Needle selector for hosiery knitter

Abstract

The utility model discloses a needle selector for a hosiery knitter, which comprises a shell, and a control panel is arranged in the shell. The front end of the shell is provided with a data transmission port; mounting plates are arranged at the rear end of the shell in an up-down staggered mode, and a plurality of electromagnets are transversely arranged in the mounting plates and connected with the control panel through circuits. The electromagnet in the mounting plate on the upper side and the electromagnet in the mounting plate on the lower side are staggered in the horizontal direction; a mounting groove is formed in the rear end of the shell, a plurality of swing blocks are arranged in the mounting groove, magnetic blocks are arranged at the rear ends of the swing blocks, and the adjacent magnetic blocks are staggered up and down and correspond to the electromagnets; and a needle selector blade is arranged at the front end of the swinging block. Interference to non-specific needle selector blades can be reduced, the control precision is high, and the working stability is good.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a needle selector for hosiery knitting machine belongs to needle selector technical field. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the development process of hosiery industry, the performance of hosiery knitting machine plays a decisive role in production efficiency and product quality, and the level of technology of needle selector as the core component of hosiery knitting machine is particularly crucial. The early hosiery knitting machine needle selection mode mainly relies on manual operation. Workers need to rely on experience and naked eye observation to manually select suitable knitting needles for knitting in the process of hosiery knitting. This way not only has extremely low efficiency, but also seriously limits the production speed of socks, and the error of manual operation is large, so it is difficult to ensure the consistency of the knitting quality of each pair of socks, and the rate of defective products is high. With the gradual increase of market demand for socks, this manual needle selection method cannot meet the demand of large-scale production. Therefore, the industry has developed various needle selectors, such as the Chinese utility model patent with the authorization announcement number CN222139442U discloses a needle selector for flat knitting machine with protection function, and specifically discloses that the needle selector body is internally provided with a radiator, a heat conducting sheet is connected between the inner side of the needle selector body and the radiator, and a dustproof structure capable of protecting the inside of the needle selector blade is arranged on the outside of the needle selector body. In this scheme, the magnetic ends of the magnetic coil are in the same horizontal plane, which may interfere with the two sides of the needle selector blade when controlling a specific needle selector blade. In order to completely eliminate this interference hazard, a larger gap must be reserved. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0003] The utility model aims at providing a needle selector for hosiery knitting machine. The utility model can reduce the interference to non-specific needle selector blades, has high control precision and good working stability.

[0004] The technical scheme of the utility model: a needle selector for hosiery knitting machine, including the casing, being internally provided with the control panel, the front end of casing is provided with the data transmission port connected with control panel, the rear end of casing is provided with the mounting plate which is arranged in up-down staggered mode, being internally provided with multiple electromagnets which are horizontally arranged, and the electromagnets are connected with control panel through lines, the electromagnets in the mounting plate of upper side are staggered with the electromagnets in the mounting plate of lower side in horizontal direction, the rear end of casing is provided with the mounting groove, being internally provided with multiple swing blocks, the rear end of swing block is provided with the magnetic block, and the adjacent magnetic blocks are staggered in up-down mode and correspond with the electromagnets, the front end of swing block is provided with the needle selector blade.

[0005] The needle selector for hosiery knitting machine, the casing is connected with the shell cover in up-down side, and the shell cover and the casing are connected through thread bolt.

[0006] The needle selector for the hosiery machine, the mounting plate comprises a plurality of arch-shaped parts, and a first horizontal part is connected between the arch-shaped parts; a second horizontal part is arranged outside the arch-shaped parts at both ends, and a mounting hole is arranged on the second horizontal part; first threaded holes are arranged on both sides of the upper end and the lower end of the shell, and the first threaded holes correspond to the mounting holes; the electromagnet is placed in the arch-shaped part.

[0007] The needle selector for the hosiery machine, a plurality of first through holes and second through holes are arranged on the shell; the first through holes are located above the mounting grooves; the second through holes are located below the mounting grooves; a third through hole is arranged on the swing block; a pin is arranged in the first through hole, and the lower end of the pin passes through the third through hole and is connected with the second through hole.

