Knitting method of terry knitted fabric based on flat knitting machine

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for knitting a terry knitted fabric using a flat knitting machine. The method comprises: step A, in the course knitting of the knitted fabrics on one side of the front and rear sides of the tubular knitted fabric, knitting the knitted fabrics in the course is performed using knitting needles other than the knitting needles located at the side end of the knitting start side, and forming a loop by feeding yarn to the knitting needles located at the side end of the knitting start side of the other knitted fabric after the cam carriage is reversed on the knitting end side; and step B, in the course knitting of the next knitted fabric on the other side, knitting the knitted fabrics in the course is performed using knitting needles other than the knitting needles located at the side end of the knitting start side, and forming a loop by feeding yarn to the knitting needles located at the side end of the knitted fabric on the one side after the cam carriage is reversed on the knitting end side, and the loop is formed in a state where the bottom yarn is hooked on the bottom yarn hooking claw of the terry knitting sinker and the terry yarn is hooked on the terry yarn hooking claw.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for knitting terry knitted fabric using a flat knitting machine. Background Art

[0002] A flat knitting machine having a pair of front and rear needle beds is used to knit a row of stitches on one of the front and rear needle beds, and then repeat the row of stitches on the other needle bed, while knitting the knitting yarn around the front and rear needle beds, thereby obtaining a tubular knitted fabric. Such tubular knitted fabrics are used, for example, for gloves, socks, etc.

[0003] In order to apply terry weave to knitted fabrics, a flat knitting machine equipped with a sinker for terry weaving is used. Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1 , in addition to the bottom yarn hook 13, a loop yarn hook 14 is formed on the front end side of the action arm 11 on the terry knitting sinker 10. In addition, when knitting, a bottom yarn feed port and a loop yarn feed port (not shown) are used. If the bottom yarn feed port is moved before the loop yarn feed port, the bottom yarn (binding warp) can be supplied to the hook of the knitting needle in a state where the bottom yarn (binding warp) is lower than the loop yarn. If the loop yarn hook 14 can be inserted into the gap formed by the height difference between the bottom yarn and the loop yarn, a terry knitted fabric can be knitted.

[0004] However, in the case of a flat knitting machine in which a carriage moves back and forth while reversing the left and right sides of the knitted fabric, there is the following problem: when knitting starts after the carriage is reversed, the height difference between the loop yarn and the base yarn cannot be formed sufficiently large, so the loop yarn hook 14 cannot be reliably inserted into the above-mentioned gap.

[0005] In Patent Document 1, a special knitting needle having a knitting yarn hooking hook provided on the inner edge of the needle tongue portion opposite to the needle hook is installed on the flat knitting machine, so that the bottom yarn is hooked on the knitting yarn hooking hook of the needle tongue and the knitting needle is pulled down, thereby increasing the height difference between the bottom yarn and the terry yarn, and the terry yarn hooking claw can be reliably inserted into the gap. Therefore, in order to knit terry knitted fabrics, it is necessary not only to install a terry knitting sinker on the flat knitting machine, but also to install the knitting needle of the special structure on the flat knitting machine.

[0006] [Prior art literature]

[0007] [Patent Literature]

[0008] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-59333 Summary of the invention

[0009] [Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0010] An object of the present invention is to provide a method for knitting a terry knitted fabric without using the knitting needles of the special structure described in Patent Document 1.

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Methods for solving the problem

