JPS5940936B2 - Hand knitting machine knitting width indicating device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention detects a positional difference between front and rear knitting needles based on a knitting width instruction signal to distinguish between knitting needles arranged in a row on a needle bed and knitting needles that are to be involved in knitting and knitting needles that are not. This invention relates to a knitting width indicating device for a hand knitting machine that is configured to

A conventional device of this kind consists of an electromagnet or the like that moves the knitting needles at the rear rest position, where no stitches are suspended, to the knitting time position by the movement of a moving body that moves in the direction in which the knitting needles are arranged on the needle bed. A first sorting member and a second sorting member made of an electromagnet or the like that advances the knitting needles at the knitting time position in which the stitches are suspended beyond the knitting time position are provided together at the same location on the movable body. However, in such a conventional configuration, the first and second sorting members cause positional interference, which not only makes assembly troublesome, but also makes the sorting operation uncertain due to size restrictions. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a moving body with first and second sorting members spaced apart from each other in the direction in which the knitting needles are arranged, and to A storage device for a knitting width instruction signal having a number of storage units related to the number of knitting needles existing between the two sorting members is provided, and the storage device stores the knitting width instruction signal of the knitting needle corresponding to one of the sorting members. By making the knitting width instruction signal stored until the knitting needle corresponds to the other sorting member and delaying the reading of the knitting width instruction signal, the knitting width instruction signal is outputted to the other sorting member. Since the first and second sorting members can be provided at intervals in the direction in which the knitting needles are arranged, and there is no positional interference between the first and second sorting members, assembly is simplified and the size is reduced. To provide a knitting width indicating device for a hand knitting machine which can reliably perform a sorting operation without being subject to any restrictions.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 19.

First, the general structure of the hand knitting machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12.

1 is a long machine frame from side to side, 2 is a needle bed attached to this machine frame 1, and 3 is a large number of knitting needles, for example 200, arranged in a row on this needle bed 2 so as to be movable in the front and back direction. A butt 4 projecting from the center passes through a guide groove 6 of a groove plate 5, which is the upper surface plate of the needle bed 2, from below and projects upward.

Further, the rear end portion of the knitting needle 3 is movable up and down with respect to the needle bed 2, but is always held at an upper position by a leaf spring 7.

The part on the upper surface of the needle receiving plate located in front of the groove plate 5 of this needle bed 2 that divides the 200 knitting needles 3 into left and right halves is marked with the number rOJ. "The part located on the right side of the number 0 has r+IJ, r+2J,..." corresponding to the 100 knitting needles 3 on the right side in sequence.
+100'' needle number is attached to the part located on the left side, r-I so as to correspond sequentially to the 100 knitting needles 3 on the left side.
J, "-2J," . . . "-100" are numbered (see FIG. 5).

Note that the distance between adjacent knitting needles 33 among these 200 knitting needles 3 is set to, for example, 4.5 mm.

Reference numeral 8 denotes 200 jacks which are knitting needle sorting pieces corresponding to the 200 knitting needles 3 in a one-to-one relationship, and these jacks are movable in the front and back direction at the rear of the needle bed 2, and their tips are connected to the butts of the knitting needles 3. 4 are arranged in a row so as to face each other from the rear, and a bat 9 protruding from the center of the groove plate 5 is arranged in a row so as to face the guide groove 1 of the groove plate 5.
0 from below and protrudes upward.

The rear end of this jack 8 is also movable up and down with respect to the needle bed 2, but is always held at an upper position by the plate 11).

Reference numeral 12 denotes a carriage as a movable body, which is disposed on the groove plate 5 of the needle bed 2 so as to be movable in the left-right direction along the guide rail 13, which is the direction in which the knitting needles 3 are arranged.

The configuration of the back side of this carriage 12 is as shown in FIG.

This FIG. 6 is a view when the carriage 12 is turned over by inverting it from side to side instead of front to back. Therefore, the movement of the carriage 12 in the left direction is shown in the right direction in FIG.
There are 4 directions.

On the back side of this carriage 12, a rear resting passage NA for the butt 4 of the knitting needle 3 is formed by three-divided rear walls 15, 16 and 17, and a front passage NA for the butt 4 is formed by the front wall 18. A resting passage NE is formed, and a rear knitting passage NB for ground assembly and a front knitting passage for pattern stitches for the butt 4 of the knitting needle 3 in which the knitting operation is performed, for example, by a well-known butt passage forming cam mechanism 19. NC is formed.

Further, in FIG. 6 regarding the butt 4 of the knitting needle 3, Na is the rear rest position corresponding to the rear rest passage NA, Nb is the knitting time position corresponding to the rear knitting passage NB, and Nc is the knitting needle 3 corresponding to the front knitting passage NC. The needle selection position is the immediately previous position, and Ne indicates the front rest position corresponding to the front rest passage NE.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a connecting plate attached to the rear end edge of the carriage 12, which is supported so as to be movable back and forth by the operation of an operating member (not shown), especially during forming knitting when it is necessary to sort out the butts 4 of the knitting needles 3. It is fixedly switched to the rear operating position shown in solid lines in FIGS. 2, 4 and 6.

Reference numeral 21 denotes an auxiliary carriage as a movable body for sorting the jacks 8, and this is an auxiliary carriage erected on the groove plate 5 of the needle bed 2 at the rear end edge of the guide rail 13 and the groove plate 5. The device is movable in the left-right direction along a guide base 22 made of an insulating material and shaped like a letter.

A fourth auxiliary carriage 21 has a fourth
As shown in the figure, a connecting plate 23 having a long hole 23a extending in the front-rear direction and a cam surface 23b pointing diagonally rearward is arranged, and is attached with screws 24, 24 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The torsion coil spring 25 is biased to protrude forward from the front end surface of the auxiliary carriage 21, and in this state, the right end surface 23c engages with the left end surface 20a of the connecting plate 20 of the carriage 12, and then The auxiliary carriage 21 is movable together with the carriage 12 in the direction of the arrow 14.

Further, a guide protrusion 26 is provided at the left end of the groove plate 5 of the needle bed 2.
is provided in a protruding manner, and when the auxiliary carriage 21 is moved in the direction of arrow 14, the cam surface 23b of the connecting plate 23 touches the guide protrusion 26.
, the connecting plate 23 moves rearward against the spring force of the torsion coil spring 25, and the right end surface 23c of the connecting plate 23 disengages from the left end surface 20a of the connecting plate 20.

A connecting plate 23 that is symmetrical to the connecting plate 23 is also attached to the right end of the auxiliary carriage 21.
The connecting plate 23 can be engaged with the connecting plate 20 when the groove plate 5 moves in the opposite direction of the arrow 14, and the connecting plate 23 can be disengaged from the connecting plate 20 at the right end of the groove plate 5. A guide protrusion (not shown) similar to the guide protrusion 26 is provided to protrude.

The structure of the back side of the auxiliary carriage 21 is as shown in FIG. 6.

This FIG. 6 is a view of the auxiliary carriage 21 as seen from the back side by inverting it from side to side instead of front to back like the carriage 12.

On the back surface 1 of this auxiliary carriage 21, 21 is a rear wall located at the rear end edge, 28 is a cam having a substantially isosceles triangular protrusion 28a located at the center and protruding rearward;
Reference numeral 9.29 indicates bilaterally symmetrical cams located on the left and right sides of the cam 28, and these have a substantially inverted trapezoidal protrusion 29a that protrudes forward at the center end.

29a, and has extension portions 29b, 29b directed diagonally forward at the opposite end.

Furthermore, the back side of the auxiliary carriage 21 (here, 30, 30
are located at the left and right ends and protrude diagonally backward [G
Oa.

A symmetrical cam 30a, 31 is a front wall located at the front end edge, and this includes a substantially oblong trapezoidal protrusion 31a that protrudes rearward from a portion excluding both left and right ends, and this protrusion. It has substantially trapezoidal protrusions 31b, 31b that protrude rearward from both ends of 31a.

and rear wall 27 and cam 28 and cam 29.29
A rest passage JS for the butt 9 of the jack 8 is formed by the cam 29.29 and the protrusion 30a of the cam 30.30.
, 30a and the protrusions 31b, 31b of the front wall 31 form a rear passage JA for the bat 9, and the protrusions 29a, 29a of the cam 28, cam 29.
and the extending portions 2 of the cams 29, 29.
9b, 29b and the cams 30, 30 form an intermediate passage JB for the bat 9 that communicates with the rear passage JA, and the cams 30, 30 and both ends of the front wall 31 form an intermediate passage JB for the bat 9.
Further, both ends of the cam 28 and the ends of the protrusions 29a, 29a of the cam 29°29 form a crossing passage JC that communicates the rest passage JS with the intermediate passage JB. , protrusion 30 of cam 30.30
a, the ends of 30a and the protrusions 31a, 31a of the front wall 31;
and the ends of the protrusions 31b and 3ib form a crossover passage JD that communicates the rear passage JA with the front passage JM.

Also, regarding the bat 9 of the jack 8, in Fig. 6, J
s indicates the rest position corresponding to the rest passage JS, Ja the rear position corresponding to the rear passage JA, Jb the intermediate position corresponding to the intermediate passage JB, and Jm the front position corresponding to the front passage JM.

In the above case, it is assumed that when the jack 8 (that is, its butt 9) is at the rest position Js, the butt 4' of the corresponding knitting needle 3 is at the rear rest position Na.

), the tip faces from the rear with a predetermined interval, and when the jack 8 is in the rear position Ja, the tip faces the knitting needle 3.
When the jack 8 is in the intermediate position Jb, the tip part contacts the butt 4 of the knitting needle 3 via the butt 4 of the knitting needle 3.
is advanced to the knitting time position Nb, and when the jack 8 is at the forward position Jm, the tip end moves the knitting needle 3 via the butt 4 of the knitting needle 3 to an intermediate position Nm between the knitting time position Nb and the needle selection position Nc. Their respective positional relationships are set so that they can be moved.

The knitting needles 3, which have been moved to this intermediate position Nm as described later, are moved to the guide cams 32 at both ends of the back surface of the carriage 12.
32 (thus, it is guided to the needle selection position Nc).

Then, as will be described later, when the knitting needle 3 is selected to the knitting time position Nb according to the movement of the carriage 12 and the auxiliary carriage 21, the knitting needle 3 will be used for simultaneous two-color knitting, for example, when the carriage 12 is turned back and moved next time. When the knitting needle 3 is able to capture the first yarn (not shown) for ground assembly during knitting, and is selected at the needle selection position NC, the knitting needle 3 will be of the same two colors when the carriage 12 moves back next time. It is set so that it can capture a second yarn (not shown) for pattern stitches of a different color from the first yarn when knitting a simultaneous knitting stitch.

