CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE FOR PROMPTING KNITTING MACHINE STATUS INSTANTANEOUSLY BASED ON CLOTH SURFACE STATUS OF FABRIC

    公开(公告)号:US20220349097A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17242951

    申请日:2021-04-28

    IPC分类号: D04B15/66 D04B9/06

    摘要: The invention provides a circular knitting machine for prompting a knitting machine status instantaneously based on a cloth surface status of a fabric, comprising a needle cylinder, a camera module capable of photographing the fabric during doffing, an information processing unit, and an encoder. A camera lens of the camera module does not rotate with the needle cylinder, and a shooting timing of the camera lens is controlled by photographing signals. The information processing unit receives image data generated by the camera module, and compares the images, when there is a difference between the two consecutive image data on a same vertical line, a knitting machine status is prompted. The encoder generates pulse signals when the needle cylinder rotates, the encoder outputs the pulse signals to the camera module or the information processing unit, and the receiver counts the pulse signals to generate the photographing signals.

    FLAT KNITTING MACHINE STRUCTURE WITH ADJUSTABLE GAP BETWEEN TWO KNOCK-OVER BITS

    公开(公告)号:US20200270781A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16287280

    申请日:2019-02-27

    IPC分类号: D04B15/36 D04B15/96 D04B15/70

    摘要: A flat knitting machine structure with an adjustable gap between two knock-over bits includes two needle beds and two cam systems. Each needle bed comprises a plurality of needles and a plurality of knock-over bits. Each needle comprises a butt. Each of the knock-over bits comprises a control butt. The two needle beds are disposed at interval so that the knock-over bits face each other to define a gap. The distance of the gap is equal to a space between two knock-over bits facing each other. Each cam system comprises a needle cam to provide the plurality of butts being placed and guide each needle to make a knitting stroke towards the gap, and a knock-over bit cam provides the control butts being placed. The knock-over bit cam is controlled to define a displacement stroke for driving the plurality of knock-over bits to change the size of the gap.