H. Stoll Gmbh & Co.

Hans-Guenther Haltenhof

Franz Schmid

Henning Schmidt

Stefan Mayer

New stitches on knitting machines are formed by producing two stitches from one stitch suspended on a knitting needle, in that the stitch suspended on the knitting needle is transferred by a transfer element associated with the knitting needle and subsequently a new stitch loop is pulled from the knitting needle through the stitch suspended on the transfer element.

Method for forming new stitches on a knitting machine

A flat knitting machine has at least two oppositely located needle beds provided with stitch formers and/or comb gap plates, one of the needle beds having a wire which forms a knocking off base for stitches, so that for changing a comb gap width of the stitch formers and/or of the comb gap plates they are arranged jointly adjustable on the at least one needle bed.

Flat knitting machine

For producing knitted products with several knitting planes on a two bed flat knitting machine, all needles of one needle bed are usable for producing of stitches for a knitting plane, and the production of additional knitting plane is performed so that the stitches of another plane are transferred to the transfer element and held there, until new stitches for the knitting plane must be formed.

Method of producing knitted articles with several knitting planes

Transferring of stitches on a knitting machine with transfer elements includes associating a transfer element with all needles on which stitches are suspended, placing a stitch which is held in a needle and has to be transferred on a needle element, introducing the transfer element into the stitch, withdrawing the needle from the stitch, so that the stitch is suspended alone on the transfer element and is available for a transfer, and transferring the stitch to a further element.

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