Composite narrowing method

By using the composite needle collection method in fully automatic knitting, the left and right needle collection needle collection action is combined in the same row, the problems of many rows and low needle collection efficiency are solved, and a more efficient weaving process is achieved.

CN119686019APending Publication Date: 2025-03-25SUZHOU CHARACTERISTIC ELECTRONIC TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411908443.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2024-12-24
Publication Date
2025-03-25

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Technical Problem

In the field of fully automatic knitting, the left needle and the right needle need to be carried out in different rows, resulting in a large number of rows and low needle collection efficiency.

Method used

The composite needle retraction method is used to make the left and right needle retraction actions combine needle retraction actions in the same row. This effect is achieved by defining the front and back needle retraction actions in the plate making software, and using the shaker or needle retraction process.

Benefits of technology

The number of patterns is reduced, the efficiency of needle collection is improved, and the threshold for making and making small picture modules is reduced.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a composite narrowing method, which comprises the following steps of: correspondingly defining corresponding composite narrowing modes for different pit strip tissues, and performing combined narrowing action on left narrowing and right narrowing in the same row in the composite narrowing mode; wherein the composite narrowing mode comprises the following steps of: forming a front-back needle turning action and a left-right needle turning action corresponding to a pit strip tissue in plate-making software, connecting a needle of a front needle bed to the rear needle bed when the needle of the front needle bed is turned, and finishing the left-right needle narrowing action in the same row by utilizing a shaking table or a needle turning process. Therefore, the composite narrowing effect is realized; the left narrowing and the right narrowing can be combined in the same row in a composite narrowing mode, the pattern row number is reduced, narrowing efficiency is improved, manufacturing of small pattern modules is reduced, and the platemaking threshold is lowered.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to a full-automatic knitting needle narrowing technology, and in particular relates to a compound needle narrowing method. Background Art

[0002] In the field of fully automatic knitting, each stripe structure needs to achieve left and right needle closing in different number of pattern rows, resulting in a large number of pattern rows and slow needle closing efficiency.

[0003] Therefore, the applicant hopes to solve the above technical problems by seeking technical solutions. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a compound needle narrowing method, which utilizes the compound needle narrowing method to enable the left and right needle narrowing actions to be performed in the same row, thereby reducing the number of pattern rows, improving the needle narrowing efficiency, reducing the production of small picture modules, and lowering the plate making threshold.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows: A compound needle narrowing method is provided, which defines corresponding compound needle narrowing modes for different groove strip tissues, and combines left and right needle narrowing actions in the same row through the compound needle narrowing mode; wherein, the compound needle narrowing mode includes: forming front and back needle turning actions and left and right needle turning actions corresponding to the groove strip tissue in the plate making software, and when the front needle bed turns the needle, the rear needle bed performs the needle connecting action to connect the front needle bed to the rear needle bed, and utilizes the process of shaking the bed or turning the needle to realize the left and right needle narrowing actions in the same row, thereby realizing the compound needle narrowing effect.

[0006] Preferably, different compound needle narrowing modes are provided for different groove strip structures in the functional line 205 module.

[0007] Preferably, the twill weave comprises a 1x1 weave, which refers to a twill weave formed by interlacing 1 face needle and 1 bottom needle on a needle plate of a flat knitting machine; wherein the compound narrowing method corresponding to the 1x1 weave is as follows: When closing the needles on the left side, first turn the coil on the back needle bed to the front needle bed, move the needle plate one needle position to the left, then turn the coil on the front needle bed to the back needle bed, move the back needle bed one needle position to the left, then turn the coil on the back needle bed back to the front bed, the needle bed returns to its original position, and the coil originally belonging to the back needle bed is turned back to the back needle bed; The right side needle closing action and the left side needle closing action are in opposite states in the front, back, left, and right directions; thereby, when the needle bed moves, the left and right needle closing actions are combined into the same row for needle closing.

[0008] Preferably, the surface needles are represented by a single color code, and the bottom needles are represented by a single or multiple color codes.

