Knitting needle of flat knitting machine and flat knitting machine
By setting a guide surface at the entrance of the knitting needle on the flat knitting machine, the problem of the loop-connecting needle being difficult to enter the needle-connecting cavity is solved, ensuring the reliability and accuracy of the loop-shifting action and extending the service life of the knitting needle.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520511698.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-21
AI Technical Summary
In existing flat knitting machines, the needle hook of the loop-connecting needle has difficulty entering the needle-connecting chamber of the transfer needle, resulting in unreliable transfer action and easy damage to the needle assembly.
By setting a first guide surface and a second guide surface at the entrance of the knitting needle, the needle hook is guided into the needle receiving cavity, increasing the entrance width and reducing the width of the needle hook head, ensuring that the needle hook is smoothly inserted into the needle receiving cavity and reducing the possibility of damage to the shift spring and the needle hook.
This achieves reliability and accuracy in the needle shifting action, extends the service life of the knitting needles, and reduces the risk of damage to the needle assembly.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model discloses a knitting needle of flat knitting machine and flat knitting machine belong to knitting needle technical field. BACKGROUND
[0002] The knitting needle of flat knitting machine makes regular lifting movement, realizes the action such as yarn's lap, closing, loop, bending, unlooping and loop forming, to complete the weaving of cloth, the loop gradually exits needle hook, opens needle tongue and exits needle tongue and hangs on needle bar in the ascending process of knitting needle, the needle hook hooks the new yarn, and the new loop is bent into a loop, while the original loop is removed from the needle hook, and the new loop passes through the old loop and is connected in series with the old loop, and the multiple loops woven by the numerous knitting needles are connected into a woven fabric.
[0003] According to the pattern requirements of the woven fabric, the flat knitting machine often needs to transfer the loop when weaving, which means that the loop on the transfer needle of one needle bed needs to be transferred to the corresponding loop receiving needle on the opposite needle bed according to the weaving requirements, and the corresponding needles on the front and rear needle beds need to run during the transfer.
[0004] For example Figure 1 And Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the knitting needle transfer of the flat knitting machine in the prior art, the knitting needle 1 includes a needle body and a needle hook 15 arranged at the front end of the needle body, a transfer spring piece 2 is fixed on the side surface of the needle body, and a needle receiving cavity 17 is formed between the transfer spring piece 2 and the needle body, in the transfer process, the loop receiving needle 12 needs to be inserted into the needle receiving cavity 17 of the transfer needle 11, so that the loop 3 is hooked by the needle hook 15, but in the prior art, due to the thickness limitation of the knitting needle 1 and the strength requirement of reliable operation of the knitting needle 1, the width size of the needle receiving cavity 17 of the knitting needle 1 is much smaller than the thickness size of the needle hook 15 of the knitting needle 1, so that the needle hook 15 of the loop receiving needle 12 is difficult to enter the needle receiving cavity 15 of the transfer needle 11, resulting in that the loop receiving needle 12 cannot reliably receive the loop, and the transfer spring piece 2 of the transfer needle 11 or the needle hook 15 of the loop receiving needle 12 can be damaged. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0005] The utility model discloses a knitting needle of flat knitting machine and flat knitting machine belong to knitting needle technical field.
[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
[0007] A knitting needle of a flat knitting machine comprises a needle body having a needle hook at a front end thereof, a transfer spring leaf provided on a side surface of the needle body, and a needle receiving cavity formed between the needle body and the transfer spring leaf for the needle hook of another knitting needle to pass through, the needle receiving cavity having an entrance for the needle hook to enter or exit, the needle body being provided with a first guide surface at the entrance, a normal projection of the transfer spring leaf on the needle body at least coinciding with part of the first guide surface, the needle hook having a head portion that enters the needle receiving cavity preferentially, at least one of two side surfaces of the head portion being provided with a second guide surface for guiding the head portion to enter the needle receiving cavity.