33 is the first sorting member, which is the first sorting member shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the lower edge has a guide piece 34a with a V-shaped cutout in the center, and the guide piece 34a has a guide piece 34a on the upper edge.
A magnetic pole piece 34 having a tongue piece 34b facing the V-shaped cutout, a pin 35 implanted downward in the tongue piece 34b of this magnetic pole piece 34, and a guide piece part of this magnetic pole piece 34. 34a
Permanent magnets 36 and 36 are arranged above so as to face each other across the V-shaped cut portion, and a permanent magnet 36 is formed by cutting out most of the central portion and bending the remaining portion into a V-shape. A magnetic pole piece 37 has a protruding piece 37a, and has an upright piece 37b that is erected at the center of the protruding piece 37a and contacts the pin 35; The magnetic pole piece 34 is attracted to the S pole of the permanent magnet 36.36, and the magnetic pole piece 37 is attracted to the N pole of the permanent magnet 36.36. The side end face of the guide piece 34a faces the lower side of the magnetic pole piece 3T with a predetermined gap therebetween.

The first sorting member 33 configured in this manner includes the magnetic pole piece 37 and the guide piece portion 34 of the magnetic pole piece 34 facing thereto.
The cam 28 is attached to the auxiliary carriage 21 so that the side end surface of the cam 28 is aligned with the edge of the protrusion 28a of the cam 28 (therefore, it is positioned on the center line of the auxiliary carriage 21).

As a result, the butt 9 of the jack 8 is moved to the rest path J by moving the auxiliary carriage 21 leftward or rightward.
When S is relatively moved rightward or leftward, the butt 9 contacts the lower surface of the guide piece 34a of the magnetic pole piece 34 and the center of the side edge of the protruding piece 37a of the magnetic pole piece 37. When the needle comes into contact with the needle selection position, the excitation coil 38
If the power is cut off, the upper end of the bat 9 will be connected to the guide piece 3.
If the butt 9 is guided through the rest passage JS while in contact with the lower surface of the guide piece 34a, and the excitation coil 38 is energized, the upper surface of the bat 9 will come into contact with the lower surface of the guide piece 34a, and the upper edge of the bat 9 will is adsorbed while in contact with the side piece of the protruding piece 37a, and is guided along the protruding piece 37a to the crossing passageway JC.

39 is a second sorting member, which has magnetic pole pieces 4 at the N and S poles of the permanent magnet 40, respectively, as shown in FIG.
1 and 42 are attached, and a guide strip 43 extends from the lower end of the magnetic pole piece 41, and the guide strip 43
An upright piece 4 continuous to the upper end of the magnetic pole piece 42 is provided at the tip of the magnetic pole piece 42.
4 is provided protrudingly, and a substantially triangular guide plate 45 is provided in which the lower end of the magnetic pole piece 42 faces the guide strip 43 at a predetermined distance. Standing piece 4
4 is wound with an excitation coil 46, and a notch 43a is formed in a portion of the guide strip 43 corresponding to the erected base of the erected piece 44 to increase magnetic resistance. It is.

The second sorting member 39 configured in this manner has the guide strip 43 and one side of the guide plate 45 opposite thereto located at the right end of the front wall 31 of the auxiliary carriage 21 (the left side in FIG. 6). The right edge of the protrusion 31b (the sixth end)
It is attached to the auxiliary carriage 21 along the left edge (in the figure).

As a result, the auxiliary carriage 21 is moved leftward (rightward in FIG. 6) on the groove plate 5 of the needle bed 2, and the butt 9 of the jack 8 is moved relatively rightward in the rear passage JA. In this case, if the excitation coil 46 is de-energized when the butt 9 reaches the needle selection position where it contacts the lower surface of the guide plate 45 and the side edge of the guide strip 43, then the excitation coil 46 is de-energized. The bat 9 is guided along the rear passage JA with its upper end in contact with the lower surface of the guide plate 45, and if the excitation coil 46 is energized, the bat 9 is guided with its upper end in contact with the lower surface of the guide plate 45 and its upper end is in contact with the lower surface of the guide plate 45. The upper end side edge of the bat 9 is attracted to the side edge of the guide strip 43 in a state where it is in contact with the side edge, and is guided along the guide strip 43 to be led to the crossing path JD.

Therefore, the left edge (
A second sorting member 39 similar to the second sorting member 39 is provided corresponding to the right edge in FIG. It is set to be symmetrical.

The second sorting member 39 at the left end of this auxiliary carriage 21 performs the same needle selection action as the second sorting member 39 at the right end when the auxiliary carriage 21 is slid to the right. .

In the above case, the distance from the needle selection position of the first selection member 33 (center line of the auxiliary carriage 21) to each needle selection position of the left and right second selection members 39, 39 is the jack 8, that is, the knitting needle 3 For example, the dimensions are set to 4.5 x 18 mm, which corresponds to 18 pieces.

In addition, in FIG. 2, 41 is a cover that covers the upper part of the auxiliary carriage 21.

In FIGS. 3 and 11, 48 is an auxiliary machine frame provided at the rear end of the machine frame 1 and whose top and front surfaces are open;
The upper opening is closed by a cover 49).

Reference numeral 50.50 indicates pulleys made of insulating material rotatably mounted on the left and right ends of the auxiliary machine frame 48, and an endless metal belt 51 is stretched between these pulleys. A portion is exposed outside the auxiliary machine frame 48 along the front surface of the guide base 22.

The endless belt 51 includes the 200 knitting needles 3.
A large number of engagement holes 52 are formed at intervals equal to the row spacing of , and a plurality of engagement protrusions 53 that engage and disengage from these engagement holes 52 are formed on the outer periphery of the boos IJ 50 and 50. ，
53 is provided protrudingly, and the endless belt 51 has a boo IJ 50,
50 to prevent it from slipping.

Then, a portion located on the center line of the rear edge of the auxiliary carriage 21 is connected to the endless belt 51 by a connecting tool 54 (FIG. 2).
When the auxiliary carriage 21 is moved on the groove plate 5 of the needle bed 2 in the left-right direction, that is, in the direction of arrow 14 or counter-arrow 14, the endless belt 51 is also connected to the auxiliary carriage 21 via the connector 54. The pulleys 50, 50 are moved in the same direction, and the pulleys 50, 50 are also rotated in relation to this movement.

In this case, the auxiliary carriage 21 is connected to the jack 8 and therefore to the knitting needles 3.
The boos IJ 50 and 50 are set to rotate once when they are moved by 64 lengths.

Reference numeral 55 denotes a rotating shaft provided to rotate together with the pulley 50 at the right end of the Boo'J50, 50.A belt is attached to the upper surface of the pulley 50 so that it can rotate together with the rotating shaft 55. A fence body 56 is integrally formed, and a needle position pulse disk 57 is fitted and fixed to the upper end of the rotating shaft 55.

There are 64 through holes 5 on the outer periphery of this needle position pulse disk 57.
7a are formed at equal intervals, and a light emitting element 58 such as a light emitting diode and a light receiving element 59 such as a photovoltaic element are positioned above and below the rotation trajectory of these through holes 57a, and the needle position pulse disk They are arranged to face each other with 57 in between.

In this case, when the butt 9 of an arbitrary jack 8 comes to be located at the needle selection position of the first selection member 33, the light receiving element 59 detects an arbitrary one of the through holes 57a of the needle position pulse disk 57. The light from the light emitting element 58 is received through the light emitting element 58, and a needle position pulse of logic signal "1" is generated.

Reference numeral 60 denotes a needle position code disk, which is rotatably supported on a base plate 61 within the auxiliary machine frame 48, and whose rotating shaft 6
2 includes a belt fence body 63 having a diameter larger than that of the belt fence body 56;
are fitted and fixed, and a transmission belt 64 is stretched between both belt fence bodies 56 and 63.

The diameter ratio, that is, the reduction ratio between the belt fences 56 and 63 is set to 1:4, so that the needle position code disk 60
The auxiliary carriage 21 is connected to the jack 8 and therefore the knitting needle 3 at 256.
When the duty is moved, it rotates once.

The needle position code disk 60 is made of a transparent material, and is divided into eight rows of strips from the inner circumference to the outer circumference, and divided into 256 sections in the circumferential direction. It has an encoding area 60a which will be described later.

Further, above the needle position code disk 60 is the coded area 6.
Eight light-receiving elements 65 to 72 made of photovoltaic elements or the like are arranged so as to face eight rows of strips on the inner and outer peripheries of 0a and to be offset by a predetermined angle in the circumferential direction. A light emitting element such as a light emitting diode (not shown) is disposed below the needle position code disk 60 and faces the light receiving elements 65 to 72 with the needle position code disk 60 in between.

The coding area 60a of the needle position code disk 60 is provided with a light shield and armpit portion that shields light as appropriate, and the light shield armpit and the light transmitting portion form the needles of the knitting needles 3. The number is recorded in binary code, and when the light receiving elements 65 to 72 detect the presence or absence of light passing through the coded area 60a, the number is detected by the jack 8 located at the needle selection position of the first selection member 33. The needle number of the corresponding knitting needle 3 is read out as a binary code.

In this case, the light receiving element 65 determines whether the knitting needle 3 is located to the right of the number "0"("+" area) or to the left ("-" area). , light receiving element 66.67.68. ...72 is binary code 111
, r2J, r4J, . . . indicates the contents of “64”.

As a result, the needle bed 2 actually has "+10OJ" to "-"
There are only knitting needles 3 up to number 100, but the light receiving element 65
The needle numbers 72 to 72 are read out from "+128" to J-128J so that there are 28 extra knitting needles 3 on the left and right.

Reference numerals 73 and 73 designate mounting plates that are disposed facing each other at a predetermined distance from side to side within the auxiliary machine frame 48, and a guide rail γ4 having a non-circular cross section is bridged between these plates. A sliding body 15 is provided on the guide rail 14 so as to be movable left and right along the guide rail 14.
is fitted and attached, and this sliding body 75
A support shaft 16 is provided protrudingly on the support shaft 16, and a pulley T is attached to the support shaft 16.
I is rotatably supported.

A compression coil spring 78 is interposed between the sliding body 75 and the mounting plate 73 on the right side, and the compression coil spring 78 causes the sliding body 75 to always move to the left. I am doing my best to receive it.

Reference numeral 79 denotes a power transmission/reception cord, one end of which is fixed to the right side mounting plate 73 at the outlet 8 (H connection is fixed, and the middle part is half-wound around the outer circumference of the pulley 77). , the other end is connected and fixed to a power transmission/reception box 82 attached via a support plate 81 to a portion located on the center line of the rear edge of the auxiliary carriage 21 .