[0009] Preferably, the twill structure includes a 2x1 structure, wherein the 2x1 structure refers to a twill structure formed by 1 face needle, 1 four-level needle and 1 bottom needle arranged in a circular pattern, wherein the four-level needle refers to a needle method in which loops are knitted on both the front and rear needle beds; wherein the compound narrowing method corresponding to the 2x1 structure is as follows: When closing the needles on the left side, the rear needle bed moves one needle position to the left, and the front needle bed coil is transferred to the rear needle bed. The rear needle bed moves two needle positions to the left, and then the rear needle bed coil is transferred to the front needle bed, transferring 2 needles each time, and repeating this cycle until the needles are closed to the left edge to complete the left side closing action. The action of closing the needle on the right side and closing the needle on the left side is in the opposite state in the front, back, left and right directions; thus, a needle closing method of closing the needle on the left and right sides is realized when the needle is turned and shaken in the same row.

[0010] Preferably, the face needles, four flat needles and bottom needles are represented by a single color code respectively; when performing compound needle reduction, three needles are reduced each time, and the number of edges left must also be a multiple of 3 to ensure that they are aligned with the pit strips.

[0011] Preferably, the twill weave structure includes a 2x2 structure, which refers to a twill weave structure formed by 2 face needles and 2 bottom needles arranged in a circular pattern; wherein the compound narrowing method corresponding to the 2x2 structure is as follows: When closing the needles on the left, first turn the front needle bed loop to the back needle bed, and then move the back needle bed two needle positions to the left. Before turning the needles, two needles have been closed. Then move the back needle bed two needle positions to the left, turn the front needle bed loop, and then return to the initial position. Then turn the loop that originally belonged to the front needle bed back to the front needle bed. The action of closing the needle on the right side is opposite to that of closing the needle on the left side in the front, back, left and right directions; when the rear needle bed moves horizontally, the needles can be turned over and closed in the left and right directions at the same time.

[0012] Preferably, the surface needles are represented by a single color code, and the bottom needles are represented by another color code; when performing compound needle reduction, four needles are reduced each time, and the number of edges left must also be a multiple of 4 to ensure that they are aligned with the pit strips.

[0013] Preferably, the ribbed structure includes a Siping structure, which means that a single color code is used to knit the loops on the front and rear needle beds, and the number of loops of the Siping structure is set according to the process requirements; wherein the compound narrowing method corresponding to the Siping structure is as follows: When closing the stitches on the left side, first turn a four-level stitch to the front needle bed, leaving a needle position on the back needle bed empty, then knit a four-level stitch to drop the back needle bed loop to relax the front and back needle bed loops, and directly turn one stitch to the back needle bed, and the back needle bed moves 2 needle positions to the left, and then move one needle position horizontally, and then turn the back bed loop to the front needle bed, and turn the front needle bed loop to the back, and close the stitches to the left edge in sequence according to the number of left edges so that there are no extra stitches. At this time, the left side of the four-level stitch closing and leaving edge is completed; The action of closing the needle on the right side is opposite to that of closing the needle on the left side in the front, back, left, and right directions; the left and right closing needle actions can be combined into the same row for closing needle processing.

[0014] Preferably, rightward composite narrowing color codes, leftward composite narrowing color codes and collar bottom composite narrowing color codes are defined, and the control program automatically generates a sorting combination of the composite narrowing color codes in the process sheet based on the composite narrowing modes corresponding to different rib structures.