[0008] The present application has the following beneficial effects:
[0009] The first guide surface and the second guide surface can guide the needle hook to be inserted into the needle receiving cavity accurately, ensuring that the needle hook head portion can be smoothly and stably inserted into the needle receiving cavity, thereby reducing the deviation of the knitting needle during the transfer process, ensuring the smooth transfer action, and also dispersing the force acting on the needle body and the transfer spring leaf, reducing the possibility of deformation or damage of the needle body and the transfer spring leaf, and helping to prolong the service life of the knitting needle.
[0010] As a preferred embodiment, the second guide surface is provided on the side of the head portion that contacts the transfer spring leaf when the head portion enters the needle receiving cavity, or the second guide surface is provided on both sides of the head portion. According to the foregoing technical solution, since the first guide surface cannot be provided at the entrance of the needle receiving cavity at the transfer spring leaf, the second guide surface is provided on the side of the head portion corresponding to the transfer spring leaf, so that the transfer spring leaf and the second guide surface interact to guide the head portion of the needle hook to enter the needle receiving cavity accurately. In addition, the cooperation of the second guide surface and the transfer spring leaf can also avoid the abutment between the needle hook and the transfer spring leaf, which can cause deformation or even damage of the transfer spring leaf or the needle hook. Therefore, the second guide surface can also reduce the possibility of damage of the transfer spring leaf and the needle hook. Furthermore, the second guide surface is provided on both sides of the head portion, which can further reduce the width of the head tip, ensuring that the width of the head tip is smaller than the width of the entrance of the needle receiving cavity, so that the needle hook can be accurately inserted into the needle receiving cavity.
[0011] As preferred, the included angle between the first guide surface and the needle body side surface is A, the included angle between the second guide surface and the needle body side surface is B, and A≤B. With the foregoing technical scheme, the width dimension of the head tip can be further reduced when the included angle between the second guide surface and the needle body side surface is larger, and the head of the needle hook can be stably inserted into the needle receiving cavity, so that the transfer action can be smoothly performed.
[0012] As preferred, the needle body comprises a needle body and a needle rod, the needle hook is located at one end of the needle rod away from the needle body, and the needle receiving cavity is located at the connection between the needle body and the needle rod.
[0013] As preferred, one end of the transfer spring is fixed to the side surface of the needle body, and the other end extends to the needle rod and closely abuts against the needle rod, and the needle receiving cavity is located between the two ends of the transfer spring.
[0014] As preferred, the needle body and the needle rod have a bottom surface that is in sliding cooperation with the needle bed of the flat knitting machine, the entrance of the needle receiving cavity is close to the bottom surface of the needle body and the needle rod, the height of the needle body is greater than the height of the needle rod, the connection between the needle body and the needle rod forms a transfer step for hanging the loop, and the transfer step is located at the upper side of the needle receiving cavity. With the foregoing technical scheme, the transfer step can preliminarily position the loop during the transfer process, and the loop can be kept at the upper side of the needle receiving cavity, so that the needle hook of the loop receiving needle can accurately hook the loop, and then the loop can be smoothly transferred to the loop receiving needle.
[0015] As preferred, the transfer step comprises a first wall surface located at the front side of the needle body and a second wall surface located at the top end of the needle rod, a first groove is arranged at the connection between the first wall surface and the second wall surface, the first groove is recessed in the direction of the loop sag, a second groove is arranged on the bottom surface of the needle body, and the second groove and the first groove are located in the same direction of the loop sag. With the foregoing technical scheme, the upper side of the loop is hung in the first groove, and the lower side of the loop is located in the second groove or the lower side during the transfer process, and when the loop is relatively tight, the loop can be sleeved on the first groove and the second groove. The arrangement of the first groove and the second groove can reduce the spacing between the needle body and the first groove and the second groove, so that the knitting needle can knit a more tight and smaller loop, and thus the application range of the knitting needle can be improved. In addition, the arrangement of the first groove and the second groove can also reduce the tightness of the loop and the pressure of the loop on the knitting needle, and the relaxed loop is more easily hooked by the loop receiving needle hook, and thus the transfer action can be smoothly performed.
[0016] The utility model also discloses a kind of flat knitting machine, including needle selection mechanism and knitting needle component, the knitting needle component includes needle bed and knitting needle, needle bed is equipped with several needle slot for knitting needle sliding, the knitting needle uses the knitting needle of any one described above.
