EP2949798B1 - Circular knitting machine comprising a loop cutting apparatus - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a circular knitting machine and particularly to a loop cutting apparatus in a circular knitting machine that cuts a pile loop immediately after it is formed.
- Fabrics with fine pile provide the look and touch feel of furs or pelts, hence are appealing to consumers.
- Conventional circular knitting machines that can knit fine plush fabrics like U.S. patent Nos. 7,146,829 and 7,127,920 , include a cylinder with a plurality of latch-less needles located thereon, a needle dial contained a plurality of latch needles and a plurality of sinkers.
- the sinkers are located on a sinker holder circulating the cylinder.
- Each sinker has a cutter at the front end. The sinker is driven by a cam on the sinker holder to slide toward the cylinder, and the cutter on the sinker severs a pile loop formed by a yarn to form a pile.
- the circular knitting machine can also be equipped with blade-contained needles to cut the pile loops.
- R.O.C. patents Nos. 205255 and 208294 disclose a pile cutting apparatus. It has multiple sets of vertical cutter needles, horizontal knitting needles and horizontal sinkers located on a cylinder of a knitting machine. These three sets of elements can be moved in collaborated displacements so that the knitting needles can pick up yarns to form loops in cutter needle slots, then the sinkers move forwards to press the surface of the loops and the cutter needles are moved upwards to the apex, and the blades at the lower end of the slots sever the pile loops.
- GB 988 865 and U54592212 both also disclose arrangements of cutting needles with blades according to the preamble of the claims.
- the primary object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional knitting machines for knitting fine pile fabrics of requiring an additional and complex pile loop cutting apparatus and lower efficiency in knitting the fine pile fabrics.
- the present invention provides a loop cutting apparatus in a circular knitting machines .
- the circular knitting machine has a circular cylinder and a yarn conveying system to provide a plurality of yarns to the circular cylinder.
- the circular cylinder has a plurality of first needle slots parallel with the axis of the circular cylinder and a plurality of knitting needles located in the first needle slots and movable independently.
- the circular knitting machine includes an upper needle dial and a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets.
- the upper needle dial has a plurality of second needle slots radially centered about the axis of the circular cylinder and corresponding to the first needle slots.
- Each yarn cutting needle set includes a first cutter needle and a second cutter needle in parallel with the first cutter needle and movable against the first cutter needle in a first yarn cutting displacement thereof.
- the first cutter needle is located between two neighboring knitting needles.
- the first cutter needle has a yarn holding section for contact with the yarn and cooperating with the abutting knitting needles at two sides to pick up and draw the yarn to form a pile loop and a first cutter section connected to the yarn holding section.
- the second cutter needle has a second cutter section staggered against the first cutter section in the first yarn cutting displacement to cut the pile loop.
- first cutter section of the first cutter needle inclines away from the knitting needles, and the second cutter section of the second cutter needle is bent towards the first cutter needle.
- the first yarn cutting displacement includes a first middle displacement with a closed yarn cutting space among the first cutter section, second cutter section and yarn holding section to hold the yarn.
- first cutter section inclines towards the knitting needles, and the second cutter section is bent towards the first cutter needle.
- the first yarn cutting displacement includes a second middle displacement with an open yarn cutting space between the first cutter section and second cutter section that has an upper opening to hold the yarn.
- the first cutter needle includes a first distal end towards the knitting needles that contains the first cutter section.
- the invention further provides a loop cutting apparatus for in a circular knitting machine.
- the circular knitting machine has a circular cylinder and a yarn conveying system to provide a plurality of yarns to the circular cylinder.
- the circular cylinder has a plurality of first needle slots parallel with the axis of the circular cylinder.
- the circular knitting machine includes an upper needle dial on the circular cylinder and a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets.
- the upper needle dial has a plurality of second needle slots radially centered about the axis of the circular cylinder corresponding to the first needle slots and a plurality of knitting needles located in the second needle slots and movable independently.
- the yarn cutting needle sets are located in the first needle slots.
- Each yarn cutting needle set includes a first cutter needle and a second cutter needle in parallel with the first cutter needle and movable against the first cutter needle in a second yarn cutting displacement.
- the first cutter needle is located between two neighboring knitting needles.
- the first cutter needle has a yarn holding section for contact with the yarn and cooperating with the abutting knitting needles at two sides to pick up and draw the yarn to form a pile loop and a first cutter section connected to the yarn holding section.
- the second cutter needle has a second cutter section staggered against the first cutter section in the second yarn cutting displacement to cut the pile loop.
- the yarn cutting apparatus of the invention can have the yarn cutting needle sets selectively mounted onto the circular cylinder or the upper needle dial.
- the yarn of the pile loop is in contact at the same time with the first cutter section of the first cutter needle and second cutter section of the second cutter needle, and is shorn at two sides to sever the pile loop.