[0015] The present application directly sets the pit strip organization in the process sheet and uses a compound needle narrowing method, which enables the left and right needle narrowing actions to be combined in the same row, thereby reducing the number of pattern rows, improving the needle narrowing efficiency, reducing the production of small picture modules, and lowering the plate making threshold. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of each composite narrowing color code under the specific implementation mode of this application; Figure 2a This is a screenshot of the operation interface using compound needle reduction in the specific implementation mode of this application; Figure 2b This is a screenshot of a portion of the display interface of the next process sheet in the specific implementation mode of this application; Figure 3 This is a screenshot of the process interface of the 1x1 structure in Example 1 of the present application, where the surface needle is represented by color 1 and the bottom needle is represented by color 2; Figure 4 This is a screenshot of the process interface of the 1x1 structure in Example 1 of the present application, where the surface needle is represented by color 1 and the bottom needle is represented by color 2 and color 5. Figure 5 This is a screenshot of a portion of the display interface of the process sheet corresponding to the 1x1 tissue (the surface needle is represented by color 1, and the bottom needle is represented by color 2) in Example 1 of the present application; Figure 6 This is a screenshot of the process interface of the 2x1 structure in Example 2 of the present application, where the top needle is represented by color 1, the four-level needle is represented by color 3, and the bottom needle is represented by color 2; Figure 7 This is a screenshot of a portion of the display interface of the process sheet corresponding to the 2x1 organization in Example 2 of the present application; Figure 8 This is a screenshot of the process interface of the 2x2 structure in Example 3 of the present application, where the surface needle is represented by color 1 and the bottom needle is represented by color 2; Fig. 9 This is a screenshot of a portion of the display interface of the process sheet corresponding to the 2x2 organization in Example 3 of the present application; Fig.10 It is a screenshot of the process interface of the pit-stripe structure represented by color No. 10 in the Siping structure in Example 4 of the present application; Fig.11 This is a screenshot of a portion of the display interface of the process sheet corresponding to the Siping organization in Example 4 of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The embodiment of the present invention discloses a compound needle narrowing method, which defines corresponding compound needle narrowing modes for different groove strip tissues, and combines the left and right needle narrowing actions in the same row through the compound needle narrowing mode; wherein the compound needle narrowing mode includes: forming the front and back needle turning actions and the left and right needle turning actions corresponding to the groove strip tissue in the plate making software, and when the current needle bed turns the needle, the rear needle bed performs the needle connecting action to connect the front bed needle to the rear needle bed, and utilizes the process of shaking the bed or turning the needle to realize the left and right needle narrowing actions in the same row, thereby realizing the compound needle narrowing effect.

[0018] Preferably, in this embodiment, different compound needle closing modes are set for different groove strip tissues in the functional line 205 module (ie, compound needle closing instructions are issued); preferably, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2a and Figure 2b As shown, in the present embodiment, rightward compound narrowing color code 197, leftward compound narrowing color code 198 and collar bottom compound narrowing color code 200 are defined, and the control program automatically generates a sorting combination of each compound narrowing color code in the process sheet based on the compound narrowing method corresponding to different pit strip tissues. In actual operation, you must click on the process sheet advanced settings - narrowing settings to check the compound narrowing color code.

[0019] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0020] Example 1: Please see Figure 3 and Figure 5As shown, a compound needle narrowing method, the pit strip organization includes a 1x1 organization, and the 1x1 organization refers to a pit strip organization formed by interlacing 1 surface needle and 1 bottom needle on the needle plate of a flat knitting machine; preferably, in this embodiment, the surface needle is represented by color No. 1, and the bottom needle is represented by color No. 2. When the 1x1 organization is compound narrowed, two needles are narrowed each time, and the number of edges left is a multiple of the number of needles narrowed each time to ensure that the pit strip is aligned; In this embodiment, the compound needle closing method corresponding to the 1x1 organization is as follows: when closing the needle on the left side, first turn the rear needle bed coil to the front needle bed, move the needle plate one needle position to the left, and then turn the front needle bed coil to the rear needle bed, the rear needle bed moves one needle position to the left, and then turn the rear needle bed coil back to the front bed, the needle bed returns to its original position, and the coil originally belonging to the rear needle bed is turned back to the rear needle bed; the action of closing the needle on the right side is opposite to that of closing the needle on the left side in the front, back, left and right directions; thereby realizing the merging of the left and right needle closing actions into the same row for closing the needle when the needle bed moves.

[0021] Please see further Figure 4 As shown, the surface needle is represented by color No. 1, and the bottom needle is represented by color No. 2 and color No. 5. The groove strip structure can also be called "unit treasure", usually referring to the composite needle narrowing method described above in this embodiment.

