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US 5,475,991 AGranted
Sinker mechanism for flat knitting machines having yarn drop prevention part
AssigneeShima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd.
InventorsMasahiro Yabuta, Minoru Kyotani
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Abstract
A sinker is disposed at the front end of a needle bed of a flat knitting machine so as to be capable of swinging displacement. A groove guiding advancing, retreating and swinging of the sinker is formed at the front end of the needle bed. A knitting yarn holding part is formed at the front end of a sinker plate. A knitting yarn drop preventive part, for preventing knitting yarn between a knitting needle and the sinker from dropping into the groove during knitting, is disposed adjacent to the sinker.
Claims14
A flat knitting machine assembly comprising:
- at least a pair of needle beds aligned with front ends thereof confronting each other with a gap therebetween;
- each said needle bed having a plurality of parallel knitting needles mounted for sliding advancing movement toward said gap and sliding retreating movement away from said gap;
- each said needle having associated therewith a sinker that is mounted for swinging movement such that a knitting yarn holding part at a front end portion of said sinker is movable toward and away from said gap;
- said front end of each said needle bed having formed therein sinker guide grooves for guiding swinging movement of respective said front end portions of said sinkers;
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- each said front end portion of each said needle bed having knitting yarn drop preventing means for preventing knitting yarn between each said needle and the respective said sinker from dropping into a space defined between said respective sinker and the respective said sinker guide groove.
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