- the invention does not need an extra sinker holder to guide the sinkers and also does not need to extend the travel path of the cutter needle, thus space utilization of the circular knitting machine is more efficient and the efficiency of knitting the fine pile fabrics also improves.
- FIGS. 1 through 4 Please refer to FIGS. 1 through 4 for an embodiment of a loop cutting apparatus of the invention adopted on a circular knitting machine.
- the loop cutting apparatus 20 of the invention is used on a circular knitting machine 10 to knit fine pile fabrics which have a pile surface and a ground fabric to hold the pile surface.
- the circular knitting machine 10 has a circular cylinder 11 with an axis A and a yarn conveying system 14 to provide a plurality of yarns to the circular cylinder 11.
- the yarns include at least one first yarn 51 (generally called pile yarn) to form the annular yarn surface and at least one second yean 52 (generally called ground yarn) to form the ground fabric.
- the circular cylinder 11 has a plurality of first needle slots 111 parallel with the axis A of the circular cylinder 11 and a plurality of knitting needles 112 located in the first needle slots 111 and movable independently.
- the knitting needles 112 can be moved and controlled through a lower cam set 15 at the periphery of the circular cylinder 11 like the conventional techniques do.
- the lower cam set 15 has a corresponding control track (not shown in the drawings) corresponding to a protrusion 113 of each knitting needle 112 (also referring to FIG. 5A ).
- the lower cam set 15 can move against the circular cylinder 11, and the protrusion 113 is driven by the control track so that the knitting needle 112 also is moved in one first needle slot 111.
- the loop cutting apparatus 20 includes an upper needle dial 21 located on the circular cylinder 11 and a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets located on the upper needle dial 21.
- the upper needle dial 21 has a plurality of second needle slots 211 radially centered about the axis A of the circular cylinder 11 corresponding to the first needle slots 111. Each yarn cutting needle set is held in one second needle slot 211.
- Each yarn cutting needle set includes a first cutter needle 22 and a second cutter needle 23 parallel with the first cutter needle 22 and movable against the first cutter needle 22 in a first yarn cutting displacement P thereof.
- the first cutter needle 22 has a first distal end 221 towards the knitting needles 112 and a yarn holding section 222 leaned by the first yarn 51, a first cutter section 223 located at the first distal end 221 and connected to the yarn holding section 222 and a first control bump 224.
- the second cutter needle 23 has a second cutter section 231 staggered against the first cutter section 223 in the first yarn cutting displacement P and a second control bump 232.
- the first cutter needle 22 and second cutter needle 23 can be moved and controlled by an upper cam set 24 on the upper needle dial 21 like in the conventional techniques do.
- the upper cam set 24 has a plurality of control tracks (not shown in the drawings) corresponding to the first control bump 224 and second control bump 232.
- the first control bump 224 and second control bump 232 are driven by the control tracks to move the first cutter needle 22 and second cutter needle 23.
- the first cutter section 223 of the first cutter needle 22 inclines away from the knitting needles 112, and the first cutter section 223 and yarn holding section 222 form a first included angle ⁇ smaller than 90 degrees between them.
- the second cutter section 231 of the second cutter needle 23 is bent towards the first cutter needle 22, even can be bent in contact with the first cutter needle 22.
- the yarn conveying system 14 guides the first yarn 51 and second yarn 52 to the circular cylinder 11; the first cutter needle 22 is controlled by the upper cam set 24 to move towards the knitting needles 112 to proceed a first yarn laying displacement S1; the first yarn 51 leans on the yarn holding section 222 of the first cutter needle 22 as shown in FIG. 5A ; the second yarn 52 passes through below the yarn holding section 222. Since each first cutter needle 22 is located between two abutting knitting needles 112, when the knitting needles 112 are driven by the lower cam set 15 to move downwards as shown in FIG.
- the first yarn 51 leaned on the yarn holding section 222 and the second yarn 52 located below the yarn holding section 222 are picked up together by the knitting needles 112 at the two sides; because of the distance between the yarn holding section 222 and the first yarn 51 picked up by the knitting needles 112 a pile loop 53 is formed, and the second yarn 52 winds around and holds the bottom of the pile loop 53; next, the second cutter needle 23 is controlled by the upper cam set 24 to proceed the first yarn cutting displacement P.
- the second cutter needle 23 is in the first yarn cutting displacement P, namely, the first cutter section 223 and second cutter section 231 start in a staggered manner, as shown in FIG.
- the first cutter section 223, second cutter section 231 and yarn holding section 222 form a first middle displacement P1 with a closed yarn cutting space 30 among them to hold the first yarn 51.
- the first cutter section 223 and second cutter section 231 are in contact respectively to two sides of the first yarn 51 to form two-side cutting like scissors.
- a pile 54 is formed as shown in FIG. 5D .