[0017] The other features and advantages of the present application will be disclosed in detail in the following specific embodiments and drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] The present application will be further described in conjunction with the drawings as follows:
[0019] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the loop releasing in the needle transferring process of the present application;
[0020] Figure 2 is a sectional view of the needle entering the needle receiving cavity in the present application;
[0021] Figure 3 is a front view of the needle of the present application;
[0022] Figure 4 is a structural schematic view of the loop releasing in the needle transferring process of the present application;
[0023] Figure 5 is a structural schematic view of the pre-receiving in the needle transferring process of the present application;
[0024] Figure 6 is a structural schematic view of the tongue opening in the needle transferring process of the present application;
[0025] Figure 7 is a structural schematic view of the loop receiving in the needle transferring process of the present application;
[0026] Figure 8 is a structural schematic view of the tongue closing in the needle transferring process of the present application;
[0027] Figure 9 is a structural schematic view of the loop transferring in the needle transferring process of the present application;
[0028] Figure 10 is a sectional view of the needle entering the needle receiving cavity in the present application.
[0029] Reference signs: 1, needle; 11, needle transferring needle; 12, loop receiving needle; 13, needle body; 131, second groove; 14, needle stem; 15, needle hook; 151, head; 152, second guide surface; 16, needle tongue; 17, needle receiving cavity; 171, entrance; 172, first guide surface; 18, needle transferring step; 181, first groove; 2, needle transferring spring; 3, loop. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0030] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be explained and described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the following embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present utility model and not all of them. Other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments in the implementation methods without creative effort are all within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0031] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.
[0032] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.
[0033] Example 1:
[0034] like Figures 3 to 10 As shown in the figure, this embodiment illustrates a knitting needle 1 of a flat knitting machine, including a needle body, a needle hook 15 at the front end of the needle body, a transfer spring 2 on the side of the needle body, and a receiving cavity 17 formed between the transfer spring 2 and the needle body for the needle hook 15 of another knitting needle 1 to pass through. The receiving cavity 17 has an entrance 171 for the needle hook 15 to enter or leave. The needle body has a first guide surface 172 at the entrance 171. The orthographic projection of the transfer spring 2 on the needle body coincides with at least part of the first guide surface 172. The needle hook 15 has a head 151 that preferentially enters the receiving cavity 17. At least one of the two sides of the head 151 has a second guide surface 152 for guiding the head 151 into the receiving cavity 17.
[0035] The needle body is provided with a first guide surface 172 at the inlet 171, and the orthographic projection of the loop transfer spring 2 on the needle body at least coincides with part of the first guide surface 172, which can increase the width of the inlet 171 of the needle receiving cavity 17, provide a larger inlet 171 for the needle hook 15, and make the needle hook 15 more easily enter the needle receiving cavity 17. The second guide surface 152 can also reduce the width of the tip of the head 151 of the needle hook 15, so that the width of the tip of the head 151 is smaller than the width of the inlet 171 of the needle receiving cavity 17, thereby ensuring that the head 151 of the needle hook 15 can be inserted into the needle receiving cavity 17, so that the loop transfer action can be reliably performed, and the operation of the knitting needle 1 is more accurate and reliable. In addition, the first guide surface 172 and the second guide surface 152 can guide the needle hook 15 to accurately insert into the needle receiving cavity 17, ensure that the head 151 of the needle hook 15 can smoothly and stably extend into the needle receiving cavity 17, thereby reducing the deviation of the knitting needle 1 during the loop transfer process, ensuring that the loop transfer action is smoothly performed, and also dispersing the force received by the needle body and the loop transfer spring 2, reducing the possibility of deformation or damage of the needle body 13 and the loop transfer spring 2, and helping to prolong the service life of the knitting needle 1.
