamless manner. Background technique [0002] in the past, Figure 8 As shown in (a), the tubular knitted fabric 1 is pressed as gloves, socks, etc. Figure 8 In the method shown in (b), knitting is carried out by a flat knitting machine equipped with a pair of needle beds at the front and rear. When knitting the tubular knitted fabric 1 , the knitting yarn 2 is circularly moved from the position where the yarn feeder 3 is supplied to the knitting needles to the front and rear needle beds. [0003] exist Figure 8 In (b), a straight line having a length corresponding to the knitting width knitting in the vicinity of the center of the opposing needle beds is marked with reference numeral 4, and the front and rear needle beds are simplified. On the front and rear needle beds 4, the carriages 5f, 5b are reciprocated in t...

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Problems solved by technology

However, if both the knitting needles of the front and rear needle beds 4 are moved in and out of the tooth gap, interference will occur, so knitting such as flat knitting can be performed only with the knitting needles of one needle bed.

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