Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
066125000 | FEEDING | 30 |
20080245110 | Yarn Processing System and Yarn Feeding Device - The invention relates to a yarn processing system S with a textile machine T, a carrying device P, comprising a round cross-section or square cross-section clamping profile | 10-09-2008 |
20090139271 | Method And Arrangement For Feeding, With Yarn Of Constant Absorbed Length, A Textile Machine Operating On A Plurality Of Yarns - A method for feeding a plurality of yarns with constant values of fed length to a textile machine ( | 06-04-2009 |
20130036771 | DIRECT DRIVING AUXILIARY YARN GUIDE APPARATUS FOR FLAT KNITTING MACHINES - A direct driving auxiliary yarn guide apparatus for a flat knitting machine which includes a chassis, a needle bar on the chassis, a slide track above the needle bar, a yarn feeder slidably mounted onto the slide track and a yarn delivery device. The auxiliary yarn guide apparatus includes a motor located on the chassis that is coupled with a spindle and a plurality of yarn guide wheels mounted on the spindle. The motor drives the spindle and the yarn guide wheels spinning to guide yarns via the yarn delivery device to the yarn feeder to be knitted through the needle bar. Thereby yarn guiding stability improves and quality of knitting products also is enhanced. | 02-14-2013 |
20140208804 | Yarn Cylinder - The yarn cylinder includes a hollow cylindrical body; a groove, almost annularly disposed around the cylindrical body, being formed with four sections of teeth to define four segments; and a plurality of recesses, located beside the groove one by one, each recess having a tapered end, and all tapered ends being toward the same direction. | 07-31-2014 |
20110232334 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING YARN - Systems and methods for managing one or more yarn sources are disclosed. Namely, several embodiments of containers are disclosed, in which the container can be custom-configured to dispense yarn from one or more yarn sources with reduced tangling or knotting. | 09-29-2011 |
20100095710 | KNITTING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A KNITTED PRODUCT FROM UNTWISTED FIBRE MATERIAL - The invention relates to a machine for the production of a knitted fabric using stretched fiber material ( | 04-22-2010 |
066126000 | Traversing guides, straight machine | 5 |
20130067965 | YARN FEEDER FOR FLAT KNITTING MACHIINES - A yarn feeder for flat knitting machines is located on a yarn feeder guide track to move transversely thereon and includes a baseboard slidably coupled on the yarn feeder guide track, a first rocking arm, a second rocking arm and a yarn feeding unit located on the baseboard. The first and second rocking arms have respectively a first pivot end and a second pivot end coupled with the baseboard, and a first pressed end and a second pressed end to receive a horizontal force to swing respectively about the first and second pivot ends serving as fulcrums. The yarn feeding unit includes a yarn feeding arm located between the first and second rocking arms, and a first linkage bar hinged on the yarn feeding arm and first rocking arm to move simultaneously, and a second linkage bar hinged on the yarn feeding arm and second rocking arm to move simultaneously. | 03-21-2013 |
20150013393 | Pinching and Cutting Device for a Flat Knitting Machine - The invention relates to a device ( | 01-15-2015 |
066127000 | Alternately idled guides | 3 |
20080302137 | Yarn Feeder of Yarn Feeding Device for Weft Knitting Machine - A yarn feeder comprises a switching mechanism which presets a swing direction of the yarn feeding port after completion of a yarn feeding operation, and, after having completed yarn feeding operation, changes over the swing of the yarn feeding port from one yarn feeding position to another standby position interlocking with the released selective operation of the entraining means, in which the switching mechanism includes a feeder rod having a yarn feeding port at its lower end, which is composed of at least two members, both of the members being arranged to relatively slide each other in a vertical direction and provided with a push-up member to force upward respectively. The switching mechanism includes a support member for bearing the yarn feeding rod being provided with a regulation unit for regulating the upward movement of the yarn feeding port in the determined standby position, wherein the rise of the yarn feeding port in the standby position is limited below the determined altitude by using the regulation unit. | 12-11-2008 |
