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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 08, 2024
Applicant:

Jiangnan University, Wuxi, CN;

Inventors:

Honglian Cong, Wuxi, CN;

Gaoming Jiang, Wuxi, CN;

Zhijia Dong, Wuxi, CN;

Chaoyu Chen, Wuxi, CN;

Yuxian Li, Wuxi, CN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 15/70 (2006.01); D04B 15/56 (2006.01); D04B 35/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 15/70 (2013.01); D04B 15/565 (2013.01); D04B 35/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

The method includes the following steps: A knot alarm detects knots and triggers an alarm; the machine automatically loads and runs a preset knot handling program; the machine pulls out the yarn segment containing the knot from the knitting area and secures the knot; the machine reinserts the subsequent yarn back into the knitting area, returning to the knitting position before the alarm; the machine cuts off the excess yarn segment containing the knot and continues knitting. The process method of the present invention utilizes a knot alarm set on the flat knitting machine to automatically detect knots on the yarn in advance. Once a knot is detected, the yarn segment containing the knot is pulled out and cut off, thereby removing the knot while hiding the yarn breaks and preventing yarn ladder.


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