Linking device and machine comprising said device
AssigneeStäUbli Italia S.P.A.
InventorRobert Nocenti
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Abstract
The linking device (9) includes a first bowed needle (17) mounted on a first shaft (13) and a second bowed needle (19) mounted on a second shaft (15). The first shaft (13) and the second shaft (15) are mutually inclined to each other and are controlled in order to pivot alternatingly around a pivot axis (A-A) of the first shaft (13) and a pivot axis (B-B) of the second shaft (15), respectively. The first shaft (13) is rigidly coupled to a first pin (27) pivoting therewith; the second shaft (15) is rigidly coupled to a second pin (31) pivoting therewith; and a slider (35) is slidingly mounted on the first pin (27) and on the second pin (31).
Claims21
A linking device comprising:
- a first bowed needle mounted on a first shaft;
- a second bowed needle mounted on a second shaft;
- wherein the first shaft and the second shaft are mutually inclined to each other and are controlled in order to pivot reciprocatingly around a pivoting axis of the first shaft and a pivoting axis of the second shaft, respectively;
- wherein:
- the first shaft is rigidly coupled to a first pin pivoting therewith;
- the second shaft is rigidly coupled to a second pin pivoting therewith;
- and a slider is slidingly mounted on the first pin and on the second pin.
A machine for linking edges of a knitted article, the machine comprising:
- engagement members, configured and arranged for engaging loops of the knitted article;
- and
- a linking device comprising a first bowed needle mounted on a first shaft and a second bowed needle mounted on a second shaft, wherein the first shaft and the second shaft are mutually inclined to each other and are controlled in order to pivot reciprocatingly around a pivoting axis of the first shaft and a pivoting axis of the second shaft, respectively, wherein the first shaft is rigidly coupled to a first pin pivoting therewith, the second shaft being rigidly coupled to a second pin pivoting therewith, wherein a slider is slidingly mounted on the first pin and on the second pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.