Control device for knitting machines
AssigneeUniversal Maschinenfabrik
InventorErich Krause
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Abstract
A limit switch arrangement for controlling the patterning and working width of knitted articles on a straight knitting machine includes a plurality of magnetically responsive switch on the movable carriage of the machine and a plurality of permanent magnets are mounted in an axially affect manner on a holder which is axially adjustable in the direction of travel of the carriage.
Claims5
A limit switch arrangement for controlling the patterning and working width of a flat-bed knitting machine having a movable carriage comprising a plurality of magnetically responsive limit switches mounted on said carriage in a row at right angles to the direction on travel of said carriage, holder means adjustably mounted on said bed for movement in the direction of travel of said carriage and a plurality of permanent magnets mounted on said holder means with each magnet being offset from the other in the direction of movement of said carriage and in alignment with respective one of said switches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.