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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1978
Masahiro Shima, Wakayama, JP;
Shima Idea Center Co., Ltd., Wakayama, JP;
Abstract
In a flat knitting machine wherein needle jacks are longitudinally movably disposed in needle tricks, behind needles, the butts of the needle jacks being depressible into a needle bed, and wherein there are provided in the needle tricks, behind and above the needle jacks, selector jacks adapted to be selectively moved forwardly and backwardly by electromechanical needle selector means provided on a carriage, the improvement including means acting on the needle jacks to depress the butts thereof into the needle bed, said means comprising pushers disposed longitudinally movably in the needle tricks, behind the butts of the needle jacks and between the selector jacks, disposed above the pushers, and the needle jacks, disposed below the pushers, the front portion of the pushers being pivotally movable, the pushers being selectively controlled, for forward and backward movement, by the cooperative action of the selector jacks and cam means provided on the carriage, the pushers being adapted to depress the needle jacks only when they are selected by certain other cam means on the carriage for such action.