Rotary sinker, knitting machine, and stitch forming method
AssigneeOkamoto Corporation
InventorsHideo HIRANO, Kousuke NOGUCHI
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Abstract
A rotary sinker enabling stitch formation by a knitting machine using a rotor for forming a stitch, a knitting machine including the rotary sinker, and a stitch forming method are provided. The ring sinkers as rotating bodies are capable of rotating about a rotation axis independently of each other. The rotation times of the ring sinkers are set to be different from each other. Thus, the rotation times are adjusted to be different between the ring sinker that holds an old loop and the ring sinker that holds a new loop. Adjustment of the rotation times prevents application of a large tension to the knitting yarn made of low stretch fiber, and a stitch can be formed even with a knitting yarn made of non-stretch or low-stretch fiber.
Claims12
A rotary sinker arranged between a plurality of stitch forming portions of a knitting machine, comprising:
- a rotary portion arranged to be rotatable about an axial line;
- and
- a supporting portion arranged to support the rotary portion in a rotatable manner;
- wherein
- the rotary portion includes a plurality of rotating bodies each including a sinker tooth on a periphery thereof, the sinker tooth is a convex portion capable of retaining a knitting yarn;
- and
- the plurality of rotating bodies are rotatable about the axial line independently of each other.
A knitting machine comprising:
- a stitch forming portion including a rotor capable of rotating about a second axial line and arranged to form a stitch by rotation of the rotor while the rotor catches a knitting yarn;
- a sinker arranged on a side of the stitch forming portion to hold the knitting yarn fed to the stitch forming portion;
- and
- a holder base arranged to hold the stitch forming portion and the sinker;
- wherein
- the sinker includes a rotary portion capable of rotating about a first axial line and a supporting portion arranged to support the rotary portion in a rotatable manner;
- the rotating portion includes a plurality of rotating bodies each including sinker teeth on a periphery thereof, the sinker teeth being convex portions capable of catching the knitting yarn;
- and
- the plurality of rotating bodies are rotatable about the first axial line independently of each other.
A stitch forming method using a knitting machine including a plurality of stitch forming portions and a sinker arranged between the stitch forming portions, each of the stitch forming portions including a rotor rotatable about a second axial line and being arranged to form a stitch by rotation of the rotor while the rotor catches a knitting yarn, the sinker being arranged on a side of the stitch forming portion to hold the knitting yarn fed to the stitch forming portion, the method comprising:
- making a time at which an old loop is held and a time at which a new loop is held different in an operation of the sinker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.