Drive chain for stitch formation members of a circular knitting machine and a circular knitting machine comprising such drive chain
AssigneeSantoni S.P.A.
InventorsStefano Rizzi, Marco Andreoli, Andrea Lonati
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Abstract
A drive chain for stitch formation members of a circular knitting machine includes an element coupled or to be coupled with a stitch formation member and an oscillating lever connected to said element on a junction area. The oscillating lever is configured for interacting with selecting devices so as to oscillate with respect to said element. The element comprises a first portion carrying a first butt and a second portion configured for slidingly coupling with a bottom of a respective groove. Along a main direction of development of the drive chain, the junction area is placed between the stitch formation member and the first butt.
Claims15
A drive chain for stitch formation members of a circular knitting machine, comprising:
- an element (6) incorporating a stitch formation member or operatively coupled or to be coupled with a stitch formation member;
- wherein said element (6) has a first butt (18) configured for engaging into first paths (26) defined by first actuating cams (25) of a circular knitting machine;
- an oscillating lever (7) connected to said element (6) on a junction area and extending, with respect to said element (6), on the opposed side to said stitch formation member;
- the oscillating lever (7) exhibiting a second butt (22);
- wherein the oscillating lever (7) is configured for interacting with at least one selecting device (23) of the circular knitting machine so as to oscillate with respect to said element (6) between an extracted position, in which the second butt (22) is taken out of a respective groove (5) of a support of the circular knitting machine and is engaged with second paths (28) defined by second actuating cams (27), and a retracted position, in which the second butt (22) is retracted into the respective groove (5) so as not to engage into said second paths (28);
- wherein, along a main direction of development of the drive chain (3), said junction area is placed between the stitch formation member and the first butt (18).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.