- first yarn 51 is held in the closed yarn cutting space 30 formed among the first cutter section 223, second cutter section 231 and yarn holding section 222, hence can be securely shorn to form the pile 54.
- the first cutter section 223a of the first cutter needle 22 inclines towards the knitting needles 112, and the first cutter section 223a and yarn holding section 222 form a second included angle ⁇ greater than 90 degrees between them.
- the second cutter section 231a of the second cutter needle 23 is bent towards the first cutter needle 22, or even bent in contact with the first cutter needle 22.
- the yarn conveying system 14 guides the first yarn 51 and second yarn 52 to the circular cylinder 11; the first cutter needle 22 is controlled by the upper cam set 24 to move towards the knitting needle 112 to proceed a first yarn laying displacement S1; the first yarn 51 leans on the yarn holding section 222 of the first cutter needle 22 as shown in FIG. 6A ; the second yarn 52 passes through below the yarn holding section 222. Since each first cutter needle 22 is located between two abutting knitting needles 112, when the knitting needles 112 are driven by the lower cam set 15 to move downwards as shown in FIG.
- the first yarn 51 leaned on the yarn holding section 222 and the second yarn 52 located below the yarn holding section 222 are picked up together by the knitting needles 112 at the two sides; because of the distance between the yarn holding section 222 and the first yarn 51 picked up by the knitting needles 112 a pile loop 53 is formed, and the second yarn 52 winds around and holds the bottom of the pile loop 53; next, the second cutter needle 23 is controlled by the upper cam set 24 to proceed the first yarn cutting displacement P.
- the second cutter needle 23 is in the first yarn cutting displacement P, namely, the first cutter section 223 and second cutter section 231 start in a staggered manner, as shown in FIG.
- the first cutter section 223, and second cutter section 231 form a second middle displacement P2 with an open yarn cutting space 40 between them with an upper opening to hold the first yarn 51.
- the first cutter section 223 and second cutter section 231 are in contact respectively to two sides of the first yarn 51 to form two-side cutting like scissors.
- a pile 54 is formed as shown in FIG. 6D .
- the upper needle dial 21 includes a plurality of knitting needles 212 in the second needle slots 211 that are movable independently.
- the circular cylinder 11 has a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets located in the first needle slots 111.
- Each yarn cutting needle set includes a first cutter needle 12 and a second cutter needle 13 parallel with the first cutter needle 12 and movable upward against the first cutter needle 12 in a second yarn cutting displacement Q.
- the first cutter needle 12 has a first distal end 121 towards the knitting needles 112 and a yarn holding section 122 leaned by the first yarn 51, a first cutter section 123 located at the first distal end 121 and connected to the yarn holding section 122 and a first control bump 124.
- the second cutter needle 13 has a second cutter section 131 staggered against the first cutter section 123 in the second yarn cutting displacement Q and a second control bump 132.
- the first cutter needle 12 and second cutter needle 13 can be moved and controlled by a lower cam set 15 at the periphery of the circular cylinder 11 like in the conventional techniques.
- the lower cam set 15 has control tracks (not shown in the drawings) corresponding to the first control bump 124 and second control bump 132. Movements of the knitting needles 212 can be controlled by the upper cam set 24 on the upper needle dial 21.
- the upper cam set 24 has a plurality of control tracks (not shown in the drawings) corresponding to the bump 213 of the knitting needles 212.
- the yarn conveying system 14 guides the first yarn 51 and second yarn 52 to the circular cylinder 11; the first cutter needle 12 is controlled by the lower cam set 15 to move towards the knitting needle 112 and upward to proceed a second yarn laying displacement S2; the first yarn 51 leans on the yarn holding section 122 of the first cutter needle 12 as shown in FIG. 7A ; the second yarn 52 passes through below the yarn holding section 122. Since each first cutter needle 12 is located between two abutting knitting needles 212, when the knitting needles 212 are driven by the upper cam set 24 to move leftward as shown in FIG.
- the first yarn 51 leaned on the yarn holding section 122 and the second yarn 52 located below the yarn holding section 122 are picked up together by the knitting needles 212 at two sides; because of the distance between the yarn holding section 122 and the first yarn 51 picked up by the knitting needles 212 a pile loop 53 is formed, and the second yarn 52 winds around and holds the bottom of the pile loop 53; next, the second cutter needle 13 is controlled by the lower cam set 15 to proceed the second yarn cutting displacement Q.
- the second cutter needle 13 is in the second yarn cutting displacement Q, namely, the first cutter section 123 and second cutter section 131 start in a staggered manner, as shown in FIG.
- the first cutter section 123, second cutter section 131 and yarn holding section 122 form a first middle displacement Q1 with a closed yarn cutting space 30 among them to hold the first yarn 51.
- the first cutter section 123 and second cutter section 131 are in contact respectively to two sides of the first yarn 51 to form two-side cutting like scissors.
