Knitting machine for knitting fabrics having terry loops at least on the technical front face thereof
AssigneeJumberca, S.A.
InventorsVictor J. Lombardi, Jose M.sup.a Dalmau
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Abstract
The invention comprises an improved knitting apparatus for producing knit fabrics on which terry loops are provided at least on the technical front face thereof. The terry loops are interconnected or knitted jointly with the ground yarn into the base fabric so that they are securely held therein. Novel sinker elements are used to control the positioning of the fabric as it is knit with the sinker elements serving to initially support the fabric at a level high enough to allow loops to be formed in the front face, with the sinker element thereafter forcing the fabric and just formed loops down into the sinker throat away from any possible scissoring action between the needle cheeks and the cooperating latch.
Claims6
Improved knitting apparatus for knitting terry loop fabric having terry loops knitted in on at least the technical front face of a base fabric, said apparatus comprising:
- needle means for forming a knitted base fabric;
- means for feeding ground and front loop yarns;
- a plurality of sinker elements cooperating with said needle means for supporting the fabric at a level sufficiently high so that loops can be formed in the front face of said fabric, each of said sinker elements comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper and lower portions being spaced apart thereby defining a sinker throat therebetween, said lower portion having top and leading edges said leading edge having a throat provided therein for receiving a yarn, said upper edge of said lower portion having a recessed portion therein defining the bottom of said sinker throat;
- the upper portion of each of said sinker elements having top, front and bottom edges, said front edge being sloped downwardly toward said throat, so that as the fabric web is contacted by said downwardly sloped leading edge, the fabric is forced down into the sinker throat;
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- means for operating said needle means, and said plurality of sinker elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.