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US 4,051,698 AGranted
Guide bar assembly for a warp knitting machine
OwnerHerbert Leonhardtinventor
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Abstract
A guide bar assembly for use in a warp knitting machine in which a plurality of ferromagnetic, tubular yarn carrier elements are disposed between two bar rails forming a guide bar and can be shifted longitudinally independently from each other. The elements are magnetically held in apertures between the bar rails which can be longitudinally shifted in opposite directions to shift the elements.
Claims4
A guide bar assembly for use in a warp knitting machine, comprising:
- a guide bar including two guide rails moveable relative to each other;
- means for mounting said guide bar;
- a plurality of independently controllable yarn carrir elements extending transversely between said guide rails;
- means for releasing said yarn carrier elements from said guide rail during the knitting process and shifting said elements in the longitudinal direction relative to at least one of said guide rails, between predetermined positions substantially across the full length of said guide bar and means at said positions for receiving a yarn carrier.
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