- a pile 54 is formed as shown in FIG. 7D .
- the loop cutting apparatus of the invention can have the yarn cutting needle sets selectively located on the circular cylinder or the upper needle dial.
- the first cutter needle and second cutter needle of each yarn cutting needle set that are movable against each other the first yarn of the pile loop can be in contact at the same time with the first cutter section of the first cutter needle and second cutter section of the second cutter needle, and the pile loop can be securely severed from two sides to form the fine pile without the problem of forming some non-severed pile loops.
- the invention does not need an extra sinker holder to guide the sinkers, and also does not need to extend the travel path of the bladed knitting needles, thus space utilization the circular knitting machines is more efficient and knitting efficiency of the fine pile fabrics also improves.
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- The present invention relates to a circular knitting machine and particularly to a loop cutting apparatus in a circular knitting machine that cuts a pile loop immediately after it is formed.
- Fabrics with fine pile provide the look and touch feel of furs or pelts, hence are appealing to consumers. Conventional circular knitting machines that can knit fine plush fabrics, like
U.S. patent Nos. 7,146,829 and7,127,920 , include a cylinder with a plurality of latch-less needles located thereon, a needle dial contained a plurality of latch needles and a plurality of sinkers. The sinkers are located on a sinker holder circulating the cylinder. Each sinker has a cutter at the front end. The sinker is driven by a cam on the sinker holder to slide toward the cylinder, and the cutter on the sinker severs a pile loop formed by a yarn to form a pile. References of other types of circular knitting machines that can knit fine pile fabrics also can be found in PRC patents Nos.CN201136946 andCN201546011 , Germany patent No.DE19518490 ,U.S. patent Nos. 4,592,212 and6,094,944 . However, the conventional circular knitting machines that can produce fine pile fabrics require to add a sinker holder around the cylinder, hence significantly increase the total size of the circular knitting machines and the number of components required. As a result, the circular knitting machines are complex in structure, and fabrication and assembly also are more difficult. - Aside from severing the pile loops via the sinkers, the circular knitting machine can also be equipped with blade-contained needles to cut the pile loops. For instance, R.O.C. patents Nos.
205255 208294 GB 988 865 U54592212 - The primary object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional knitting machines for knitting fine pile fabrics of requiring an additional and complex pile loop cutting apparatus and lower efficiency in knitting the fine pile fabrics.
- To achieve the foregoing object the present invention provides a loop cutting apparatus in a circular knitting machines . The circular knitting machine has a circular cylinder and a yarn conveying system to provide a plurality of yarns to the circular cylinder. The circular cylinder has a plurality of first needle slots parallel with the axis of the circular cylinder and a plurality of knitting needles located in the first needle slots and movable independently. The circular knitting machine includes an upper needle dial and a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets. The upper needle dial has a plurality of second needle slots radially centered about the axis of the circular cylinder and corresponding to the first needle slots. Each yarn cutting needle set includes a first cutter needle and a second cutter needle in parallel with the first cutter needle and movable against the first cutter needle in a first yarn cutting displacement thereof. The first cutter needle is located between two neighboring knitting needles. The first cutter needle has a yarn holding section for contact with the yarn and cooperating with the abutting knitting needles at two sides to pick up and draw the yarn to form a pile loop and a first cutter section connected to the yarn holding section. The second cutter needle has a second cutter section staggered against the first cutter section in the first yarn cutting displacement to cut the pile loop.
- In one embodiment the first cutter section of the first cutter needle inclines away from the knitting needles, and the second cutter section of the second cutter needle is bent towards the first cutter needle.
- In another embodiment the first yarn cutting displacement includes a first middle displacement with a closed yarn cutting space among the first cutter section, second cutter section and yarn holding section to hold the yarn.
- In yet another embodiment the first cutter section inclines towards the knitting needles, and the second cutter section is bent towards the first cutter needle.
- In yet another embodiment the first yarn cutting displacement includes a second middle displacement with an open yarn cutting space between the first cutter section and second cutter section that has an upper opening to hold the yarn.
- In yet another embodiment the first cutter needle includes a first distal end towards the knitting needles that contains the first cutter section.
- The invention further provides a loop cutting apparatus for in a circular knitting machine. The circular knitting machine has a circular cylinder and a yarn conveying system to provide a plurality of yarns to the circular cylinder. The circular cylinder has a plurality of first needle slots parallel with the axis of the circular cylinder. The circular knitting machine includes an upper needle dial on the circular cylinder and a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets. The upper needle dial has a plurality of second needle slots radially centered about the axis of the circular cylinder corresponding to the first needle slots and a plurality of knitting needles located in the second needle slots and movable independently. The yarn cutting needle sets are located in the first needle slots. Each yarn cutting needle set includes a first cutter needle and a second cutter needle in parallel with the first cutter needle and movable against the first cutter needle in a second yarn cutting displacement. The first cutter needle is located between two neighboring knitting needles. The first cutter needle has a yarn holding section for contact with the yarn and cooperating with the abutting knitting needles at two sides to pick up and draw the yarn to form a pile loop and a first cutter section connected to the yarn holding section. The second cutter needle has a second cutter section staggered against the first cutter section in the second yarn cutting displacement to cut the pile loop.
