EP0838544A2 - Method for making hosiery items or tubular knitted items in general with a closed toe by using a single-cylinder circular machine - Google Patents
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- EP0838544A2 EP0838544A2 EP97118064A EP97118064A EP0838544A2 EP 0838544 A2 EP0838544 A2 EP 0838544A2 EP 97118064 A EP97118064 A EP 97118064A EP 97118064 A EP97118064 A EP 97118064A EP 0838544 A2 EP0838544 A2 EP 0838544A2
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
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- D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
- D04B1/22—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
- D04B1/24—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel
- D04B1/26—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel stockings
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
- D04B—KNITTING
- D04B15/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, weft knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
- D04B15/14—Needle cylinders
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
- D04B—KNITTING
- D04B35/00—Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, knitting machines, not otherwise provided for
- D04B35/02—Knitting tools or instruments not provided for in group D04B15/00 or D04B27/00
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
- D04B—KNITTING
- D04B37/00—Auxiliary apparatus or devices for use with knitting machines
- D04B37/02—Auxiliary apparatus or devices for use with knitting machines with weft knitting machines
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
- D04B—KNITTING
- D04B9/00—Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles
- D04B9/42—Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles specially adapted for producing goods of particular configuration
- D04B9/46—Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles specially adapted for producing goods of particular configuration stockings, or portions thereof
- D04B9/56—Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles specially adapted for producing goods of particular configuration stockings, or portions thereof heel or toe portions
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- the present invention relates to a method for making hosiery items or tubular knitted items in general with a closed toe by using a single-cylinder circular machine.
- the method currently used to manufacture hosiery items with single-cylinder circular machines substantially consists in initially forming the top or trimming of the hosiery item, which is arranged at the upper end of the leg of the item, optionally by using the circular plate to obtain a double trimming having a tubular structure, and in subsequently producing a tubular portion of knitting by actuating the needle cylinder with a continuous rotary motion about its own axis.
- the needle cylinder is then actuated with an alternating rotary motion about its own axis, using only the needles of one half of the needle cylinder, gradually decreasing and then gradually increasing the number of active needles, so as to obtain a pocket which constitutes the heel of the hosiery item.
- the needle cylinder is again actuated with a continuous rotary motion about its own axis, forming an additional tubular portion which constitutes the foot of the hosiery item, and knitting is completed by forming the toe of the hosiery item with a knitting which is similar to that of the heel.
- the resulting hosiery item is then unloaded with its toe still open and is then seamed or looped in order to close the toe.
- Another method for producing hosiery items with single-cylinder circular machines which is known but less used than that previously described, consists in producing the hosiery item by starting from its toe rather than from its leg.
- the needle cylinder of the machine is initially actuated with an alternating rotary motion about its own axis, using only the needles of one half of the needle cylinder and first gradually decreasing the number of said needles and then gradually increasing the active needles so as to form a pocket with a knitting which is similar to the formation of a heel constituting the toe of the sock.
- the needle cylinder of the machine is then actuated with a continuous rotary motion about its own axis and the needles of the other half of the needle cylinder are also used so as to obtain a portion of tubular item which constitutes the foot of the hosiery item.
- the needle cylinder of the machine is again actuated with an alternating rotary motion about its own axis, in a manner similar to the actuation performed during the formation of the toe of the hosiery item, in order to form the heel of the hosiery item and is then again actuated with a continuous rotary motion about its own axis in order to form an additional tubular portion which constitutes the leg of the hosiery item.
- both of these methods produce hosiery items which, at the end of their knitting on the single-cylinder circular machine, are open at the toe and must therefore be subjected to additional seaming or looping operations in order to finish the hosiery item, entailing additional costs.
- the principal aim of the present invention is to solve the above problems by providing a method which allows to produce hosiery items or tubular items in general which have a closed toe with a single-cylinder circular machine without excessively penalizing the productivity of the machine.
- an object of the invention is to provide a method which allows to produce hosiery items or tubular items in general which have a closed toe with a degree of finish which is acceptable from an aesthetic point of view.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a method which can be performed with structurally simple devices which can be installed on conventional-type single-cylinder circular machines without penalizing the possibility of installing other devices which are usually installed in these machines.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a device easy to install in single-cylinder circular machines of the conventional type to carry out the method according to the invention.
