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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1988
Gerhard Muller, Esslingen 1, DE;
Werner Engelfried, Sindelfingen, DE;
Terrot Strickmaschinen GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A knitting machine with stitch-forming knitting needles which are actuated by pattern bars and which are adjustable in accordance with the three-way technique to three operating positions, i.e., the knitting, floating and tucking positions, comprises electromagnetic selector means which are controlled in accordance with a pattern to adjust the knitting needles to their operating positions and also eccentric steering means which cooperate with these selector means. Arranged in each pattern bar are two displaceable selector elements which are biased by a spring and which are adjustable by cooperation of the electromagnetic selector means and the spring so as to be brought in accordance with a pattern or combination into the path of steering cam means trigger displacement of the selector elements and hence pivotal motion of the pattern bar in accordance with the desired operating position.