System and method of unspooling a material into a textile machine

A knitting system operable to knit materials into textile constructions, the knitting system comprising:

• two or more needle beds comprising knitting needles and configured to generate stitches by interplaying between the knitting needles with a material in the knitting process;
• and
• an unspooling assembly capable of tensioned dispensing of a material to the knitting system during the knitting process, the unspooling assembly comprising:
• a variable motor drive assembly comprising:
• a motor configured to be coupled to a material package and to rotate the material package during the knitting process;
• a variable motor drive coupled to the motor and configured to drive the motor in a first rotational direction at a plurality of speeds and in a second rotational direction;
• a roller guided stop motion assembly comprising:
• roller guides for guiding the material;
• and a spring arm trigger, wherein the spring arm trigger is configured to:
• sense various tensions of the material during rotation of the motor;
• and
• reposition to a selected position that corresponds to a sensed tension;
• and
• a controller coupled to the variable motor drive and the roller guided stop motion assembly and configured to:
• receive a first signal from the spring arm trigger, wherein the first signal is indicative of the selected position of the spring arm trigger;
• and
• generate a second signal for the variable motor drive, wherein the second signal indicates a selected speed of the plurality of speeds,
• wherein the variable motor drive is further configured to, in response to the second signal, adjust the motor to the selected speed to rotate the material package.

A method of dispensing a material wound on a material package to a knitting machine during a knitting process, the method comprising:

• rotating the material package at a first speed by using a variable motor assembly coupled to the material package;
• feeding the material through wheel rollers;
• positioning a spring arm trigger at a first position based on the first speed;
• knitting the material by using needle beds on the knitting machine;
• detecting a tension of the material by using the spring arm trigger;
• repositioning the spring arm trigger to a second position based on a detected tension;
• generating a first signal from the spring arm trigger based on the second position;
• and
• in response to the first signal, generating a second signal to control the variable motor assembly to rotate the material package at a different speed without stopping knitting the material.