- The yarn cutting apparatus of the invention can have the yarn cutting needle sets selectively mounted onto the circular cylinder or the upper needle dial. Through the movable first cutter needle and second cutter needle in each yarn cutting needle set, the yarn of the pile loop is in contact at the same time with the first cutter section of the first cutter needle and second cutter section of the second cutter needle, and is shorn at two sides to sever the pile loop. Compared with the conventional circular knitting machines for knitting fine pile fabrics, the invention does not need an extra sinker holder to guide the sinkers and also does not need to extend the travel path of the cutter needle, thus space utilization of the circular knitting machine is more efficient and the efficiency of knitting the fine pile fabrics also improves.
- The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a holistic view of an embodiment of the invention adopted on a circular knitting machine. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the loop cutting apparatus of the invention. -
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of an embodiment of the loop cutting apparatus of the invention. -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the yarn cutting needle set of the invention. -
FIGS. 5A through 5D are schematic views of an embodiment of the yarn cutting needle set of the invention in loop cutting processes. -
FIGS. 6A through 6D are schematic views of another embodiment of the yarn cutting needle set of the invention in loop cutting processes. -
FIGS. 7A through 7D are schematic views of yet another embodiment of the loop cutting apparatus of the invention in loop cutting processes - Please refer to
FIGS. 1 through 4 for an embodiment of a loop cutting apparatus of the invention adopted on a circular knitting machine. Theloop cutting apparatus 20 of the invention is used on a circular knitting machine 10 to knit fine pile fabrics which have a pile surface and a ground fabric to hold the pile surface. The circular knitting machine 10 has acircular cylinder 11 with an axis A and ayarn conveying system 14 to provide a plurality of yarns to thecircular cylinder 11. The yarns include at least one first yarn 51 (generally called pile yarn) to form the annular yarn surface and at least one second yean 52 (generally called ground yarn) to form the ground fabric. Thecircular cylinder 11 has a plurality offirst needle slots 111 parallel with the axis A of thecircular cylinder 11 and a plurality ofknitting needles 112 located in thefirst needle slots 111 and movable independently. In this invention theknitting needles 112 can be moved and controlled through a lower cam set 15 at the periphery of thecircular cylinder 11 like the conventional techniques do. The lower cam set 15 has a corresponding control track (not shown in the drawings) corresponding to aprotrusion 113 of each knitting needle 112 (also referring toFIG. 5A ). The lower cam set 15 can move against thecircular cylinder 11, and theprotrusion 113 is driven by the control track so that theknitting needle 112 also is moved in onefirst needle slot 111. Theloop cutting apparatus 20 includes anupper needle dial 21 located on thecircular cylinder 11 and a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets located on theupper needle dial 21. Theupper needle dial 21 has a plurality ofsecond needle slots 211 radially centered about the axis A of thecircular cylinder 11 corresponding to thefirst needle slots 111. Each yarn cutting needle set is held in onesecond needle slot 211. - Each yarn cutting needle set includes a
first cutter needle 22 and asecond cutter needle 23 parallel with thefirst cutter needle 22 and movable against thefirst cutter needle 22 in a first yarn cutting displacement P thereof. Thefirst cutter needle 22 has a firstdistal end 221 towards theknitting needles 112 and ayarn holding section 222 leaned by thefirst yarn 51, afirst cutter section 223 located at the firstdistal end 221 and connected to theyarn holding section 222 and afirst control bump 224. Thesecond cutter needle 23 has asecond cutter section 231 staggered against thefirst cutter section 223 in the first yarn cutting displacement P and asecond control bump 232. In this invention thefirst cutter needle 22 andsecond cutter needle 23 can be moved and controlled by an upper cam set 24 on theupper needle dial 21 like in the conventional techniques do. The upper cam set 24 has a plurality of control tracks (not shown in the drawings) corresponding to thefirst control bump 224 andsecond control bump 232. When the upper cam set 24 is moved against theupper needle dial 21 thefirst control bump 224 andsecond control bump 232 are driven by the control tracks to move thefirst cutter needle 22 andsecond cutter needle 23. - In this embodiment, referring to