20150013394 | Combination Feeder For A Knitting Machine - A knitting machine with multiple feeders may be utilized to knit a knitted component. Feeders may be used to knit the knitted component and a combination feeder may also inlay an inlaid strand within the knitted component. As an example, a combination feeder may include a feeder arm that reciprocates between a retracted position and an extended position. In manufacturing the knitted component, a feeder inlays the strand when the feeder arm is in the extended position, and the strand is absent from the knitted component when the feeder arm is in the retracted position. A dispensing tip disposed at the end of the feeder arm supplies the strand for inlaying in a location disposed below the intersection of the planes of the needle beds and for one or more of knitting, tucking, and floating in a location disposed above the intersection of the planes of the needle beds. | 01-15-2015 |
20150013395 | Combination Feeder For A Knitting Machine - A combination feeder may be utilized to inlay a strand within a knitted component. As an example, the combination feeder may include a feeder arm that reciprocates between a retracted position and an extended position. In manufacturing the knitted component, the feeder inlays the strand when the feeder arm is in the extended position, and the strand is absent from the knitted component when the feeder arm is in the retracted position. A dispensing tip disposed at the end of the feeder arm supplies the strand for inlaying in a location disposed below the intersection of the planes of the needle beds and for one or more of knitting, tucking, and floating in a location disposed above the intersection of the planes of the needle beds. | 01-15-2015 |
066126000 | Feed fingers | 1 |
20130067965 | YARN FEEDER FOR FLAT KNITTING MACHIINES - A yarn feeder for flat knitting machines is located on a yarn feeder guide track to move transversely thereon and includes a baseboard slidably coupled on the yarn feeder guide track, a first rocking arm, a second rocking arm and a yarn feeding unit located on the baseboard. The first and second rocking arms have respectively a first pivot end and a second pivot end coupled with the baseboard, and a first pressed end and a second pressed end to receive a horizontal force to swing respectively about the first and second pivot ends serving as fulcrums. The yarn feeding unit includes a yarn feeding arm located between the first and second rocking arms, and a first linkage bar hinged on the yarn feeding arm and first rocking arm to move simultaneously, and a second linkage bar hinged on the yarn feeding arm and second rocking arm to move simultaneously. | 03-21-2013 |
20150013393 | Pinching and Cutting Device for a Flat Knitting Machine - The invention relates to a device ( | 01-15-2015 |
066131000 | Close-feed devices | 3 |
20090183528 | System For Controlling The Feed Of A Yarn Or Wire To A Machine, And Relative Method | 07-23-2009 |
20100058811 | CLAMPING-EFFECTIVE YARN CYLINDER - A clamping-effective yarn cylinder comprises a yarn cylinder having a trench about 350 degrees around an outer periphery of the yarn cylinder; each of two ends of the trench being formed with a cambered wall; the trench being divided into four sections so that four molds can enter into the trench from the four sections which are divided by four radius lines; each section having teeth which are tilt to different directions so as to enhance the force for clamping the yarns; and the teeth for each section extending from two lateral walls of the section and having identical orientation; extensions of the teeth of adjacent sections will intersect to one another so that yarns can be captured effectively in the trench. | 03-11-2010 |
20130055766 | Atraumatic Fiber Guide - The present invention discloses a fiber guide that can be used to feed delicate fibers into a machine, for example, the feeding of hollow fibers into a knitting machine. The disclosed guide utilizes dynamic friction and provides for horizontal and front-to-back positioning of the delicate fiber, keeping the delicate fiber vertically aligned while being fed into a machine. Utilizing dynamic friction and maintaining vertical alignment prevents damage to the delicate fiber. The guide also provides for the delicate fiber to be fed from a plurality of overhead angles from a feeding mechanism. | 03-07-2013 |
066132000 | Positive | 7 |
20100162773 | Positive yarn feeder with tension limiter - A motorized yarn-winding drum holds a plurality of loops of yarn wound thereon and is driven to rotate for drawing said yarn from a reel and feeding it to a general downstream machine. A movable guiding member is biased to slideably engage the yarn unwinding from the drum and to deviate its path, by a spring acting in contrast to the tension of the yarn, thereby generating a reserve releasable in response to tension peaks on the yarn. The stroke of the guiding member is limited by a stop defining a position of maximum deviation of the yarn. The spring has one end operatively connected to the guiding member and one opposite end connected to driving elements operable for applying a load to the spring, with the guiding member abutting against said stop. The driving elements are controlled by a control unit which is programmed to adjust the load as a function of a desired feeding tension. | 07-01-2010 |