- a method for making hosiery items or tubular items in general which have a closed toe by using a single-cylinder circular machine comprising at least one first step, in which the needle cylinder is actuated with an alternating rotary motion about its own axis to form a pocket with heel- or toe-type knitting, using a set of needles located in one half of the needle cylinder, and a second step, in which the needle cylinder is actuated with a continuous rotary motion in order to form a tubular portion of the item, characterized in that at the end of said first step and before said second step, at least one of the initial rows of knitting formed in said first step, which is arranged inside the needle cylinder at the end of said first step along a chord which runs between the two end needles of the set of needles used in said first step, is engaged, starting from one of said two end needles, and gradually moved above the needles located in the other half of the needle cylinder and knitted in
- the method according to the invention comprises, in a manner similar to the methods for forming hosiery items on single-cylinder circular machines which entail starting the knitting from the toe of the hosiery item, at least one first step in which the needle cylinder, generally designated by the reference numeral 1, is actuated with an alternating rotary motion about its own axis 1a to form a pocket 2, performing heel- or toe-like knitting, by using a set of needles 3a, 3'a located in one half of the needle cylinder 1.
- the method comprises, in a per se known manner, at least one second step during which the needle cylinder 1 is actuated with a continuous rotary motion about its own axis 1a in order to form a tubular portion of the item.
- At least one row of knitting 4 of the rows of knitting formed at the beginning of the first step of the method is preferably formed with pre-tensioned elastic thread or threads.
- three or four rows of knitting are formed at the beginning of the first step of the method using one or more pre-tensioned elastic threads.
- the row or rows of knitting 4 formed with one or more pre-tensioned elastic threads are engaged, at their longitudinal ends, with the end needles 3'a of the set of needles located in the half of the needle cylinder which has been used to form the pocket 2.
- the row or rows of knitting 4, being formed by means of one or more pre-tensioned elastic threads, are arranged, at the end of the first step of the method, along a chord which is more or less taut according to the pre-tensioning of the elastic thread or threads, inside the needle cylinder.
- the row or rows of knitting 4 are engaged, starting from one of the two end needles 3'a between which said row or rows 4 is arranged, and are carried above the needles 3b located in the other half of the needle cylinder.
- the successive actuation of said needles so as to form knitting at least one of the rows of knitting 4 is gradually crossed by the needles 3b and knit in by them with the first row of knitting formed at the beginning of the second knitting step.
- the row or rows of knitting 4 can be positioned above the needles 3b of the other half of the needle cylinder by using engagement means which are arranged proximate to the upper end of the needles and are stationary with respect to the rotary motion of the needle cylinder about its own axis 1a, even using, for the positioning of said row or rows of knitting 4, the rotary motion itself of the needle cylinder about its own axis 1a.
- the means for engaging the row or rows of knitting 4 can be constituted, as shown in particular in figures 1 to 7, by a hook 10 which can move on command along a direction 11 which is substantially parallel to the axis 1a of the needle cylinder and along a direction 12 which lies radially with respect to the needle cylinder 1.
- the hook 10 is preferably provided with a tip 13 which is directed toward the needle cylinder and downward so as to simply and safely engage the row or rows of knitting 4 as a consequence of its actuation along the directions 11 and 12, as shown in particular in figures 4 to 7.
- the hook 10 is actuated in a radial direction with respect to the needle cylinder and parallel to the axis 1a of the needle cylinder, so as to engage the row or rows of knitting 4 and gradually move said row or rows 4 above the needles 3b of the other end of the needle cylinder.
- the movement of the hook 10 is synchronized with the rotation of the needle cylinder 1 about its own axis 1a, so as to achieve a sufficiently precise and reliable positioning of the row or rows 4 above the needles 3b of the other half of the needle cylinder.
- the number of actions of the hook 10 on the row or rows 4, i.e., the distance between two regions of the row 4 which are engaged in succession, in order to move it onto the needles 3b can vary according to the requirements.
- the needles 3b once the row or rows 4 have been moved above them, are raised so as to pass through said row or rows 4 and engage the thread fed by one of the feeds of the machine, knitting in the row or rows 4 with the first row of knitting formed by said needles at the beginning of the second step of the knitting.
- the means for engaging the row or rows 4, as shown by the variation illustrated in figures 8 and 9, can also be simply constituted by a wheel 20 provided with radial teeth 20a and can rotate on command about its own axis 21, which is preferably orientated radially with respect to the needle cylinder. Said wheel is arranged at the upper end of the needle cylinder in the needle work area.
- the needles 3b, with the row or rows of knitting 4 thus arranged, are raised so as to pass through the row or rows 4 and engage the thread fed at a feed of the machine, forming the first row at the beginning of the second knitting step; said first row is thus knitted in with the row or rows 4.
- figure 4A illustrates the circular plate of the machine, designated by the reference numeral 30, and figures 4 to 8 illustrate a casting-off sinker, designated by the reference numeral 31.