FIGS. 3 ,4 and5A , thefirst cutter section 223 of thefirst cutter needle 22 inclines away from theknitting needles 112, and thefirst cutter section 223 andyarn holding section 222 form a first included angle α smaller than 90 degrees between them. Thesecond cutter section 231 of thesecond cutter needle 23 is bent towards thefirst cutter needle 22, even can be bent in contact with thefirst cutter needle 22. - Please refer
FIGS. 5A through 5D for an embodiment of the loop cutting apparatus of the invention in loop cutting processes. First, theyarn conveying system 14 guides thefirst yarn 51 andsecond yarn 52 to thecircular cylinder 11; thefirst cutter needle 22 is controlled by the upper cam set 24 to move towards theknitting needles 112 to proceed a first yarn laying displacement S1; thefirst yarn 51 leans on theyarn holding section 222 of thefirst cutter needle 22 as shown inFIG. 5A ; thesecond yarn 52 passes through below theyarn holding section 222. Since eachfirst cutter needle 22 is located between twoabutting knitting needles 112, when theknitting needles 112 are driven by the lower cam set 15 to move downwards as shown inFIG. 5B , thefirst yarn 51 leaned on theyarn holding section 222 and thesecond yarn 52 located below theyarn holding section 222 are picked up together by theknitting needles 112 at the two sides; because of the distance between theyarn holding section 222 and thefirst yarn 51 picked up by the knitting needles 112 apile loop 53 is formed, and thesecond yarn 52 winds around and holds the bottom of thepile loop 53; next, thesecond cutter needle 23 is controlled by the upper cam set 24 to proceed the first yarn cutting displacement P. During thesecond cutter needle 23 is in the first yarn cutting displacement P, namely, thefirst cutter section 223 andsecond cutter section 231 start in a staggered manner, as shown inFIG. 5C , thefirst cutter section 223,second cutter section 231 andyarn holding section 222 form a first middle displacement P1 with a closedyarn cutting space 30 among them to hold thefirst yarn 51. When thesecond cutter needle 23 continuously proceeds the first yarn cutting displacement P, thefirst cutter section 223 andsecond cutter section 231 are in contact respectively to two sides of thefirst yarn 51 to form two-side cutting like scissors. After thesecond cutter needle 23 has finished the first yarn cutting displacement P to sever the pile loop 53 apile 54 is formed as shown inFIG. 5D . In this embodimentfirst yarn 51 is held in the closedyarn cutting space 30 formed among thefirst cutter section 223,second cutter section 231 andyarn holding section 222, hence can be securely shorn to form thepile 54. - Please refer to
FIG. 6A for another embodiment of the invention. Thefirst cutter section 223a of thefirst cutter needle 22 inclines towards theknitting needles 112, and thefirst cutter section 223a andyarn holding section 222 form a second included angle β greater than 90 degrees between them. Thesecond cutter section 231a of thesecond cutter needle 23 is bent towards thefirst cutter needle 22, or even bent in contact with thefirst cutter needle 22. - Please refer
FIGS. 6A through 6D for the another embodiment of the loop cutting apparatus of the invention in loop cutting processes. First, theyarn conveying system 14 guides thefirst yarn 51 andsecond yarn 52 to thecircular cylinder 11; thefirst cutter needle 22 is controlled by the upper cam set 24 to move towards theknitting needle 112 to proceed a first yarn laying displacement S1; thefirst yarn 51 leans on theyarn holding section 222 of thefirst cutter needle 22 as shown inFIG. 6A ; thesecond yarn 52 passes through below theyarn holding section 222. Since eachfirst cutter needle 22 is located between twoabutting knitting needles 112, when theknitting needles 112 are driven by the lower cam set 15 to move downwards as shown inFIG. 6B , thefirst yarn 51 leaned on theyarn holding section 222 and thesecond yarn 52 located below theyarn holding section 222 are picked up together by theknitting needles 112 at the two sides; because of the distance between theyarn holding section 222 and thefirst yarn 51 picked up by the knitting needles 112 apile loop 53 is formed, and thesecond yarn 52 winds around and holds the bottom of thepile loop 53; next, thesecond cutter needle 23 is controlled by the upper cam set 24 to proceed the first yarn cutting displacement P. During thesecond cutter needle 23 is in the first yarn cutting displacement P, namely, thefirst cutter section 223 andsecond cutter section 231 start in a staggered manner, as shown inFIG. 6C , thefirst cutter section 223, andsecond cutter section 231 form a second middle displacement P2 with an openyarn cutting space 40 between them with an upper opening to hold thefirst yarn 51. When thesecond cutter needle 23 continuously proceeds the first yarn cutting displacement P, thefirst cutter section 223 andsecond cutter section 231 are in contact respectively to two sides of thefirst yarn 51 to form two-side cutting like scissors. After thesecond cutter needle 23 has finished the first yarn cutting displacement P to sever the pile loop 53 apile 54 is formed as shown inFIG. 6D . - Please refer to