Now, 83 is a rotating shaft provided on the left pulley 50 of the boots IJ 50, 50 so as to rotate together with this.
A bevel gear 84 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the pulley 50.

85 is a support stand disposed within the auxiliary machine frame 48;
An annular support portion 85a is formed on one surface thereof.

Reference numeral 86 denotes a drive shaft, one end of which is inserted into the center of the support base 85 and projects outward, and a bevel gear 87 that meshes with the bevel gear 84 is fitted and fixed to the projecting end. ing.

In this case, the tooth ratio between the bevel gears 84 and 81 is set to 2:1, and therefore the drive shaft 86 is connected to the auxiliary carriage 2.
When needle 1 is moved by the distance of 32 needles 8 and therefore knitting needles 3, it rotates once.

Reference numeral 88 denotes a drum as a rotating scanning member, which has a cylindrical shape with one end closed, and a long hole 88a serving as a light-transmitting window is spirally formed on its outer periphery.

Then, the opening side end of this drum 88 is attached to the support base 85.
The closed side end is connected to the other end of the drive shaft 86 so as to be able to rotate integrally therewith.

Reference numeral 89 denotes a guide plate which is a part of the cover 49 of the auxiliary machine frame 48 and whose lower part is curved so as to face rearward.
A slit 89a is formed that extends in the left-right direction, which is the axial direction of the frame 8.

Reference numeral 90 denotes a guide plate that is arranged to surround the guide plate 89 with a predetermined gap therebetween, and the lower end of a presser plate 91 is pivotally mounted at the front end of the guide plate 90 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. A slit 91a similar to the slit 89a is formed at a portion corresponding to the slit 89a.

Reference numeral 92 denotes a light-blocking cover attached to the upper surface of the holding plate 91, and a long lamp 93 serving as a signal reading member corresponding to the slit 91a is disposed inside the cover.

A light receiving element 94 made of a long photovoltaic element or the like as a signal reading member is arranged in the drum 88 so as to correspond to the slit 89a of the guide plate 89 with the drum 88 in between. .

Reference numeral 95 is a translucent pattern card used as a signal display member, and is provided with a multi-stage pattern display section 96 each consisting of 32 squares. A picture pattern 97 is drawn that borrows the knitting pattern by appropriately filling in with ink, etc.
A large number of engagement holes 98 are bored on both left and right sides.

Then, with the presser plate 91 rotated forward, the pattern knitting card 95 is attached between the guide plates 89 and 90, and then the presser plate 91 is rotated rearward to press the pattern knitting card 95. Do it like this.

Reference numeral 99 denotes a step-feeding mechanism for feeding the pattern knitting card 95 in steps. A boot having engaging claws 102 and 103 which are fixed and engage with the engaging holes 98 of the pattern knitting card 95.
5, and a belt 10 that is fitted and fixed to the shafts 100, 101.
belt pulleys 107 and 108 on which the shaft 6 is stretched, and the shaft 10
It is composed of a ratchet wheel (not shown) that is fitted and fixed to the left end of the 0, and an excitation coil 109 (see Fig. 13) for rotationally driving this ratchet wheel. The pattern knitting card 95 is moved by one step in the direction of the arrow 110 each time the electricity is turned on and off.

111 is a knitting width indicating blade made of insulating material, which includes:
Side part 112a and sleeve part 112b as shown in FIG.
, the outer shape of the knitting pattern 112 of the front body of the sweater consisting of the shoulder portion 112c and the collar portion 112d is stored in binary code.

In addition, in the knitting type 112, the sleeve shaved portion 112b, the shoulder portion 11
2c and collar'? Each left half of the iJ section 112d is a shoulder section 112.
It is recorded from a height position continuous to the intersection of the right hand part of c and the right half of the collar shaved part 112d.

The specific knitting width instruction card 111 is divided into left and right areas by the center line (see FIG. 13 below), and the left and right areas are located to the left and right of the center line. Area lines 113 and 114 are drawn to separate the areas, and on the right side of the area line 113 is a binary code "1".

r2J, r4J, . . . Seven code lines 115 corresponding to "64" are drawn, and binary codes "1", "2", "4" are drawn on the left side of the area line 1140). ,..."6
Seven code lines 116 corresponding to "4" are drawn, and a number of dashed lines 117 are drawn at predetermined intervals so as to be orthogonal to these lines.

Note that the area lines 113, 114 . code line 115
, 116 and the dashed line 117 are actually knitting width instruction card 1.
111 Although it is not necessary to draw it, it is assumed here that it is drawn for convenience of explanation.

Therefore, in the knitting width instruction card 111, the area line 113
, 114 and each dashed line 117 is provided with a punch hole 11.
8 to record that it is a "+" area, or to record that it is a "-" area without punching a hole 118, and to record each row of the code line 115 on the right side. line 1
A punch hole 119 is suitably punched at the intersection with 17 to record the outer shape of the right end of the knitting die 112, and furthermore, the intersection of the code line 116 on the left side with each dashed line 117 is punched.
Here, punch holes 120 are appropriately punched to record the outer shape of the left end of the knitting mold 112.

Then, on both sides of the knitting width instruction card 111, each dashed line 1 is
An engagement hole 121 is formed corresponding to 17.

122 is the auxiliary machine frame 4 adjacent to the stage feeding mechanism 99;
8 is a step feeding mechanism for feeding the knitting width instruction card 111 in steps, and this mechanism consists of shafts 123 and 124 that are vertically mounted in the guide plate 89,
Pulleys 127 and 128 are fitted and fixed to the knitting width instruction card 124 and have engaging claws 125 and 126 that engage with the engagement hole 121 of the knitting width instruction card 111, and the right end of the shaft 123 is fitted and fixed to the pulley 127 and 128 for manual operation. Knob 129 for advancing steps by
and a pulse motor 130 with a rotating shaft connected to the right end of the shaft 124.
Each time 0 is energized and sterilized once, the knitting width instruction card 111 is advanced by one step in the direction of arrow 131 t.

132 is a conductive base disposed below and across the knitting width instruction card 111; 133 is an embedded base disposed above and across the knitting width instruction card 111; The buried base 1331 is the area line 113
, 114 and the code lines 115, 116 are buried, and the tips of each conductive brush 134 are aligned in a straight line along the dashed line 117 of the knitting width instruction card 111. and the knitting width instruction card 11
1 while the conductive base 132 is facing north correspondingly.

In this case, each conductive brush 134 contacts the conductive base 132 and becomes electrically conductive if the corresponding punch hole 119 or 120b'3 exists in the knitting width instruction card 111,
If the inverse T is not present, the conductive brush 134 is in a non-conductive state without contacting the conductive base 132.
The coded knitting width signals indicated by the conductive and non-conductive states of the conductive base 132 are read by readers 135 and 136 (provided separately for the left and right areas of the card).
(see FIG. 13), read out each area, and read out "+" depending on the presence or absence of punch holes 118.

By adding a "-" sign, it is converted into a positive and negative numerical signal and generated on the output signal.

Next, the electrical configuration of the control circuit for controlling the hand knitting machine will be explained with reference to FIG.

137 is an arithmetic circuit, the first input terminal Ia of which is given a knitting width numerical signal which is the output signal from the output terminal O of the reader 135, and the second input terminal Ib is given the knitting width numerical signal which is the output signal from the output terminal O of the reader 135. A knitting width numerical signal, which is an output signal from the output terminal O, is given, and the stored contents of the memory circuit 138, which is an output signal from the output terminal O of the stitch number gauge storage circuit 138, is given to the third input terminal Ic. It is now possible to

The width information based on the stitch gauge obtained by the trial knitting is given to the input terminal (3) of this stitch number gauge storage circuit 138 from the first output terminal Oa of the setting key 139. The size of knitted stitches is memorized by the number of stitches per a certain length of the work or the numerical value of the length per certain number of stitches.

The arithmetic circuit 137 converts the numerical content of the knitting width numerical signal into a third input terminal every time the knitting width numerical signal is applied to the first input terminal Ia and the second input terminal Ib from the readers 135 and 136. Needle bed 2
are calculated as the needle numbers on the groove plate 5 of the respective output terminals O.
The output signals from the output terminals Oa and Ob are applied to the input terminals (2) of memory circuits 140 and 141, respectively. Make sure to memorize the needle number (this is done).

142 is a reversal detector for detecting the reversal of the carriage 12 (auxiliary carriage 21), and as shown in FIG.
It is attached to the endless belt 51 so that it can be moved within a certain range within 3, slidingly contacting the endless belt 51.
It consists of a sliding member 142a whose side opposite to the part that slides in contact with 1 is made conductive, and contacts 142b and 142c that are in contact with this sliding member 142al.
2b is grounded.

When the endless belt 51 is moved, for example, to the left in the direction of the circular arrow 14, the reversal detector 142 detects the sliding member 142a. Contact 142 by
By short-circuiting between b and 142c, the output signal “0
", and when the endless belt 51 is moved rightward according to the carriage 12, the contact 142b is caused by the sliding member 142a.

By removing the short circuit between 1420 and 1420, the output signal "
1" is generated.

The output signal of this inversion detector 142 is transmitted to the inverter circuit 1
44 to the input terminal (2) of the carriage inversion signal generation circuit 145.

The carriage inversion signal generation circuit 145 is composed of a differentiating circuit, an OR circuit, etc., and is based on the output signal of the inversion detector 142 via the inverter circuit 144.
1 so that an output pulse of logic signal "1" is generated as a carriage inversion signal from output terminal 0 every time 2 reverses direction.
It's happening.

146 is a write control circuit whose first input terminal I
a and the second input terminal Ib) the memory circuit 140
and 141 are applied, and the carriage inversion signal from the carriage inversion signal generation circuit 145 is applied to the control terminal Ic, and the memory circuit 14
The output signals from 0 and 141 are generated directly as output signals from the first output terminal Oa and the second output terminal Ob, respectively, and are applied to the input terminals (2) of the memory circuits 147 and 148, respectively. Circuits 147 and 14
8 stores the contents of the output signals of the memory circuits 140 and 141.

The output signals from the output terminals 0 of these memory circuits 147 and 148 are applied to the first input terminal Ia and second input terminal Ib of the end needle display device 149, respectively. The display device 149 is the memory circuit 14
The needle numbers, which are the stored contents of 7 and 148, are displayed digitally.