[0008] The needle selector for the hosiery machine, two second threaded holes distributed in an up-down direction are arranged on both sides of the rear end of the shell; the rear end of the shell is connected with a first baffle and a second baffle; fourth through holes are arranged on both sides of the first baffle, and the fourth through holes correspond to the second threaded holes below; fifth through holes are arranged on both sides of the second baffle, and the fifth through holes correspond to the second threaded holes above; a plurality of grooves are arranged on the second baffle, and the grooves correspond to the blades of the needle selector.

[0009] The needle selector for the hosiery machine, first bearing plates are arranged on both sides of the inner portion of the front end of the shell; a second bearing plate is arranged on the front side of the mounting plate at the rear end of the shell; the control plate is placed on the first bearing plates and the second bearing plate; third threaded holes are arranged on the first bearing plates; sixth through holes are arranged on both sides of the control plate, and the sixth through holes correspond to the third threaded holes.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the utility model have following beneficial effect: in the utility model, through data transmission mouth and external equipment are connected, so as to accept corresponding operation instruction, after receiving operation instruction, by control board as core control unit, control corresponding electromagnet positive or reverse energization, when needing to select the needle of specified position, will be positive energization to the electromagnet of this position, electromagnet will produce the magnetic force opposite with the magnetic pole of magnetic block at this moment, will attract the magnetic block corresponding to it firmly, the swing block and its upper needle selector blade connected on magnetic block will be driven, swing position, thereby smoothly realizes needle selection operation, ensures that the selected knitting needle can participate in the knitting work according to the predetermined knitting pattern and needle method, and when not needing the needle of this position, reverse energization to the electromagnet of this position, electromagnet will have the same magnetic force with the magnetic pole of magnetic block, repels the magnetic block corresponding to it, makes swing block deflect, and the needle selector blade connected with it will move accordingly, thereby separates from the needle, guarantees that this part knitting needle will not participate in the current knitting process, avoids unnecessary knitting action. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0011] Figure 1 It is the structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0012] Figure 2 It is the internal structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0013] Figure 3 It is the bottom side internal structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic diagram about swing block;

[0015] Figure 5 It is the distribution schematic diagram of electromagnet;

[0016] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic diagram in installation slot;

[0017] Figure 7 It is the structure schematic diagram of mounting plate.

[0018] The labels in the attached diagram are as follows: 1-House, 2-Control board, 3-Data transmission port, 4-Mounting plate, 5-Electromagnet, 6-Mounting groove, 7-Swing block, 8-Magnetic block, 9-Needle selector blade, 10-House cover, 11-First through hole, 12-Second through hole, 13-Third through hole, 14-Pin, 15-Second threaded hole, 16-First baffle, 17-Second baffle, 18-Fourth through hole, 19-Fifth through hole, 20-Groove, 21-First support plate, 22-Second support plate, 23-Third threaded hole, 24-Sixth through hole, 41-Archive, 42-First horizontal part, 43-Second horizontal part, 44-Mounting hole, 45-First threaded hole. Detailed Implementation

[0019] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, but this should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0020] Example: A needle selector for a sock knitting machine, configured as follows Figures 1-7 As shown, the device includes a rectangular housing 1 made of plastic. Inside the housing 1 is a control board 2, which is a PCBA board integrating a processor and electronic components such as capacitors and resistors. The processor can be an MCU. Since the control board 2 is a common component in this field and is commercially available, its specific structure and circuit connections will not be described in detail here. The front end of the housing 1 has a data transmission port 3 connected to the control board 2, through which it connects to external devices and receives operating commands. Figure 6 As shown, a mounting plate 4 is offset vertically at the rear end of the housing 1. Multiple electromagnets 5 are horizontally arranged within the mounting plate 4, and the electromagnets 5 are connected to the control board 2 via wiring. Figure 5 As shown, the electromagnet 5 in the upper mounting plate 4 and the electromagnet 5 in the lower mounting plate 4 are horizontally offset; as Figure 4 As shown, the rear end of the housing 1 is provided with a mounting groove 6, and multiple swing blocks 7 are arranged in the mounting groove 6. A magnetic block 8 is provided at the rear end of each swing block 7. Figure 5 As shown, adjacent magnetic blocks 8 are staggered vertically and correspond to electromagnets 5; the front end of the swing block 7 is provided with a needle selector blade 9.

