Method for producing intarsia knitted goods and flat-bed knitting machine for implementing the method

A method for producing intarsia knitted goods on a flat-bed knitting machine, comprising the steps of:

• traversing one of the needle beds in one and/or the other lift direction by movement of a carriage provided with at least two cams in the border area between two areas of intarsia;
• moving at least some of the yarn guides associated with each of the intarsia areas and the respective needle bed in a direction relative to each other for coupling or uncoupling, within the intarsia area, with or by means of the movement of the carriage;
• longitudinally displacing the respective needle bed, at the end of a movement segment made by the carriage, which at most extends across a number o first intarsia areas to be produced corresponding to the number of cams, in such a way that the last yarn guide as well as the yarn guide to be used for the succeeding intarsia areas are disposed in the intarsia area last produced;
• and
• producing in a successive further movement segment of the carriage in the same lift direction by means of additional yarn guides, a further number of intarsia areas, corresponding at most to the number of cams

A method for producing intarsia knitted goods on a flat-bed knitting machine, comprising the steps of:

• traversing one of the needle beds in one and/or the other lift direction by movement of a carriage provided with at least two cams in the border area between two areas of intarsia;
• moving at least some of the yarn guides associated with each one of the intarsia areas and the respective needle bed in a direction relative to each other for coupling or uncoupling, within the intarsia area, with or by means of the movement of the carriage;
• returning into the intarsia area last produced the respective yarn guide rail(s) together with the last used yarn guide as well as the yarn guide to be used for the succeeding intarsia area;
• and
• producing in a successive further movement segment of the carriage in the same lift direction by means of additional yarn guides, a further number of intarsia areas, corresponding at most to the number of cams.

A flat-bed knitting machine for producing intarsia knitting goods, comprising:

• a carriage with at least one cam for both directions of lift along a needle bed arrangement;
• a separate yarn guide for each intarsia area, the yarn guides being capable of being coupled or uncoupled within the intarsia area with or by means of the movement of the carriage;
• and
• a drive for the carriage which is reversible at optional locations of the needle bed arrangement wherein:
• the yarn guides and the respective needle bed of the needle bed arrangement can be moved at least partially in a direction relative to each other in the border area between two intarsia areas;
• a lift reversal of the carriage is achieved by the cams without control of a needle selection;
• and
• the yarn guides are controllably connected with movement of the carriage.

A flat-bed knitting machine for producing intarsia knitting goods, comprising:

• a carriage with at least one cam for both directions of lift along a needle bed arrangement;
• a separate yard guide for each intarsia area, the yarn guides being capable of being coupled or uncoupled within the intarsia area with or by means of the movement of the carriage;
• and
• a device for performing a longitudinal displacement of a needle bed, wherein:
• the yarn guides are controllably connected with movement of the carriage.

A flat-bed knitting machine for producing intarsia knitting goods, comprising:

• a carriage with at least one cam for both directions of lift along a needle bed arrangement;
• a separate yarn guide for each intarsia area, the yarn guides being capable of being coupled or uncoupled within the intarsia area with or by means of the movement of the carriage;
• and a device for performing a longitudinal displacement of yarn guide rail(s) provided with the yarn guides, wherein:
• the yarn guides are controllably connected with movement of the carriage.