20100175429 | CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF KNITTED FABRICS BY AT LEAST PARTIALLY USING FIBRE MATERIALS - A circular knitting machine for the production of knitted goods by at least partially using fibre materials is described. The circular knitting machine includes drafting devices ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100287994 | Strand-Feeder - A mechanical device for advancing a strand between two rotatable sheaves where the facing sides of the sheaves are provided with teeth. The sheaves are mounted on separate axis and are tilted toward each other. This tilting allows the teeth of the two sheaves to engage with each other at one side and to disengage with a gap between themselves on the opposite side of the two disks. The strand is laid in the gap portion between the two sheaves and is wrapped in circular configuration between the teeth portion in undulated shape. The downstream portion of the wrapped strand is released by the teeth of the two sheaves in the gap portion and can be effortlessly be withdrawn from the sheaves. | 11-18-2010 |
20120285205 | Method And Device For Automatically Measuring The Yarn Length Fed To A Rectilinear Machine - A method and device for automatically measuring the yarn length absorbed by a rectilinear machine adapted to produce an article and comprising a carriage ( | 11-15-2012 |
20150299914 | YARN-FEEDING/RECOVERING METHOD FOR TEXTILE MACHINES, AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH METHOD - A textile machine receives yarn from a yarn-feeding device via a yarn-recovering device provided with a motorized reel having a passage for the yarn, which extends between an inlet port open to the middle of the free end of the reel and an outlet port formed on the lateral surface of the reel; the tension of the yarn being maintained constant on a reference value by adjusting elements, on the basis of a measured tension signal generated by a sensor; a consumption indicator being obtained to detect an interruption in the delivery of yarn, the adjusting elements being temporarily disabled and the yarn-recovering device being temporarily enabled to rotate at a speed modulated on the basis of the measured tension signal for maintaining the tension of the yarn constant on the reference value, if an interruption in the delivery of yarn is detected. | 10-22-2015 |
20160024696 | DRAWING EQUIPMENT FOR A KNITTING MACHINE - Drawing equipment for a knitting machine for the production of a fiber material from a roving includes double belts, guided via a pair of belt rollers and a pair of output pressure rollers. The pair of belt rollers and the pair of output pressure rollers respectively have an upper roller and a lower roller, which is driven by an electric motor. All of the drawing equipment rollers are disposed on the front-side of a base plate. Axles of the rollers are guided through the base plate. Drive means for the lower rollers of any roller pair are disposed at least partially on the rear-side of the base plate. Disposed on the upper roller of the pair of output pressure rollers and on the upper roller of the pair of belt rollers is suction equipment which extends over both of the upper rollers. | 01-28-2016 |
20160017525 | DRAFTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A KNITTING MACHINE - A drafting arrangement for a knitting machine for the production of a fiber structure includes a roving with double aprons guided over apron rollers and an output roller pair. The apron rollers and the output roller pair respectively have a press roller and an electric motor-driven drive roller and the rollers and the electric motors are arranged on the front side of a base plate. Motor shafts are passed through the base plate and are connected by means of drive devices to the shaft members of the drive rollers. A clamping device is provided on the rear side (18) of the base plate (11) to press apron rollers and the output roller pair against the drive rollers. | 01-21-2016 |
066132000 | Tape | 1 |