[0022] Example 2: Please see Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, a compound narrowing method, the pit strip organization includes a 2x1 organization, the 2x1 organization refers to: a pit strip organization formed by 1 face needle, 1 four-level needle and 1 bottom needle arranged in a circular pattern, the four-level needle refers to a needle method in which loops are knitted on both the front and rear needle beds; preferably, in this embodiment, the face needle is represented by color No. 1, the four-level needle is represented by color No. 3, and the bottom needle is represented by color No. 2; when performing compound narrowing, three needles are narrowed each time, and the number of edges left must also be a multiple of 3 to ensure that the pit strip is aligned; In this embodiment, the compound needle narrowing method corresponding to the 2x1 tissue is as follows: When closing the needles on the left side, the rear needle bed moves one needle position to the left, and the front needle bed coil is transferred to the rear needle bed. The rear needle bed moves two needle positions to the left, and then the rear needle bed coil is transferred to the front needle bed, transferring 2 needles each time, and repeating this cycle until the needles are closed to the left edge to complete the left side closing action. The action of closing the needle on the right side and closing the needle on the left side is in the opposite state in the front, back, left and right directions; thus, a needle closing method of closing the needle on the left and right sides is realized when the needle is turned and shaken in the same row.

[0023] Example 3: Please see Figure 8 and Fig. 9As shown, a compound narrowing method, the twill structure includes a 2x2 structure, and the 2x2 structure refers to: a twill structure formed by 2 surface needles and 2 bottom needles arranged in a circular manner; preferably, in this embodiment, the surface needles are represented by color No. 1, and the bottom needles are represented by color No. 2; when performing compound narrowing, four needles are narrowed each time, and the number of edges left must also be a multiple of 4 to ensure that the twill is aligned; In this embodiment, the compound needle narrowing method corresponding to the 2x2 tissue is as follows: When closing the needles on the left, first turn the front needle bed loop to the back needle bed, and then move the back needle bed two needle positions to the left. Before turning the needles, two needles have been closed. Then move the back needle bed two needle positions to the left, turn the front needle bed loop, and then return to the initial position. Then turn the loop that originally belonged to the front needle bed back to the front needle bed. The action of closing the needle on the right side is opposite to that of closing the needle on the left side in the front, back, left and right directions; when the rear needle bed moves horizontally, the needles can be turned over and closed in the left and right directions at the same time.

[0024] Example 4: Please see Fig.10 and Fig.11 As shown, a compound needle narrowing method, the pit strip structure includes a Siping structure, and the Siping structure means: using No. 10 color to knit the loops on the front and back needle beds, and the number of variables of the Siping structure is set according to the process requirements; In this embodiment, the compound needle narrowing method corresponding to the Siping weave is as follows: When closing the stitches on the left side, first turn a four-level stitch to the front needle bed, leaving a needle position on the back needle bed empty, then knit a four-level stitch to drop the back needle bed loop to relax the front and back needle bed loops, and directly turn one stitch to the back needle bed, and the back needle bed moves 2 needle positions to the left, and then move one needle position horizontally, and then turn the back bed loop to the front needle bed, and turn the front needle bed loop to the back, and close the stitches to the left edge in sequence according to the number of left edges so that there are no extra stitches. At this time, the left side of the four-level stitch closing and leaving edge is completed; The action of closing the needle on the right side is opposite to that of closing the needle on the left side in the front, back, left, and right directions; the left and right closing needle actions can be combined into the same row for closing needle processing.

[0025] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above and that the invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims be included in the invention. Any reference numeral in a claim should not be considered as limiting the claim to which it relates.

[0026] In addition, it should be understood that although the present specification is described according to implementation modes, not every implementation mode contains only one independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment may also be appropriately combined to form other implementation modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A method for compound needle narrowing, characterized in that: Corresponding compound needle narrowing modes are defined for different groove strip tissues, and the left and right needle narrowing modes are combined in the same row through the compound needle narrowing modes; wherein the compound needle narrowing modes include: forming the front and back needle turning actions and the left and right needle turning actions corresponding to the groove strip tissue in the plate making software, and when the front needle bed turns the needle, the rear needle bed performs the needle connecting action to connect the front needle bed to the rear needle bed, and the left and right needle narrowing actions are completed in the same row by using the process of shaking the bed or turning the needle, thereby achieving the compound needle narrowing effect.

2. The method for compound narrowing of needles according to claim 1, characterized in that: In the functional line 205 module, different compound needle narrowing modes are set for different groove strip structures.