Further, the output signals of the memory circuits 147 and 148 are applied to the first input terminal Ia and the second input terminal Ia of the comparator circuit 150.
The output signal from the output terminal 0 of the latching circuit 151 is applied to the third input terminal 1cl of the comparison circuit 150.

The eight input terminals of this latching circuit 151 are supplied with needle position encoded signals, which are the output signals from the light receiving elements 65 to 72.
This is done so that the needle position pulse, which is the output signal of the light receiving element 59, is applied to the needle position pulse.

The latching circuit 151 connects the light receiving elements 65 to 7 every time a needle position pulse is applied to the @leg terminal (2).
Temporarily stores the needle position encoded signal given from 2, generates the stored contents as an output signal from the output terminal O, and supplies it to the third input terminal 1cl of the comparator circuit 150. ing.

This comparison circuit 150 compares the needle number, which is the stored content of the memory circuits 147 and 148, which is applied to the input terminals Ia and Ib, with the needle position encoded signal, that is, the needle number, which is the stored content of the latching circuit 151, which is applied to the input terminal Ic. When one of these matches, an output pulse of logic signal "1" is generated from output terminal O as a knitting width instruction signal, and the output pulse from output terminal O is connected to T-shaped The signal is applied to the trigger terminal T of the flip-flop circuit 152 of the flip-flop circuit 152.

The reset terminal R of this flip-flop circuit 152 is connected so that the carriage inversion signal from the carriage inversion signal generation circuit 145 is applied via the delay circuit 153, and the reset terminal R of the flip-flop circuit 152 is connected to the carriage inversion signal from the set output terminal Q of the flip-flop circuit 152. The set output signal is AND circuit 15
4, the first input terminal signal is given as the first input terminal signal.

Further, as the second human input signal of the AND circuit 154, the pattern signal which is the output signal of the light receiving element 94 is applied via the inverter circuit 155.

156 is a pattern selection switch whose one end is grounded, and the other end is a logic signal "0" when closed and a logic number "1" when open; the signal at the other end is sent via an inverter circuit 157. It is designed to be given as the third human input signal of the AND circuit 154.

The output signal from the output terminal of the AND circuit 154 is supplied as one input signal of the OR circuit 158, and the other human input signal of the OR circuit 158 is supplied to the output terminal of the comparison circuit 150. This is done so that the knitting width instruction signal from O is given.

159 is a shift register as a storage device, which is a jack 8 located between the needle selection position of the first selection member 33 and the needle selection position of the second selection member 39;
For example, 19 storage elements 159□, 1592. ...159. , the output signal from the OR circuit 158 is given to the information input terminal (3), and the output signal from the first stage output terminal Oa is sent via the amplifier circuit 160 to the excitation coil 38 whose one end is grounded. given to the other end, and also the final stage output terminal ob
The output signal from the storage element 159□, 159 is applied to the other end of the excitation coil 46, 46 whose one end is grounded via the amplifier circuit 161.
2゜・・・159. , shift pulse input terminal t
This means that the needle position pulse from the light receiving element 59 is transmitted to the delay circuit 1.
62.

Reference numeral 163 denotes a ratchet drive circuit, and its input terminal (1) is connected to receive the output signal of the AND circuit 164, and one input signal of the AND circuit 164 is supplied from the carriage inversion signal generation circuit 145°. A carriage inversion signal is applied thereto, and an output signal from the inverter circuit 157 is applied as the other input signal via line 165.

Then, the ratchet drive circuit 163 carries the signal to the input terminal (2) via the AND circuit 164.

When an inversion signal is applied, an output signal is generated from output terminal 0 for a short period of time, and this is applied to the other end of the excitation coil 109, one end of which is grounded, to control the excitation coil 109 to be energized once. It has become.

Reference numeral 166 denotes a stage number gauge storage circuit, and its input terminal (3) receives stage information from the second output terminal ob of the number key 139.

That is, this row number gauge storage circuit 166 stores the vertical size of knitted stitches per row based on row information based on the stitch gauge obtained by trial knitting, that is, the number of rows per fixed length or the length value per fixed number of rows. It is.

167 is an arithmetic control circuit (including a memory circuit) for stage feeding, and its input terminal 1al is given the stored content from the output terminal O of the stage number gauge storage circuit 166;
A carriage inversion signal from the carriage inversion signal generation circuit 145 is applied to the control terminal Ib via the delay circuit 153.

This arithmetic control circuit 167 includes a stage number gauge storage circuit 166
The numerical value representative of the vertical size of the knitting stitch, which is the stored content, is added for each knitting row based on the carriage reversal signal, and is output every time this value reaches a preset step value of a constant row feed pitch. An output pulse is generated from the terminal O, and the output pulse from the output terminal O is applied to the input terminal 2 of the pulse smoke 1 drive circuit 168.

This pulse motor drive circuit 168 has an input terminal ■
When an output pulse is applied to the output terminal O, an output signal is generated from the output terminal O for a short period of time, and this is applied to the pulse motor 130 for one-time energization/disconnection control.

169 is a comparison control circuit whose first input terminal Ia is connected to the output terminal O of the memory circuits 140 and 141.
An output signal from the second
An output signal from the output terminal O of the memory circuits 141 and 148 is applied to the input terminal Ib of the memory circuits 141 and 148 via a line 171, and a carriage inversion signal from the carriage inversion signal generation circuit 145 is applied to the control terminal Ic of the delay circuit. 153, and the first input terminal 1
The memory circuits 140 and 141 are connected to the memory circuits 140 and 141, which are connected to the memory circuits 147 and 147, which are connected to the second input terminal Ib.
When content (needle number) that does not match the memory content of 148 is input from the arithmetic circuit 137, the control terminal Ic
When a carriage inversion signal is applied to the output terminal 0, an output signal is generated for a predetermined time from the output terminal 0, and this is applied to the input terminal 2 of a notification device 172 such as a buzzer, so that the notification device 172 is operated for a predetermined time. ing.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. 14 to 19. FIGS. 14 to 18 show the position of the butt 4 of the knitting needle 3 when the carriage 12 is moved. This is a schematic diagram.

Therefore, when knitting a knitted work, first, a trial knitting is performed using the knitting yarn used for the knitting, and the stitch gauge is measured.

That is, the number of stitches per certain length or the length value per certain stitch length differs depending on the knitting yarn used.

In this embodiment, for example, the knitting width numerical signal "1" recorded by the punch holes 119 and 120 on the knitting width instruction card 111 indicates the actual size of the knitted work of 4.5 mm, and also indicates the distance of one step feed. is set to indicate the actual size of the knitted work, 3 mm. For example, if the stitch gauge is 40 horizontal stitches, it is 80 to 1.
It is set so that it is possible to knit as long as it is within the range of 90 to 180 mm with a length of 60 mm and 60 rows.

Therefore, when the pattern knitting card 95 is attached to the step feed mechanism 99, the knitting width instruction card 111 is attached to the step feed mechanism 122, and the power to the control circuit is turned on, the readers 135, 136
reads the knitting width of the first row of the knitting width instruction card 111.

In this case, if the width dimension of the right hand side of the side part 112a of the knitted work after completion of knitting by the knitting pattern 112 is scheduled to be 180 am, then in the first row I of the knitting width instruction card 111, 180 ÷ 4. 5-40 and "+" is displayed in the right area.
40" is recorded.

Furthermore, since the knitting pattern 112 is symmetrical, based on the above-mentioned reason, "-4" is written in the left area of the first row of the knitting width instruction card 111.
0" is recorded.

Therefore, the readers 135 and 136 immediately read the encoded knitting width signal of the first stage of this knitting width instruction card 111 and generate the knitting width numerical signals J+40J and 1--40J as output signals, respectively, and output the knitting width numerical signals J+40J and 1--40J, respectively. Input terminal Ia and second
is applied to input terminal Ib of.

On the other hand, the stitch cage of the knitting yarn used for knitting is 40 horizontal stitches 1
Assuming that the width is 20 mm (width information) and the height is 60 rows and 144 mm (row information), and this is set in the number key 139 and stored in the stitch number gauge storage circuit 138 and the row number gauge storage circuit 166 in advance, The width information stored in the stitch number gauge storage circuit 138 is sent to the third input terminal Ic of the calculation circuit 13γ.
This means that I have been given this.

As a result, the arithmetic circuit 137 calculates the actual size of the knitted work to be knitted, for example, 40 x 4.5 = 180 mm from the contents of the knitting width numerical signal "+40", and then calculates the actual size of the knitted work to be knitted as 40 x 4.5 = 180 mm, and then calculates 120 180 τ from the width information 40 horizontal stitches 1207 ni. -40--60 and the number of knitting needles 3 required for 1 knitting work In other words, the needle number is calculated and this is stored in the memory circuit 140.
is stored as "+60".

In addition, in the above case, the calculation result is, for example, 60.3...
When a surplus occurs as in . . . , the outer needle number 1-+61J is stored in the memory circuit 1401.

Similarly, the arithmetic circuit 137 outputs the content of the knitting width numerical signal "-40".
The needle numbers from 1 to "-60" are calculated and stored in the memory circuit 141.

Assuming that the carriage 12 is moved on the needle bed 2, for example, from the right end to the left, that is, in the direction of the arrow 14,
Along with this, the auxiliary carriage 21 also moves in the same direction, and the endless belt 51 also moves in the same direction.
50 and 50 are rotated in the direction of arrow 1γ3.

Then, by the rotation of the pulley 50, the needle position pulse disk 5
7 is also rotated in the same direction, and the light receiving element 59 receives light from the light emitting element 58 through its through hole 57a, and generates a needle position pulse corresponding to the knitting needle 3.

Further, the needle position code disk 60 is also rotated in the direction of the arrow 173 via the belt fence 56 degree transmission belt 64 and belt fence 63, and the light receiving elements 65 to γ2 generate needle position code signals.

Further, when the carriage 12 is moved and the endless belt 50 is moved, the carriage reversal signal generation circuit 145 is activated during the movement.
generates a carriage inversion signal and writes this to control circuit 1.
46 control terminal Ic, the write control circuit 1
46 supplies the output signals of the memory circuits 140 and 141 to the memory circuits 147 and 148, respectively, and reads the stored contents.
+60'' and 1--60J are stored, and in response to the output signals of these memory circuits 147 and 148, the end needle display device 149 stores needle numbers 1-+60J and ``-60''.
J will be displayed digitally.