20100162773 | Positive yarn feeder with tension limiter - A motorized yarn-winding drum holds a plurality of loops of yarn wound thereon and is driven to rotate for drawing said yarn from a reel and feeding it to a general downstream machine. A movable guiding member is biased to slideably engage the yarn unwinding from the drum and to deviate its path, by a spring acting in contrast to the tension of the yarn, thereby generating a reserve releasable in response to tension peaks on the yarn. The stroke of the guiding member is limited by a stop defining a position of maximum deviation of the yarn. The spring has one end operatively connected to the guiding member and one opposite end connected to driving elements operable for applying a load to the spring, with the guiding member abutting against said stop. The driving elements are controlled by a control unit which is programmed to adjust the load as a function of a desired feeding tension. | 07-01-2010 |
20100175429 | CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF KNITTED FABRICS BY AT LEAST PARTIALLY USING FIBRE MATERIALS - A circular knitting machine for the production of knitted goods by at least partially using fibre materials is described. The circular knitting machine includes drafting devices ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100287994 | Strand-Feeder - A mechanical device for advancing a strand between two rotatable sheaves where the facing sides of the sheaves are provided with teeth. The sheaves are mounted on separate axis and are tilted toward each other. This tilting allows the teeth of the two sheaves to engage with each other at one side and to disengage with a gap between themselves on the opposite side of the two disks. The strand is laid in the gap portion between the two sheaves and is wrapped in circular configuration between the teeth portion in undulated shape. The downstream portion of the wrapped strand is released by the teeth of the two sheaves in the gap portion and can be effortlessly be withdrawn from the sheaves. | 11-18-2010 |
20120285205 | Method And Device For Automatically Measuring The Yarn Length Fed To A Rectilinear Machine - A method and device for automatically measuring the yarn length absorbed by a rectilinear machine adapted to produce an article and comprising a carriage ( | 11-15-2012 |
20150299914 | YARN-FEEDING/RECOVERING METHOD FOR TEXTILE MACHINES, AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH METHOD - A textile machine receives yarn from a yarn-feeding device via a yarn-recovering device provided with a motorized reel having a passage for the yarn, which extends between an inlet port open to the middle of the free end of the reel and an outlet port formed on the lateral surface of the reel; the tension of the yarn being maintained constant on a reference value by adjusting elements, on the basis of a measured tension signal generated by a sensor; a consumption indicator being obtained to detect an interruption in the delivery of yarn, the adjusting elements being temporarily disabled and the yarn-recovering device being temporarily enabled to rotate at a speed modulated on the basis of the measured tension signal for maintaining the tension of the yarn constant on the reference value, if an interruption in the delivery of yarn is detected. | 10-22-2015 |
20160024696 | DRAWING EQUIPMENT FOR A KNITTING MACHINE - Drawing equipment for a knitting machine for the production of a fiber material from a roving includes double belts, guided via a pair of belt rollers and a pair of output pressure rollers. The pair of belt rollers and the pair of output pressure rollers respectively have an upper roller and a lower roller, which is driven by an electric motor. All of the drawing equipment rollers are disposed on the front-side of a base plate. Axles of the rollers are guided through the base plate. Drive means for the lower rollers of any roller pair are disposed at least partially on the rear-side of the base plate. Disposed on the upper roller of the pair of output pressure rollers and on the upper roller of the pair of belt rollers is suction equipment which extends over both of the upper rollers. | 01-28-2016 |
20160017525 | DRAFTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A KNITTING MACHINE - A drafting arrangement for a knitting machine for the production of a fiber structure includes a roving with double aprons guided over apron rollers and an output roller pair. The apron rollers and the output roller pair respectively have a press roller and an electric motor-driven drive roller and the rollers and the electric motors are arranged on the front side of a base plate. Motor shafts are passed through the base plate and are connected by means of drive devices to the shaft members of the drive rollers. A clamping device is provided on the rear side (18) of the base plate (11) to press apron rollers and the output roller pair against the drive rollers. | 01-21-2016 |
066133000 | Additional strand idled guide | 1 |
066134000 | With clamp or cutter | 1 |