[0036] As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 10 , the head 151 of the needle hook 15 is provided with a second guide surface 152 on both sides in the embodiment, when the needle hook 15 of the needle 1 extends into the needle receiving cavity 17, the second guide surface 152 on one side of the head 151 of the needle hook 15 is in contact with the loop transfer spring 2, and the second guide surface 152 on the other side is in contact with the first guide surface 172 of the needle body 13. The two second guide surfaces 152 are in a spread shape at the head 151 of the needle hook 15, thereby forming a tip at the front end of the head 151 of the needle hook 15, and making the width of the tip smaller. The first guide surface 172 can increase the width of the inlet 171 of the needle receiving cavity 17, ensure that the width of the tip of the head 151 is smaller than the width of the inlet 171 of the needle receiving cavity 17, so that the needle hook 15 can be accurately inserted into the needle receiving cavity 17, and ensure that the loop transfer action is smoothly performed.
[0037] It is understandable that in other embodiments, the head 151 of the needle hook 15 may only have a second guide surface 152. The second guide surface 152 is located on the side where the head 151 contacts the transfer spring 2 when it enters the needle receiving cavity 17. Since the width of the overall knitting is limited and the width of the transfer spring 2 itself is also small, in order to ensure the strength of the transfer spring 2, the first guide surface 172 is not suitable to be located on the transfer spring 2. Instead, the second guide surface 152 is located on the side of the head 151 corresponding to the transfer spring 2, so that the transfer spring 2 and the second guide surface 152 can interact to guide the head 151 of the needle hook 15 to accurately enter the needle receiving cavity 17. In addition, the cooperation between the second guide surface 152 and the transfer spring 2 can also prevent the needle hook 15 from abutting against the transfer spring 2, which could cause deformation or even damage to the transfer spring 2 or the needle hook 15. Therefore, the second guide surface 152 can also reduce the possibility of damage to the transfer spring 2 and the needle hook 15.
[0038] In this embodiment, the angle between the first guide surface 172 and the side of the needle body is A, and the angle between the second guide surface 152 and the side of the needle body is B, and A≤B. While ensuring that the overall width of the needle hook 15 remains unchanged, the larger the angle between the second guide surface 152 and the side of the needle body, the wider the tip of the head 151 can be further reduced, ensuring that the head 151 of the needle hook 15 can be stably inserted into the needle receiving cavity 17 so that the loop transfer action can be carried out smoothly.
[0039] like Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, the needle body includes a needle body 13 and a needle shank 14. A needle hook 15 is located at the end of the needle shank 14 away from the needle body 13. A needle tongue 16 is hinged to the needle shank 14. The rotation of the needle tongue 16 can close and open the needle hook 15. One end of the shifting spring 2 is fixed to the side of the needle body 13, and the other end extends to the needle shank 14 and is in close contact with the side of the needle shank 14. The width of the needle body 13 and the needle shank 14 at the connection is reduced so that the shifting spring 2 and the needle body 13 and the needle shank 14 form the needle receiving cavity 17. The needle receiving cavity 17 is located at the connection of the needle body 13 and the needle shank 14. The shifting spring 2 is elastic. One end of the shifting spring 2 is in close contact with the side of the needle shank 14 under its own elasticity. When the needle hook 15 is inserted into the needle receiving cavity 17, the shifting spring 2 will deform, thereby allowing the needle shank 14 to move within the needle receiving cavity 17.
[0040] In addition, the knitting needle 1 in the embodiment is slidingly installed in the needle groove of the needle bed during use, the needle body 13 and the needle stem 14 have bottom surfaces that slidingly fit the needle bed, the inlet 171 of the needle receiving cavity 17 is close to the bottom surfaces of the needle body 13 and the needle stem 14, the height of the needle body 13 is greater than the height of the needle stem 14, the connection between the needle body 13 and the needle stem 14 forms a transfer step 18 for hanging the loop 3, the transfer step 18 is on the upper side of the needle receiving cavity 17, during the transfer process, the transfer knitting needle 11 will rise along the needle bed, when the transfer knitting needle 11 rises, the loop 3 will open the latch 16 and then be separated from the hook 15, then the loop 3 will slide downward along the top end of the needle stem 14 until it slides to the transfer step 18, the transfer step 18 can preliminarily position the loop 3, ensuring that the loop 3 can stay on the upper side of the needle receiving cavity 17, when the hook 15 of the receiving knitting needle 12 passes through the needle receiving cavity 17, the hook 15 can accurately hook the loop 3, and then smoothly transfer the loop 3 to the receiving knitting needle 12.