Then, the carriage 12 and the auxiliary carriage 21 are
When the movement is performed in the direction, the butt 4 of the knitting needle 3 located at the rear rest position Na and the butt 9 of the jack 8 located at the rest position Js at the beginning of knitting move relative to the rear rest passage NA and rest passage JS. Moving in the direction of the arrow, the light receiving elements 65 to T2 sequentially receive the needle position encoded signals of the needle numbers of the knitting needles 3 corresponding to the jacks 8 that are sequentially moving to the needle selection position of the first selection member 33. The latching circuit 151 latches the needle number signal indicated by the current needle position encoded signal every time the needle position pulse from the light receiving element 59 is applied to the control terminal (2), and outputs the needle number signal from the output terminal 0 to the comparison circuit 150. It is applied to the third input terminal Ic.

Since output signals from the memory circuits 147 and 148 are applied to the first input terminal Ia and the second input terminal Ib of the comparison circuit 150, the comparison circuit 150
compares the content of the output signal "+60" and "-60J" given to the first input terminal Ia and the second input terminal Ib with the content of the needle number signal given to the third input terminal Ic, and When the content of the needle number signal applied to the input terminal Ic of the needle becomes "+60 J", that is, when the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 with the number "+60" is located at the needle selection position of the first sorting member 33, the When the content "+60" of the first input terminal ■8 and the content "+60" of the third input terminal ■c match, an output pulse is generated from the output terminal O as a knitting width instruction signal.

The knitting width instruction signal from this comparison circuit 150 is output to the OR circuit 15.
8 to the information input terminal (1) of the shift register 159, and directly to the trigger terminal T of the 7-lip, 70-tub circuit 152.

A light receiving element 59 is connected to the shift pulse input terminal of each storage element 159□ to 159,9 of the shift register 159.
Since the needle position pulse is given via the delay circuit 162, the knitting width instruction signal is given to the information input terminal ■, and at the same time, the needle position pulse is given to the shift pulse input terminal, so that the contents of the first stage memory element 159□ are The shift register 159 stores the knitting width instruction signal "1" as a digital electric signal, and the output signal of the first stage output terminal Oa also becomes "1".
1”.

Note that the delay circuit 162 is configured so that the comparator circuit 150 instructs the knitting width after one needle position pulse (for example, the needle position pulse corresponding to 31 knitting needles with the needle number +60J) is given to the latch circuit 151 from the light receiving element 59. The application of that single needle position pulse to the shift pulse input terminal of the shift register 159 is delayed for a very short time until the signal is generated and applied to the information input terminal (2) of the shift register 159.

In this way, when the output signal of the first stage output terminal Oa of the shift register 159 becomes "1", this is the output signal of the amplifier circuit 1.
60 to the excitation coil 38 so that the excitation coil 38 is energized, and the butt 9 of the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 of number 1-+601 is connected to the first sorting member 3.
It is attracted to the magnetic pole piece 37 of No. 3 and moved along it, and is therefore guided to the intermediate path JB via the crossing passage JC, and when it reaches the crossing passage JC on the way, its tip end comes to rest backwards. The knitting needle 3 comes into contact with the butt 4 of the knitting needle 3 numbered "+60" at the position Na, and is guided by the intermediate passage JB to advance the knitting needle 3 to the knitting standby position Nb.

Thereafter, as the carriage 12 and the auxiliary carriage 21 are further moved in the direction of the arrow 14, the light-receiving element 59 sequentially generates needle position pulses.
9□, and the content "1" of the first stage storage element 1591 of the shift register 159 is sequentially shifted to the next stage storage elements 159□ to 159□.

Then, after the needle position pulse corresponding to the knitting needle 3 with the number "+60" is generated from the light receiving element 59, 18 additional needle position pulses are generated.In other words, the carriage 12 and the auxiliary carriage 21 are equivalent to 18 knitting needles 3. When the shift register 159 moves in the direction of the arrow 14, the storage element 15 at the last stage of the shift register 159
The content of 9□9 becomes "1", and the output signal of the final stage output terminal Ob becomes "1", which is then given to the excitation coil 46, 46 via the amplifier circuit 161, and at this time, the above-mentioned " The butt 9 of the jack 8 corresponding to the +60J knitting needle 3 is located at the needle selection position of the second selection member 39 on the right side (the left side in FIG. 6) in the rear passage JA, and is attached to the guide line. It is attracted to the piece 43 and guided along it.

Therefore, the butt 9 of the jack 8 is guided forward toward the crossing path JD, and when it reaches the intermediate position Jb on the way, the tip of the knitting needle 3 of number r+6oJ has advanced to the knitting standby position Nb first. The knitting needle 3 comes into contact with the butt again, and is further guided to the front passage JM via the crossing passage JD, and the knitting needle 3 is advanced to the intermediate position Nm.

Thereafter, the butt 9 of the jack 8 is moved to the auxiliary carriage 2.
As the needle 1 moves, it passes through the front passage JM and reaches the front position Jm. However, the butt 4 (indicated as 4a in %) of the knitting needle 3 with number "+60" moves due to the movement of the carriage 12. It is further guided forward by the guide cam 32 and reaches the needle selection position Nc (see Fig. 14). Then, when the carriage 12 and the auxiliary carriage 21 are further moved in the direction of the arrow 14, the needle selection position Nc is reached in the same manner as described above. The knitting needle 3 comes to be moved to the needle selection position Nc, and the operator therefore selects the knitting needles 3 from r-1 (from 50Ji to "-6OJ").
Knowing that these are the knitting needles necessary for knitting, these knitting needles 3
Manually move the corresponding jack 8 to intermediate position J.
By moving it forward to position b, it is moved to the knitting time position Nb.

At this time, for example, if the cam arrangement of the carriage 12 is set to "flat knitting", it is possible to knit the groundwork with the first yarn including the knitting needles 3 at the needle selection position Nc, but the cam of the carriage 12 If the arrangement is as shown in FIG. 6, for example, the knitting needle 3 at the needle selection position Nc is "+60J."

``Return the knitting needle 3 with the number -6OJ to the knitting time position Nb.

Therefore, if the carriage 12 is then reversely moved in the direction opposite to the arrow 14 to the right, the knitting needles 3 from "-6OJ number" to "+6OJ number" located at the knitting time position Nb will knit the ground assembly with the first yarn. will be carried out.

In the same manner, the carriage 12 is moved in the left and right direction by the arrow 14.
By repeatedly reciprocating in the direction opposite to the arrow 14, the knitting width instruction card 111 is advanced as described later, and the needle number necessary for knitting, that is, the knitting width, and the knitting of the ground assembly are performed. It is something.

Then, when the outermost knitting needle 3 of the knitting needles necessary for knitting is advanced to the needle selection position Nc, the knitting needle 3 at the needle selection position Nc also performs ground knitting with the first yarn, so-called plain knitting. If it is a cam arrangement, there is no need to return it to the knitting time position Nb each time.

By the way, when performing two-color simultaneous knitting, the pattern selection switch 156 is closed in advance.

As a result, the output signal of the inverter circuit 157 becomes "
1'' and gives this as the third input signal to the AND circuit 154. For example, assuming that the carriage 12 is moved to the left, that is, in the direction of the arrow 14, the comparison circuit 1
50 generates a knitting width instruction signal at the output terminal O in response to the knitting needle 3 with the number "+60" as described above, this is applied to the trigger terminal T of the 7-rip 70-tube circuit 152, and the flip-flop circuit 152 is set. state, the set output signal of the set output terminal Q becomes "1",
This is applied to the AND circuit 154 as a first input signal.

On the other hand, when the pulley 50 rotates in the direction of arrow 173 due to the movement of carriage 12 and auxiliary carriage 21 in the direction of arrow 14, drum 88 rotates in the direction of arrow 174 together with the first drive shaft 86 via bevel gears 84 and 87.

In this case, since the ratio of the number of teeth between the bevel gears 84 and 87 is 2:1, the drum 88 will rotate twice for one revolution of the pulley 50. The drum 88 rotates once due to the movement of
In synchronization with the movement of , one row corresponding to the slit 89a of the guide plate 89 of the pattern display section 96 of the pattern knitting card 95 is scanned in a direction perpendicular to the row feeding direction, that is, in the direction of the arrow 175.

When the butt 9 of the jack 8 located at the intermediate position Jb corresponding to the knitting needle 3 located at the knitting time position Nb is located on the center line of the auxiliary carriage 21 corresponding to the needle selection position of the first sorting member 33 In this case, when the vicinity of the square of the pattern display section 96 of the pattern knitting car 195 corresponding to the jack 8, that is, the knitting needle 3, is in a transparent state, the lamp 9
The light from 3 is transmitted through the slits 91a of the presser plate 91, the squares of the pattern display section 96, the slits 89a of the guide plate 89, and the drum 8.
It passes through the elongated hole 88a of 8 and hits the light receiving element 94, and the pattern signal which is the output signal of the light receiving element 94 becomes "1".
Therefore, the output signal of the inverter circuit 155 is "0".
”, and the second input signal of the AND circuit 154 becomes “0J
ara: The output signal of the AND circuit 154 is "0".

On the other hand, when the butt 9 of the jack 8 (referred to as a jack to be sorted for convenience of explanation) is located on the center line of the auxiliary carriage 21 corresponding to the needle selection position of the first sorting member 33, the jack 8, that is, the knitting needle When the area around the square of the pattern display area 96 corresponding to 3 has been filled in with a marker or light ink to form the picture pattern 97 (in this case, the light from the lamp 93 is not applied to the area around the square of the pattern display area 96). painted pattern 9
7, the light receiving element 94 does not receive light, and its output signal, the pattern signal, becomes "0".

Therefore, the output signal of the impark circuit 155 becomes "1" and is given as the second input signal of the AND circuit 154, and the output signal of the AND circuit 154 becomes "1" and the OR circuit 158 The signal is applied to the information input terminal I of the shift register 159 via the shift register 159, and the content of the first stage storage element 1591 of the shift register 159 becomes "1".

Then, the needle position pulse from the light receiving element 59 is transmitted to the delay circuit 1.
62 to the shift pulse input terminal of the shift register 159
are sequentially shifted to the next stage storage elements 1592 to 159□9, and after the needle position pulse corresponding to the jack 8 to be sorted is generated from the light receiving element 59, 18 needle position pulses are generated.In other words, the carriage 12 Therefore, when the auxiliary carriage 21 moves in the direction of the arrow 14 by 18 knitting needles 3, the content of the memory element 159□ at the final stage of the shift register 159 becomes "1", and the output signal at the final stage output terminal ob becomes "1".
1'', which is then applied to the excitation coils 46 and 46 via the amplifier circuit 161.