20100000262 | YARN FEEDING DEVICE FOR KNITTING MACHINES, PARTICULARLY FOR CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES - A device for feeding yarns for knitting machines comprising a supporting element arranged on the inner side of the machine bed which supports a set of yarn guides arranged side-by-side. Each of the yarn guides has a passage for at least one yarn to be fed to the needles of the machine arranged in the bed and the supporting element, for each of the yarn guides, supports an element for clamping and cutting the yarn dispensed by the corresponding yarn guide. A first actuator for the yarn guides is provided for the passage of the yarn guides from an inactive position to an active position, and a second actuator is provided for actuating the clamping and cutting elements. The first actuator comprises individual actuators actuated to produce passage of each of the yarn guides from the inactive position to the active position or vice versa. | 01-07-2010 |
066138000 | Alternately idled guides | 4 |
066139000 | Sliding | 2 |
20100180641 | KNITTING MACHINE FOR HOSIERY OR THE LIKE WITH DEVICE FOR FEEDING THE YARN TO THE NEEDLES - A knitting machine for hosiery comprising a needle holder having a plurality of vertical slots accommodating each a needle movable along the corresponding slot in order to form knitting, and a device for feeding the yarn to the needles, arranged above the needle holder and supporting at least one elongated vertical yarn finger, its lower end being located proximate to the needle work area and having a passage for dispensing the yarn to be fed to the needles. The device comprises a supporting block arranged laterally and above the needle holder to support a rotatable intermediate element. The intermediate element supports, so that it can rotate a corresponding yarn finger. | 07-22-2010 |
20110056247 | METHOD AND KNITTING MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF KNITTED GOODS WITH HORIZONTAL STRIPE PATTERNS - In a method and a knitting machine for the production of knitting goods with horizontal stripe a comparatively wide thread changing device having a plurality of thread fingers can be associated with two knitting points in such a manner that a first portion of the threads guided by the thread changing device can be fed to one knitting point and another portion of the threads can be fed to the other knitting point or to the knitting tools respectively moved there into a thread pick-up position. | 03-10-2011 |
066140000 | With clamp or cutter | 2 |
20130104604 | YARN FEEDING APPARATUS FOR CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES | 05-02-2013 |
20160251784 | THREAD ASPIRATING DEVICE FOR A DIAL GROUP OF A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE | 09-01-2016 |
066140000 | With suction | 1 |
20130104604 | YARN FEEDING APPARATUS FOR CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES | 05-02-2013 |
20160251784 | THREAD ASPIRATING DEVICE FOR A DIAL GROUP OF A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE | 09-01-2016 |
066145000 | With clamp or cutter | 3 |
20140007625 | DIAL OF CIRCULAR HOSIERY KNITTING MACHINE OF THE TYPE WITH CYLINDER AND DIAL WITH YARN CUTTING DEVICE - A dial of a circular hosiery knitting machine of the type with a cylinder and dial with yarn cutting device. The dial comprises a dial body which is substantially disk-shaped. The dial is provided with a cutting device, which comprises a plurality of cutting sectors which are distributed around the axis of the dial body and have cutting edges. The cutting sectors are arranged at sectors of the dial body which are intended to be free from needles. The cutting device comprises a cutter which is adapted to abut against the cutting edges of the cutting sectors to cut at least one yarn engaged by one of the cutting sectors in its rotary motion about the axis of the dial body with respect to the cutter. | 01-09-2014 |
20160122914 | THREAD DISPENSING ELEMENT FOR A THREAD GUIDE FOR KNITTING MACHINES, AND THREAD GUIDE COMPRISING THE DISPENSING ELEMENT - A thread dispensing element ( | 05-05-2016 |
20160130735 | DEVICE FOR FEEDING THREAD TO NEEDLES OF A KNITTING MACHINE | 05-12-2016 |
066146000 | Strand tensions | 1 |
20120079856 | YARN FEEDING DEVICE AND YARN FEEDING METHOD FOR KNITTING MACHINE - A yarn feeding device for a knitting machine comprises a motor for driving a roller from which a yarn is fed out, and a rotatable arm which intermediately stores the yarn fed out from the roller, and the yarn is fed from the arm to a knitting machine body. A torque generator is provided to apply a variable torque to the arm. A yarn speed is obtained from a loop length of a stitch for each knitting needle and a knitting speed calculated on the basis of knitting data used in the knitting machine body. The yarn speed is converted into a torque to be applied to a buffer using a conversion table at each knitting section in a knitting course so as to correct a yarn tension fluctuation caused by the yarn speed, and the torque generator is controlled in accordance with the torque thus obtained. The yarn tension fluctuation is reduced so that high-speed knitting and knitting using a weak yarn can be facilitated. | 04-05-2012 |
