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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
May. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Koyu Maenaka, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Nobuhiro Araki, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Makoto Takashima, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B / ; D04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
66 752 ; 66218 ; 66232 ; 36447012 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling needles of a knitting machine based upon comparing a plurality of predetermined position control patterns defining target positions with the position of a yarn feeder and a needle. When the positions are not the same, each needle is incrementally moved based upon the present position of the needle and the determined target position of the needle.