At this time, the rosette 9 of the jack 8 to be sorted is guided through the intermediate passage JB and the rear passage JA and is located at the needle selection position of the second sorting member 39, so that the butt 9 is moved as described above. In the same way, go to the front passage J via the crossing passage JD.
The butt 4 (indicated by 4b in %) of the knitting needle 3 corresponding to this jack 8 to be sorted is guided to the needle selection position Nc, and the knitting needle 3 is guided to the needle selection position Nc. The second yarn of a different color is placed in a position where it can be caught, and preparations are made to knit the pattern stitches (see FIGS. 15 to 17).

In this way, the drum 88 rotates once in the direction of the arrow 174 for every 32 knitting needles 3 moved in response to the movement of the carriage 12 in the direction of the arrow 14, and the pattern display portion 96 of the pattern knitting card 95 is moved by the arrow 14. Scan repeatedly in 175 directions.

Thereafter, as described above, when the comparator circuit 150 generates the knitting width instruction signal corresponding to the knitting needle 3 with the number -6OJ, this knitting width instruction signal is applied to the trigger terminal T of the flip-flop circuit 152 and flip-flop circuit 1
52 is inverted to the reset state, and the set output signal at its set output terminal Q becomes "0", and the AND circuit 154
Therefore, the output signal of the AND circuit 154 becomes "0" regardless of the pattern signal of the light receiving element 94.

That is, among the knitting needles 3 necessary for knitting, for example, from the number "+60" to the number "Toro 0", the needle is selected to the needle selection position Nc by the pattern knitting card 95.

Thereafter, when the carriage 12 is reversely moved in the opposite direction of the arrow 14, the carriage reversal signal generating circuit 145 generates a carriage reversal signal and is applied to the AND circuit 164 as one human input signal, and at this time, the inverter circuit 157 is given as the other human input signal to the AND circuit 164 via the line 165, the AND circuit 164 produces an output signal "1" and inputs it to the input terminal (3) of the ratchet drive circuit 163. give.

Therefore, the excitation coil 109 is connected to the ratchet drive circuit 163.
The pattern knitting card 95 is controlled to be turned on and off once by the output signal from the output terminal 0, and the pattern knitting card 95 is stepped by one step in the direction of the arrow 110 by the step feeding mechanism 99.

When the carriage 12 is moved in the direction opposite to the arrow, the pulley 50 is rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow 173, and the drum 88 is rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow 1γ4. The pattern display section 96 of the card 95 is scanned in the opposite direction of the arrow 175.

As described above, as the carriage 12 is repeatedly moved back and forth in the directions of the arrow 14 and counter-arrow 14, the knitted fabric is moved by the action of the cam mechanism 19 of the carriage 12, etc.
A knitting pattern corresponding to the picture pattern 97 of the mock FTF&I card 95 is repeatedly formed in units of two stitches, that is, 32 stitches.

By the way, during the above-described knitting operation, if the knitting width of the next stage to be knitted by the carriage 12 is unchanged from the knitting width of the relevant stage, and the end needle is knitting needle 3 with the number +6oJ, for example, As shown in FIG. 15, the knitting needle 3 with the number "+60" located at the knitting time position Nb with the stitch suspended, and the corresponding jack 8 are placed in the second sorting member 39.
By being sorted forward by , the needle is moved to the needle selection position Nc.

Also, when knitting the sleeve part 112b of the knitting pattern 112, for example, when the carriage 12 knits, the knitting width of the next row to be knitted is smaller than the knitting width of the relevant row, and the end needles are, for example, "+60".
If there is a change in knitting needle 3 from number 1 to l-+58 J (in the case of 2-stitch reduction), as shown in FIG. The butt 4 (particularly shown as 4c) is moved to the needle selection position Nc by the corresponding jack 8 being sorted forward by the second sorting member 39.

In this case, the control terminal Ic of the write sterilization circuit 146 is
A carriage inversion signal is given from the carriage inversion signal generation circuit 145, and the needle number for knitting in the previous stage is set to ``+60 J.''
is stored, for example, in the memory circuit 147, and then the knitting width instruction card 111 is advanced in stages as described later based on the carriage reversal signal, thereby setting the next stage needle number "+5".
8'' is stored in the memory circuit 140, for example, the comparison control circuit 169 determines that they do not match, and then outputs the carriage inversion signal when it is applied to the control terminal Ic via the delay circuit 153. An output signal is generated from the terminal O for a predetermined period of time and is applied to the input terminal (2) of the notifying device 172, and the notifying device 172 notifies that there is a change in the number of knitting needles at the next stage.

In addition, in the case of 2nd stitch reduction as mentioned above, the operator should
The stitches from the knitting needles 3 of +59J and [+6OJ are transferred to the knitting needles 3 involved in other knitting, and the
Move the knitting needles 3 numbered ``59'' and ``+60'' to the rear rest position Na.
The device can be moved and positioned by manual operation.

At this time, the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 31 returned to the rest position is located at the rear position J indicated by the chain line shown on the left side of Figure 6.
a, and with the subsequent movement of the auxiliary carriage 21, it is guided by the rear outer inclined surface of the protrusion 29b of the cam 29 and retreated to the rest position Js, so there is no problem when it becomes an end needle involved in knitting again. It does not occur.

Furthermore, if the knitting width of the next row to be knitted by the carriage 12 is wider than the knitting width of the relevant row, the end needles of the knitting width are, for example, +60.
If there is a change h5 to knitting needle 3 from "+63" number (
In the case of 3rd stitch increase), as shown in FIG.
(particularly, this is shown as 4d), the corresponding jack 8 is sorted forward by the first sorting member 33 and further guided forward by the second sorting member 39, thereby moving to the needle selection position Nc. be done.

In this case as well, the notification device 112 will notify that there is a change in the number of knitting needles, as described above.

In addition, in the case of increasing the third stitch as described above, the worker
61 Manually move the knitting needles 3 from number j to number "+63" to the knitting time position Nb, and
The stitches are increased by hooking arbitrary stitches on knitting needles 3 from iJ to +63J.

Furthermore, when performing flechage knitting, knitting needles at the end of the knitting needle group, for example, knitting needles 3 from "+56" to "+64J"
As shown in Fig. 18, the operator manually moves the needle forward to the forward resting position Ne before knitting.
In this case (this case), since the knitting needle 3 of l-+6OJ is further forward than the needle selection position Nc, it cannot be automatically moved backward to the needle selection position Nc; It appears that the end needle instructions are not being given.

However, the jack 8 (referred to as the jack to be sorted for convenience of explanation) corresponding to the knitting needle 3 of number l-+6OJ is connected to the first sorting member 33 and the second sorting member 39 as described above.
39 to the forward position Jm, the butt 9 of this jack 8 to be sorted (indicated by 9a in particular) is far away from the butts 9 of the other jacks 8, and only one butt 9 is moved to the forward position Jm. (Actually, it means knowing the position of the bat 9a.)

), it can be determined that the end needle of the next stage is knitting needle 3 of number 1-+6 OJ (its butt is indicated by 4e).

In addition, in such a case, the worker will receive [+5] for the 5th increment.
The knitting needles 3 from number 6J to number "+60" are moved to a backward position so as to participate in knitting.

Now, when the carriage inversion signal generation circuit 145 generates a carriage inversion signal, this carriage inversion signal is transmitted to the delay circuit 1.
53 to the control terminal Ib of the arithmetic control circuit 167, and based on this, the knitting width instruction card 111 is fed in steps by the step feeding mechanism 122I. About feeding operation 1st
This will be explained according to FIG.

That is, if the row information based on the stitch gauge obtained by the trial knitting is, for example, 60 rows and 144 mm, this is stored in the row number gauge storage circuit 166 via the number key 139, and this stored content is sent to the arithmetic control circuit 161. It is given.

This arithmetic control circuit 167 calculates that the stitch length of one row is 2.4 mm from the row information of 60 rows of 144 mm, and the row feed distance of one row in the knitting width instruction card 111 is 3 mm in the actual size of the knitting work. Therefore, the following calculation is performed every time a carriage inversion signal is applied.

First, if the stitch point when the first knitting was performed by the row numbered "1" is represented on the knitting pattern 112 as X1, then the stitch point for the next second knitting is determined based on the carriage reversal signal. Since the stitch length increased by knitting is 3 mm, it is 2.4-
3--0.6, and if the signal is fed by one step, it will be too much, so no output signal will be generated.

Therefore, the second knitting is also performed using the row numbered "1", and the stitch point becomes X2, which is an increase of 2.4 baskets.

For the next third knitting, based on the sayariji reversal signal, the stitch length increased by 2.4
mm and the stitch length increases by 2.4 mm by the next third knitting.
Taking into account, calculate 2.4+2.4-3-+1.8,
Since the length of the vertical stitches in actual knitting is longer than the step feed length, an output signal is generated to cause one step feed to be performed.

Therefore, the third knitting is performed using the row numbered "2", and the stitch point is X3.

Regarding the fourth knitting, the difference in the actual stitch length from the step feed length caused by the step feeding in the third knitting was 1.8, and the stitch length increased by the fourth knitting was 2.4 mm.
Taking into consideration, the calculation is 1.8+2.4-3--1.2, and one step feed is performed, and the fourth knitting is performed using the number "3" step, and the stitch point becomes X4.

Similarly, for the 5th formation, 1.2+2.4-3
-+0.6, and then performs one more stage advance to "4".
The 5th knitting is performed from row 1 of the number ``, and the stitch point is X.
It becomes 5.

And for the 6th formation, 0.6+2.4-
Calculate 3=O, and at this time also perform one stage feed to get "
Perform the 6th knitting using the row numbered ``5'', and the stitch point is X.
It becomes 6.

Thereafter, a knitted work approximating the knitting pattern 112 by repeating the same spitting action is knitted.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, as the auxiliary carriage 21 moves, the knitting needles 3 at the rear rest position Na where no stitches are suspended are advanced to the knitting time position Nb via the jack 8. first sorting member 3 for
3 and a second sorting member 39, 39 for advancing the knitting needles 3 at the knitting time position Nb with suspended stitches to the needle selection position Nc via the jack 8 at a predetermined interval in the direction in which the knitting needles 3 are arranged. They are placed at a distance of 18 barrel knitting needles 3, and these first
A shift register 195 for a knitting width instruction signal is provided, which has storage elements 159 to 159□, the number of which is related to the number of knitting needles 3 present between the sorting member 33 and the second sorting member 39. In the shift register 195, there are knitting needles 3 corresponding to the first sorting member 33, that is, the needles to be sorted, and the needles 3 to be sorted.
The logical signal "1", that is, the knitting width instruction signal which is a digital electric signal, is stored until the selected knitting needle 3 corresponds to one of the second sorting members 39, 39, and the readout of the knitting width instruction signal is delayed. The outermost end of the knitting needles 3 at the rear rest position Na, which are the knitting needles that should be involved in the next stage of knitting, are The knitting needle or the outermost knitting needle of the knitting needles 3 at the knitting time position Nb can be advanced to the needle selection position Nc. Since the first sorting member 33 and the second sorting member 39.39 can be provided separately on the auxiliary carriage 21, positional interference occurs between the first sorting member 33 and the second sorting member 39.39. The first sorting member 33 and the second sorting member 39, 39 . :! :L, Jack 8 corresponding to knitting needle 3
It is possible to use a relatively large size device capable of sufficiently suctioning and operating, and the sorting operation can be carried out reliably.

