Warp knitting machine

Claim 2

In a warp knitting machine having a zone wherein needles are disposed and means for supplying warp threads to the needles, a device for filling a weft having a pair of means for making the weft ready outside the needle zone and guiding the weft to the warp threads, said pair of means being disposed in the vicinity of weft reversal locations, respectively, and including a holder member located at one weft reversal location and a guide member for guiding the weft to the warp threads located at the other weft reversal location, a single thread guide cooperating with said weft make-ready means for making the weft ready, said thread guide being displaceable in a closed travel path between said weft reversal locations and intercepting said holder member and said guide member at the respective weft reversal locations, said thread guide being located at one end of a rod bent in the form of a crank, said rod having a bearing portion adjacent the other end thereof and being of hollow tubular construction at least at said bearing portion thereof, said rod being rotatable about said bearing portion.

Claim 3

Warp knitting machine according to claim 2 including means defining a path of travel for the weft in a given direction, said bearing portion being displaceable in a direction parallel to the given direction of said weft travel path.

Claim 4

In a warp knitting machine having a zone wherein needles are disposed and means for supplying warp threads to the needles, a device for filling a weft having a pair of means for making the weft ready outside the needle zone and guiding the weft to the warp threads, said pair of means being disposed in the vicinity of weft reversal locations, respectively, and including a holder member located at one weft reversal location and a guide member for guiding the weft to the warp threads located at the other weft reversal location, a single thread guide cooperating with said weft make-ready means for making the weft ready, said thread guide being displaceable in a closed travel path between said weft reversal locations and intercepting said holder member and said guide member at the respective weft reversal locations, the needles in the zone thereof being arranged in a row, and said thread guide being mounted on an endless rotating band, said endless band extending substantially parallel to the row of needles, the thread guide being pivotally mounted on said endless band and including a direction stabilizer connected to said thread guide and passing through a point located outside said endless band.

Claim 5

In a warp knitting machine having a zone wherein needles are disposed and means for supplying warp threads to the needles, a device for filling a weft having a pair of means for making the weft ready outside the needle zone and guiding the weft to the warp threads, said pair of means being disposed in the vicinity of weft reversal locations, respectively, and including a holder member located at one weft reversal location and a guide member for guiding the weft to the warp threads located at the other weft reversal location, a single thread guide cooperating with said weft make-ready means for making the weft ready, said thread guide being displaceable in a closed travel path between said weft reversal locations and intercepting said holder member and said guide member at the respective weft reversal locations, the needles in the zone thereof being arranged in a row, and said thread guide being mounted on an endless rotating band, said endless band extending substantially parallel to the row of needles, the thread guide being pivotally mounted on said endless band and including a direction stabilizer connected to said thread guide and passing through a point located outside said endless band.

Claim 6

In a warp knitting machine having a zone wherein needles are disposed and means for supplying warp threads to the needles, a device for filling a weft having a pair of means for making the weft ready outside the needle zone and guiding the weft to the warp threads, said pair of means being disposed in the vicinity of weft reversal locations, respectively, and including a holder member located at one weft reversal location and a guide member for guiding the weft to the warp threads located at the other weft reversal location, a single thread guide cooperating with said weft make-ready means for making the weft ready, said thread guide being displaceable in a closed travel path between said weft reversal locations and intercepting said holder member and said guide member at the respective weft reversal locations, both of said pairs of weft make-ready means comprising holder members simultaneously serving as guide members for applying the weft to the warp threads, said guide members being rotatable.

Claim 7

In a warp knitting machine having a zone wherein needles are disposed and means for supplying warp threads to the needles, a device for filling a weft having a pair of means for making the weft ready outside the needle zone and guiding the weft to the warp threads, said pair of means being disposed in the vicinity of weft reversal locations, respectively, and including a holder member located at one weft reversal location and a guide member for guiding the weft to the warp threads located at the other weft reversal location, a single thread guide cooperating with said weft make-ready means for making the weft ready, said thread guide being displaceable in a closed travel path between said weft reversal locations and intercepting said holder member and said guide member at the respective weft reversal locations, both of said pairs of weft make-ready means comprising holder members simultaneously serving as guide members for applying the weft to the warp threads, said guide members being rotatable.

Claim 8

WaRp knitting machine according to claim 4 including means for rotating said guide members in opposite rotary directions.

Claim 9

In a warp knitting machine having a zone wherein needles are disposed and means for supplying warp threads to the needles, a device for filling a weft having a pair of means for making the weft ready outside the needle zone and guiding the weft to the warp threads, said pair of means being disposed in the vicinity of weft reversal locations, respectively, and including a holder member located at one weft reversal location and a guide member for guiding the weft to the warp threads located at the other weft reversal location, a single thread guide cooperating with said weft make-ready means for making the weft ready, said thread guide being displaceable always in the same direction in a closed travel path between said weft reversal locations and intercepting said holder member and said guide member at the respective weft reversal locations.

Claim 10

In a warp knitting machine having a zone wherein needles are disposed and means for supplying warp threads to the needles, a device for filling a weft having a pair of means for making the weft ready outside the needle zone and guiding the weft to the warp threads, said pair of means being disposed in the vicinity of weft reversal locations, respectively, and including a holder member located at one weft reversal location and a guide member for guiding the weft to the warp threads located at the other weft reversal location, a single thread guide cooperating with said weft make-ready means for making the weft ready, said thread guide being displaceable always in the same direction in a closed travel path between said weft reversal locations and intercepting said holder member and said guide member at the respective weft reversal locations.

Claim 11

Warp knitting machine according to claim 6 wherein both of said pairs of weft make-ready means comprise holder members simultaneously serving as guide members for applying the weft to the warp threads.

Claim 12

Warp knitting machine according to claim 6 wherein the needles in the zone thereof are arranged in a row, and said thread guide is mounted on an endless rotating band, said endless band extending substantially parallel to the row of needles.