Method of joining knitted fabrics and joined knitted fabric
AssigneeShima Seiki Mfg., Ltd.
InventorKazuyoshi Okamoto
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Abstract
A method for knitting and joining together at least two tubular fabrics by using a flat knitting machine. The method includes a step of laying loops of a final course in a joining region of a first tubular fabric, which comprise a number of wale and are located at a side end portion thereof, and loops of a final course in a joining region of a second tubular fabric are laid over each other such that the loops located at a near side from a boundary between a front knitted fabric part and a back knitted fabric part are combined with each other and the loops located at a far side are combined with each other, thereby a machi is formed at a joining point of the tubular fabrics. The method also includes a step of knitting an integrated tubular fabric continuously from the joined tubular fabric.
Claims12
A knitted fabric joining method for knitting and joining together at least two tubular fabrics in an overlapping relation by using a flat knitting machine, each said fabric comprising front and back knitted fabric parts opposite to each other in front and back, said flat knitting machine comprising at least a pair of first and second needle beds, which are extended laterally and confront each other in front and back, each needle bed has a large number of needles and at least either of said needle beds can be racked laterally to transfer loops between the front and back needle beds, the method comprising the following steps:
- laying loops of a final course in a joining region of a first tubular fabric to be joined, which comprise a number of wale and are located at a side end portion thereof, and loops of a final course in a joining region of a second tubular fabric over each other such that the loops located at a near side from a boundary between the front knitted fabric part and the back knitted fabric part are combined with each other and the loops located at a far side from said boundary are combined with each other, so as to be bound off, thereby forming a machi at a joining point of the first and second tubular fabrics;
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- knitting an integrated tubular fabric continuously from that joined tubular fabric.
A knitted fabric formed by joining together at least two tubular fabrics, each comprising front and back knitted fabric parts knitted opposite to each other in front and back, by using a flat knitting machine comprising at least a pair of first and second needle beds, which are extended laterally and confront each other in front and back;
- each of which has a large number of needles;
- and at least either of which can be racked laterally to transfer loops between the front and back needle beds,
- wherein loops of a final course in a joining region of a first tubular fabric to be joined, which comprise a number of wale and are located at a side end portion thereof, and loops of a final course in a joining region of second tubular fabric are laid over each other in such a relation that the loops located at a near side from a boundary between the front knitted fabric part and the back knitted fabric part are combined with each other and the loops located at a far side from the boundary are combined with each other, and are bound off, thereby a machi is formed in the knitted fabric and an integrated tubular fabric knitted continuously from that joined tubular fabric.
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