Further, according to this embodiment, the second selection member 39.39 moves the knitting needles 3 located at the knitting time position Nb to the needle selection position Nc suitable for forming pattern stitches based on the pattern signal of the pattern knitting card 95. Since the needle is positioned at the same position, both the knitting width instruction and the needle selection for pattern knitting such as two-color simultaneous knitting can be performed at the same time, making it more convenient for the operator.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the end needle display device 145 displays the needle number of the outermost knitting needle among the knitting needles 3 that should be involved in the next stage of knitting, and the notification device 172 allows the knitting width to be changed. Since the change in the number of knitting needles is notified when the number of knitting needles changes, the operation of each sorting member 33, 39 can be confirmed, and work efficiency can be improved.

In this example, when the carriage 12 is moved further out of the area where the knitting needles are arranged on the needle bed 2, the carriage 12 and the auxiliary carriage 21 are automatically connected to each other by the contact between the connecting plate 23 and the guide protrusion. When the carriage 12 is separated and the auxiliary carriage 21 remains stopped, only the carriage 12 moves further outward from the needle bed. When the carriage 12 is moved inward to the needle bed again, the connecting plate 20 moves to the inner connecting plate. Since the configuration is such that the needle position is automatically restored when it collides with the auxiliary carriage 21, an extremely accurate needle position encoded signal is output, especially as the auxiliary carriage 21 moves left and right. Even if the carriage 12 is moved further to the left after passing through the knitting needles 3 with numbers 1-100, there will be no erroneous output of needle position encoded signals such as numbers ``+100'', making it extremely accurate. The knitting needles 3 can be selected by controlling the output of the knitting width instruction signal.

Figures 20 and 21 show other embodiments of the present invention, and the same parts as in the previous embodiments, especially Figures 6 and 13, are given the same reference numerals and explanations will be omitted, and hereinafter only the different parts will be omitted. explain.

First, refer to FIG. 20.

In place of the guide cam 176 shown in FIG. 6, guide cams 177 and 178 are provided at the left end of the carriage 12 to form a passage ND'. An opposing guide cam 1γ9 is provided, and a lever 180 is provided on this guide cam 179, and the latch removal located between the needle selection position Nc and the front rest position Ne by the guide cam 179 corresponds to the front position Nd. A front passage ND is formed.

The right end of the carriage 12 (also the same guide cam 11 as described above)
Guide cams 177 to 179 and lever 180 instead of 6
are provided, but these are set to be left-right symmetrical with those at the left end.

Furthermore, the left end of the auxiliary carriage 21 has a cam 181 and a cam 182 having protrusions 182a to 182c that protrude rearward in place of the cam 30 and the protrusion 31b of the front wall 31 shown in FIG. A rear passage JA is formed by the cam 29 and the protrusion 182c of the cam 181 and the cam 182, and a front passage JM is formed by the cam 181 and the cam 182 via a crossing passage JD.
2 and the front wall 31, a frontmost passage JF corresponding to the frontmost position Jc located ahead of the front position Jm is formed via the crossing passage JE.

The left end portion 1 of the auxiliary carriage 21 is connected to the cam 18.
The left side edge t of the second protrusion 183C is arranged so that the guide strip 43 is along it (the sorting member 39 is disposed,
An auxiliary sorting member 39' as a second sorting member having the same configuration as the sorting section block 39 has a guide strip 43' that is connected to the cam 2.
It is disposed along the left side edge of the protrusion 29a of No. 9.

A cam 181 similar to the above is also provided at the right end of the auxiliary carriage 21.
182, a sorting member 39, and an auxiliary sorting member 39' are provided, and these are set to be bilaterally symmetrical to those at the left end.

Therefore, the distance l between the needle selection position of the first selection member 33 and the needle selection positions of the auxiliary selection members 39' and 39' is 4.5 x 12 mm, which corresponds to the jack 8, that is, 12 knitting needles 3.
The distance between the needle selection position of the first selection member 33 and the needle selection position of the selection member 39.39 is set to 4.5 x 18 mm as in the previous embodiment. .

Now, refer to FIG. 21. Reference numeral 111' is a knitting width instruction card similar to the knitting width instruction card 111 in the above embodiment, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Part 11
2a (see FIG. 12), in which the knitting width is not changed, punch holes 119° and 120 are punched only in the first row and not in the next row.

Therefore, the readers 135, 136 can read the punched holes 119,
For rows where 120 does not exist, a knitting width numerical signal rOJ is generated.

183 is a latching circuit whose first input terminal I
The knitting width numerical signal from the output terminal O of the reader 135 is given to a, and the knitting width numerical signal from the output terminal O of the reader 136 is given to the second input terminal Ib. .

This latching circuit 183 is connected to the conductive brush 13.
When at least one of 4 contacts the conductive base 132 and receives a logical signal of "1", it latches the knitting width numerical signal given to the input terminals Ia and Ib at that time, temporarily stores it, and stores it. Output the memory contents to terminals Oa and O
b to the input terminals Ia and Ib of the arithmetic circuit 137, but when the knitting width numerical signal "0" is given to the input terminal Ia or Ib from the reader 135 or 136, all conductive Since the brush 134 does not touch the conductive base 132, the contents of the knitting width numerical signal in the previous stage are stored as they are and outputted from the output terminal Oa or Ob.

Furthermore, the difference between FIG. 21 and FIG. 13 is that the set output signal from the set output terminal Q of the flip-flop circuit 152 is given as one input signal of the OR circuit 158; The output signal is provided as a first input signal of the AND circuit 154, and the output signal of the AND circuit 154 is provided directly to the information input terminal (2) of the shift register 159.

Note that the first stage output terminal Oa of the shift register 159 is omitted.

184 is a shift register as a storage device, which stores the needle selection position of the first selection member 33 and the auxiliary selection member 3.
A number related to the number of knitting needles 3 existing between the needle selection position 9' and the needle selection position, for example, 13 memory elements 1840, 18
42. . . . 18413, the output signal from the OR circuit 158 is given to the information input terminal (■), and the output signal from the first stage output terminal Oa is passed through the amplifier circuit 160 with one end grounded. The excitation coil 38
The output signal from the final stage output terminal Ob is sent to the other end via the amplifier circuit 185 to the auxiliary sorting members 39', 39'.
One end of the excitation coil 46', 46' is grounded, and the other end of the excitation coil 46' is grounded.
84□.

The needle position pulse from the light receiving element 59 is applied to the shift pulse input terminals 184□, . . . 184□3 via a delay circuit 162.

Next, the operation of the other embodiment of the present invention described above will be explained only with respect to the parts that are different from the above embodiment.

For convenience of explanation, it is now assumed that the jack 8 is at the rest position Js and the knitting needle 3 is also at the rear position Na.

Assume that when the carriage 12 is being moved, for example, to the left, that is, in the direction of the arrow 14, and the comparator circuit 150 generates an output pulse, that is, a knitting width instruction signal, in response to, for example, the knitting needle 3 numbered "+60". , this knitting width instruction signal is applied to the information input terminal ■ of the shift register 184 via the OR circuit 158, and the output signal of the first stage output terminal Oa is "
1'' is applied to the excitation coil 38 via the amplifier circuit 160, and the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 of number l-+60j is sorted forward by the first sorting member 33 and guided to the intermediate passage JB. Along with this, “+6O
The number J knitting needle 3 is guided to the knitting time position Nb.

On the other hand, the knitting width instruction signal from the comparator circuit 150 is also given to the trigger terminal T of the flip-flop circuit 152, so the flip-flop circuit 152 is inverted to the set state and the set output signal at the set output terminal Q is "1".
'', and this is applied to the information input terminal (2) of the shift register 184 via the OR circuit 158. Therefore, the needle position pulse is sequentially sent from the light receiving element 59 to the shift pulse input terminal of the shift register 184 via the delay circuit 162. Even if the memory content "1" of the first stage memory element 184□ is sequentially shifted to the next stage memory elements 184□ to 1843, the memory content of the first stage memory search 1841 will always be "1".
Therefore, the output signal of the first stage output terminal Oa is "1" continuously.
becomes.

Therefore, the jack 8 located to the left of the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 with the number "+60j" is also guided forward by the first sorting member 33 and guided to the intermediate passage JB, and along with this, the jack 8 located on the left side of the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 with the number "+60" The knitting needles 3 located on the left side of the knitting needles 3 are also successively guided to the knitting time position Nb.

Then, after the needle position pulse corresponding to knitting needle 3 of number r+60j is generated from the light receiving element 59, 12 further needle position pulses are generated, and at this time, the jack 8 corresponding to knitting needle 3 of number +6OJ is ', and each storage element 1 of the shift register 184
The memory contents of 84□ to 184□3 are all "1", and the output signal of the final stage output terminal Ob becomes "1", and this is given to the excitation coils 46', 46' via the amplifier circuit 185. Then, the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 with the number "+60" is sorted backward by the auxiliary sorting member 39 and guided to the rear passage JA.

After that, since the output signal of the final stage output terminal ob of the shift register 184 becomes "1" continuously, the jacks 8 located on the left side of the jack 8 corresponding to the number "+60" are also sequentially transferred to the auxiliary sorting member 30. ', and are sorted rearward and guided to the rear passage JA.

Then, if the comparator circuit 150 then generates a knitting width instruction signal corresponding to knitting needles 3 numbered 1 to 60j, for example,
Since this is applied to the information input terminal (■) of the shift register 184 via the OR circuit 158, the first stage storage element 1
841 becomes "1" and the output signal of the first stage output terminal Oa also becomes "1", but the knitting width instruction signal from the comparison circuit 150 is also given to the trigger terminal T of the flip-flop circuit 152, The flip-flop circuit 152 is inverted to the reset state, and the set output signal at its set output terminal Q becomes "0".

As a result, the storage content "1" of the first stage storage element 184□ of the shift register 184 is changed to the next stage storage element 184□.
When shifted sequentially to 18413, the storage element 1
The memory content of 841 becomes "0" continuously, and the output signal of the first stage output terminal Oa also becomes "0". There will be no more selection.