[0012] The present invention provides a method for knitting a terry knitted fabric based on a flat knitting machine, the flat knitting machine comprises a pair of front and rear needle beds on which a plurality of knitting needles are installed across a tooth gap, and a terry knitting sinker is provided on the needle bed, the terry knitting sinker is formed with a bottom yarn hanging claw, and a terry yarn hanging claw is formed above the bottom yarn hanging claw, and the flat knitting machine supplies the bottom yarn using a leading yarn feeding port, supplies the terry yarn using a trailing yarn feeding port, and hooks the bottom yarn with the bottom yarn hanging claw of the terry knitting sinker, and hooks the terry yarn with the terry yarn hanging claw, and at the same time, repeatedly knits the coil rows of the front and rear knitted fabrics constituting a tubular knitted fabric on one needle bed, and then repeatedly knits the coil rows of the front and rear knitted fabrics constituting the other tubular knitted fabric on the other needle bed, thereby knitting the coil rows of the tubular terry knitted fabric, wherein the method comprises the following steps: step A, In the horizontal row knitting of the knitted fabric on one side of the front and rear, the horizontal row knitting of the knitted fabric on one side is carried out using knitting needles other than the knitting needles located at the side end on the knitting start side, and on the knitting end side, after the cam carriage is reversed, yarn is fed to the knitting needles located at the side end on the knitted fabric on the other side to form a coil; and step B, in the subsequent horizontal row knitting of the knitted fabric on the other side, the horizontal row knitting of the knitted fabric on the other side is carried out using knitting needles other than the knitting needles located at the side end on the knitting start side, and on the knitting end side, after the cam carriage is reversed, yarn is fed to the knitting needles located at the side end on the knitted fabric on the one side to form a coil, and by repeating the steps A and B, a coil is formed in a state where the bottom yarn is hooked on the bottom yarn hanging claw of the terry knitting sinker and the terry yarn is hooked on the terry yarn hanging claw.

[0013] [Effects of the invention]

[0014] In the present invention, after the ground yarn is preliminarily introduced by the knitting needle located at the side end of the knitting start side, the knitting course is performed by the knitting needles other than the knitting needles, so that a large height difference can be formed between the ground yarn and the terry yarn. Therefore, since the terry yarn hook can be reliably inserted into the gap between the ground yarn and the terry yarn, the terry knitted fabric can be knitted even without using the knitting needles with special structures as in the past. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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[0017] [Description of Reference Numerals]

[0018] 1 tubular knitted fabric, front knitted fabric…1f, back knitted fabric…1b

[0019] 10 sinker for terry knitting, 11 action arm, 13 hook for base yarn, 14 hook for plush yarn DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

[0021] The flat knitting machine used in this embodiment is the same as that of Patent Document 1 except that a general knitting needle is installed instead of a knitting needle of a special structure for terry knitting. Therefore, the operations of the ground yarn, the terry yarn and the ground yarn feed port, the terry yarn feed port, etc., the yarn feeding conditions, the opening and closing operations of the sinker during the stitch formation, the operations of the knitting needle, etc. when knitting the terry knitted fabric are the same unless otherwise mentioned, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a diagram showing the knitting steps of a terry knitted fabric. The S shown in the left column of the figure represents each step of knitting. F represents the front needle bed, B represents the rear needle bed, lowercase letters represent the positions of the knitting needles of the front needle bed, and uppercase letters represent the positions of the knitting needles of the rear needle bed. The dots represent the knitting needles, the circles represent the loops, and the left and right arrows represent the travel direction of the carriage, that is, the knitting direction.

[0023] In the figure, the tubular knitted fabric 1 is knitted by supplying the knitting yarn in a circular shape in the clockwise direction, so that the rear side knitted fabric 1b of the tubular knitted fabric 1 is knitted using the knitting needles of the rear needle bed when the carriage moves to the right, and the front side knitted fabric 1f of the tubular knitted fabric 1 is knitted using the knitting needles of the front needle bed when the carriage moves to the left.

[0024] S0 indicates the hooking state of the loops on each needle bed of the tubular knitted fabric 1. The loops of the front knitted fabric 1f are hooked on the knitting needles a to j of the front needle bed, and the loops of the rear knitted fabric 1b are hooked on the knitting needles A to J of the rear needle bed. Although the yarn feeder is not shown, the ground yarn is used for knitting up to S1, and the two knitting yarns of the ground yarn and the terry yarn are used for knitting the terry knitted fabric after S2.

[0025] S1 indicates knitting just before the start of the course knitting of the terry knitted fabric. The carriage performs course knitting with the knitting needles ja of the front needle bed when the carriage moves to the left, and also feeds yarn to the knitting needles A at the side end of the rear knitted fabric 1b opposite to the knitting end side of the front knitted fabric 1f to form a loop. The knitting needles A become the knitting needles at the side end of the knitting start side of the rear knitted fabric 1b when the carriage reverses and moves to the right. Here, the process of forming loops with the knitting needles A becomes a preparatory process for knitting the terry knitted fabric starting from the next course.