[0041] As shown in Figure 4 In the embodiment, during the transfer process, the knitting needle 1 on the left needle bed is the transfer knitting needle 11, the knitting needle 1 on the right needle bed is the receiving knitting needle 12, and the two knitting needles 1 have a spreader structure, when the loop 3 is separated from the hook 15 of the transfer knitting needle 11, the loop 3 will hang on the bent corner of the transfer step 18, and the loop 3 will be kept hanging under the action of the pulling force of the flat knitting machine pulling mechanism, the transfer step 18 in the embodiment includes a first wall surface on the front side of the needle body 13 and a second wall surface on the top end of the needle stem 14, the connection between the first wall surface and the second wall surface is provided with a first groove 181, the first groove 181 is recessed in the direction in which the loop 3 hangs, the bottom surface of the needle body 13 is provided with a second groove 131, the second groove 131 and the first groove 181 are in the same direction in which the loop 3 hangs, during the transfer process, the upper side of the loop 3 hangs in the first groove 181, the lower side of the loop 3 is in the second groove 131 or the lower side, and when the loop 3 is relatively tight, the loop 3 will be sleeved on the first groove 181 and the second groove 131, and the arrangement of the first groove 181 and the second groove 131 can reduce the distance between the first groove 181 and the second groove 131, so that the knitting needle 1 can knit a loop 3 that is more tight and smaller in size, thereby improving the application range of the knitting needle 1; in addition, the arrangement of the first groove 181 and the second groove 131 can also reduce the tightness of the loop 3 and the pressure of the loop 3 on the knitting needle 1, and the relaxed loop 3 is more easily hooked by the hook 15 of the receiving knitting needle 12, thereby ensuring the smooth performance of the transfer action.
[0042] As shown in Figures 4 to 9 In the embodiment, the transfer process of the loop 3 includes loop loosening, pre-receiving, latch opening, loop receiving, latch closing, and complete transfer, and the specific process is as follows:
[0043] The first stage is loop loosening of the transfer knitting needle 11, as shown inFigure 4 As shown, the transfer needle 11 rises along the left needle bed, the loop 3 is opened, the latch 16 is disengaged from the hook 15, and the loop 3 slides along the top surface of the needle bar 14 to the first groove 181 of the transfer step 18, the transfer needle 11 continues to rise to the highest position, and the transfer step 18 of the transfer needle 11 will loosen the loop 3; at the same time, the receiving needle 12 slightly rises along the right needle bed to a position below the bottom surface of the transfer needle 11;
[0044] The second stage is the pre-receiving of the receiving needle 12, as shown, the transfer needle 11 descends along the left needle bed to the pre-receiving position, and at the same time, the receiving needle 12 continues to rise along the right needle bed, the hook 15 of the receiving needle 12 will be inserted into the receiving cavity 17 through the entrance 171 of the receiving cavity 17, and during the insertion process, the first guide surface 172 and the second guide surface 152 will guide the hook 15 of the receiving needle 12 to be smoothly inserted into the receiving cavity 17; Figure 5
[0045] The third stage is the opening of the latch 16 of the receiving needle 12, as shown, the transfer needle 11 rises to the highest position, i.e., the transfer position, and the receiving needle 12 continues to rise, the loop 3 on the transfer step 18 of the transfer needle 11 touches the latch 16 of the receiving needle 12, which opens the latch 16 of the receiving needle 12; it should be noted that the latch 16 of the receiving needle 12 can be in a closed state or an open state before being inserted into the receiving cavity 17; Figure 6
[0046] The fourth stage is the receiving of the loop 3 by the receiving needle 12, as shown, the receiving needle 12 continues to rise to the receiving position, the latch 16 of the receiving needle 12 is fully opened, and at this time, the transfer needle 11 starts to descend, and the loop 3 on the transfer needle 11 will fall into the hook 15 of the receiving needle 12; Figure 7
[0047] The fifth stage is the closing of the latch 16 of the transfer needle 11, as shown, the transfer needle 11 continues to descend, and at the same time, the receiving needle 12 also starts to descend, during the descent of the two needles 1, the hook 15 of the receiving needle 12 presses the loop 3 on the needle bar 14 of the transfer needle 11, the receiving needle 12 acts on the transfer spring 2, causing the transfer spring 2 to elastically deform, and the end of the transfer spring 2 is separated from the side surface of the needle bar 14, so that the receiving needle 12 can be separated from the receiving cavity 17 along the direction of the needle bar 14 of the transfer needle 11, and when the loop 3 touches the latch 16 of the transfer needle 11, the loop 3 will force the latch 16 of the transfer needle 11 to flip and close; Figure 8