FIG. 7A for yet another embodiment of the invention. Theupper needle dial 21 includes a plurality ofknitting needles 212 in thesecond needle slots 211 that are movable independently. Thecircular cylinder 11 has a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets located in thefirst needle slots 111. Each yarn cutting needle set includes afirst cutter needle 12 and asecond cutter needle 13 parallel with thefirst cutter needle 12 and movable upward against thefirst cutter needle 12 in a second yarn cutting displacement Q. Thefirst cutter needle 12 has a firstdistal end 121 towards theknitting needles 112 and ayarn holding section 122 leaned by thefirst yarn 51, afirst cutter section 123 located at the firstdistal end 121 and connected to theyarn holding section 122 and afirst control bump 124. Thesecond cutter needle 13 has asecond cutter section 131 staggered against thefirst cutter section 123 in the second yarn cutting displacement Q and asecond control bump 132. In this embodiment thefirst cutter needle 12 andsecond cutter needle 13 can be moved and controlled by a lower cam set 15 at the periphery of thecircular cylinder 11 like in the conventional techniques. The lower cam set 15 has control tracks (not shown in the drawings) corresponding to thefirst control bump 124 andsecond control bump 132. Movements of theknitting needles 212 can be controlled by the upper cam set 24 on theupper needle dial 21. The upper cam set 24 has a plurality of control tracks (not shown in the drawings) corresponding to thebump 213 of the knitting needles 212. - Please refer
FIGS. 7A through 7D for the yet another embodiment of the loop cutting apparatus of the invention in loop cutting processes. First, theyarn conveying system 14 guides thefirst yarn 51 andsecond yarn 52 to thecircular cylinder 11; thefirst cutter needle 12 is controlled by the lower cam set 15 to move towards theknitting needle 112 and upward to proceed a second yarn laying displacement S2; thefirst yarn 51 leans on theyarn holding section 122 of thefirst cutter needle 12 as shown inFIG. 7A ; thesecond yarn 52 passes through below theyarn holding section 122. Since eachfirst cutter needle 12 is located between twoabutting knitting needles 212, when theknitting needles 212 are driven by the upper cam set 24 to move leftward as shown inFIG. 7B , thefirst yarn 51 leaned on theyarn holding section 122 and thesecond yarn 52 located below theyarn holding section 122 are picked up together by theknitting needles 212 at two sides; because of the distance between theyarn holding section 122 and thefirst yarn 51 picked up by the knitting needles 212 apile loop 53 is formed, and thesecond yarn 52 winds around and holds the bottom of thepile loop 53; next, thesecond cutter needle 13 is controlled by the lower cam set 15 to proceed the second yarn cutting displacement Q. During thesecond cutter needle 13 is in the second yarn cutting displacement Q, namely, thefirst cutter section 123 andsecond cutter section 131 start in a staggered manner, as shown inFIG. 7C , thefirst cutter section 123,second cutter section 131 andyarn holding section 122 form a first middle displacement Q1 with a closedyarn cutting space 30 among them to hold thefirst yarn 51. When thesecond cutter needle 13 continuously proceeds the second yarn cutting displacement Q, thefirst cutter section 123 andsecond cutter section 131 are in contact respectively to two sides of thefirst yarn 51 to form two-side cutting like scissors. After thesecond cutter needle 13 has finished the second yarn cutting displacement Q to sever the pile loop 53 apile 54 is formed as shown inFIG. 7D . - The loop cutting apparatus of the invention can have the yarn cutting needle sets selectively located on the circular cylinder or the upper needle dial. Through the first cutter needle and second cutter needle of each yarn cutting needle set that are movable against each other the first yarn of the pile loop can be in contact at the same time with the first cutter section of the first cutter needle and second cutter section of the second cutter needle, and the pile loop can be securely severed from two sides to form the fine pile without the problem of forming some non-severed pile loops. Compared with the conventional circular knitting machines for knitting fine pile fabrics the invention does not need an extra sinker holder to guide the sinkers, and also does not need to extend the travel path of the bladed knitting needles, thus space utilization the circular knitting machines is more efficient and knitting efficiency of the fine pile fabrics also improves.
- As will become apparent to a person skilled in the art, the features as outlined above and claimed by the appended claims may also be combined in other ways as specifically claimed in the appended claims. Any such combinations shall be covered as well by the scope of the appended claims.
