Circular knitting machine, particularly for producing items of clothing with three-dimensional shapes
AssigneeSantoni S.P.A.
InventorsEttore Lonati, Fausto Lonati, Tiberio Lonati
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Abstract
A circular knitting machine, comprising a footing with a vertically rotatable needle cylinder with a diameter comprised between 7 and 24 inches, and multiple axial needle accommodation slots; an actuation for actuating the needles, during rotation of the needle cylinder to form knitting with at least one yarn dispensed to the needles at at least one drop or feed of the machine. The needle cylinder is rotatable about the axis in both directions of rotation and the needle actuator allows the needles to form knitting in both directions of rotation of the needle cylinder at at least one drop or feed of the machine.
Claims24
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A circular knitting machine, comprising:
- a footing;
- a needle cylinder supported on said footing so as to be rotatable about an axis thereof, which is orientated substantially vertically, said needle cylinder having a diameter that is substantially comprised between 7 and 24 inches, and multiple axial slots that are formed on an outer lateral surface thereof, needles each of which is accommodated in a corrisponding slot;
- actuation means for actuating the needles which interact with said needles during rotation of the needle cylinder about said axis for actuation of the needles along the corresponding axial slot of the needle cylinder so that the needles form knitting with at least one yarn dispensed to the needles at at least one drop or feed of the machine;
- and wherein said needle cylinder is rotationally actuatable about said axis in both directions of rotation and wherein said needle actuation means are adapted to allow the needles to form knitting in both directions of rotation of the needle cylinder about said axis at at least one drop or feed of the machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.