3. The method for compound narrowing needles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ribbed structure includes a 1x1 structure, which refers to a ribbed structure formed by interlacing 1 surface needle and 1 bottom needle on a needle plate of a flat knitting machine; wherein the compound narrowing method corresponding to the 1x1 structure is as follows: When closing the needles on the left side, first turn the coil on the back needle bed to the front needle bed, move the needle plate one needle position to the left, then turn the coil on the front needle bed to the back needle bed, move the back needle bed one needle position to the left, then turn the coil on the back needle bed back to the front bed, the needle bed returns to its original position, and the coil originally belonging to the back needle bed is turned back to the back needle bed; The right side needle closing action and the left side needle closing action are in opposite states in the front, back, left, and right directions; thereby, when the needle bed moves, the left and right needle closing actions are combined into the same row for needle closing.

4. The method for compound narrowing of needles according to claim 3, characterized in that: The surface needles are represented by a single color code, and the bottom needles are represented by a single or multiple color codes.

5. The method for compound narrowing of needles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The twill structure includes a 2x1 structure, which refers to a twill structure formed by 1 face needle, 1 four-level needle and 1 bottom needle arranged in a circular pattern, wherein the four-level needle refers to a needle method in which loops are knitted on both the front and rear needle beds; wherein the compound narrowing method corresponding to the 2x1 structure is as follows: When closing the needles on the left side, the rear needle bed moves one needle position to the left, and the front needle bed coil is transferred to the rear needle bed. The rear needle bed moves two needle positions to the left, and then the rear needle bed coil is transferred to the front needle bed, transferring 2 needles each time, and repeating this cycle until the needles are closed to the left edge to complete the left side closing action. The action of closing the needle on the right side and closing the needle on the left side is in the opposite state in the front, back, left and right directions; thus, a needle closing method of closing the needle on the left and right sides is realized when the needle is turned and shaken in the same row.

6. The method for compound narrowing of needles according to claim 5, characterized in that: The face needles, four-level needles and bottom needles are represented by a single color code respectively; when performing compound needle reduction, three needles should be reduced each time, and the number of edges left should also be a multiple of 3 to ensure that they are aligned with the pit strips.

7. The method for compound narrowing of needles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The twill structure includes a 2x2 structure, which refers to a twill structure formed by 2 surface needles and 2 bottom needles cyclically arranged. The compound narrowing method corresponding to the 2x2 structure is as follows: When closing the needles on the left, first turn the front needle bed loop to the back needle bed, and then move the back needle bed two needle positions to the left. Before turning the needles, two needles have been closed. Then move the back needle bed two needle positions to the left, turn the front needle bed loop, and then return to the initial position. Then turn the loop that originally belonged to the front needle bed back to the front needle bed. The action of closing the needle on the right side is opposite to that of closing the needle on the left side in the front, back, left and right directions; when the rear needle bed moves horizontally, the needles can be turned over and closed in the left and right directions at the same time.

8. The method for compound narrowing of needles according to claim 7, characterized in that: The surface needles are represented by a single color code, and the bottom needles are represented by another color code; when performing compound needle reduction, four needles are reduced each time, and the number of edges left must also be a multiple of 4 to ensure that they are aligned with the pit strips.

9. The method for compound narrowing of needles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ribbed structure includes a Siping structure, which means that a single color code is used to knit the loops on the front and rear needle beds, and the number of loops of the Siping structure is set according to the process requirements; wherein the compound narrowing method corresponding to the Siping structure is as follows: When closing the stitches on the left side, first turn a four-level stitch to the front needle bed, leaving a needle position on the back needle bed empty, then knit a four-level stitch to drop the back needle bed loop to relax the front and back needle bed loops, and directly turn one stitch to the back needle bed, and the back needle bed moves 2 needle positions to the left, and then move one needle position horizontally, and then turn the back bed loop to the front needle bed, and turn the front needle bed loop to the back, and close the stitches to the left edge in sequence according to the number of left edges so that there are no extra stitches. At this time, the left side of the four-level stitch closing and leaving edge is completed; The action of closing the needle on the right side is opposite to that of closing the needle on the left side in the front, back, left and right directions; the left and right needle closing actions can be combined into the same row for needle closing processing.

10. The method for compound narrowing of needles according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rightward composite narrowing color code (197), a leftward composite narrowing color code (198) and a collar bottom composite narrowing color code (200) are defined, and a control program automatically generates a sequence combination of the composite narrowing color codes in a process sheet based on the composite narrowing methods corresponding to different rib structures.

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