[0021] Preferably, such as Figure 1 As shown, the housing 1 is connected to the upper and lower sides with a cover 10. The cover 10 is connected to the housing 1 by threaded bolts. Covering the housing 1 with the cover 10 can effectively protect the components inside the housing 1 from external factors such as dust, moisture, and mechanical impact, and ensure that the internal electronic and mechanical components work in a relatively stable and clean environment.

[0022] Preferably, such as Figure 7As shown, the mounting plate 4 comprises a plurality of arch-shaped parts 41, and a first horizontal part 42 is connected between the arch-shaped parts 41; a second horizontal part 43 is arranged outside the arch-shaped parts 41 at both ends, and a mounting hole 44 is arranged on the second horizontal part 43; first threaded holes 45 are arranged on both sides of the upper and lower ends of the shell 1, and the first threaded holes 45 correspond to the mounting holes 44; the electromagnet 5 is placed in the arch-shaped part 41. Align the mounting hole 44 with the first threaded hole 45, and screw the bolt through the mounting hole 44 into the first threaded hole 45, so that the mounting plate 4 is fixedly connected with the shell 1.

[0023] Preferably, as shown in Figures 2-4 As shown, eight first through holes 11 and second through holes 12 are arranged on the shell 1; the first through holes 11 are located above the mounting groove 6; the second through holes 12 are located below the mounting groove 6; a third through hole 13 is arranged on the swing block 7; a pin 14 is arranged in the first through hole 11, and the pin 14 is inserted from the first through hole 11 and passes through the third through hole 13 and the second through hole 12, thereby connecting the swing block 7 and enabling the swing block 7 to swing around the pin 14 as the swing axis.

[0024] Preferably, as shown in Figure 1 and 2 As shown, two second threaded holes 15 distributed in an up-down manner are arranged on both sides of the rear end of the shell 1; a first baffle 16 and a second baffle 17 are respectively connected to the rear end of the shell 1; fourth through holes 18 are arranged on both sides of the first baffle 16, the fourth through holes 18 are aligned with the second threaded holes 15 below and are screwed into bolts, so that the first baffle 16 is fixedly connected with the shell 1; fifth through holes 19 are arranged on both sides of the second baffle 17, the fifth through holes 19 are aligned with the second threaded holes 15 above and are screwed into bolts, so that the second baffle 17 is fixedly connected with the shell 1; eight grooves 20 are arranged on the second baffle 17, and the grooves 20 correspond to the needle selector blades 9. The grooves 20 are used to limit the swing range of the needle selector blades 9.

[0025] Preferably, as shown in Figure 2 As shown, first bearing plates 21 are arranged on both sides of the inner part of the front end of the shell 1; a second bearing plate 22 is arranged on the front side of the mounting plate 4 at the rear end of the shell 1; the control plate 2 is placed on the first bearing plate 21 and the second bearing plate 22; third threaded holes 23 are arranged on the first bearing plate 21; sixth through holes 24 are arranged on both sides of the control plate 2, the sixth through holes 24 are aligned with the third threaded holes 23 and are screwed into bolts, so that the control plate 2 is fixedly connected with the shell 1.