[0026] In the next S2, the carriage is moved rightward, and the course knitting of the rear side knitted fabric 1b is performed using the knitting needles B to J except the knitting needle A. Here, the knitting needle A formed with the loop in S1 is not moved in S2, but is pulled in to perform the course knitting of the rear side knitted fabric 1b. Therefore, on the side where the knitting of the rear side knitted fabric 1b starts, the knitting needle B becomes the actual knitting start needle. When the knitting needle B forms the loop, the ground yarn extends from the needle hook of the knitting needle A that is already in the pulled-in state to the ground yarn feed port, so that a large height difference is formed between the ground yarn and the terry yarn extending to the terry yarn feed port. As a result, the terry yarn hook 14 can be reliably inserted into the gap between the ground yarn and the terry yarn. That is, the loop can be formed in a state where the ground yarn and the terry yarn are separately hooked on the ground yarn hook 13 and the terry yarn hook 14 of the sinker 10 for terry knitting. Furthermore, when S2 is performed without forming a loop on the knitting needle A in S1, the height difference between the ground yarn and the pile yarn cannot be increased.

[0027] In S2, yarn is also fed to the knitting needle j at the side end of the front knitted fabric 1f opposite to the knitting end side of the rear knitted fabric 1b to form a loop. The knitting needle j is the knitting needle at the side end of the knitting start side of the front knitted fabric 1f when the carriage reverses and moves leftward. Here, the purpose of loop formation by the knitting needle j is the same as the knitting performed at the end of knitting in S1.

[0028] In S3, the front side knitted fabric 1f is knitted in courses using the knitting needles i to a other than the knitting needle j, and the yarn is fed to the knitting needle A located at the side end where the knitting of the rear side knitted fabric 1b starts, forming a loop. By repeating the knitting shown in S2 and S3, a tubular terry knitted fabric of a desired length can be knitted.

[0029] In the above, an example of performing the circular knitting in the clockwise direction is shown, but it is of course also possible to perform the circular knitting in the counterclockwise direction.

Claims

1. A method for knitting a terry knitted fabric based on a flat knitting machine, the flat knitting machine comprising a pair of front and rear needle beds on which a plurality of knitting needles are installed across a tooth gap, and a terry knitting sinker (10) is provided on the needle bed, the terry knitting sinker (10) is formed with a bottom yarn hanging claw (13), and a terry yarn hanging claw (14) is formed above the bottom yarn hanging claw (13), and the flat knitting machine supplies the bottom yarn using a leading yarn feeding port and supplies the terry yarn using a trailing yarn feeding port, and hooks the bottom yarn using the bottom yarn hanging claw (13) of the terry knitting sinker (10), and hooks the terry yarn using the terry yarn hanging claw (14), and at the same time, repeatedly knits the front and rear knitted fabrics constituting a tubular knitted fabric (1) in a row on one needle bed, and then repeatedly knits the front and rear knitted fabrics in a row on the other needle bed, thereby knitting the tubular terry knitted fabric in a row, characterized in that The steps include: Step A, in knitting the course of the knitted fabrics on one side of the front and rear sides, two knitting yarns, a ground yarn and a terry yarn, are used for knitting, the course of the knitted fabrics on one side is knitted using knitting needles other than the knitting needles located at the side end on the knitting start side, and the yarn is fed to the knitting needles located at the side end on the knitting start side of the other knitted fabric after the cam carriage is reversed on the knitting end side to form a loop; and Step B, in the subsequent course knitting of the other knitted fabric, two knitting yarns, the ground yarn and the terry yarn, are used for knitting, the course knitting of the other knitted fabric is performed using knitting needles other than the knitting needles located at the side end on the knitting start side, and the yarn is fed to the knitting needles located at the side end on the knitting start side of the one knitted fabric after the cam carriage is reversed on the knitting end side to form a loop, By repeating the steps A and B, in each of the steps A and B, the bottom yarn is hooked on the bottom yarn hooking claw (13) of the terry knitting sinker (10), and the loop yarn is hooked on the terry yarn hooking claw (14) to form a loop.

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