066125000 | With yarn treatment | 1 |
20080245110 | Yarn Processing System and Yarn Feeding Device - The invention relates to a yarn processing system S with a textile machine T, a carrying device P, comprising a round cross-section or square cross-section clamping profile | 10-09-2008 |
20090139271 | Method And Arrangement For Feeding, With Yarn Of Constant Absorbed Length, A Textile Machine Operating On A Plurality Of Yarns - A method for feeding a plurality of yarns with constant values of fed length to a textile machine ( | 06-04-2009 |
20130036771 | DIRECT DRIVING AUXILIARY YARN GUIDE APPARATUS FOR FLAT KNITTING MACHINES - A direct driving auxiliary yarn guide apparatus for a flat knitting machine which includes a chassis, a needle bar on the chassis, a slide track above the needle bar, a yarn feeder slidably mounted onto the slide track and a yarn delivery device. The auxiliary yarn guide apparatus includes a motor located on the chassis that is coupled with a spindle and a plurality of yarn guide wheels mounted on the spindle. The motor drives the spindle and the yarn guide wheels spinning to guide yarns via the yarn delivery device to the yarn feeder to be knitted through the needle bar. Thereby yarn guiding stability improves and quality of knitting products also is enhanced. | 02-14-2013 |
20140208804 | Yarn Cylinder - The yarn cylinder includes a hollow cylindrical body; a groove, almost annularly disposed around the cylindrical body, being formed with four sections of teeth to define four segments; and a plurality of recesses, located beside the groove one by one, each recess having a tapered end, and all tapered ends being toward the same direction. | 07-31-2014 |
20110232334 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING YARN - Systems and methods for managing one or more yarn sources are disclosed. Namely, several embodiments of containers are disclosed, in which the container can be custom-configured to dispense yarn from one or more yarn sources with reduced tangling or knotting. | 09-29-2011 |
20100095710 | KNITTING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A KNITTED PRODUCT FROM UNTWISTED FIBRE MATERIAL - The invention relates to a machine for the production of a knitted fabric using stretched fiber material ( | 04-22-2010 |
066125000 | Throat plates | 1 |
20080245110 | Yarn Processing System and Yarn Feeding Device - The invention relates to a yarn processing system S with a textile machine T, a carrying device P, comprising a round cross-section or square cross-section clamping profile | 10-09-2008 |
20090139271 | Method And Arrangement For Feeding, With Yarn Of Constant Absorbed Length, A Textile Machine Operating On A Plurality Of Yarns - A method for feeding a plurality of yarns with constant values of fed length to a textile machine ( | 06-04-2009 |
20130036771 | DIRECT DRIVING AUXILIARY YARN GUIDE APPARATUS FOR FLAT KNITTING MACHINES - A direct driving auxiliary yarn guide apparatus for a flat knitting machine which includes a chassis, a needle bar on the chassis, a slide track above the needle bar, a yarn feeder slidably mounted onto the slide track and a yarn delivery device. The auxiliary yarn guide apparatus includes a motor located on the chassis that is coupled with a spindle and a plurality of yarn guide wheels mounted on the spindle. The motor drives the spindle and the yarn guide wheels spinning to guide yarns via the yarn delivery device to the yarn feeder to be knitted through the needle bar. Thereby yarn guiding stability improves and quality of knitting products also is enhanced. | 02-14-2013 |
20140208804 | Yarn Cylinder - The yarn cylinder includes a hollow cylindrical body; a groove, almost annularly disposed around the cylindrical body, being formed with four sections of teeth to define four segments; and a plurality of recesses, located beside the groove one by one, each recess having a tapered end, and all tapered ends being toward the same direction. | 07-31-2014 |
20110232334 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING YARN - Systems and methods for managing one or more yarn sources are disclosed. Namely, several embodiments of containers are disclosed, in which the container can be custom-configured to dispense yarn from one or more yarn sources with reduced tangling or knotting. | 09-29-2011 |
20100095710 | KNITTING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A KNITTED PRODUCT FROM UNTWISTED FIBRE MATERIAL - The invention relates to a machine for the production of a knitted fabric using stretched fiber material ( | 04-22-2010 |