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US 2014/0360231 A1Published application
Circular knitting machine with expander
AssigneeSIPRA Patententwicklungs- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
InventorStefan Seeger
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Abstract
A circular knitting machine has a circular knitting unit fitted with needles and an expander arranged under the circular knitting unit for tubular knit formed by the circular knitting unit. The expander is rotatably mounted on a central rod arranged coaxially to a knitting machine axis. A pivoting bearing is arranged on the central rod to allow limited swivel movements of the expander relative to the central rod.
Claims8
A circular knitting machine, comprising:
- a circular knitting unit fitted with needles configured to form a tubular knit;
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- an expander arranged under the circular knitting unit for the tubular knit, the expander rotatably mounted on a central rod arranged coaxially to a knitting machine central axis;
- wherein a pivoting bearing is arranged on the central rod to allow limited swivel movements of the expander relative to the central rod.
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