Then, after the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 with the number [-6OJ] is sorted backward by the auxiliary sorting member 39', the memory contents of the memory elements 1841 to 184□3 of the shift register 184 all become "0".

As a result of the above, "+6 OJ number to 1--6
This means that all the knitting needles 3 up to number oJ have been moved and sorted from the rear rest position Na to the knitting time position Nb.

Incidentally, among the knitting needles 3 from [+6OJ number to [-60J number] involved in the above-mentioned knitting, the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 that should be involved in pattern stitch formation is located at the needle selection position of the first selection member 33. When the pattern signal of the light receiving element 94 is "0"
When the output signal of the inverter circuit 155 becomes "1", it is applied to the information input terminal IJ of the shift register 159 via the AND circuit 154, and the stored content of the first stage becomes "1".

Then, after a needle position pulse corresponding to the knitting needle 31 is generated from the light receiving element 59, 18 needle position pulses are generated. .9, the output signal of the final stage output terminal ob becomes "1", and this is the output signal of the excitation coil 4.
6.46.

Also, at this time, since the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 will be involved in pattern stitch formation and will be located at the needle selection position of the sorting member 39, the jack 8 will be involved in the formation of pattern stitches.
9, the knitting needles 3 are sorted forward and guided to the front passage JM via the crossing passage JD, and the knitting needles 3 are moved to an intermediate position Nm accordingly.
The needle is guided to the needle selection position Nc through the needle selection position Nc.

Now, for example, if the knitting width of the next row to be knitted by gear 11 and jig 12 is smaller than the knitting width of the current row, the end needle of the next row to be knitted may be changed, for example, to knitting needle 3 with the number "-6OJ" to "1-58" at the leftmost end. If there is, arrow 14 will be used to compose the relevant stage.
When the carriage 12 is moved in the direction and needle selection for the next stage knitting width instruction is being performed, the knitting width instruction generated from the comparator circuit 150 corresponding to knitting needle 3 of number -58j. After the signal is delayed by the shift register 184 and output as an output signal "1" from the final stage output terminal Ob, each storage element 184 . ~184
．． Since the memory content of 3 is "0", "After the jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 of the number -58j is sorted backwards from the auxiliary sorting member 39 treasure, the memory content of the knitting needle 3 of the number J-59j and the following < r-
The jack 8 corresponding to the knitting needle 3 with number 6OJ is not sorted by the auxiliary sorting member 39/, and as a result, the jack 8 passes through the crossing passage JE and passes through the frontmost passage JF.
``-59''
The knitting needles 3 with the numbers "-6OJ" and "-6OJ" are guided forward along the lever 180 through the crossing path ND', and the latch puller is guided to the forward position Nd.

Similarly, when the rightmost needle that should be involved in knitting is changed from "+60" to l+58J, l-+59J,
``Knitting needle 3 of +6 OJ number is guided to the front position Nd.

In addition, the end needle of the relevant row of knitting -60J, [+60J
In this case, if the end needles of the knitting needles that should be involved in the next stage of knitting are changed to r-62J or +62J, for example, r
-62j, r-61j, r+62j, r+62j-numbered knitting needles 3 are advanced by the first sorting member 33 to the rear position Ja, and are further guided to the intermediate position Jb via the crossing path JC, at the same time, The knitting needles 3 are advanced to the knitting time position Nb, and furthermore, when these are knitting needles 3 for forming pattern stitches, the jack 8 is guided to the front passage JM by the action of the sorting member 39, and at the same time the knitting needles 3 are moved forward. It is guided to the needle selection position Nc.

As described above, in this embodiment, the first sorting member 33 advances all of the knitting needles 3 at the rear rest position Na, which are knitting needles to be involved in the next stage of knitting, via the jack 8 to the knitting time position Nb. , an auxiliary sorting member 39 as a second sorting member
', 39' is a knitting needle that is not involved in the next stage of knitting, and is moved forward to the forward position Nd of the knitting time position Nb. This method has the advantage of making the knitting work easier than before, and in particular, making it easier to reduce the stitches.

Therefore, in the flechage knitting, when the jacks 8 corresponding to the respective knitting needles 3 are guided to the forwardmost position Jc while the knitting needles 313S are at rest at the front rest position Ne, the knitting needles 3 are not increased or decreased. Although unrelated, when the jack 8 is changed to another position, it is very clearly indicated as the knitting needle 3 that should be involved in the knitting again.

In the above embodiment, the jack 8 is connected to the knitting needle 3 in a one-to-one relationship.
The needle selection function of the knitting needles 3 can be carried out via this jack 8 (however, the needle selection function of the knitting needles can be carried out directly by the first and second special members without using such a jack 8). You may do so.

In addition, in each of the above embodiments, the knitting width instruction card i i i
, i i 't'i The recorded knitting width numerical signal "1
'' indicates the actual size of the knitted fabric work, which is 4.5 mm, and the distance of each step is set to indicate the actual size of the knitted fabric piece, which is 3 mm. By setting it to a small value, changes in the outer shape of the desired knitting pattern 112 to be knitted can be recorded very minutely, and changes in the increase and decrease of the knitting needles 3 can be executed in detail. .

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings. Of course, it can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope.

The present invention is as described above, and the first and second sorting members can be provided at intervals in the direction in which the knitting needles are arranged, so that positional interference does not occur between the first and second sorting members. Therefore, it is possible to provide a knitting width indicating device for a hand knitting machine that is easy to assemble and has excellent effects in that the sorting operation can be performed reliably without the need for size-restricted staves.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 19 show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a plan view of a hand knitting machine, FIGS. 2 and 3 are longitudinal cross-sectional views of the husbandry part, and FIG. 4 is a FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the main parts, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the arrangement of knitting needles, FIG. 6 is a back view of the carriage and auxiliary carriage, and FIGS. 7, 8, and 9 are respectively A sectional view, a bottom view, and an exploded perspective view of the sorting member, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the second sorting member, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part different from FIG. 4, and FIG. 12 shows the knitting type. Figure 13 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration, Figures 14 to 18 are diagrams showing the positional relationship of the butts of the knitting needles to explain the action, and Figure 19 is the knitting diagram to explain the action. It is a partial view of a mold. Further, FIGS. 20 and 21 are diagrams of monks in FIGS. 6 and 13 showing other embodiments of the present invention. In the drawing, 1 is the machine frame, 2 is the needle bed, 3 is the knitting needle, 4 is the butt,
8 is a jack (knitting needle selection piece), 9 is a bat, 12 is a carriage (moving body), 19 is a cam mechanism for forming a bat passage,
21 is an auxiliary carriage (moving body), 33 is a first sorting member, 38 is an excitation coil, 39 is a second sorting member, 39' is an auxiliary sorting member (second sorting member), 46 and 46' are exciting Coil, 48 is an auxiliary machine frame, 50 is a pulley, 57 is a needle position pulse disk, 59 is a light receiving element, 60 is a needle position code disk, 65 to T2 are light receiving elements, 88 is a drum, 94 is a light receiving element, 95 is a pattern knitting card, 96 is a pattern display section, 97 is a picture pattern, 99 is a stage feeding mechanism, 109 is an excitation coil, 11
1 and 111' are knitting width instruction cards, 112 is knitting type, 1
19 and 120 are punch holes, 122 is a stage feeding mechanism, 13
0 is a pulse motor, 132 is a conductive base, 134 is a conductive brush, 135 and 136 are readers, 137 is an arithmetic circuit, 1
38 is a stitch number gauge storage circuit, 140 and 141 are memo 11 circuits, 142 is a reversal detector, 145 is a carriage 11 reversal signal generation circuit, 146 is a write control circuit, 147 and 148 are memo 11 circuits, and 150 is a comparison circuit. , 151 is a latching circuit, 156 is a pattern selection switch, 159 is a shift register (storage device), 159I to 159□,
163 is a storage element (storage unit), a ratchet drive circuit,
166 is a stage number gauge storage circuit, 167 is an operational sterilization circuit,
168 is a pulse motor drive circuit, 183 is a latching circuit, 184 is a shift register (storage device), 184□ to 18413 are storage elements (storage unit), NB is a rear knitting path, NC is a front knitting path, and Na is a rear rest position. , Nb indicates the knitting time position, Nc indicates the needle selection position, Nd indicates the forward position for latch removal, and Ne indicates the forward rest position.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A method for causing front and rear positional differences in knitting needles based on a knitting width instruction signal for distinguishing between knitting needles that are to be involved in knitting and knitting needles that are not, among the knitting needles arranged in a row on the needle bed. In the hand knitting machine, a first sorting member is provided for advancing knitting needles at a rear rest position where no stitches are suspended, along with the movement of the moving body, which moves in the direction in which the needles are arranged on the needle bed. and a second sorting member for advancing the knitting needles at the knitting time position where the stitches are suspended, are provided at intervals in the direction in which the knitting needles are arranged, and are present at least between the first and second sorting members. a storage device for a knitting width instruction signal having a number of storage units related to the number of knitting needles to be used;
After storing the knitting width instruction signal of the knitting needle corresponding to the one sorting member until the knitting needle corresponds to the other sorting member and delaying the readout of the knitting width instruction signal, the knitting width instruction signal for the knitting needle corresponding to the one sorting member is A knitting width instruction device for a hand knitting machine, characterized in that it is configured to output an instruction signal. 2. The first sorting member advances the outermost knitting needles among the knitting needles at the rear rest position, which are the knitting needles to be involved in the next stage configuration, and the second sorting member advances the outermost knitting needles from among the knitting needles at the knitting time position. A knitting width indicating device for a hand knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the device is configured to advance a knitting needle that is the outermost knitting needle of the knitting needles to be involved in the next stage of knitting. . 3 The first sorting member advances all of the knitting needles at the rear rest position that are knitting needles that should be involved in the next stage of knitting, and the second sorting member advances all the knitting needles that are knitting needles that should not be involved in the next stage of knitting. The knitting width indicating device for a hand knitting machine according to claim 1, wherein the knitting width indicating device for a hand knitting machine is configured to advance all of the knitting needles at the position. 4. The knitting width indicating device for a hand knitting machine according to claim 3, wherein the second sorting member is configured to advance the knitting needles at the knitting time position beyond the knitting time position. 5. The storage device is constituted by a shift register, and stores the digital electric signal as the knitting width instruction signal in the storage section, and sequentially shifts the stored signal in accordance with the movement of the movable body in relation to the pitch at which the knitting needles are arranged. A knitting width indicating device for a hand knitting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the device is configured as follows.