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- A circular knitting machine comprising a loop cutting apparatus, said circular knitting machine (10) comprising a circular cylinder (11) with an axis (A) and a yarn conveying system (14) to provide a plurality of yarns (51) to the circular cylinder (11), wherein
the circular cylinder (11) has a plurality of first needle slots (111) parallel with the axis (A) of the circular cylinder (11) and a plurality of knitting needles (112) located in the first needle slots (111) and movable independently, and
the circular knitting machine has an upper needle dial (21), which is located above the circular cylinder (11) and comprises a plurality of second needle slots (211) radially centered about the axis (A) of the circular cylinder (11) and corresponding to the first needle slots (111), and a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets located in the second needle slots (211), wherein
each yarn cutting needle set includes a first cutter needle (22) and a second cutter needle (23) parallel with the first cutter needle (22) and movable against the first cutter needle (22),
the first cutter needles (22) are located between two abutting knitting needles (112) and include a yarn holding section (222) for contact with one of the yarns (51) and cooperating with the abutting knitting needles (112) at each side to pick up the yarn (51) to form a pile loop (53) and a first cutter section (223) connected to the yarn holding section (222), and
the second cutter needle (23) includes a second cutter section (231),
characterized in that the movement of the first cutter needles (22) and of the second cutter needles (23) is controlled such that
the first cutter needle (22) is moved towards the knitting needles (112) to perform a first yarn laying displacement (S1) to place the yarns (51), and
the second cutter needle (23) is moved towards the knitting needles (112) by an upper cam set after the first cutter needle (22) has finished the first yarn laying displacement (S1) to perform a first yarn cutting displacement (P) so that the second section (231) of the second cutter needle (23) moves towards the knitting needles (112) to stagger against the first cutter section (223) of the first cutter needle (22) during the first yarn cutting displacement (P) to cut the pile loop (53). - The circular knitting machine of claim 1, wherein the first cutter section (223) of the first cutter needle (22) is inclined away from the knitting needles (112).
- The circular knitting machine of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first yarn cutting displacement (P) includes a first middle displacement (P1) which contains a closed yarn cutting space (30) formed among the first cutter section (223), the second cutter section (231) and the yarn holding section (222) to hold the yarn (51).
- The circular knitting machine of claim 1, wherein the first cutter section (223) of the first cutter needle (22) is inclined toward the knitting needles (112).
- The circular knitting machine of claim 4, wherein the first yarn cutting displacement (P) includes a second middle displacement (P2) which includes an open yarn cutting space (40) with an upper opening and formed between the first cutter section (223) and the second cutter section (231) to contain the yarn (51).
- The circular knitting machine of any of the preceding claims, wherein the second cutter section (231) of the second cutter needle (23) is bent toward the first cutter needle (22).
- The circular knitting machine of claim 1, wherein the first cutter needle (22) includes a first distal end (221) which faces the knitting needles (112) and contains the first cutter section (223).
- A circular knitting machine comprising a loop cutting apparatus, said circular knitting machine (10) comprising a circular cylinder (11) with an axis (A) and a yarn conveying system (14) to provide a plurality of yarns (51) to the circular cylinder (11), wherein
the circular cylinder (11) has a plurality of first needle slots (111) parallel with the axis (A) of the circular cylinder (11), and
the circular knitting machine has an upper needle dial (21), which is located above the circular cylinder (11) and comprises a plurality of second needle slots (211) radially centered about the axis (A) of the circular cylinder (11) and corresponding to the first needle slots (111), a plurality of knitting needles (212) located in the second needle slots (211) and movable independently, and a plurality of yarn cutting needle sets located in the first needle slots (111), wherein
each yarn cutting needle set includes a first cutter needle (12) and a second cutter needle (13) parallel with the first cutter needle (12) and movable against the first cutter needle (12),
the first cutter needles (12) are located between two abutting knitting needles (212) and include a yarn holding section (122) for contact with one of the yarns (51) and cooperating with the abutting knitting needles (212) at each side to pick up the yarn (51) to form a pile loop (53) and a first cutter section (123) connected to the yarn holding section (122), and
the second cutter needles (13) include a second cutter section (131),
characterized in that the movement of the first cutter needles (22) and of the second cutter needles (23) is controlled such that
the first cutter needle (22) is moved towards the knitting needles (112) to perform a second yarn laying displacement (S2) to place the yarns (51), and
the second cutter needle (23) is moved by an upper cam set (24) towards the knitting needles (112) after the first cutter needle (22) has finished the second yarn laying displacement (S1) to perform a second yarn cutting displacement (Q) so that the second section (231) of the second cutter needle (23) moves towards the knitting needles (112) to stagger against the first cutter section (123) of the first cutter needle (22) during the second yarn cutting displacement (Q) to cut the pile loop (53). - The circular knitting machine of claim 8, wherein the first cutter section (123) of the first cutter needle (12) is inclined away from the knitting needles (212).
- The circular knitting machine of claim 8 or 9, wherein the second yarn cutting displacement (Q) includes a first middle displacement (Q1) which includes a closed yarn cutting space (30) formed among the first cutter section (123), the second cutter section (131) and the yarn holding section (122) to place the yarn(51).
- The circular knitting machine of any of claims 8 to 10, wherein the second cutter section (131) of the second cutter needle (13) is bent toward the first cutter needle (12).
- The circular knitting machine of any of claims 8 to 11, wherein the first cutter needle (12) includes a first distal end (121) which faces the knitting needles (212) and contains the first cutter section (123).
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