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Tension adjusting device for flat knitting machines
Assignee: Henkel Dorus GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1983-12-07
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Granted: 1985-03-05
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Expires: 2003-12-07
Abstract
Abstract A flat knitting machine includes a device for adjusting the retractor elets for the needles in the cam systems on the carriage of the machine for the setting of the stitch tension. In order to simplify the tension adjusting mechanism and simultaneously to produce a sensitive setting mechanism, there is provided on the carriage a single electrical stepping motor, with position sensor, for counterbalanced adjustment of the leading and of the trailing retractor elements of each cam system.
Inventors
- 👤 Reinhold Schimko
- 👤 Franz Radl
- 👤 Max Fuchs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 03:47
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B15/00; D04B15/32; D04B15/327; D04B7/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
In a flat knitting machine having a reciprocable carriage incorporating cam systems comprising retractor elements for the needles, a tension adjusting device for adjusting the retractor elements to set the stitch tension, said device comprising, on the carriage, a single stepping motor for counterbalanced adjustment of the leading and of the trailing retractor element of each cam system, a position sensor on the stepping motor, pinion means connected for fixed rotation with the stepping motor, and two rack means, said pinion means being in counterbalanced meshing engagement with said two rack means, one of said rack means being connected to one of the retractor elements and the other rack means being connected to the other retractor element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
In a flat knitting machine having a reciprocable carriage incorporating cam systems comprising retractor elements for the needles, a tension adjusting device for adjusting the retractor elements to set the stitch tension, said device comprising, on the carriage, a single stepping motor for counterbalanced adjustment of the leading and of the trailing retractor element of each cam system, a position sensor on the stepping motor, pinion means connected for fixed rotation with the stepping motor, and two rack means, said pinion means being in counterbalanced meshing engagement with said two rack means, one of said rack means being connected to one of the retractor elements and the other rack means being connected to the other retractor element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A tension adjusting device according to claim 1, in which the connection of the pinion means for fixed rotation with the stepping motor is a releasable connection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A tension adjusting device according to claim 2, in which the retractor elements are mounted on the carriage by means of guide grooves and guide blocks with an upper stop position for the basic position of each retractor element, and in which the rack means are releasably linked to the retractor elements by means of stops on the retractor elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A tension adjusting device according to claim 3, in which the retractor elements are resiliently connected to each other by a tension spring means which extends around a guide roller.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
A tension adjusting device according to claim 1, in which the stepping motor includes an electromagnetic brake which is constructed in such a way that the output-side end of the shaft of the stepping motor is held braked in its then adopted position when the brake is without energising current.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A tension adjusting device according to claim 1, in which the stepping motor is provided with an annular scale connected to a switch finger of its position sensor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A tension adjusting device according to claim 6, in which the annular scale is a vernier scale.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A tension adjusting device according to claim 1, in which the position sensor is an inductive sensor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A tension adjusting device according to claim 1, in which the position sensor is a capacitive sensor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A tension adjusting device according to claim 1, in which the position sensor is an optical sensor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
A tension adjusting device according to claim 1, in which the position sensor is connected to an electronic circuit which monitors the basic position of the retractor elements for each pass of the stepping motor through its zero position and which switches off the knitting machine in the event of a departure from the basic position.
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