Pick-up device for picking up a tubular knitted article from a circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like and for transferring it to a unit adapted to perform additional work on the article

Abstract

A pick-up device for picking up a tubular knitted article from a circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like and for transferring the article to a unit adapted to perform additional work thereon. The device comprises an annular pick-up body (11) that supports pick-up members (29) that can slide with respect to the pick-up body (11) along radial directions. The pick-up body (11) can be arranged coaxially around the needle cylinder (121) of a circular knitting machine (100) for hosiery or the like so that each one of the pick-up members (29) faces laterally a needle (123) of the machine (100). The end of each one of the pick-up members (29) that is directed toward the axis of the pick-up body (11) has a seat (30) that can engage a region of the stem (123b) of the needle (123) that is arranged proximate to the latch ( 123d) of the needle ( 123) on the opposite side with respect to the head (123 c) of the needle (123). The device comprises actuation means formed by elastic means (33) that act on the pick-up members (29) for their sliding toward the axis (11a) of the pick-up body (11) and radial pushers (34) that act on the pick-up members (29) for their sliding away from the axis (11 a) of the pick-up body ( 11) in contrast with the action of the elastic means (33).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a pick-up device for picking up tubular knitted items from a circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like and for transferring the tubular items to a unit suitable for additional processing on the items. Background technique [0002] In the field of producing knitted tubular articles with circular knitting machines for hosiery etc., it is necessary in some cases to transfer the article from the machine used to produce it to another production unit which cannot be carried out on said machine or Additional processing of less economical items takes place on said machines. [0003] Specifically, in the field of hosiery production, some techniques for automatically closing the toe of the sock by sewing or crocheting have been developed in recent years. Some of these techniques are based on picking up the item from the machine used to produce the item and transferring it to a further processing station, which leaves the product...

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This rise can cause tangling of the yarn and thus create problems when continuing to knit on the machine

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