[0026] Working principle:

[0027] Connect with external device through data transmission port 3 to accept corresponding operation instruction; after receiving operation instruction, control board 2 as core control unit controls corresponding electromagnet 5 forward or reverse power supply; when needle of specified position is needed to be selected, forward power supply is conducted to electromagnet 5 of the position, at this time electromagnet 5 will generate magnetic force opposite to magnetic pole of magnetic block 8, attract corresponding magnetic block 8 firmly, swing block 7 and needle selector blade 9 above it connected with magnetic block 8 will be driven, swing to right position, so as to realize needle selection operation smoothly, ensure selected needle can participate in knitting work according to predetermined knitting pattern and needle method; when needle of the position is not needed, reverse power supply is conducted to electromagnet 5 of the position, electromagnet 5 will generate magnetic force same as magnetic pole of magnetic block 8, repel corresponding magnetic block 8, swing block 7 will be deflected, needle selector blade 9 connected with it will move accordingly, so as to separate from needle, ensure this part of needle will not participate in current knitting process, avoid unnecessary knitting action. In order to avoid interference between different positions, adjacent magnetic blocks 8 and electromagnets 5 are staggered up and down, so that magnetic blocks 8 and electromagnets 5 of each position will not interfere with each other when needle selector works, can effectively prevent cross influence of magnetic field, ensure independent control of each electromagnet 5 to corresponding magnetic block 8.

Claims

1. A needle selector for a sock knitting machine, comprising a housing (1), wherein a control board (2) is disposed within the housing (1); the front end of the housing (1) is provided with a data transmission port (3) connected to the control board (2); characterized in that: The housing (1) has a mounting plate (4) offset vertically at its rear end. Multiple electromagnets (5) are horizontally arranged in the mounting plate (4). The electromagnets (5) are connected to the control board (2) via circuits. The electromagnets (5) in the upper mounting plate (4) and the electromagnets (5) in the lower mounting plate (4) are offset horizontally. The housing (1) has a mounting groove (6) at its rear end. Multiple swing blocks (7) are arranged in the mounting groove (6). The swing blocks (7) have a magnetic block (8) at their rear end. Adjacent magnetic blocks (8) are offset vertically and correspond to the electromagnets (5). The swing block (7) has a needle selector blade (9) at its front end.

2. The needle selector for a sock knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell (1) is connected to a cover (10) on both the upper and lower sides, and the cover (10) is connected to the shell (1) by threaded bolts.

3. The needle selector for a sock knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting plate (4) includes multiple arched portions (41), and a first horizontal portion (42) is connected between the arched portions (41); a second horizontal portion (43) is provided on the outer side of the arched portions (41) at both ends, and a mounting hole (44) is provided on the second horizontal portion (43); a first threaded hole (45) is provided on both the upper and lower ends of the housing (1), and the first threaded hole (45) corresponds to the mounting hole (44); the electromagnet (5) is placed inside the arched portion (41).

4. The needle selector for a sock knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (1) is provided with a plurality of first through holes (11) and second through holes (12); the first through holes (11) are located above the mounting groove (6); the second through holes (12) are located below the mounting groove (6); the swing block (7) is provided with a third through hole (13); a pin (14) is provided in the first through hole (11), and the lower end of the pin (14) passes through the third through hole (13) and connects with the second through hole (12).

5. The needle selector for a sock knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (1) has two second threaded holes (15) arranged vertically on both sides of the upper rear end; the housing (1) is connected to a first baffle (16) and a second baffle (17) respectively; the first baffle (16) has a fourth through hole (18) on both sides, which corresponds to the second threaded hole (15) below; the second baffle (17) has a fifth through hole (19) on both sides, which corresponds to the second threaded hole (15) above; the second baffle (17) has a plurality of grooves (20) on it, which correspond to the needle selector blade (9).

6. The needle selector for a sock knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the housing (1) is provided with a first bearing plate (21) on both sides; the rear end of the housing (1) is provided with a second bearing plate (22) located in front of the mounting plate (4); the control plate (2) is placed on the first bearing plate (21) and the second bearing plate (22); the first bearing plate (21) is provided with a third threaded hole (23); the control plate (2) is provided with a sixth through hole (24) on both sides, and the sixth through hole (24) corresponds to the third threaded hole (23).

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