[0048] The sixth stage is the completion of the transfer, as shown, the transfer needle bed 1 continues to descend, the loop 3 is separated from the transfer needle 11, and the loop 3 is completely transferred to the receiving needle 12, thereby completing the transfer. Figure 9
[0049] Embodiment two:
[0050] This embodiment also shows a flat knitting machine, comprising a needle selection mechanism and a needle 1 assembly, the needle 1 assembly comprising a needle bed and a needle 1, the needle bed being provided with a plurality of needle grooves for the sliding of the needle 1, the needle 1 being the needle 1 as described in embodiment one.
[0051] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this, and those skilled in the art should understand that the present application includes but is not limited to the contents described in the drawings and the above specific implementation. Any modification that does not deviate from the function and structural principle of the present application will be included in the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A needle for a flat knitting machine, comprising a needle body having a needle hook at a front end thereof, a transfer spring leaf being provided on a side surface of the needle body, and a needle cavity being formed between the transfer spring leaf and the needle body for the needle hook of another needle to pass through, characterized in that, The needle hook cavity has an entrance for the needle hook to enter or exit, the needle body is provided with a first guide surface at the entrance, the orthographic projection of the transfer spring on the needle body at least coincides with part of the first guide surface, the needle hook has a head portion which preferentially enters the needle hook cavity, at least one side surface of the head portion is provided with a second guide surface for guiding the head portion to enter the needle hook cavity.
2. A needle for a flat knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second guide surface is arranged on the side of the head portion which contacts the transfer spring when the head portion enters the needle hook cavity; alternatively, the two side surfaces of the head portion are both provided with the second guide surface.
3. A needle for a flat knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The included angle between the first guide surface and the side surface of the needle body is A, the included angle between the second guide surface and the side surface of the needle body is B, and A≤B.
4. A needle for a flat knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The needle body comprises a needle body and a needle rod, the needle hook is located at the end of the needle rod which is away from the needle body, and the needle hook cavity is located at the joint of the needle body and the needle rod.
5. A needle for a flat knitting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, One end of the transfer spring is fixed to the side surface of the needle body, and the other end extends to the needle rod and closely adheres to the needle rod, and the needle hook cavity is located between the two end portions of the transfer spring.
6. A needle for a flat knitting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The needle body and the needle rod have a bottom surface which slidingly cooperates with the needle bed of the flat knitting machine, the entrance of the needle hook cavity is close to the bottom surface of the needle body and the needle rod, the height of the needle body is greater than the height of the needle rod, the joint of the needle body and the needle rod forms a transfer step for hanging the loop, and the transfer step is located at the upper side of the needle hook cavity.
7. A needle for a flat knitting machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, The transfer step comprises a first wall surface which is located at the front side of the needle body and a second wall surface which is located at the top end of the needle rod, the joint of the first wall surface and the second wall surface is provided with a first groove, the first groove is recessed in the direction of the loop sagging, the bottom surface of the needle body is provided with a second groove, and the second groove and the first groove are located in the same direction of the loop sagging.
8. A flat knitting machine comprising a selector mechanism and a needle assembly, the needle assembly comprising a needle bed and needles, the needle bed being provided with a plurality of needle slots for the needles to slide, characterized in that, The knitting needle adopts the knitting needle according to any one of claims 1 to 7.