- the knitting of the hosiery item can be completed, in a per se known manner, by forming, after the second step, a heel by means of an alternating rotation of the needle cylinder about its own axis, using the needles of one half of the needle cylinder, and then producing an additional tubular portion, which constitutes the leg of the hosiery item, by actuating the needle cylinder with a continuous rotary motion about its own axis 1a and then optionally forming the trimming before unloading the hosiery item, which is thus produced directly by the single-cylinder circular machine with a closed toe.
- the method according to the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects, since it allows to produce, on single-cylinder circular machines and without excessively penalizing the productivity of the machine, hosiery items in which the toe is closed directly during their production, thus avoiding the additional costs related to the finishing operations, i.e., the operations for closing the toe, which are required by conventional-type hosiery item production methods.
- the row or rows of knitting 4 are formed with one or more pre-tensioned elastic threads, which are dispensed in a known manner by a thread guide G: it has been noted that in some cases, before the beginning of the second step of the method the edge of the knitting tends to slightly roll up around the row 4 made of elastic thread which is arranged along the more or less taut chord inside the needle cylinder.
- the step for knitting in with the first row of knitting formed at the beginning of the second step can be performed badly, since the hook 10 can engage a previous row instead of the last row 4 made of elastic thread.
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- A method for making hosiery items, in particular tubular knitted items which have a closed toe by using a single needle cylinder circular machine, comprising at least one first step, in which the needle cylinder (1) is actuated with an alternating rotary motion about its own axis (1a) to form a pocket (2) with heel- or toe-type knitting, using a set of needles (3a) located in one half of the needle cylinder (1), and a second step, in which the needle cylinder (1) is actuated with a continuous rotary motion in order to form a tubular portion of the item, characterized in that at the end of said first step and before said second step, at least one of the initial rows (4) of knitting formed in said first step, which is arranged inside the needle cylinder (1) at the end of said first step along a chord which runs between the two end needles (3'a) of the set of needles (3a) used in said first step, is engaged, starting from one of said two end needles (3'a), and gradually moved above the needles (3b) located in the other half of the needle cylinder (1) and knitted in by them with the first row (4) of knitting formed at the beginning of said second step.
- A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said at least one row of knitting is formed with a pre-tensioned elastic thread or threads.
- A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said at least one row of knitting (4) comprises three or four rows produced with pre-tensioned elastic thread or threads.
- A method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one row (4) is engaged by engagement means (10, 20) which are stationary with respect to the rotary motion of the needle cylinder about its own axis.
- A method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that in a step which directly precedes the beginning of the second step, said at least one row of knitting (4) which lies in a chord-like fashion is engaged in at least one intermediate position with the needle that corresponds to said position, in order to avoid roll-up around said at least one row of knitting and consequent incorrect knitting-in.
- A device for performing the method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises engagement means (10, 20) for said at least one row (4) of knitting, which lies in a chord-like fashion between two end needles (3'a) of the set of needles (3a) arranged in one half of the needle cylinder (1), said engagement means (10, 20) being actuatable on command in order to gradually move, starting from one of said two end needles (3'a), said at least one row (4) of knitting above the needles (3b) arranged in the other half of the needle cylinder (1).
- A device according to claim 6, characterized in that said engagement means (10) are arranged laterally to the needle cylinder (1) of the machine, proximate to its upper end, and are stationary with respect to the rotary motion of the needle cylinder (1) about its own axis (1a).
- A device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said engagement means comprise a hook (10) which can move on command with respect to the needle cylinder (1) along a radial direction (12) and along an axial direction (11).
- A device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said engagement means comprise a wheel (20) having radial teeth (20a) which can engage said at least one row of knitting (4), said wheel being able to rotate about its own axis (21), which lies substantially radially with respect to the needle cylinder (4), and being arranged at the upper end of the needle cylinder (1) in the needle work area.
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IT96BO000533A IT1286274B1 (en) | 1996-10-23 | 1996-10-23 | PROCEDURE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SOCKS, OR TUBULAR PRODUCTS IN GENERAL, CLOSED TOE, WITH A SINGLE CYLINDER CIRCULAR MACHINE |
ITBO960533 | 1996-10-23 |
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EP1136607A2 (en) * | 2000-03-20 | 2001-09-26 | Matec S.p.A. | Circular knitting machine with device for producing tubular items closed at an axial end, and method for producing tubular items |
EP1136607A3 (en) * | 2000-03-20 | 2002-06-26 | Matec S.p.A. | Circular knitting machine with device for producing tubular items closed at an axial end, and method for producing tubular items |
US7213418B2 (en) | 2002-10-17 | 2007-05-08 | Uniplet Trebic, A.S. | Method of producing hose-like knitwear |
IT201700056993A1 (en) * | 2017-05-25 | 2018-11-25 | Ferdinando Rossi | A device and relative method for making a stocking and closing the toe |
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